They say that photos and videos are worth thousands more than words. I fully agree. Here are some great videos taken from the E3.

Nintendo Wii Controller in action
I’m amazed of how Nintendo Wii actually listens/senses the player’s motion. You will see it in action while demo is being performed on Legend of Zelda, Red Steel, and two other Nintendo title I’m not quite sure of (which is about Tennis and Music). Now, everyone can shoot a bow like Robin Hood, fire a M16, play tennis and music using a Nintendo Wii controller! Wath the video (7 min and 30 secs)!

PS3 Controller!
With a newly redesign controller (it was a boomerang last time, remember?), Sony introduces a new technolgy:

6 degree of freedom with no external sensors needed

In fact, some even termed it 4D gaming. Analogue controllers and wireless bluetooth controllers are being shown and demo on screen. The duck in the tub is quite interesting. Thanks to the new technology, this ain’t a sitting duck no more! Below are some more details of the controller:

In addition to the “3-posture-axis” of roll, pitch and yaw, “3-dimension acceleration information (X, Y, and Z)” can be detected in high-precision and in real-time. In addition to standard key input available in existing controllers, more natural and more intuitive play will become possible as if the controller has become part of your body.
Pursuant to the introduction of this new six-axis sensing system, the vibration feature that is currently available on DUALSHOCK® and DUALSHOCK®2 controllers for PlayStation and PlayStation®2, will be removed from the new PS3 controller as vibration itself interferes with information detected by the sensor.

The shape of L2/R2 buttons located on the top of the controller has also been enlarged with increased depth in stroke for more subtle control in games. At the same time, the tilting angle of the analog joy sticks has been slightly broadened to enable more delicate and more dynamic manipulation. Along with these improvements, precision of above information detection (L2/R2, analog joy stick) has been increased from 8 bit to 10 bit.

All input information will be immediately transferred to the PS3 system through the Bluetooth® wireless technology. By using a USB cable, the PS3 controller can be swapped seamlessly from wireless to wired, and can be charged automatically. The cable can be attached and detached at anytime.

source: [cnet]