Nintendo Press Conference (aka Drop the Bomb!)
05-09-06, 11:08 AM
#30
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Originally Posted by PixyJunket
I just hope I can finish this damn project I'm on before lunch..
05-09-06, 11:10 AM
#31
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Originally Posted by edstein
All I'm getting is elevator music. 
Are you seeing the Nintendo logo across the color bars?
05-09-06, 11:24 AM
#41
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LOS ANGELES--This year, Nintendo held its pre-E3 conference at the Kodak Theater, which many know as the current site of the Academy Awards. The red carpet analogy is appropriate as Nintendo is responsible for several of the industry's biggest stars.
However, the recent years haven't been as kind to the one-time gaming giant, as Sony and Microsoft have stolen a lot of Nintendo's crowd, particularly in North America. Nintendo always strives forward by continuing to innovate and living by the mantra that games are supposed to be one thing--fun.
With the Wii, formerly code-named Revolution, at the forefront of this year's pre-E3 conference, there promised to be plenty of new games and ideas presented at the event.
9:00am A mass of industry media has assempled in the cylindrical multi-tiered lobby of the Kodak Theater, as they wait to file into their arranged seating. Things are moving slowly, but thankfully there hasn't been anything that resembles the hiccups that plagued Sony's conference.
9:25: The hall is filling up--it's about 80 percent full now, so it looks like the press conference will start close to its scheduled time of 9:30am.
9:28: The Kodak Theatre is a great venue for this event--a beautiful old Beaux Arts structure. Inside, the stage is dark except for a huge glowing Nintendo logo.
9:30: The attendees have repeatedly been told that the conference will begin promptly at 9:30. They've also been told to turn off their laptops, and cell phones. Neither side appears to be keeping its end of the bargain.
9:31: The MC has noted that the event will start promptly, an apparent dig at Sony, whose pre-show press conference yesterday started 50 minutes late. The announcement sparks a ripple of laughter from the attendees.
However, the recent years haven't been as kind to the one-time gaming giant, as Sony and Microsoft have stolen a lot of Nintendo's crowd, particularly in North America. Nintendo always strives forward by continuing to innovate and living by the mantra that games are supposed to be one thing--fun.
With the Wii, formerly code-named Revolution, at the forefront of this year's pre-E3 conference, there promised to be plenty of new games and ideas presented at the event.
9:00am A mass of industry media has assempled in the cylindrical multi-tiered lobby of the Kodak Theater, as they wait to file into their arranged seating. Things are moving slowly, but thankfully there hasn't been anything that resembles the hiccups that plagued Sony's conference.
9:25: The hall is filling up--it's about 80 percent full now, so it looks like the press conference will start close to its scheduled time of 9:30am.
9:28: The Kodak Theatre is a great venue for this event--a beautiful old Beaux Arts structure. Inside, the stage is dark except for a huge glowing Nintendo logo.
9:30: The attendees have repeatedly been told that the conference will begin promptly at 9:30. They've also been told to turn off their laptops, and cell phones. Neither side appears to be keeping its end of the bargain.
9:31: The MC has noted that the event will start promptly, an apparent dig at Sony, whose pre-show press conference yesterday started 50 minutes late. The announcement sparks a ripple of laughter from the attendees.
Last edited by pinata242; 05-09-06 at 11:31 AM.
05-09-06, 11:24 AM
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05-09-06, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by edstein
Announcer has told everyone to turn off their wireless and bluetooth devices.
05-09-06, 11:32 AM
#46
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Originally Posted by sureAV421
