Jun 21
E3 Rumor Scorecard: Which Ones Happened, Which Didnt
Posted in: e3, Microsoft, nintendo, sony, Today's Chili, video games
Before the Electronic Entertainment Expo started last week, I wrote a roundup of ten of the biggest rumors surrounding the show. Now that E3 is over, we know which of the rumors actually were fact. Here’s our scorecard.
- Nintendo 3DS: True. Nintendo’s new gaming portable was the company’s biggest hit of the show. We got a tiny bit of hands-on time with the 3DS, and from what we could tell, the hardware is everything we had hoped for. Nintendo has successfully ended all doubts surrounding its ability to created 3D effects without the need for glasses.
- PSP 2: False. While Sony restated its commitment to the original PlayStation Portable (though any mention of the PSP Go was conspicuously absent), it didn’t announce any plans for a successor.
- Xbox 360 Slim: True. Microsoft exec Don Mattrick concluded Microsoft’s E3 press event with a neat little trick: He lifted up a fake Xbox 360 to reveal the company’s new slim model. It has built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi and a 250GB hard drive, all for $299.
- PlayStation 4: False. As expected, a big, old no on this one. Sony is far from the end of the PS3’s 10-year life cycle.
- Wii HD: False. Another long shot that didn’t happen. Nintendo fans will have to settle for some new Wii titles–and, oh yeah, that new handheld.
- New Versions of Nintendo Classics: True and False. New versions of Zelda (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword) and Kirby (Kirby’s Epic Yarn) were announced for the Wii. F-Zero was nowhere to be seen. Starfox 64, meanwhile, will be making an appearance on the forthcoming Nintendo 3DS.
- New GoldenEye Game: True. Thirteen years after the release of the original, GoldenEye is coming to the Wii. The game will feature the likeness of current James Bond Daniel Craig, as well as Dame Judi Dench.
- Grand Theft Auto V: False. GTA fans will have to keep waiting for the latest addition to this popular series. Oh well, at least we have Red Dead Redemption.
- Half Life 2, Episode 3: False. More waiting on this one, as well.
- Star Wars Battlefront 3: False. We did get to see more of Star Wars: The Old Republic, if that’s any consolation.
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