Some big news from the E3 convention in Los Angeles where two video game powerhouses unveiled the latest technology to make the gaming experience even more interactive. Adam Balkin has more from Los Angeles.
Nintendo plans to enhance even further your experience on the Nintendo Wii with a tiny little box. Wii MotionPlus is an attachment for the motion sensitive Wii-mote, that makes it even more motion sensitive.
Reggie Fils-Aimé of Nintendo of America said, "What this small accessory does is make the Wii remote more precise, more responsive, more intense. Wii MotionPlus renders every slight shift of your wrist or arm into the gameplay."
To be determined when that'll be available. Nintendo also unveiled Wii Music, which allows you to play up to 50 instruments just like the way you think you'd play even if you've never touched the actual instrument. The Wii balance board even plays a part as a drum kit bass drum. That'll be out by the end of the year. And one final coup, an announcement that a new Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is coming exclusively to the DS handheld.
Some big news from the E3 convention in Los Angeles where two video game powerhouses unveiled the latest technology to make the gaming experience even more interactive. Adam Balkin has more from Los Angeles.
Sony, meantime, like Microsoft a day earlier, really seems to be trying to draw you in not just with games, but also with content, trying to convince you the PS3 is more about the entire living room home entertainment experience.
As of this moment the PS3, like the XBox 360, allows users to go online and rent or download movies and TV shows to the console. Added bonus, those shows can also be sent over to the PSP, PlayStation portable.
Jack Tretton of Sony Computer Entertainment of America said, "On day one I'm excited to announce major studio industry partners like Sony Pictures, Fox Television, MGM Studios, Lionsgate, Warner, Disney, Paramount, Turner Entertainment and Funamation."
Sony also announced it'll launch in September an 80gb PS3 for $400, what a 40gb version used to cost. And of course there was some exclusive game title touting, all the way from the cute to the thank-the-good-Lord-this-isn't-real categories.