Veknoid_Outcast said:
Haha, I definitely know what you mean. I actually think the Nintendo and Sony presentations weren't too far apart last year. Sony won, but only by a slight margin. It was The Last of Us that really pushed it over the top. I understand your point about the Nintendo Directs -- they do steal some of the thunder that could be deployed at E3 -- but for all the surprises Nintendo has unveiled recently via Nintendo Direct it still hasn't show footage from some of its biggest series: Mario Kart, Smash Bros., and Super Mario. Plus there are several franchises that are big question marks: Star Fox, F-Zero, Wii Sports, Metroid. Nintendo could simply overwhelm Sony and Microsoft with software announcements or, in the case of already-announced games, new footage. |
yeah I suppose they have only shown trailers or announced that they have "a new 3D Mario (I think they said that)" and "a new Zelda" which they only said the dungeons could be done in any order so I suppose they still have the actual footage to reveal, but that kind of takes the "WHA REALLY?" factor of those announcements away which is a large part of why I watch E3 conferences. I want to be surprised. Now if they have Mario Kart, 3D Mario, and Zelda ready for this holiday on WiiU that would be damn surprising and an awesome announcement if even 2 of the 3 were coming (most likely the 2 Marios). The ending for them kind of gave me a sour taste (cause I thought I was going to get a big suprise WiiU launch title and I got fireworks) but I suppose the conference was good overal. If Sony has 2 games for PS4 from their top studios that would be great (MM, ND, GG, and SSM would get me most excited especially for new IP on PS4) and if they could couple it with a good price ($450 for a 1tb model would be amazing) and say existing PS+ subs cover all the Gaikai stuff that would be amazing and tough to beat. If Nintendo can get Mario Kart and 3D out this year (show gameplay) and show off Smash, Zelda U, and maybe blindside me with a new DKC (one of my favorite Wii games) then they would probably overpower even those Sony announcements. Oh and Sony may cut price of PS3 to counteract a PS4 dropoff effect. God there's so many big things that are going to be at the show this year I just need it to be June! Gotta remember to request June 11-14 off at work for this stuff lol