Comments on: Music, co-op games the dominant trends at E3

It was largely a quiet week lacking major surprises. But a couple of trends did emerge that show where the video game industry is heading.

[Kwasiowusu]

Hey CNET, for your information, Nintendo did not invent avatars. Avatars were on the internet and on Microsoft's MSN long before Nintendo even knew about them. Microsoft can take avatars from the msn and put them on BOX Live, the same way, Nintendo stole avatars from the internet and put them on the Wii. Ninetendo invented nothing. They did not invent the video game(it was invented in America by very clever people like Nolan Bushnell). Nintendo did not invent motion control either(they licesnsed the wiimote technology from a US company called Gyeration). Why on earth is the MSM, and a tech site like CNET, which should know better, keep shilling for Nintendo all the time, and attributing inventions to Nintendo that Nintendo didn't even come close to inventing?

[Daniel Terdiman]

I didn't mean to imply that Nintendo invented avatars, and I am certainly aware of their history. So forgive me if that's how it came across in the story. What I meant to say was that it seems clear--despite Microsoft's denying it's so--is that they were inspired by Nintendo's success with avatars with Miis.

[jeromatron]

I don't think anyone is saying that Nintendo invented avatars. I do think it's quite obvious though who Microsoft is trying to copy with their new look, which is pretty sad. It's not the avatar concept, but how they've implemented it.

[DrtyDogg]

To me the avatars are just the next logical extension of the live gamer tag, though they are kind of similar to Miis it's not a big deal to me.