StickSkills said, "With Microsoft and Sony almost stalling until the next wave of machines make their way to the market, 2012 has been set up as Nintendo’s show to shine. In many ways, this year’s E3 has felt like a stop-gap year for the majority of first and third-party developers, but the industry buzz around Nintendo and its Wii U added some excitement to an otherwise quiet time. With such high expectations for the Mario machine and so little hype behind the HD consoles now getting up there in age, it seemed like there would be a clear standout once the dust settle. Still, the big question must be asked – who won this year’s E3?"
Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."
The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.
Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.
A new survey from Microsoft has further hinted at the possibility of an Xbox handheld being in development.
This is definitely happening, I just hope they have 2 versions one with a much bigger screen.
i have that logitech g-cloud. Its a sweet little piece of kit. I like that it can also install games from the play store unlike the other android based handheld.
I wonder if Microsoft will perform better in Japan if they do actually make a handheld since everyone says handheld and mobile are king over there.
This looks like the future of the game industry... all three platforms with a handheld option.
I wonder if the Playstation Portal is a technology test-bed/prototype for a future Playstation handheld?
- Xbox Wire - Mark your calendars! The Xbox Games Showcase followed by [REDACTED] Direct airs June 9. More info inside.
For a brief moment I thought we might get a whole Direct for Gears 6 - seems like it's COD though!
IMO:
Sony - B+
Nintendo - C+
Microsoft - C-
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Ubisoft - A-
EA - C+
Sony B+ ( it would be an A if they did not shown Wonderbook and more vita games)
Nintendo : B- ( Why? I thought that Nintendo would overwhelm us all with the Wii U. The intro was strong with miyamoto and the fantastic pikmin 3.. Then we got a lot of information about connecting friends... Just say our online capabalities have grown. Then a lot of games who all already coming to other consoles or already released Kugh* batman Kugh*
Microsoft: Halo...
Microsoft - D+
Sony - C+
Nintendo - D-
I would give Sony c+, ms c, nintendo c-, ubisoft b-, the big three all had dull moments but showed some big games.