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DélioPT on 14 May 2017
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Nautilus said:
DélioPT said:

Most of what you just said has got nothing with what i have said or questioned.

"Your whole argument is "Nintendo has nothing on 2018 because they are not willing to show many games for it".
 That is not my argument, nor have i suggested it.
What i questioned was their ability to correct a past mistake: not enough 1st party support (that excludes concerns over 2nd party SW). And if they corrected this mistake and have a ton of games coming, why hold back at the single biggest event in gaming year?

"To suggest that just because they prefer to announce things that are soon to be released, instead of pulling an Square Enix"
I never said anything of the sort or implied that i would be ok with it - which i'm not, btw.
What i have been saying is that i wished for - or saw as the best decision - was to divide focus between 2017 and 2018 games for the video presentation.

The strategy of revealing games began before the Switch and the reason was not because, suddenly, Nintendo decided to change their ways. It used that PR spin to cover up their lack of games (you can't announce for the future what you lack or do not have).
That's why E32016 was all about Zelda.
Do you really believe that if E3 2016 had been a second E3 2014, for example, they would have done what they did last year? I don't believe that for a second.

"2018 may not be as impressive as 2017 in terms of first party"
Your view is even worse than mine, then.
I expect nothing less than upping their release schedule (decreasing 3DS SW and no Wii U games for 2/3 years) for next year in a significat manner... i just fear that might not be the case.

How did I not answer your questions?Actually, what I mean is, how you can read through it, and ask me the same things again?For your first bolded part, yeah thats what you are arguing.You said past comments that, if Nintendo is not showing many 2018 titles here, is because they dont have titles currently in development for it.Read this word:many.Thats what I wrote, and what you sugested.And as I said, its ridiculous.Read my examples on my previous comments to know why.

For the second bolded part, yes thats what you are suggesting.You want Nintendo to come out and say:"Hey look at this title!Oh, but in only comes late next year.Oh, not to mention that, since we dont have a fixed release date, it can be delayed!"And you are too attached to the old ways.Do I love to see new exciting releases?Sure!But you need to think in the company view:Is it more effective to announce everything 1 year before and nothing in betwenn, or do the 1-2 punch that was the Switch reveal?(October teaser, January full reveal, March release).The numbers and success shows thats the case.Nintendo is simply following a success strategy.So yeah, I believe they will hold things off to announce at a later date that they think is a better one.I mean, there will be reveals for 2018, but not as many as you want or think there should.

For your third part, why you keep taking things out of contexts?First of all, I said may.Im not convinced or sure it will be worse.And assuming it is, 2017 is fucking great already and jam packed with stuff.We are going to get what, at the very least 6 AAA first party, releases, at least 2 second party games(and Im not counting the Mario vs Rabbid game), and whatever else they might announce at E3?No one does that.Not even Sony and MS combined.And things just dosent work like "they are working on one system now, its going to be double of what they do before!".3DS games were easier to make, and game development is sporadic.While a game like Splatoon 2 takes 2 years to make, there is a Zelda game that takes 5 years.First party game releases for Switch will be higher than Wii U or 3DS, but its not something proportional.

I think you are either too naive about the industry in itself, or you jump the gun to conclusions and dont try to see the whole picture.Nintendo is doing nothing wrong here.Unless they have a crappy E3 of course.But from the data we have now, the conclusion we can reach is the opossite of that.

You could translate what i said as they are not showing enough 2018 MAYBE because they don't have enough to show and keep the rest to reveal later.
I never took that as a fact.
And given their recent history of failed promises i think i'm at least entitled to question their ability to correct that mistake.
Also, their current success changes nothing - at least, so far.

I'm jumping the gun?
You automatically assumed that i asked for late 2018 titles; You also assumed that they can only reveal late 2018 titles.
Hey look at this title!Oh, but in only comes late next year.Oh, not to mention that, since we dont have a fixed release date, it can be delayed!"
You go for the worst scenario and i'm the one jumping the gun?
They can reveal more of what's coming 1st half.

You think it's the best strategy, I don't.
Nor have i seen proof that it's the strategy they would follow even if they had a ton of games coming.

I don't understand how someone like you who absolutely believes that 2018 is garanteed even poses that question.
I ask that question because i haven't seen it's garanteed, hence my comment.
I don't believe not showing any 2018 game (and i also mean footage), releasing 5 1st party games in a 10 month period - again, so far - makes 2017 awesome.
Have they had success? Of course they had. Have they corrected ALL past mistakes? That remains to be seen.

"Nintendo is doing nothing wrong here."
Unless you know for a fact what Nintendo has planned for 2018, it's a leap of faith.

If you really want to convince me that my fear is unreasonable show me what Nintendo has done, said or revealed that makes me wrong.
Because all i see is a lack of information on what's coming and a lack of will to focus on it (aswell).