We'll see. I like Naughty Dog's previous stuff (though I have to confess, I still haven't played Uncharted 3) so I have a small degree of faith they'll do something interesting. I'll wait and see what people say when it eventually releases.

Oddly, I actually quite like the sound of some of the stuff the Wii U will be doing. Again, it's one to wait and see on, I think — if it's nothing but Mario Kart and Mario platformers I can probably safely give it a miss, but if developers like Monolithsoft, Mistwalker and Ganbarion (Xenoblade, The Last Story, Pandora's Tower respectively) sign up, then colour me interested.

The thing with the Wii is that it was actually home to a ton of awesome, creative "gamers' games" that it never got credit for just because it was, well, the Wii. But there are some brilliant adventure games, RPGs, shooters and all manner of other things on that system, all because it's less of a risk for developers and publishers to work on it. I'm hoping the Wii U will continue that trend as "next-gen" costs inevitably spiral out of control.

It was a weak year for big-budget gaming. Microsoft is all but forgetting why people buy their systems, and Nintendo had the poorest showing I've ever witnessed — destroying all my excitement for their upcoming Wii U in the process. Still, it's good to have a company developing games for younger gamers, which is where their obviously going with Wii U — regardless of their previous statements.

Sony did a pretty good job, as they are the only company of the three that's pushing core games, instead of everything but — with exception to Wonderbook, which did drag on for far too long.

Assassins Creed, along with most other "must have games," aren't exactly my cup of tea, but I have to say that Ubisoft is really doing something special with AC3. It's intrigued me something fierce.

I'd encourage giving The Last of Us a second look though. It's not a typical 'zombie' title, of which I'm sick of myself. Zombie U… (barf)! The gameplay mechanics are quite innovative and it looks like it has the potential for a new level of intensity in gaming. You'll have to check out the new gameplay trailer to really understand it though. The denizens don't look like zombies anymore either, just ragged people that are crazed in the head — a needed change in my opinion.