I see how it is. Tony Hawk Ride developer Josh Tsui says that the black skateboard we almost killed ourselves on at E3 is out: “We’re going with a white board which is more consumer friendly.” Mmmmhmmmm. [GamesIndustry.biz via Joystiq] More »
As was the case with the DS Lite and DSi, when the PSP Go arrives in October it will come with a variety of new accessories that are not compatible with the handheld’s previous incarnation.
E3 was positively epic this year—it’s like we got brand new consoles from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, but with the same boxes we have in our living room right now. Here’s all our coverage in one handy spot:
In the same interview he said the Wii could live for eight more years, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata remarked that if Apple and Nintendo “were in direct competition, I would not use a Mac in my presentations.”
Wii MotionPlus will make the Wii better. Sony’s very impressive motion control demo will be better than Wii MotionPlus. But Microsoft stole E3 and may have already won the motion control wars with the announcement of Project Natal.
If it were just a few feet wider, the Nyko Type Pad Pro could pass as a spaceship.
Like the beloved Nintendo Power Glove, Peregrine is essentially a glove-shaped controller, though for the PC this time. It can recognise about 30 gestures (touching a finger to thumb, or finger to palm, for example) and recognise them as hotkeys.
Essential to our E3 coverage: Canon’s 5D Mark II‘s made our liveblog shots effortless and awesome in any light, Sprint’s 3G network was our crucial lifeline in the bowels of convention centres, and UCC Black powered us.
You can use the Wii Balance Board for Wii Fit, but if you’re smart, you’ll stick to Punch-Out. Regardless, Mad Catz’ upcoming Power Up Charging Station will make your Balance Board rechargeable.
This generation’s consoles have had their lives lengthened by new software and hardware. In fact, Microsoft’s VP of Interactive Entertainment John Schappert told us, “We got a lotta life left in Xbox 360. I think we’re less than halfway done.”
