Lessons from E3: 10 things your video game console can do for you

EyePet is an augmented reality game available for PlayStation3 and PlayStationPortable that lets players share their world with a cartoon, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"-style. But just like a real pet, this animated pet needs attention. You'll have to give it a bath, play with it and remember to put out his pee pad. Nobody wants a mess in his living room, even if it's virtual.

Starting this fall you can skip the family vacation and buy Go Vacation for your Wii instead. The game takes place on the super fun island of Kawawii (get it?) and offers 50 sporting events, including rollerblading, ice fishing, scuba diving, mini-golfing and bungee jumping. It's like one of those all-inclusive resorts, except on your television. Fun for the whole family!

Thanks to the vast array of dance games on the market -- Dance Dance Revolution, Just Dance and Michael Jackson: The Experience, to name a few -- the indignity of getting up your heart rate while dancing around to pop music can now be done in the comfort of your own home. All you have to do is figure out how to get out of your gym membership.

You were all set to go to London for the 2012 Summer Olympics -- check out Big Ben, ride a double decker bus and watch some of the best athletes in the world. But hold up. Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, a new game for the Wii and 3DS, will be available in November (Mario) and February (Sonic). Cancel those plane tickets! You'll have all the equestrian, gymnastics, badminton, ribbon twirling and swimming fun you need without going anywhere.

The Glee Karaoke Revolution for Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii has been around for a while, and it's not going anywhere. Girls dressed like cheerleaders were dancing around the South Hall of the L.A. Convention Center as E3 attendees sang badly to some of our favorite pop songs as repurposed by the “Glee” crew. Volume 3 comes out this fall.

Lots of fitness games were on display at E3, and lots of toned people used them to show how fit they can make you. The meanest-looking game is UFC Personal Trainer, a mixed marital arts training program available for Xbox 360, Wii and Playstation 3 at the end of this month. When it comes to a personal trainer, meaner is better.

Bored of drawing on paper? You're in luck! Thanks to uDraw, a drawing tablet for video game consoles, you've got options. Take a (virtual) page from artist Luke Cheuh (pictured above) and use the uDraw tablet to make art on your television. It's the future.

One of our biggest takeaways from E3? Sports games are glorious. The players are lifelike and even have the physical idiosyncrasies of real-life athletes. The slow-motion shots are on par with some of the most beautiful action sequences in film, and if your favorite player does something you don't like, you only have yourself to blame.

Legos are great, but all those little pieces can make such a mess. Get your kids Lego video games instead. On display at E3 was the Harry Potter Lego video game with a plastic-looking Harry Potter and friends gliding through a Hogwarts made of little square pieces. A new Lego version of the Pirates of the Caribbean game was recently released.

Game console, shmame console. Who needs Xbox, Wii or Playstation 3 when you have real-life friends to play with? The people in this picture (taken at the IndieCade showcase at E3) are playing a game called Ninja, which is kind of like a stop-motion tag involving Ninja moves. No electronics required.