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E3 Vox Populi: Who had the best press conference?
Yesterday, we asked a few people on the show to give their reaction to the following question: "which of the big 3 press conferences (Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo) impressed you the most?" Here are some reactions we got:Ben Sawyer: Digital Mill / Games for Health"Sounds like Nintendo won. Microsoft shows incremental improvements and Sony had ... a messy conference"Libe Goad: AOLMicrosoft won. They were actually showing some games. And games that i want to play! I'm really fascinated by Live Everywhere ... They're really leveraging the Microsoft monolith to put games everywhere.Brandee: PMS Clan"Well I didn't see any of the press conferences, so I'll be more general. When you let someone else go last you give them the edge. Nintendo was last to unveil the really big details. Microsoft and Sony have announced their prices, and now they've left it open for Nintendo to price their console at a really reasonable price."Carinda: Gameinatrix.com"Just on reputation alone, Nintendo. I haven't paid too much attention to the conferences but everyone's talking Nintendo."Ryan (college student)"Initially Sony, but i think the balance has shifted to Microsoft. They're doing some cool stuff."
Real people speak out about Wii [Update 1]
As a way of formalizing the "all my friends think Wii is [insert adjective here]" meme that's flowing through our comments system, we've set out three questions that will reveal what friends, relatives and strangers really think about the Nintendo Wii. All the people in this informal vox populi were shown a piece of paper with the word "Wii" drawn on it and asked: how they think it's pronounced what type of product they think it might be once they're told that it's the name of Nintendo's next-gen console, what their immediate reaction is.If you'd like to take part, just follow these guidelines and post your vox pops in the comments. The whole point of the survey is to record unrehearsed and therefore instinctual responses to the name -- so make sure your subjects haven't heard of the Wii before and that they weren't aware of the survey before you asked them to take part.Female, aged 30. From Hong Kong.Q: How do you pronounce the name?A: "Wee" (got it first time)Q: What does this name make you think of?A: A urinal? Candy? It's kind of trendy, kind of modern. Maybe a trendy urinal? Maybe a sporting goods product? Maybe something that goes fast, like rollerblades? Probably a product for little kid because it's simple and very simplistic.Q: What if I told you it's for a games product?A: Games are supposed to be complicated. I wouldn't have guessed that.
