The annual gathering of video game developers, publishers, and press known as the Electronic Entertainment Expo is just a little more than a week away, and like previous E3s, this year's show should have no shortage of new software and hardware announcements, as well as plenty of surprises. But E3 2011 is a little different from shows in recent years because one of the three console manufacturers, Nintendo, plans to take the wraps off of the successor to the Wii. These console announcements usually signify the beginning of a shift in the video game industry--the ushering in of a new cycle that will be inevitably peppered with even more new hardware and accompanied by changes in strategy in an attempt to maintain relevance with currently existing hardware. What else do we expect to happen this year? Which company has the most at stake? Read on to find out.