E3 2011 is less than a month away now, and it's certainly one of the more anticipated E3s in recent years. With Nintendo set to unveil a Wii successor, Sony doing all it can to bounce back from the PSN nightmare, and Microsoft pushing ahead with its Kinect momentum, there are lots of interesting developments to watch.
But who will "win" the show? It's not any of the three platform holders, if you ask Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter. Speaking as part of a soon-to-be-posted "Podium" column, Pachter noted that the incredible software lineup in the industry is tantalizing.
"Gamers will win this year's E3, because there is going to be a ton of gaming goodness this year," he enthused. "I'm personally excited to see Star Wars and Battlefield from EA, a Call of Duty reveal from Activision, possibly a Bungie or Respawn game, something cool from Take-Two (like BioShock Infinite, Max Payne 3, or . . . dare I say it . . . GTA???). Ubisoft will show Driver and the next Assassin's Creed, THQ will show Saints Row, and we'll probably see Batman Arkham City, Rage ... so much that I can't keep track. The console guys are almost secondary, but we have NGP from Sony and Wii 2 from Nintendo (with Zelda for Wii, likely Mario for 3DS and Wii 2)."
He punctuated his comments with, "This could be the best E3 ever, and I'm not making that statement lightly."
