19th April 2006, 9:48 AM
lazyfatbum Wrote:the fact that it's sony and Nintendo isn't news, the fact that they're taking up almost the entire first floor is, with MS having a dinky showing on the second floor. The last time Nintendo's booth was this big, was back in the N64 unveiling.
What you have to realize is that alot of people are starting to get in to Nintendo again with all the hype of E3, so people like to see a 'competitor' to Sony. Alot of casual gameplayers dont even know that Nintendo is making a new system, so the hype machine is bridging it all together when people hear that Nintendo has a larger booth than Sony's.
I think someone's angry that they're not going to E3 :D
None of that is news. MS isn't even the same hall, they're in the South Hall, just like they always have been. The size of all three booths are exactly the same as they have been the last few years.
The fact of the matter is that it was a slow news day and GameIndustry.biz, whom I used to think was a good site, got bored and tried to make some sensationalist news out of nothing.
As far as going to E3 goes, well, I've got a ton of work to do anyway. Of course, if the boss were to decide to send me anyway I wouldn't refuse.