| VGKing said: Nintendo doesn't seem to think so. This decision not to have a conference this year is a huge gamble. |
I think that Nintendo going into panic mode and altering the way they release public information at E3 is a sign that they think E3 is more important than ever. If they'd merely kept their same one hour press conference that almost always disappoints, they wouldn't have enough time to announce all of these new games. They have to devote some portion of every press conference to PR/ marketing speak, sales boasting, and mentioning casual dance/ fitness games that attract mainstream press, but cause E3 watchers to yawn.
Having targeted Nintendo Directs for people following E3 at home means they can show us all their games on their own time, not limited to a one hour show. They can do three hour-long Directs that week, for all we know. They certainly have more software announced and to be announced than I can ever remember them having in one year. Quite substantial.
Even looking at their announced 3DS lineup (which they still haven't announced all of yet), we're looking at, at the least, the most first-party sequels they've ever released in one year. That's not even including what Wii U software they've got coming, which based on Iwata and NoA's statements, sounds like a lot.
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