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Soundwave on 25 April 2013
curl-6 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Nintendo Directs are not helping....at all. They need to go big with the press conferences.

They are helping. The January ND for Wii U showing Monolith Soft's X did a great job of generating much needed excitement. This past 3DS one did the same for that system with games like Yoshi's Island, Link to the Past 2, and Bravely Default.


E3 reaches a much bigger scope in terms of the mainstream press though. Nintendo Direct is nice, but it's mostly something for 10,000-20,000 people who are going to buy all of those games anyway.



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gigantor21 on 25 April 2013
Soundwave said:

I mean really, there's plenty of software to have made this Nintendo's best E3 that I can remember.

Mario 3D - Nothing shown
Mario Kart U - Nothing shown
Super Smash Bros U - Nothing shown
Zelda: Wind Waker Reborn - 3 still screenshots shown
X - Short clip shown
Bayonetta 2 - No real in-game footage shown other than like a 2 second snipet
Retro's Game - Nothing shown, nothing detailed as of yet, period.
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem - No in-game footage shown as of yet

I mean, we've seen *nothing* basically on any of these games except X.

That's kind of the puzzling thing is the one year Nintendo has stockpiled a ton of stuff to show, they opt to not have the big stage, whereas in year's past they've had the big stage and basically wasted it by having 20 minutes of Wii Music or Batman: Arkham City port-erific demos.

That's the main thing that gets me about this too.

Why not have a big press conference where you lay all this shit out? It would be more than enough to prove that the console is still viable and has enough support to justify sitting next to the PS4 and 720 come Christmastime. More information/reveals for those games should be getting the red carpet treatment, not smaller-scale closed door events. They don't need E3 to do those--hell, they could do those after the big stage reveals to provide more specific info on each title.

The one time where they can line-up enough to make a big splash--especially compared to their previous E3 showings--and they shrink away instead? It's ridiculous.



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EricFabian on 25 April 2013
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Nintendo Directs are not helping....at all. They need to go big with the press conferences.


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leedlelee on 25 April 2013

At least this way nobody can claim their presentation is awful...



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S.T.A.G.E. on 25 April 2013
curl-6 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Nintendo Directs are not helping....at all. They need to go big with the press conferences.

They are helping. The January ND for Wii U showing Monolith Soft's X did a great job of generating much needed excitement. This past 3DS one did the same for that system with games like Yoshi's Island, Link to the Past 2, and Bravely Default.


They are helping Nintendo core but not much else which isnt very much. If you can show me at  Direct conference with over 400,000 hits on Youtube it would be appreciated.



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curtiswolf on 25 April 2013

Honestly I didn’t see this one coming. But it really makes me wonder about Nintendo. Are they really that dumb not to do any showcasing at E3? I mean come on E3 is one of the most watched gaming events ever. Why wouldn’t they want to show all their shit when everyone’s watching. No no let’s not do that, let’s make small events no one will watch because it says Nintendo.



curl-6 on 25 April 2013
S.T.A.G.E. said:
curl-6 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Nintendo Directs are not helping....at all. They need to go big with the press conferences.

They are helping. The January ND for Wii U showing Monolith Soft's X did a great job of generating much needed excitement. This past 3DS one did the same for that system with games like Yoshi's Island, Link to the Past 2, and Bravely Default.


They are helping Nintendo core but not much else which isnt very much.

(@Soundwave too)

Nintendo fans may watch the actual presentation, but the news and trailers disseminate through other gaming news outlets. Bayonetta 2's exclusivity was announced at an ND, but it was common knowledge within a day.



S.T.A.G.E. on 25 April 2013
curl-6 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
curl-6 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Nintendo Directs are not helping....at all. They need to go big with the press conferences.

They are helping. The January ND for Wii U showing Monolith Soft's X did a great job of generating much needed excitement. This past 3DS one did the same for that system with games like Yoshi's Island, Link to the Past 2, and Bravely Default.


They are helping Nintendo core but not much else which isnt very much.

(@Soundwave too)

Nintendo fans may watch the actual presentation, but the news and trailers disseminate through other gaming news outlets. Bayonetta 2's exclusivity was announced at an ND, but it was common knowledge within a day.


Yeah, but its going to still have Bayonetta sales, and not multiplatform sales either.



aikohualda on 25 April 2013
morenoingrato said:
Yay! What the WiiU needed! Less exposure! -_-

hahahahh



 

Soundwave on 25 April 2013
gigantor21 said:
Soundwave said:

I mean really, there's plenty of software to have made this Nintendo's best E3 that I can remember.

Mario 3D - Nothing shown
Mario Kart U - Nothing shown
Super Smash Bros U - Nothing shown
Zelda: Wind Waker Reborn - 3 still screenshots shown
X - Short clip shown
Bayonetta 2 - No real in-game footage shown other than like a 2 second snipet
Retro's Game - Nothing shown, nothing detailed as of yet, period.
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem - No in-game footage shown as of yet

I mean, we've seen *nothing* basically on any of these games except X.

That's kind of the puzzling thing is the one year Nintendo has stockpiled a ton of stuff to show, they opt to not have the big stage, whereas in year's past they've had the big stage and basically wasted it by having 20 minutes of Wii Music or Batman: Arkham City port-erific demos.

That's the main thing that gets me about this too.

Why not have a big press conference where you lay all this shit out? It would be more than enough to prove that the console is still viable and has enough support to justify sitting next to the PS4 and 720 come Christmastime. More information/reveals for those games should be getting the red carpet treatment, not smaller-scale closed door events. They don't need E3 to do those--hell, they could do those after the big stage reveals to provide more specific info on each title.

The one time where they can line-up enough to make a big splash--especially compared to their previous E3 showings--and they shrink away instead? It's ridiculous.


I hate to say it, but I think privately Nintendo is starting to hedge towards a future where the 3DS is their main focus. They will certainly try with the Wii U, but they aren't going to spend money like crazy to do so, people are either going to buy the system based on the merits of a few big franchises or they're not.

3DS I think is what Nintendo views as the bedrock of their business, Iwata even said it in the investor's report that the no.1 priority for them as a business is to get 3DS sales going better in the West.

Wii U I think they'd love for it to do well, but they might be kinda preparing for a future where it sells in the GCN/N64 range and is kind of its own specialty platform. They're not going to break their back in other words (like they did with the huge 3DS price cut and incurring losses and grabbing Monster Hunter exclusivity) for Wii U.