E3 2010

One event most gamers look forward to each year, at least the gamers I know, is the E3 expo. Today wraps up the event for 2010 and there were many exciting announcements.

On the technical side Nintendo made a huge announcement with their preview of the new DS system that will be one of the first 3D gaming systems to hit the market. Meaning Nintendo will once again be the front runner in bringing the latest technology to gamers. The Nintendo 3DS keeps the cute small design of the original Nintendo DS and DSi.

One aspect of this system I am extremely excited about is the fact that you will not need any special glasses to be able to use the system. It will also feature motion and gyro sensors, slide pad, touch screen, and camera with two lenses (with the capabilities of shooting pictures and viewing them in 3D!) And if that is not enough, you will also be able to watch movies in 3D in the palm of your hand.


For the full live demo visit, Nintendo 3DS Video Game, E3 2010: Live Demo Part I | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com

Following in Nintendo Wii's footsteps, Microsoft announced a step forward with their Xbox 360 console, that is supposed to be whisper quiet, has built in Wi-Fi, 250GB hard drive, sports a new sleak design, and apparently they fixed that nasty red ring of death most avid gamers feared. This new console will be a perfect addition to go along with Kinect, their new 'no controllers' way of gaming. Similar to the Wii's motion sensor bar, Kinect takes it a step further and eliminates the controller as well. This won't be for the couch potato gamers :P

Now onto the games:

For the PC, while I am not overly excited other gamers may feel differently, Crysis 2 and Witch 2 were debuted.

The PS3 was all about cashing in on sequals, seeing the return of Metal Gear Solid with Metal Gear Solid: Rising, Killzone 3, inFAMOUS 2, Grand Turismo 5 (GT5) and perhaps the largest surprise a new Twisted Metal.

PSP, we got to see the God of War: Ghost of Sparta debut trailer.

In my opinion the most exciting game announcement from Xbox 360 would have to be the Halo: Reach demo.

Nintendo announced big things to come for many of our favourite characters, including Zelda, Donkey Kong, Samuss and Kirby. Zelda will be making a return in Zelda: Skyward Sword, we will be seeing samuss in Metroid: Other M, Donkey Kong in DKC Returns, and Kirby in Kirby's Epic Yarn.

Bond will also be making his appearance on the wii in GoldenEye 007. Personally I am most interested in the new Kirby game, stylistically it looks different, and very creative, should make for an interesting adventure.

Nintendo kept amazing people announcing new titles for the DS such as Dragons Quest IX, the return of a loved character, Pit and we got to see where they took Golden Sun: Dark Dawn.

Other big game news:

Mickey Mouse will be leaving his mark on the Nintendo Wii. Graphically it looks great and it appears this game might actually have some semblance of a story, allowing the gamers to make the decisions about the direction of the story, with actions having reactions and consequences. It looks like you might be able to play through several times and never getting the exact same experience.

With the popularity of Vampires in today's culture it is no surprise (to me anyways) to see the return of Castlevania.

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is receiving quiet a bit of buzz off of their stage demo.

We got to see some of the story elements for the new Call of Duty: Black Ops.

And Sonic showed us some gameplay from Sonic Colors. In my opinion the gameplay looks very predictable and safe. However because it is a Sonic game, this taste has left me hooked, and I am excited to get my hands on it.

And Marvel vs. Capcom 3 released a preview of its gameplay.