TGS: Analysis - The State Of Sony, Microsoft… Nintendo?

[Reporting from Tokyo Game Show, I took a look at the fortunes of the major console creators — is TGS a bust or a boon for their fortunes in Japan and worldwide? Straightforward opinions and show floor impressions ensue…]
Looking over the 2008 Tokyo Game Show, one of the main factors an interested onlooker might consider is how the console manufacturers are handling the show. Both Microsoft and Sony, currently dueling for position in the worldwide market, sought a strong showing at TGS.
Sony needed to convince consumers that its recent loss to the Xbox 360 in the monthly Japanese sales charts was just a one-off. On the other hand, Microsoft needed to convince the assembled masses its momentum in the territory was not a flash in the pan. As for Nintendo — well, we’ll get to them a little later.
On Microsoft’s Showing
Let’s start with Microsoft. It laid out its […]

Original post by editors@gamesetwatch.com (Simon Carless) and software by Elliott Back