So I went to E3 today, and tried out a bunch of stuff.
NSMB: Wii - I thought the game would look better in person, and it did, but just barely (Seriously, this looks like one of the laziest efforts by Nintendo for a big name game in recent memory. Smash Bros. Melee looks better than this!). They only had the multiplayer sections up, so that kinda sucked but meh, it was actually pretty fun. I could see it definitely being enjoyable with friends. The propeller and penguin suits were nice new additions and added to the game, unlike NSMB DS's near useless gimmicks. I have to say though, I don't really like the physics that much. I felt the same with the original, and the weight just doesn't feel right. Almost all the other Mario games had a better sense of momentum, so it's kind of a shame they had to use this particular one. Still, it's not a deal breaker, and it still does for the most part control very well.
Uncharted 2 - As I was passing along the Sony booth, I was accosted by a Sony employee who gave me some post card thing that allowed me to try the Uncharted 2 Beta. I was all like 'oh yeah i'm sure
that's gonna happen

', but seeing as how I was right there and the rep had a 'they're gonna take away my thumbs!' look on his face (it seemed like they were having difficulty getting people to play, since almost all the terminals were empty), I said ok. I never played the first one, but I really liked one of the locations. Graphics were SICK. But that's about it.
God of War 3 - The game almost feels like a whole different beast in 30 fps (so much for cell

), but it does look real good.
King of Fighters XII - Played a little. Looked absolutely gorgeous.
Oh, Magna Carta 2 was playable! Definitely a game of the show contender, obviously.
Sadly I didn't spend too much time a the convention center, since I started getting hungry and hell if I'm gonna eat from a place that charges $5 for a 4 oz. bottle of water.
I may have to retract some of my hype, and although I didn't spend too much time at Microsoft's booth, I guess I'll say they impressed me the most, simply out of spite.