E3 excitement

One of my favourite weeks of the year is the Electronic Entertainment Expo - E3 for short - in which pretty much every new video game and games console is announced. This year has been one of the best in recent memory, particularly due to the announcement of this little baby.

It may look like a regular Nintendo DS with a slightly wider screen, but the killer feature of the console is impossible to demonstrate on a computer screen. Basically, it can produce 3D images without glasses.

Now, I'll be the first to dismiss 3D as a passing fad within the movie industry, but in the case of video games it makes perfect sense. Navigating a three-dimensional world onscreen can sometimes be pretty difficult without depth perception. Of course, it could all be rubbish (although hands-on reports are fairly raving), but it'll be impossible to tell until the damn thing finally comes out!

Certainly, one thing's for sure: with Paper Mario, Metal Gear Solid, Street Fighter IV, Kid Icarus and remakes of Ocarina of Time and Starfox 64 already announced, it'll have an absolutely stunning software lineup.

Some other awesome announcements: a motion-plus Wii Zelda, a new 2D Rayman game and the fantastic-looking Scott Pilgrim game.