What a week. There were lots of info and confirmations from this year’s E3, but not a lot of brand new games. As for how I would rate each of the press conferences? Let me break down E3 2008 for you.

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I was looking forward to this month. Looking forward to how much of a hardware pusher Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of The Patriots was. I even participated in NeoGAF’s June NPD prediction thread.

These were my predictions for June 2008:

[360] 210K
[NDS] 490K
[PS2] 135K
[PS3] 320K
[PSP] 200K
[WII] 660K

Let’s see how I did:

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During the Nintendo press conference roundtable discussion with journalists, Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that the third installment of his Pikmin series is under developed by Nintendo. That’s a confirmation folks, Pikmin 3 is on its way for the Nintendo Wii.

For the hardcore gamer demographic, Nintendo’s press conference was a bore. For those with an open mind and curious as to how Nintendo will continue to broaden the gaming market, it was something worthwhile. Sorta.

The press conference was a mixed bag and just like Microsoft’s press conference, it’s a lot more exciting to read the list. Enjoy.

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Several hours before Microsoft’s press conference and the rumored unveiling of their motion controller (which never came to fruition), Nintendo announced their latest accessory, the Wii MotionPlus. Details are scarce at the moment, but Nintendo is touting that this little accessory will enable true 1:1 motion response.

Imagine the possibilities…

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According to Neowin’s source, a certain “major American retail outlet” flagged the current crop of Wii’s with an “early warning’ status. Why? No idea.

Perhaps it’s that mystical DVD playback enabled Wii? Or perhaps it’s the one with larger internal storage? Hell, it could be new colors.

I’ve always wanted a black Nintendo Wii console…

My oh my. Let’s get to the numbers:

Hardware

1. Wii - 714 200
2. Nintendo DS - 414 800
3. PSP - 192 700
4. Xbox 360 - 188 000
5. PlayStation 3 - 187 100
6. PlayStation 2 - 124 400

Software

1. 360 GTA IV - 1.85 million
2. Wii Mario Kart w/ wheel - 1.12 million
3. PS3 GTA IV - 1.00 million
4. Wii Play - 360 K
5. Wii Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 326K
6. PS3 Gran Turismo 5: Prologue - 224K
7. DS Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness - 202K
8. DS Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time - 202K
9. Wii Guitar Hero III - 152K
10. 360 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - 141K

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WiiWare launched. There’s a press release and that’s about it. It’s great to see some original games for Wii, but nothing there is grasping my attention yet. Well, accept for LostWinds. Anyone want to buy it for me?

The rest of the WiiWare launch titles are as follows:

• Final Fantasy: My Life As King - 1500 Wii Points
• Defend Your Castle - 500 Wii Points
• LostWinds - 1000 Wii Points
• Pop - 700 Wii Points
• TV Show King - 1000 Wii Points
• VIP Casino Blackjack - 700 Wii Points

I meant to point this out on Wednesday, but I accidently posted it as a page. Still getting used to the new Wordpress 2.5 admin page. Anyways, it’s amazing. Realy it is. Thanks to Kotaku for pointing this one out.

Surprising. Doom 4? On id Tech 5? I guess I should be excited, but after their last outing, I’m not too sure. Doom 3 was alright, but it was terribly flawed. The space marine sub-genre spawned from Doom, so it’ll be interesting to see why id Software will conjure up. Doom 4 will take place on Earth. As for release date? Since they’ve just begun hiring more people, I doubt the project is very far along. (BTW, where’s Rage?)

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