Not like I went to E3, sadly. I watched the press conferences on G4TV. My quick comments:
Microsoft: Glad they're reworking the interface. Avatars are a total Mii-ripoff and is almost embarassing. It's cool that they're working with Netflix: I might actually use the "watch now" service. Love the idea of being able to purchase things for my Xbox via the website, as well as copying games over to the drive for convenience. Now if they'd just lower the 120GB drive's price down to ridiculously expensive instead of obscenely expensive. Will probably get Lips, will definitely get Viva Pinata 2 and Gears 2, less sure about the goofy EyeToy ripoff game or the latest SceneIt.
Nintendo: Kids are excited about Animal Crossing for Wii and new Pokemon Ranger. Other than that, snore. The Wiimote add-on for more precise tracking is interesting but it sounds like it's not backwards compatible, and another frisbee-catching-dog game isn't doing anything for me. And Wii Music? Ugh. Looks dumb dumb dumb. Just because Miyamoto created it doesn't make it good. (Edit: glad to see that Ars thinks the same thing, even after having played it)
Sony: I want Little Big Planet.
All three: My comment to a friend via email was "Man, they don't pay Steve Jobs enough money." I'm so used to seeing Stevenotes and how friggin' good they are, that I don't realize how abysmally horrible other companies' presentations are. Don Mattrick of Microsoft was awful. Reggie Fils-Aime (Nintendo) was arrogant, and Cammie Dunaway (Nintendo) couldn't even pronounce "Pokemon" correctly, and it's one of their A-list properties. Jack Tretton (Sony) was at least a little self-deprecating, but still boring on the whole.
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