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[size=+3]E3 2011: June 6-9[/size]
The major press events are listed below, for reference:
Ubisoft - Monday, June 6th 2:30pm PDT
The time is getting close, as E3 2011 will begin next week! The schedule of events is slightly different from last year, as Sony moves their event to Monday evening instead of their usual Tuesday afternoon timeslot. Like last year, Nintendo's event is slotted for 2 hours, though they used most of the second hour to let attendees view the 3DS up-close. Of course, the major news at this year's conference will be the reveal of Project Cafe, Nintendo's home console successor with a potentially interesting twist on the controller side of things. Of course, there should be news and game announcements for the 3DS, Wii, and DS at the conference, especially since rumors point to a 2012 release for Cafe.
[size=+1]Streams, Liveblogs, and E3 pages[/size]
Official Nintendo Stream
- Yes, Nintendo is running an official stream of the press conference again, and it's usually a good quality stream.
GameSpot's stream
- Gamespot's streams are good, though they sometimes suffer when subject to heavy traffic.
IGN
- IGN used Youtube last year to host their streams, and so far, the E3 page over at Youtube has not been updated for 2011, so the streams may be hosted on IGN this year.
GameTrailers
- GameTrailers had a good set of streams last year, really nice quality, though like GameSpot, their reliability may suffer when subject to heavy traffic.
1UP
G4TV
- 1up and G4 usually host their online streams on outside streaming sites like Justin.tv or Ustream. Of course, you can always catch the conferences on television, with G4 showing the Sony, Nintendo, and Ubisoft conferences, and SpikeTV showing the Microsoft and EA conferences.
GamePro
- Never tried GamePro's streams, but it looks like they're using NowLive.
Speculatotron
(Actually, since I haven't been keeping up with rumors, this will lean more towards games that have already been announced for other regions)
[hiddenlist]
- Project Cafe (AKA Wii 2, Wii HD), Nintendo's new console is going to be unveiled at their E3 press conference. Normally, I'd compile the various rumors that have popped up, but Cheesemeister over at NeoGAF has already done that, so check out that topic.
- But for those who want the short version: HD graphics, dual-analog controller with a built-in touchscreen and motion and pointer abilities, and backwards compatibility.
- 3DS games announced at previous events should get a showing this year, so expect 3DS titles like Kid Icarus, Animal Crossing, Mario Kart, Paper Mario, Super Mario, Star Fox, etc.
- 3DS potential third-party notables: Dragon Quest Heroes Rocket Slime 2/3, Phoenix Wright vs. Professor Layton, Cubic Ninja, Crush3D, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 3D, Mega Man Legends 3, Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor Overclocked, .
- DS titles rumored or announced for other regions: Professor Layton and the Last Specter (Trademarked, very likely), Solatorobo (Already announced for Europe), AAI: Miles Edgeworth 2 (Released in Japan), Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2 (Announced for Japan), Atsumete! Kirby (The multi-Kirby game)
- Wii titles rumored, shown at past events, or announced for other regions: Xenoblade Chronicles (Announced for Europe), The Last Story (Rumored for Europe), Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Yeah, it's definitely showing up here), Kirby Wii (Already announced for Japan, it's Kirby in the classic style), Rhythm Heaven Wii (Announced for Japan), Pandora's Tower (Announced for Japan), Wii Play Motion (Already announced for US).
- Might as well mention some old rumors/announcements, since Nintendo brought Kirby Wii out of limbo: Pikmin 3 (Platform still unknown), Dragon Quest X (Originally announced for Wii, but platform may change; probably won't be mentioned at E3), Metroid "from the Space Pirates' perspective" (A blurb from an old web page, IIRC we never did learn what this meant). There's also something allegedly happening for Zelda's 25th anniversary, though that could end up just being another collection.
- And it might be worth remembering the outside studios that are not working on some imminent release, since they might have started work on unannounced titles: Retro (Donkey Kong Country Returns), Monster Games (Pilotwings Resort), Next Level Games (Last worked on Punch-out for Nintendo, currently developing the Captain America game).
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The major press events are listed below, for reference:
- Microsoft Press Conference - Monday, June 6th 9:30am PDT
- Sony Press Conference - Monday, June 6th 5:00pm PDT [*]Nintendo Press Conference - Tuesday, June 7th, 9:00am PDT (6am HST, 8am AKDT, 10am MDT, 11am CDT, 12PM EDT)
Ubisoft - Monday, June 6th 2:30pm PDT
The time is getting close, as E3 2011 will begin next week! The schedule of events is slightly different from last year, as Sony moves their event to Monday evening instead of their usual Tuesday afternoon timeslot. Like last year, Nintendo's event is slotted for 2 hours, though they used most of the second hour to let attendees view the 3DS up-close. Of course, the major news at this year's conference will be the reveal of Project Cafe, Nintendo's home console successor with a potentially interesting twist on the controller side of things. Of course, there should be news and game announcements for the 3DS, Wii, and DS at the conference, especially since rumors point to a 2012 release for Cafe.
[size=+1]Streams, Liveblogs, and E3 pages[/size]
Official Nintendo Stream
- Yes, Nintendo is running an official stream of the press conference again, and it's usually a good quality stream.
GameSpot's stream
- Gamespot's streams are good, though they sometimes suffer when subject to heavy traffic.
IGN
- IGN used Youtube last year to host their streams, and so far, the E3 page over at Youtube has not been updated for 2011, so the streams may be hosted on IGN this year.
GameTrailers
- GameTrailers had a good set of streams last year, really nice quality, though like GameSpot, their reliability may suffer when subject to heavy traffic.
1UP
G4TV
- 1up and G4 usually host their online streams on outside streaming sites like Justin.tv or Ustream. Of course, you can always catch the conferences on television, with G4 showing the Sony, Nintendo, and Ubisoft conferences, and SpikeTV showing the Microsoft and EA conferences.
GamePro
- Never tried GamePro's streams, but it looks like they're using NowLive.
Speculatotron
(Actually, since I haven't been keeping up with rumors, this will lean more towards games that have already been announced for other regions)
[hiddenlist]
- Project Cafe (AKA Wii 2, Wii HD), Nintendo's new console is going to be unveiled at their E3 press conference. Normally, I'd compile the various rumors that have popped up, but Cheesemeister over at NeoGAF has already done that, so check out that topic.
- But for those who want the short version: HD graphics, dual-analog controller with a built-in touchscreen and motion and pointer abilities, and backwards compatibility.
- 3DS games announced at previous events should get a showing this year, so expect 3DS titles like Kid Icarus, Animal Crossing, Mario Kart, Paper Mario, Super Mario, Star Fox, etc.
- 3DS potential third-party notables: Dragon Quest Heroes Rocket Slime 2/3, Phoenix Wright vs. Professor Layton, Cubic Ninja, Crush3D, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 3D, Mega Man Legends 3, Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor Overclocked, .
- DS titles rumored or announced for other regions: Professor Layton and the Last Specter (Trademarked, very likely), Solatorobo (Already announced for Europe), AAI: Miles Edgeworth 2 (Released in Japan), Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2 (Announced for Japan), Atsumete! Kirby (The multi-Kirby game)
- Wii titles rumored, shown at past events, or announced for other regions: Xenoblade Chronicles (Announced for Europe), The Last Story (Rumored for Europe), Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Yeah, it's definitely showing up here), Kirby Wii (Already announced for Japan, it's Kirby in the classic style), Rhythm Heaven Wii (Announced for Japan), Pandora's Tower (Announced for Japan), Wii Play Motion (Already announced for US).
- Might as well mention some old rumors/announcements, since Nintendo brought Kirby Wii out of limbo: Pikmin 3 (Platform still unknown), Dragon Quest X (Originally announced for Wii, but platform may change; probably won't be mentioned at E3), Metroid "from the Space Pirates' perspective" (A blurb from an old web page, IIRC we never did learn what this meant). There's also something allegedly happening for Zelda's 25th anniversary, though that could end up just being another collection.
- And it might be worth remembering the outside studios that are not working on some imminent release, since they might have started work on unannounced titles: Retro (Donkey Kong Country Returns), Monster Games (Pilotwings Resort), Next Level Games (Last worked on Punch-out for Nintendo, currently developing the Captain America game).
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