E3 Day One Preview & Guesstimation: Sony, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Activision Blizzard, Capcom

As E3 proper kicks off tomorrow, we'll have hands-on time with Bethesda's Fallout 3, Valve's Left 4 Dead, and offerings from massive publishers Ubisoft, EA and Nintendo.

We don't know exactly what's coming up tomorrow, but we do have some rather good ideas. Below is a schedule of tomorrow's events, along with our expectations.

Nintendo Press Conference, 9:00 AM PST

Expectations:

• More details on the Wii MotionPlus, including the game that justifies it.

• First details on the long-awaited Animal Crossing Wii.

• A possible delivery of the long-standing Kid Icarus rumors.

• The revival of the Punch-Out!! series.

• A mystery title for the hardcore gamer, per Nintendo's past promises.

• Other oft-mentioned Wii games, like Wii Health and Wii Music.

• Some sort of storage expansion for the Wii--USB thumb drives?

Sony Press Conference, 11:30 AM

Expectations:

• Our first look at God of War 3.

• A firm release date for Wipeout HD.

• More on titles like:

  • LittleBigPlanet

  • Killzone 2

  • Resistance 2

  • Afrika

  • Heavy Rain

• New Twisted Metal PS3 details.

• The yearly PlayStation Home update.

Ubisoft Press Conference, 2:30 PM

Expectations:

• More details on major titles like:

  • Prince of Persia

  • Far Cry 2

  • Tom Clancy's HAWX and EndWar

• At least one major game announcement.

Capcom Press Conference, 4:30 PM

Expectations:

• More details on:
  • Resident Evil 5

  • Mega Man 9

  • Street Fighter IV

  • Bionic Commando

  • Bionic Commando Rearmed

  • Age of Booty

  • Flock

Activision Blizzard, 7:00 PM (Not at E3 Proper)

Expectations:

• More details on:

  • Treyarch's upcoming Bond shooter Quantum of Solace.

  • The next Wolfenstein, under development by subsidiary Raven.

  • Guitar Hero World Tour

  • Call of Duty: World at War

• A first look at the redesigned Tony Hawk game

• Possible World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King release date