E3 — the Electronic Entertainment Expo — is where the video games industry shows off all its upcoming games, consoles, and ways to totally not spy on you sitting in your living room in your underwear eating ice cream while binging on Netflix. Every year CEOs of companies like Sony and Nintendo get up on stage and make fools of themselves to show the audience and the gaming public watching online what the future of gaming will be.
And in 2014, it looks like the future of gaming is scruffy white dudes getting angry about things.
Nintendo was the standout this year. They showed up with a demo of the latest Super Smash Bros game, a teaser for a new Legend of Zelda with a well-rounded cast of playable characters, and Splatoon, a family-friendly paint-shooter featuring adorable kids who turn into squids.