| MTZehvor said: So...Nintendo had more games it could have shown...but deliberately chose not to in order to keep other companies from "copying" their game style? Am I the only one who doesn't buy this? E3 was the time for Nintendo to come out, guns blazing, and show it could compete with Microsoft and Sony. It was their chance to give people a reason to buy a Wii U. And yes, I realize it wasn't a big press conference like the other companies had, but nonetheless, it was still the most highly publicized and criticized Nintendo showing since...well...last E3. Somehow, I have doubts that they would purposefully skip out on mentioning games that could convince people to buy a Wii U simply because they were concerned that someone might steal their ideas, or that people would have to wait. But oh well. I guess time will tell if I'm right on that. |
You're probably the only one. If Nintendo is talking about a late 2014 release, especailly something special and unique, why show it now? MS copying Wii with Kinect significantly ate into Wii's market dominance, and Sony also copied with Move. The longer it takes their competitors to match their innovation, the better for Nintendo.
The guess here is that Nintendo is working on a Wii Sports-like product for release in Christmas 2014. There is no point in showing it now since it's still a long way away. They will save it to have a big reveal at next year's e3, or maybe at the Tokyo Game Show. If the product uses the Gamepad in a fun and crowd-pleasing way, it could be a game-changer, the kind of product that makes the mass market ignore the PS4 and XBOne. Since these products already have some quasi-gamepad options in Vita and Smartglass, we would see them look to copy the new Wii U innovation as quick as they could. The longer Nintendo waits to reveal the new product - in particular until after PS4 and XBOne have launched and the marketing underway - the better in terms of making copying more difficult.
Besides, this year PS4 and XBOne will bascially be sold out to their rabid fans. The real competition for the mass-market is next year.
