What Will Sony, Microsoft And Nintendo Announce At E3?

The 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo starts this week -- what should investors expect? Unlike an Apple or Google event, E3 is a bit more grounded in reality. There aren't any crazy rumors claiming that Nintendo NTDOY will introduce another new console. At best, consumers are simply pondering the existence of a new Metroid game. Despite the lack of crazy rumors, E3 is still one of the game industry's most important trade shows. Without it and its annual array of company-specific press conferences, Sony SNE and Microsoft MSFT would have had to rely on their own events to promote their new game consoles. Critics may still question the show's validity, but that won't stop anyone from following the news this week. Given that there aren't any ridiculous, iWatch-sized rumors or promises going into E3, some investors might not expect much from the event. But there are many reasons to be excited. Click through the slideshow to see why. Disclosure: At the time of this writing, Louis Bedigian had no position in the equities mentioned in this slideshow.