Why do we still look forward to Nintendo's E3 directs?

[zorg1000]

wombat123 said:

zorg1000 said:

People are making it out to be worse than it really was, in terms of content it was about the same as last year except for an extra 20 minutes of Smash info which could have been saved for the Treehouse or a Smash specific Direct.

If they would have just done a 3-5 mimute trailer for Smash than it would have been pretty similar to last year.

Seriously.  The only new thing that really made people happy about last year's E3 was a Metroid Prime 4 logo that probably only existed because Nintendo was scared that Samus Returns would get the 'Federation Force' treatment because it wasn't on the Switch and wasn't Metroid Prime 4.  Other than that, the only really big new exclusives they showed off were Kirby Star Allies, Yoshi and Mario + Rabbids and I doubt many people were ultra excited about another 2D Kirby and Yoshi game since Planet Robobot and Woolly World came out recently. I'm not saying 2018 was spectacular, I'm just saying that some people romanticize 2017's E3 because of how great BotW was, a logo and a promise from a Pokemon Company executive.

I agree, this year wasnt amazing but people are acting like it was terrible and last year was the greatest thing ever when they were pretty similar. Here is a breakdown of each year.

 

2017

Compilation of upcoming multiplayer titles (ARMS, Splatoon, Pokken, FIFA and reveal of Rocket League)

Xenoblade 2 trailer

Kirby reveal and trailer

Pokemon in development, no footage or details

Metroid Prime 4 logo, no footage or details

Yoshi reveal and trailer

Fire Emblem Warriors trailer

Breath of the Wild DLC

Mario+Rabbids reveal and trailer

Mario Odyssey trailer

 

2018

Daemon x Machina reveal and trailer

Xenoblade 2 DLC

Pokemon Lets Go trailer

Mario Party reveal and trailer

Fire Emblem first trailer

Fortnite reveal and trailer

Overcooked 2 reveal and trailer

Queen Killer reveal and trailer

Compilation of various upcoming titles (ARK, Octo Expansion, Mario Tennis, Wolfenstein, Dragon Ball,  Wasteland etc)

Smash Bros first trailer