There’s no doubt that this year’s E3 has been pretty darn good. 3DS, Kinect, Move, Skyward Sword, Twisted Metal, DX3, Portal 2 — an impressive spread whichever way you look at it, but especially in comparison to last year’s disappointing effort. Come to think of it, the year before last wasn’t much chop either. Or the year before that.
In my view, the most recent E3 that even comes close to comparing with this one in terms of raw coolness was probably back in 2005, when the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii (then called Revolution) were unveiled. 2006, with that incredibly rad Super Smash Bros. Brawl trailer, was pretty great as well.
So, okay, let’s sort this out: here’s a list of the last ten E3s in chronological order, along with the biggest draws for each year. What I want you to do is rank them from best to worst.
E300
PlayStation 2 and MGS2 revealed
Xbox revealed
Halo shown on PC
E301
Halo shown on Xbox
GameCube unveiled with Smash Bros. Melee
Last E3 for the Dreamcast
E302
Mario Sunshine, Wind Waker, and Metroid Prime unveiled
Doom 3 and WarCraft III shown
Kingdom Hearts shown
E303
Half-Life 2 unveiled
The Sims 2 unveiled
Halo 2 teaser shown
E304
Halo 2 CTF demo in Zanzibar
Twilight Princess trailer shown for the first time
Heavy DS and PSP presence
E305
Debut of the PS3
Debut of the Wii (minus motion controller)
Debut of the Xbox 360
E306
PS3 priced and Sixaxis revealed
Halo 3 announced
Smash Bros. Brawl announced
E307
E3 temporarily downsized, renamed “E3 Media and Business Summit”
Trailers for Halo 3 and Halo Wars
Wii Balance Board unveiled
PS3 price-cut announced, PSP Slim unveiled
E308
FFXIII announced for Xbox 360
Wii Motion Plus unveiled
Resistance 2 demoed
E309
PlayStation Move unveiled
Kinect (then Project Natal) unveiled
SMG2 and Metroid: Other M announced
E310
3DS and Skyward Sword unveiled
PlayStation Move demoed
Kinect named and demoed
Personally, my list would start with 05 and 06 up the top, then 10, 03, 00 in the middle, and 01, 04, 08, 09, 07 down the bottom. How about yours?
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