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Nintendo, Microsoft stumble while Sony cruises

SF Chronicle Writes: "The PlayStation 3 seems to have found a groove since its bumpy launch, and Sony had plenty of new games to show off. Beyond previously announced titles like "Resistance 2,""inFamous" and "Motorstorm: Pacific Rift," Sony had a few fresh items up its sleeve: "God of War III" and "MAG" (for "Massive Action Game"), which promises 256-player online combat.

Sony also debuted some intriguing PlayStation Network downloads, including "Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty," the hypnotic "Flower" and the comical strategy game "Fat Princess." And the PlayStation Portable got some love too, with "Resistance: Retribution,""LocoRoco 2" and "Patapon 2." All in all, a solid showing for the once struggling PlayStation family."

juuken6504d ago

...*throws on flame suit*

TheColbertinator6504d ago

*takes out flamethrower*

Burn Nintendo!Muahahahahahaha!

juuken6504d ago (Edited 6504d ago )

Lol @ Colbert.

Sir_Ken_Kutaragi6504d ago

*throws on flame suit* Why??? Did you buy a xBox 360!!! ;-D

juuken6504d ago (Edited 6504d ago )

C'mon Ken...you know what's going to happen when the 360 fanbabies wake up from their slumber.

EDIT: True, true MAiKU.

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Sir_Ken_Kutaragi6504d ago

They are like RATS in the sewers!!! ;-D When they smell Bad PS3 News they follow King RAT(You know who he is)up to surface, and come on this!!! ;-D

@MAiKU ;)
Yeah it will be called xBox 4(something) Because they want to fool the public that it's their 4th Console i.e because PS4 will be called erm PS4!!! ;-D Like xBox 360 sounds like their 3rd Console because of the '3' in it, so it sounds like the PS'3'...The xBox 360 still failed!!! ;-D

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StephanieBBB6504d ago

Die is alittle bit overstated but I would frase it more like "get your lazy ass together before it's too late" Nintendo is spending too little money compared to making so much imo.

@ucantbanme
I admit that MS had a good conference but you like many others need to see thru the bullshit that they spew out. MS are fighting a loosing battle and does whatever it takes to sabotage for thier opponents, FFXIII announcement for 360 say anything about this?

Imo Sony had the best montage overall even though they focused more on the core gamers, thier exclusives look much more fun and massive than the 360's. Just look at the beginning of Sony and Microsofts conference. It's clear that Sony is the winner just by doing that.

thebudgetgamer6504d ago

but what happens in the next round without their loyal hardcore fanbase that they continually throw under the bus these days

pixelsword6502d ago

Not a "lead console" like the 360 or PS3... I think that's it's popularity; when you have parties, you pull out the Wii; when you want to seriously game, you pull out the PS3 or 360... not that it's a bad thing.

Wildarmsjecht6504d ago

Hey, that's exactly how I felt about E3 this year. But with that being said, I'll let the flames and nonsense begin.

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crazy250006504d ago

you could already strem netflix for free, but MS is just making money off of those who didnt know that

KingME6504d ago (Edited 6504d ago )

I completely agree with you. But it doesn't surprise that this article was written. Give it a week, and the "PS3 skimmed, 360 slid, Wii overwhelmed" article will be out claim an E3 victory for the wii.

It's just a matter of prospective with it tad bit of fanboyism mixed in.

@2.3 (crazy25000 -) please explain how this can be done by the massed, how does my 14 yr old sister or my grandpa stream movies for free. Besides, I didn't know netflix movie streaming was free, even to a PC. I thought the priced began at 4.99. But, perhaps you know something that I didn't know. And for people with gold memberships, nothing is going to change anyway. So, please explain it to the mass, if you actually know how to do it yourself, and are not just repeating what you have heard.

Thanks in advance.

crazy250006504d ago (Edited 6504d ago )

we have all 3 consoles here and you can stream Netflix using WMP, the quality is awesome

jtucker786504d ago (Edited 6504d ago )

ucantbanme - You are right that "Different people see different things out of each conference."

But based purely on GAMES (as in the reason we are here, N4G anyone?), what was shown at E3 and completely disregarding any other games that are in the pipeline for the various companies. I.e. the ones that weren't shown at E3.

Best for the casual audience and members of the public is between Nintendo and Microsoft. Wii Music, Animal Crossing (sorry Reggie I guess that is actually hardcore), Lips and some multiplatform games etc.

Best for sensationalism - Oooh we get FF too = Microsoft.
If E3 is all about sensational story's for you then I guess Microsoft wins it for you.

...BUT, If you're a gamer, then Sony wins hands down.

Nintendo comes last - The closest they came to gaming was Miyamoto saying that a new Zelda is in the works BUT one that will also be accessible to casual players (don't like the sound of that!)

Microsoft - showed no new gamer-games (sorry, Lips doesn't count). Although I will admit that Gears2 (already announced) is looking pretty sweet. I'm looking forward to that one.

Sony won on Gamer Games, undisputedly. There is no argument.

Now Microsoft may have more and better games in the pipeline - none of us know do we? BUT as far as E3 went we didn't see any of them and Sony showed us more.
Perhaps Microsoft will win Leipzig with a better showing of games than Sony, we'll have to wait and see, right?
...but for all us "Gamers" (News4Gamers) we know that E3 was Sony's.

Dareaver16504d ago (Edited 6504d ago )

well, why don't you tell me how someone without a windows based pc is going to stream it on 360, or even a person without windows media extender.

better yet, someone without a pc....

please inform me.....

Edit:@JTucker....

you say real gamers think Sony won, then Wouldn't "Real Gamers" appreciate that FF13 is coming to MS. Saying it's "ooh me too" just shows your clear and obvious bias. I guarantee you that Sony gamers are happy that Bioshock is coming to PS3. I have the game, it's awesome and a game that should be played by any mature "Real Gamer". FF13 looks like it's going to be awesome. "Real Gamers" can appreciate the fact that the game is going to be experienced by more "Gamers".

funkysolo6504d ago

So is the 360 a gaming machine or a movie machine? Isn't that what you 360 fans said about bluray? And about games in 08, RE5 and FF13 are not coming til 09 and 2010. So what great lineup did you see of exclusive content for gamers not movie goers? M$ conference was mostly about multiplatform because they don't have anything exclusive besides gears2 to talk about....I guess the 360 now is the movie goer machine, how funny

jtucker786504d ago (Edited 6504d ago )

I'm just as happy to say "Ooh me too" about Bioshock for the PS3.
...BUT that isn't my point.

Yes, I agree that FF coming to Microsoft is great news for 360 owners and I think it's great that both systems can enjoy the game.

My contention is that the actual "poaching" of FF was the big news rather than: great we can all enjoy a great game.
It was all the fanboys stirring themselves into a frenzy that made the FF news so fantastic.

I'm quite happy for 360 and PS3 to share games as long as neither console has to take a bad port.

Monchichi0256504d ago

News to Me! Every other analyst and internet poll on the web says MS did a better job. But if THIS guy says it, it MUST be true...

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incogneato6504d ago

finally a realistic review of the E3 conference

Leathersoup6504d ago

you mean one that validates your delusions? ;)

darkside6504d ago

....*take out marshmallow*

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-Foxtrot14d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle13d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7713d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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ActualWhiteMan20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.

jznrpg19d ago

My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.

Smellsforfree19d ago

Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.

Loktai19d ago

Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.

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italiangamer22d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde20d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy21d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12520d ago (Edited 20d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.