Is Nintendo Side Stepping E3 Because Of Third Party Snubs?

[Sal.Paradise]

Soundwave said:

Sal.Paradise said:

superchunk said:
I hate this fictitious idea that at this point Wii U has no 3rd party support for next-gen. EA is the only one not supporting at this point. Everyone else has multiple games announced. 

 

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.

 

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.

That's the thing, I don't think they'd just be speaking to Nintendo fans, which is crucial to why the big conference is so important. They'll always be able to communicate to Nintendo fans but E3 is the best way of getting your company message (and games) out to people that may not normally pay attention, which is just what they need.

It's a question of whether the cost of the big conference over NDirects is acceptable, proportional to the extra exposure they'd gain by holding it. I think it is. They'll no doubt be paying a lot for the floor space and backroom space that they've reserved anyway..they shouldn't skimp out on the conference either.