E3 2012 Report Card: Score Card of the Giants

Nintendo

Nintendo's press conference started well but then continued towards a downhill spiral. Many expected the company to base their E3 presser on the Wii U and they did; just not in the way many expected.

Pros:

• Pikmin 3 – A pleasant start to the press conference.
• New Super Mario Bros U – Any Super Mario game is always a positive.
• LEGO City: Undercover – GTA-styled Lego game? Sign me up.
• ZombiU – I have to admit Nintendo/Ubisoft might have an interesting new IP on their hands.

Cons:

• Why not reveal the price? After their E3 presser, Nintendo America president Reggie revealed that the launch price of the Wii U will "pleasantly surprise" consumers. So why didn't they reveal it during the press conference, while the world was watching?
• Complain that there's not enough time and then waste most of the time showing gimmicks.
• Lack of release date – We know there's a holiday release scheduled but a release date announcement for the Wii U was heavily expected.