With a new home console on the way, and a revolutionary new controller to accompany it, some would argue that the Nintendo Wii U “won” this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles.  But it looks like local Melbourne based developer Firemint will trump the Nintendo experience with its Real Racing 2 HD for iPad making a spit screen appearance using iOS 5 and AirPlay.

At the Electronic Entertainment Expo show in Los Angeles, Nintendo has revealed the snazziest piece of new gaming hardware the show has to offer.  Powering up the Wii to high definition levels and introducing a game changing controller that provides an alternate view for each gaming experience.  The Wii U and new touch-screen based controller may silence the Nintendo nay-says.

What can a name do for a new device?  Successfully sink it or enable it to swim?  Sony today unveiled the new name for the PlayStation Portable gaming device.  The Vita graced the show stage of the Electronic Entertainment Expo today in Los Angeles.  Here are the details and specifications of the new device, there really is not much missing here.

A new imagining of the original Halo plus Halo 4, Gears of War 3, Mass Effect 3 and Minecraft all slated for Xbox 360. No new hardware announcement, but plenty of choice for the millions of Kinect motion detection controller owners in the future with Microsoft confirming at E3 today details of Star Wars, Dance Central, Fable and many more Kinect enabled titles on the horizon.

20 games are coming to Sony Ericsson’s Android-powered Xperia Play smartphone, with 10 Xperia Play exclusives to whet the appetite of Xperia Play owners and all to be showcased at the upcoming E3 games conference – alongside Playstation 1 games soon to also be made available.

With the Electronic Entertainment Expo  (E3) show just around the corner, and Nintendo poised to announce a new console to replace the Wii, is it possible we might see a more online focus from the big N?  The latest hint is a mention of a new Legend of Zelda title known as Zelda Universe.

The Wii 2, Wii2, Wii II, Wii HD, Wiiii or something else entirelii, the world has waited impatiently for a successor to Nintendo’s ground-breaking motion-sensing sensation, especially now its two major competitors have finally joined the motion sensing bandwagon.

Internet rumours are starting to take form that Nintendo is poised to announce a successor console to the fabulously popular Wii.  Supposedly the reveal will come at this year’s E3 show in June.  The Wii HD, or Wii 2 (or WiiWii) or whatever the new console will be named, the rumours have Nintendo “doing this one right.”  Does Nintendo really need to take on Microsoft and Sony at the tech level?

Want to know what can make a handheld 3D device tick? The Nintendo 3DS produces a 3D image without the need for glasses and may be out before the end of 2010.

Interview:  iTWire sat down with Frazer Scott Acting Marketing Director for Xbox in Australia and asked him to elaborate on the new Xbox 360 slim as well as the no-controller Kinect system and what this new hardware will mean for Australians.