Sideway: New York was one of those games I was instantly interested in the moment I saw the first trailer. It has the art style that looks as if it were taken straight out a sketchbook, and embodies this carefree urban attitude that we don’t see too often. The success of Sideway: New York as a game however mostly depends on how fun it is to play. I’m sorry to say the appeal of this game wears thin fairly quickly like a watered down can of spray paint.

The 3DS has some augmented reality games that takes advantage of its rear cameras. One such game turns a surface into an arena with targets to shoot. The targets will appear all over, and sometimes you have to move around the table (or whatever the surface is) to get a clean shot. There are other AR games that came to Wired’s attention that Nintendo hasn’t announced. It’s possible these games won’t make it onto the final hardware.

There are many other companies attending E3 besides those big namers, some of which are promoting only a game or two or maybe showing off a few gaming peripherals.

Here’s a quick look at goodies promised to be on display at E3 by seven companies you might not have been paying particular attention to including ijji, Penguin, SplitFish, Graffiti, Tritton, Innex and PPC.