Sal.Paradise said:
Seriously? Seriously? Who are you trying to fool?
On the thread subject: I've been thinking about it and I can't come up with a solid reason. Maybe the levels of support the Wii U is getting is a part of the decision..but then I still think the traditional conference would be beneficial to Wii U, even if they don't have many third party games to show.
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That Nokia Theater is not cheap to rent. Nintendo also used to rent the stage by the Graumann's Theater, which is where the Oscars are held ... that's not cheap either.
I think they just figure if we're just speaking to Nintendo fans, then why not just do so through Nintendo Direct. You can shoot a Nintendo Direct with Iwata in the basement of the Nintendo HQ, lol, for like no cost and splice in game footage and voila. Nintendo fans get what they want (to see the new Mario + Mario Kart + Smash + Wind Waker HD) and Nintendo gets their message across to the same audience for a fraction of the cost.
Seems like a pretty Nintendo way of thinking about things.
A third party megaton or some kind of new blue ocean fad that Nintendo is trying to push would justify having a big stage show because in that case you want to get the message out to non-Nintendo fans. But if you don't have any of that, then what's the point? All the Mario in the world isn't going to change the mind of the kid who's set on buying the new 720/PS4 and plays games like Halo/GTA/Madden/COD almost exclusively. Nintendo's already lost this audience, no point in trying to chase them and spend money on that crowd.
