Back in the US I was always surprised how lack luster the coverage was on E3. Before G4 it seemed like even the show’s big announcements would never be covered on television, and even then G4 is not publicly available. Even living in LA there was never any real coverage even though it’s such a huge local event. In Japan however, it was no surprise to find a fairly in depth report of E3’s big announcements on TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) tonight during their six-thirty news round up. Even though they discussed the PS3 and XBox 360 briefly, it was clear that the reports focus was on the Wii. The channel even scored a quick interview with Satoru Iwata about Nintendo’s intentions in releasing the Wii and showed a clip of it during their report. Random American’s and Japanese people attending the show were also asked for their opinion on the Wii, and the best was of course the video of Wii Sport’s tennis game bridging the cultural gap as an American spokesperson instructed a Japanese speaker how to play the game.
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Back in the US I was always surprised how lack luster the coverage was on E3. Before G4 it seemed like even the show’s big announcements would never be covered on television, and even then G4 is not publicly available. Even living in LA there was never any real coverage even though it’s such a […]
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Oh yeah, in talking about the PS3 the only things that were mentioned by both interviewees and the reporter were the graphical prowess of the system and the upcoming release of Final Fantasy XIII- the tilt sensor was not mentioned.
After watching some G4 here, I have to say that they are shafting Nintendo on their coverage. They've had folks on playing Xbox, PlayStation, and PC titles. Not a single Wii demonstration. Lame.Also, I noticed that the majority of games for PS3 and Xbox 360 look pretty much the same: run 'n' gunNow, I'm not opposed to shooters, but it seems like that's all they have going for them. Oh well .. I can't wait to break out some Smooth Moves in my living room playing WarioWare!
That post was so touching.I firmly believe that the Wii is the answer to world peace.
I was very excited about everything that Nintendo had to show yesterday, not just about the Wii but also the new GBA and DS titles.I am also an Xbox fan, but I have to say that of all the games shown so far, only two get my attention, Spore and Halo 3, and it looks like neither will be out until 2007…2006 definitely belongs to Nintendo!
G4's coverage of E3 is atrocious. While they probably don't have Wii Presentations because Nintendo hasn't requested any (since they're not a small developer), they are indeed focusing on other things. Everything they say about every single game is hyped up. I mean, Kristin Holt doesn't give a damn about Madden. Who are they kidding? Seriously G4 execs, Gears of War aint that special. Grit, grime, and gore has been done before; stop hyping it.Not only don't they focus on what's really interesting, they make too big a deal out of the Unreal Engine 3 games and Madden 2007 (PS3). You can't blame em though. Their whole target is that braindead 18-34 male group who jerk off to their late night shows. That whole network is a joke.
For the first time in a long time I agree completely with a statement written by rollin, on a side note though some of those chicks are hot on that channel.
G4 has become quite diluted since their TechTV days…