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Soundwave on 25 April 2013
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superchunk said:
Soundwave said:

Yeah but what's the point of having these games on the big stage? Is anyone going to really be wowwed by Watch Dogs on Wii U on an on-stage presentation when you know Sony/MS have the same game (and probably better looking versions on the PS4/720)?

Everyone fell asleep during the Batman demo on Wii U last year, granted that's an older game, but the point is I think Nintendo probably recoginized in part that no one really cares about multiplats. Probably least of all on the Wii U.

I mean if you have something like Final Fantasy VII Remake or Grand Theft Auto V exclusivity or even that type of game is coming with some type of really unbelievable exclusive content, then sure a big stage is warranted.

But they probably don't, so why bother with a big show. Nintendo Direct gets the job done as far as sending out the message of showing Nintendo fans their favorite forthcoming Nintendo franchises and getting them excited for much less money.

It will depend on what unique features, if any, Wii U has. But that's not the point. Nintendo is merely doing a cost analysis and the Nintendo Directs in their opinion are providing better returns than the mega-shows. The big stage is now ... the internet. The same people watching the big stage are also watching ND. The same media will report on it. The same articles come out. But, without the massive costs associated with a show where issues and accidents happen.

Plus, you actually have more time and money to show more content.  Previously, Nintendo didn't show much 3rd party even when they had it. Now they can have a ND solely focused to it if they desire. All for FAR less costs with arguably the same results.


They have showed quite a bit of third party content the last few years, last year a lot of time was spent on Batman (rightly or wrongly, lol) and Zombi U.

But they probably don't even have an exclusive like Zombi U this year to show off.

The other thing is Sony/MS probably already have booked up all the "big" third party games for their shows, MS will probably have Call of Duty/Battlefield 4 at their event, Sony might have booked up Assassin's Creed/Watch Dogs for their event, so who's Nintendo supposed to get on their stage?

I think in part this is the reason. If Nintendo had like say Square-Enix banging on their door giving them FF7 Remake exclusive or something, you bet your ass they would likely have a big show this year, because they have someone else who's really investing in their platform and they'd want to reward that by giving them a big stage.

But again if its just Nintendo ... I think it just got to the point where Nintendo said to themselves "well it's just us really, we don't need a big stage to excite our own fans".

I do think definitely it's part of the reasoning behind the change.