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E3 So Far

I know what you’re going to say, and I don’t care. Nintendo’s Wii is awesome. It’s completely won me over and the number of DS games has me this far from pre-ordering a whatever-color-I-don’t-care-just-give-it-to-me DS Lite. Seriously, the games that are coming out for Wii are remarkable, and damned fun.

On the other side of the aisle I got a chance to soak in the PS3. It’s pretty, but honestly, has not really got me going at all. They are some beautiful looking games coming out, but it’s more of the same. It doesn’t stand out. That’s not a bad thing though, because Sony really isn’t trying to rock the boat. Their controller proves just that. It’s the old controller with some Wii-inspired motion sensing. After all the jokes about their old banana/boomerang shaped prototype, they’ve reverted to their original dual shock controller, add motion sensors and dubbed it “Dual Shake.”

I did enjoy the new Guitar Hero and another music-related game Singstar (a Karaoke Revolution like game with some interesting music choices and the music videos to go along with them). My new friend, Sam, really dug Lemmings for PSP. Finally, a decent game for Sony’s portable (ouch!). No really, I was considering picking up a PS3. Despite the Nintendo loving blood in these veins, I was prepared to branch out and pick up a non-Mario friendly console for the first time. But for $500/$600 bucks? That’s my share of rent!

I’m looking forward to checking out some PC titles later today and Microsoft’s booth. Lots more to post, but there’s time for that later. I hope you enjoyed this little bit though.