E3 2007: The Barker Hangar
It was enough of a shock last year to discover that The World's Biggest Videogame Show (TM, etc) had been mercilessly cut down and replaced with a glitz-free 'Media & Business Summit' yawnfest. But when we resolutely turned up to this July's E3, we were presented with the decidedly un-awe-inspiring - and often desperately barren - Barker Hangar.
Nintendo reveals Wii Fit
And Nintendo's brand new IP is... *drumroll* ...a plastic plate that looks like a set of bathroom scales. "Nintendo's next casual carpet bomb" is how we described Wii Fit when it was announced back at this year's E3. Obviously it'll sell like, well, Wii and DS. But, by Lucifer's singed beard, what in the hell is Nintendo going to pull out next?
Red Ring of Death sees Microsoft extend 360 warranty
In July, Microsoft extended the Xbox 360 warranty for the second time, in just over six months. Every Xbox 360 now has a three year warranty, as a result of "an unacceptable number of repairs", and Microsoft even refunded anyone who had paid for a repair back when the warranty was just 90 days.
So what do we draw from this? A) That Microsoft knows most 360 owners will experience the RROD problem; B) That if your Xbox 360 hasn't died, it probably will sometime in the future; and C) That Microsoft is likely to lose around a billion dollars because of a single hardware error. Cripes.
Nintendo reveals Wii Fit
And Nintendo's brand new IP is... *drumroll* ...a plastic plate that looks like a set of bathroom scales. "Nintendo's next casual carpet bomb" is how we described Wii Fit when it was announced back at this year's E3.Obviously it'll sell like, well, Wii and DS. But, by Lucifer's singed beard, what in the hell is Nintendo going to pull out next?
Red Ring of Death sees Microsoft extend 360 warranty
In July, Microsoft extended the Xbox 360 warranty for the second time, in just over six months. Every Xbox 360 now has a three year warranty, as a result of "an unacceptable number of repairs", and Microsoft even refunded anyone who had paid for a repair back when the warranty was just 90 days.
So what do we draw from this? A) That Microsoft knows most 360 owners will experience the RROD problem; B) That if your Xbox 360 hasn't died, it probably will sometime in the future; and C) That Microsoft is likely to lose around a billion dollars because of a single hardware error. Cripes.
