E3 is the Electronic Entertainment Expo. It’s where all game developers, producers, magazine editors and so on show up to find out about the juicy sweet incoming of new games and console technologies. So this thread is officially for any interesting news you find out about what happened @ E3!
What I Know Nintendo DS is going to include the following features:
- Dual Screens (Duh!)
- Backwards Compatible to GBA and GB game
- Up to 16 players can network together within 30 feet for multiplayer
- Wi-Fi capabilities
- Standard Headphone Jack
- Cartridge size is 1/2 that of a GBA game (easier to lose. lol)
- PictoChat. Draw pictures with a stylus on the screen and send 'em around.
- Touch screen of course!
- Built in microphone
Games in Production for DS (official)
Animal Crossing DS
Metroid Prime Hunters
Super Mario 64x64
Mario Kart DS
Warioware DS
Dragon Ball Z
Dynasty Warriors
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
The Legend of Zelda
Mega Man Battle Network
Need for Speed Underground
Sonic DS
and a new Super Mario Bros. game
Fightin’ Words of Nintendo?
“Any style of gameplay possible on [Sony’s PSP] is possible on the DS, while the reverse is not true”
--Nintendo General Manager Takashi Tezuka
Release Date By November 2004 says Nintendo
Price Over $99, but under $300
EGM Says About $150
What I Know Sony PSP will include the following features:
- All of the standar PS2 buttons (only 2 shoulder buttons) analog stick on the bottom.
- 4.3 inch screen. (16:9 ratio movies look amazing)
- USB 2.0 Allows PSP to hook up to your PS2, PC and other devices to come.
- GPS system (not official yet)
- UMD Discs used, Sony is trying to get UMD to be a universal media type.
- Close to DVD Quality videos
- Wi-Fi capabilities.
- Brightness, Sound and wireless on/off switches
- UMD can hold 1.8gb of information (pretty hefty)
Games in Production for PSP (official)
Metal Geat AC!D
Ape Escape
ATV Offroad Fury
Medieval
Tales of Eternia
Darkstalkers Chronicles
Dynasty Warriors
Ridge Racer
Spider-Man 2
Tony Hawk’s Underground 2
Twisted Metal World Tour
Wipeout Pure
Sticky Balls
Armored Core: Formula Front
Devil May Cry
Fighting Spirits
Gran Turismo 4: Mobile
Hot Shots Golf
Need for Speed Underground
NFL Street
NBA Street
NHL Faceoff 2005
Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow
Tiger woods PGA Tour
Viewtiful Joe
Fightin’ Words of Sony [The Nintendo DS] seems like an extension of what they’ve done- GameBoy, Gameboy Advance, then DS-which tells me its more for a lower age demographic."
-Sony CEA CEO Kaz Hirai
Release Date Spring 2005
Price "For what we offer it’ll be a good price
EGM Says $300
Source: EGM Issue 181 (Cover Story)
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