As Dave explained in his kickoff post, ’tis the season for “best of” lists, and who are we to buck tradition?
Just to warn you, my list isn’t going to look like the rest of the lists you’ll see on this site over the next few days. Compare my picks with Dave’s and you’ll see what I mean. That’s because I don’t own all three consoles, or play a lot of new games. In these harsh economic times, can you blame me? Somehow, though, I managed to play a few—mostly on Nintendo systems. Go figure. Click through for the best of what 2009 had to offer the Asperschlager household.
Of all the ripples, rumors, and outright leaks swirling around Sony’s showing at E3, the announcement everyone was hoping for didn’t happen. For the umpteenth time in as many opportunities, Sony’s talked about the PS3 without using those two magic words: price cut. Ever since Microsoft dropped prices on the three versions of the Xbox 360 almost a year ago (bringing their hard drive-less Arcade unit to the magic $199 price point), cash-strapped gamers have held their breaths in anticipation that Sony would follow suit. So far, no luck. At twice the price of Microsoft’s entry-level unit, the $399 PS3 consistently brings up the rear in monthly hardware sales (Nintendo’s Wii, meanwhile, sells its normal bajillion units). With a solid stable of 
As in “spilled,” of course. It seems that, with E3 2009 mere hours away, it’s impossible for anybody to keep a secret anymore. If the internet is good at anything besides porn, it’s leaking trade secrets and big company announcements before they were meant to be revealed. It happens a week before any major Apple press conference, and it happens in the lead-up to every Electronic Entertainment Expo. The year’s biggest gaming blow-out is supposed to be a week of jaw-dropping reveals and surprise announcements, but if you follow any of the gaming blogs chances are you already know about some of the biggest announcements already. 