There have been 1,000,000 threads about Nintendo's current state, and what you would do in Iwata's shoes. People have not been impressed with Nintendo's direction and have wanted them to do things differently. Now we have just seen e3 (with perhaps more to come over the next couple days) and a tremendous amount of content has been revealed. We have:
-A cool digital event presentation.
-A very cool-looking, open-world Zelda U.
-X is Xenoblade Chronicles X, and appears to have the same amazing plot-driven gameplay that made Xenoblade 1 the new standard of JRPGs.
-New IP's: Mario Maker (filling that minecraft niche) and Splatoon ( finally a 3rd person online shooter from Nintendo).
-New takes on classic IP's: Clay Kirby and Wool Yoshi.
-Early looks at more new IP's that use the gamepad: Project Guard and Robot.
-A tease of a new Star Fox.
-The original Bayonetta not only available on Wii U as requested, but included with B2.
-Asymetric Mario Party 10.
-Devil's 3rd exclusive (mature 3rd party IP)
-NFC figures.
It seems like so many requests from fans have been answered, in particular Zelda, Starfox and new IP's (5+ at this e3 alone). There's also much more online offering, such as Bayonetta 2 multiplayer and Splatoon's online focus. It also seems clear that rather than abandoning the Gamepad, Nintendo is double-down on it to make Wii U a unique experience.
So are you pleased with Nintendo's direction? Are there things they need to be doing differently? Will the ship be righted by these projects? Is Iwata doing the right thing and is his job safe?
