Friday, May 20, 2005
THE ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO: 2005
Thanks to friends Sue and Rob (and no thanks to my forgetfulness) I was able to attend E3 this year, which I did not attend last year. Today was the last day and the only day I went, and it was plenty. Here's a short photo essay of the day's events.
Nintendo's presence was, of course, enormous. Their booth was impressive and so were their games and hardware. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the Nintendo DS and its offerings. The industry ate it all up, as evidenced by the Nintendo booth constantly being packed to the rafters.
One of my favorite parts of the show was the tribute to old school gaming. They had a great setup of a couple dozen classic arcade games as well as a mini-museum of classic systems.
I can't wait to see the upcoming Narnia movie. Here's a kick-ass minotaur!
There's a new Katamari Damacy game coming out and its presence was felt with a big showcase at the Namco booth, a huge Katamari ball with tons of crap stuck to it, and, of course, the prince himself. My day was complete when this photo was taken.
We ran into our Drawing Board friend Michael Molcher (aka Walrus on the board) and chatted for a bit while we tried to win t-shirts (I ended up with 4 by the day's end...yeehah!).
Marvel made its presence known with a huge booth promoting their upcoming games. The Ultimate Spider-Man area.
The very cool looking Fantastic Four game based on the movie (I have a feeling this'll be better than the film it's based on).
And the Incredible Hulk, heralded here by a giant banner with art by Brian Hitch.
The absolutely adorable Game Boy Micro.
I found the PSP very impressive as well but didn't get too many photos of it in action (too busy playing it!). Here's more Micro.
And finally, me doing my Conan impression.
Overall, I had a wonderful time. Sue got me everywhere I needed to be to get a decent amount of free swag. I'll be nerding it up for awhile with all the cool shirts I got.
So, yeah.
Thanks to friends Sue and Rob (and no thanks to my forgetfulness) I was able to attend E3 this year, which I did not attend last year. Today was the last day and the only day I went, and it was plenty. Here's a short photo essay of the day's events.
Nintendo's presence was, of course, enormous. Their booth was impressive and so were their games and hardware. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the Nintendo DS and its offerings. The industry ate it all up, as evidenced by the Nintendo booth constantly being packed to the rafters.
One of my favorite parts of the show was the tribute to old school gaming. They had a great setup of a couple dozen classic arcade games as well as a mini-museum of classic systems.
I can't wait to see the upcoming Narnia movie. Here's a kick-ass minotaur!
There's a new Katamari Damacy game coming out and its presence was felt with a big showcase at the Namco booth, a huge Katamari ball with tons of crap stuck to it, and, of course, the prince himself. My day was complete when this photo was taken.
We ran into our Drawing Board friend Michael Molcher (aka Walrus on the board) and chatted for a bit while we tried to win t-shirts (I ended up with 4 by the day's end...yeehah!).
Marvel made its presence known with a huge booth promoting their upcoming games. The Ultimate Spider-Man area.
The very cool looking Fantastic Four game based on the movie (I have a feeling this'll be better than the film it's based on).
And the Incredible Hulk, heralded here by a giant banner with art by Brian Hitch.
The absolutely adorable Game Boy Micro.
I found the PSP very impressive as well but didn't get too many photos of it in action (too busy playing it!). Here's more Micro.
And finally, me doing my Conan impression.
Overall, I had a wonderful time. Sue got me everywhere I needed to be to get a decent amount of free swag. I'll be nerding it up for awhile with all the cool shirts I got.
So, yeah.
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