Hello there world. Welcome to the first official guest post to the Red Ring of Death. That's right, no one has ever guest posted here before me. Now that we have that cleared up, a little introduction may be in order. My name is "Danger" Josh (Josh-BBY) and I work for Best Buy in an ultra top secret group designed to save customers from all sorts of dilemmas. You are reading this because I am going to have my own blog here soon and, because I am impatient, Aaron-GS has allowed me to post here. Enjoy.
Today I had a chance to talk to Jamie, one of the kids that went to E3 (@jamieplesser on Twitter), and we are going to hear about some of the new and awesome things that are going to be coming your way very soon (in the gaming world that means this fall).
Danger: So just to start us off, what is it that you do here at Best Buy Corporate?
Jamie: I work in our consumer marketing department with a focus on some of our entertainment categories: video games and a growing musical instruments business.
Danger: You saw the sights at E3, what do you think coming out of there will be the hottest thing on the market this fall or beyond?
Jamie: I thought each of the console makers had some exciting news. Microsoft's Project Natal was spectacular; I was able to try out a demo and was amazed by the ability to interact without a controller. Sony has some terrific new titles coming out for the PS3. I was really excited by God of War III, Heavy Rain and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. While not a Wii owner, I had a lot of fun trying out Wii Sports Resort with new Motion Controller Plus.
Danger: What are some of the highlights you saw from the different conferences: Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, Ubisoft, etc?
Jamie: For me, it was more exciting to get hands on experience with some of the new games and technologies. The press conferences definitely whet the appetite but there's nothing like getting your hands on some of the new games and giving them a test drive.
Danger: I was watching the live feeds from E3 just like a lot of people reading this, was there anything cool that we maybe haven't heard of that happened behind the scenes?
Jamie: Monday evening before the convention started, Activision hosted a party at the Wiltern Theater to celebrate their upcoming releases for Guitar Hero 5, DJ Hero and Band Hero. I was fortunate enough to be on the guest list. In addition to seeing some advance game play from the new titles, there were live music performances from Jay-Z and Eminem. And as a big fan of live music, I appreciated getting to see a show from entertainers that don't always perform in small venues.
Danger: Who do you think "won" E3 as far as presentations and content?
Jamie: This may be clichéd, but I think it would be the video game fan and player. There are some really intriguing titles coming out and new technologies on the way. The hard thing is just waiting for them to make it to the market place.
Danger: Were you able to play MAG? Do you think that will change the face of gaming for our customers?
Jamie: I didn't get a chance to but saw some folks playing it in the Sony booth. The multiplayer capabilities are pretty crazy considering that you can have up to 256 people engaged in a single game. I'm interested to see how that resonates with people...is it game changing? I'm not sure.
Danger: You are a pretty big music fan, how did Rock Band: the Beatles and the new Guitar Hero stack up together?
Jamie: Both music game platforms are trying to make it easier for people to participate. The new Guitar Hero game lets players jump in and out of action, and both GH 5 and Rock Band: the Beatles have modes where you can integrate various skills levels without detriment to the overall group. And the Beatles title added a new dimension of offering three part harmonies. From a personal preference standpoint, I enjoy the Rock Band franchise a bit more so I'm more likely to give the Beatles title a shot. But there's no way I'm going to do the harmonies. You don't want to hear me sing; I'm more of a guitar or bass kind of guy.
Wow, yeah that does sound like a lot of awesome new stuff is going to hit the market soon. We couldn't cover everything that Jamie and I talked about here in this post but rest assured we'll be talking more to our gaming division (as well as many, many others) in the upcoming nameless blog that yours truly is going to be penning.
Hope you had a good time and please feel free to comment!
<3 "Danger" Josh
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