In less than two hours, I may be witness to the Revolution controller's world debut. This is it, the countdown to the hour of triumph.
Those were the thoughts that ran through my head as I registered with the foreign press desk and made my way to the international conference hall just two days ago. I was a lone wolf reporter with a digital camera and camcorder wrapped around neck and a tripod in tow on my back. As I stood in the press registration line, I looked backward with envious eyes at the well-manned IGN crew, each person looking as if they only had a small, specific set of tasks to individually accomplish that day.
Press pass for events on September 16thAfter making my way to the conference room where Mr. Bach and Mr. Iwata's speeches were presented, I had a little time to plan my attack strategy. First things first: if I was going to work two cameras and take notes on my own, I needed a good seat. I was lucky enough to secure an aisle seat as one of the first groups of people led into the conference room. Having found my place to anchor down, I began setting up camp, starting with my tripod and later using the chair beside me for my notepad and digital camera. Lucky is the man who no one decides to sit beside.
The press gathers
Camera prep work continuesThe lights dimmed as the translators began their arduous task, and my earpiece relayed every bit of their effort. Despite my mind having still been focused on Nintendo and what Iwata would say, the event inevitably began with Bach's keynote speech. To the credit of Bach and Microsoft in general, there was a definite aura of strength throughout Bach's presentation. The manner in which he moved on stage, the color and boldness seen in the slides, the music that was used at various times, Epic Studio's Cliffy B. coming on stage to present Gears of War; all of these lent a feeling of strength and determination to the presentation. While true that Gears of War totally under whelmed me compared to my previous impressions, the overall presentation of Bach's speech was as energizing, yet still professional, as it gets.
Bach's speech is filled with colorful slidesFast forward an hour. Bach's presentation was over, and as happy as I was to have been witness to it, I couldn't help but feel increasing wary of the apparent PC/console hybridization that continues to take place in Microsoft's corner. The thought was fleeting though; Iwata was up next.
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