The
above pictures (click thumbnails) are floor plans of how E3 2006 will
be set up this year. It shows approximately how much the companies will
be showcasing this year, and for those attending the event, it shows
where you should be rushing to so you can see your favourite company
first thing in the morning!
The largest booths at the event
seem to be Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft - the major hardware
manufacturers. Microsoft will likely have a huge section dedicated to
the Xbox 360 and a small portion for Windows games. Xbox will likely be
a no-show. Sony will probably be giving equal treatment to the PS3,
PS2, and PSP. Although it may try to take attention away from the PS3
if it's not ready yet. Nintendo has four systems to juggle with the
Revolution, DS, GBA, and GCN. Don't expect much from the GCN at all
except for Zelda and maybe the rumoured Kirby game. The GBA should also be relatively dead unless they announce a North American release for Mother 3. They will be focusing on the DS and Revolution for sure.
Although
Nintendo's booth seems biggest, they have cut off part of their booth
the past two years for special displays for key attractions like the
Nintendo DS and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The lines for Twilight Princess
last year looped around their entire booth and was approximately four
hours long. Hopefully, they won't have those kinds of lines this year
for the Revolution or Playstation 3, which everybody wants a crack at.
Microsoft seems to be in the South Hall, separate from the West Hall
console manufacturers.
Source: QJ