Im reaching?lol

This is marketing 101.Even if you have a good product, marketing it the right way can help the boost of said product all the more.Im not saying that surprise is the only tactic there is, but it is one of the biggest you can pull.Creating expectation for an event and then exceding that expectation with something no one saw comming make that initial hype even bigger.Better yet, it makes people talk about it more.Why?Because that burst of excitement, that level of attention can turn the eyes of people that most likely werent interested in the first place, because it is human nature to know whats the hottest thing right now, to know what is happening just right outside the door.And that is something which most likely wouldnt have happened without said element of surprise, or some antecipation of sorts.

Honestly, Im really baffled on how there is someone that has already saw through several E3 not understand the power of surprise, the power of the unknown.

You missing point, what you or some other fan want is irrelevant, Nintendo strategy of focusing on short term is working, they dont need to focus on long term. Switch is selling great regardles PS4 and XB1, and actualy on pair with PS4 second year sales.

They dont even need to say that, from Switch launch we saw they dont showing hole years lineup on E3, of course there will be more 2018. announcements after E3 also (most of them will be 3rd party). Actually last years E3 they also said 6-9 months focus but reality was that 90% of showed games were this years games, but that dont mean they showed hole lineup in that time period, for instance games like Paladins and Fortnite are announced and released in same time period.

Miyamotoo wasn't just talking about the E3 presentation, so my comments went off topic, too.

He was saying that there's nothing wrong with the current strategy. I said there was a problem: the focus on the short term.
Will the Switch outsell the XB1? Yes. But if things don't change it might be a victory in the short term. Why? Because Nintendo isn't stealing customers.

It wasn't me who started the off topic comments, btw.

On topic: the way people perceive you, will obviously influence sales - one way or another. If Nintendo doesn't cause a bigger impact, then it won't get the result of such impact.

The problem with not stealing customers isn't visible now, but it will in the next generation.
If Switch managed to steal costumers that could mean that when next gen comes, if Nintendo can't surprise gamers, it's userbase will be smaller than it could be, had it stolen costumers from Sony and MS.
It's a question of fidelity to the brand. And so far, that hasn't changed in Nintendo's favour.

In other words, what might happen is a repeat of what happened after Wi: the novelty was gone and it's new found userbase didn't care for Wii U.
If all Switch does is offer a one time pass to Nintendo's side, come PS5 and XB2, these sales we are seeing most likely won't repeat themselves.

New audiences may appear. Who knows…

If focusing on the short term is so great and the only thing companies need, why doesn't everyone do the same? Specially after looking at Switch. Why is that?

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Lol, point that everyone else are doing things in difrent way doesnt mean that Nintendos way is wrong way, I mean numbers (hardware and software sales) tells us without doubt that their strategy works for them, from your point you could also said that its wrong way Nintendo releasing hybrid console. From some reason you have hard time accepting that Nintendo is managing things different and that not everyone need to managing things in same way. 

Also for instance Sony also talked few months ago how they dont want any more to announce games so much in advance and want to have smaller amount of time between announcing and releasing game.

Now Im not giving examples?I mean, if you simply forget everything I wrote about game sales, or how I wrote a whole paragraph about how surprise can be essential and everything?*sigh*

Given that its pretty clear now that you are simply complaining for the purpose of complaining and not being able to admit that I have at the very least the possibility of being right, Ill declare that the argument is over and that I was right.This will be my last reply to you on this subject.Have a nice day!

My main complaint about tge show would be how they spent it all on Smash; great game, but I don't watch e3 for a single game deep-dive.

My main complkaint on a bigger level is that Nintendo seems to be letting up on the Switch gas pedal. They only have one platform to support, and this is what we get? I am not holding my breath for more 2018 announcements either, if they can't even finish a slagging 2D Yoshi game after 18 months.

Not for me.

Nintendo was in a terrible shape and decided to get out of E3, that's how I see it.

Other than that, e3 is still exciting and drive a huge amount of audience that I don't see in any other gaming event.

They had the same game plan last year outside of Metroid Prime 4 and Pokemon 2019, showing mostly games releasing the same year or early next year. Even showing Mario Odyssey as the main game for their E3 2017 lineup akin to Smash Bros. Headlong this year’s E3.

They later had a September direct AND a Xenoblade 2 November direct in 2017 so why are we assuming no more directs outside of maybe a Smash direct.