[Phoenix Gamma]

Suddenly, Kirby, Donkey Kong Country, Golden Sun, Kid Icarus, 3DS, and every 3rd party under the sun comes in and makes Nintendo's press event fucking awesome.

Awesome conference. Sony played it safe with interesting (but not totally exciting, save for Twisted Metal) sequels and their remote, but their show was still pretty solid. Microsoft's was just a total joke though. EA had a pretty good show this year, but the less said about Ubisoft, the better. But Nintendo just showed games, and their new tech looks really good. They brought back a lot of franchises that kinda disappeared (Kirby hasn't seen a proper platformer on consoles since N64, DKC died back on the SNES, Golden Sun was presumed to be forgotten, and Kid Icarus as a launch title for the 3DS is really neat) and the support for the new handheld is really impressive (MGS? Resident Evil? Shin Megami Tensei?)

It's about time Nintendo had a strong showing for E3. And I'll even give them the benefit of the doubt for Zelda (unless hands-on reports from blogs prove otherwise).

Nintendo: A-
Sony: B+
Microsoft: D
EA: B
Ubisoft: D