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Microsoft's press conference will take place on June 6, 2011 at 9am PST, like Sony's event it will take place the day before E3. The event will focus on the Xbox 360 as Microsoft calls it the "Xbox 360 E311 Media Briefing" event. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and possibly another Call of Duty title are expected to be shown during Microsoft's press conference.

Sony's press conference will take place on June 6, 2011 at 5pm PST, the day before E3 officially begins. The press conference is widely expected to focus on Sony's upcoming Next Generation Portable device as well as their PlayStation 3 console. It is rumored to last 5 hours long.

Nintendo's press conference will take place on June 7, 2011 at 9am PST at the Nokia Theatre. Nintendo is widely expected to officially unveil its next home game console, which is expected to be released in 2012. The console will likely be playable to attendees of the event

Konami will have its own pre-E3 event on June 2, 2011 prior to the beginning of E3 to showcase its games. The event will include live events in a number of cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, São Paulo, and Mexico City.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electro...ment_Expo_2011

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E3 2011: Project Cafe Touchscreen Controller Confirmed
The first few details about Project Cafe have been confirmed.

After months of speculation regarding the specifics of Nintendo's next console, codenamed Project Cafe, we finally have confirmation as to the nature of the controller.

According to Japanese site Nikkei, Project Cafe's controller will be sporting a six-inch touch screen. It will also come with a built-in camera and rechargeable battery and will allow users tablet-like control of games. The site also stated that the console should drop in mid-2012.

This is only the first of what should be a flood of details coming out of E3 regarding the Wii's successor. More details will most certainly come out of Nintendo's E3 conference Tuesday, so stay tuned to IGN's Wii page for all the latest. In the meantime, refresh yourself on everything we know about Project Cafe..

Now that a touch screen is confirmed for Project Cafe, how do you think Nintendo will use this feature? What information do you expect to come out of their E3 press conference? Let us know in the comments section below!

http://wii.ign.com/articles/117/1172891p1.html

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E3 2011: Nintendo's New Console Is "Wii U"
Wii 2/Project Cafe has its official name.
We've called it Wii 2. We've called it Project Cafe. We've called it pretty much every other possible name under the sun, but now it's official -- Nintendo's next console is officially named Wii U.
The announcement came during this morning's pre-E3 press conference in Los Angeles, along with confirmation of many of the rumors that have surrounded the machine leading up to today's show -- like the innovative new tablet controller. Nintendo gave us a hands-on preview with the system in advance of today's presser, so be sure to check out all of our impressions.
And then start saving your cash -- for Wii U.

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E3 2011: Wii U Controller Revealed
New tablet-style controller shown for the first time.
Nintendo revealed the controller for the Wii U console during its E3 conference this morning.
The controller includes a 6.2 inch touch screen, four triggers - two larger and two smaller - microphone, gyroscope, inward facing camera, a Home button, and an accelerometer.

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E3 2011: Batman, Assassin's Creed and More Coming to Wii U
Big surprises at E3 from Nintendo.

Looks like Nintendo just got a lot more hardcore. Following the announcement of the company's new console, the Wii U, Nintendo unveiled a number of hardcore third party titles that will be coming to the system.

Darksiders II, Tekken, Dirt, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Ghost Recon Online, Assassin's Creed, Metro: Last Light, and Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge are all in development for Wii U.

Many other developers, including Ken Levine from Irrational and Warren Spector from Junction Point, commented about how much they liked the Wii U, but no specific projects were confirmed.

Footage was shown off at the press conference, and it looks really impressive. We'll of course update when we get more details.

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E3 2011: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Hits this Holiday
Latest titile in the franchise coming at the end of this year.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword releases this holiday for the Nintendo Wii, Shigeru Miyamoto announced today at E3.

The company will also release a special gold Wii controller as part of a promotion. Nintendo additionally said The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords will be available as a free download for the Nintendo DSi this September.