The centerpiece was a giant translucent globe with game footage projected from within. The same could be said about the video game industry. As a result, this E3 show achieved a certain giddiness unmatched in its seven-year history. Many stores physically will have trouble stocking all the hardware and software, let alone providing three systems for customers to play. Electronic Boutique does plan to have playable kiosks of at least two systems in each store and all three in as many as possible, Griffiths says.
Some optimism comes from the fact that more people are turning into joystick jockeys.
You're getting an older gamer, then you've got younger gamers coming in, and a growing female population. Video games are no longer just relegated to a corner of the house, as they once were. They're in the center of the home, they're on the Internet, they're in the movies, on cell phones, PDAs and airplanes. There's a game for you. Software giant Infogrames drew hundreds as Survivor castaways Colby Donaldson and Jerri Manthey played trivia with attendees.