So... we're in agreement that this was the greatest E3/SGF season of all time?

[Leynos]

firebush03 said:

Leynos said:

Not even remotely close. Every E3 in the 6th gen was flooded with amazing and varied stuff. Not to mention E3 1999 with Dreamcast. This was the best SGF and I liked it more than 8th gen E3s but the best Nintendo E3 showing since the direct era is still 2019.

Y'know, you raise a good question about which year Nintendo delivered best during their summer presentation... honestly I'm not sure I have an answer.

- 2024 was incredible until the games actually released and ended up pretty middle-of-the-road (M&L Brothership, MP4:Beyond, SMPJamboree),
- 2023 was stacked with some power (Mario Bros Wonder, Pikmin 1+2 shadowdrop, Pikmin 4 overview, SMRPG Remake),
- 2021 was also quite strong (Metroid Dread, TotK teaser, Mario + Rabbids sequel).
- 2017 and 2018 have me by the throat as far as nostalgia is concerned, and I didn't remember really liking 2019 all too much.
- 2026 was pretty great given the context (i.e. Nintendo is shifting toward Nintendo Today info dumps and away from major Nintendo Direct presentations), but definitely does not compete with any of their other summer presentations.

Among all of these? I'd probably say its a tie between 2018 and 2023. Smash Ultimate was such a huge deal to me back in 2018, it was literally the only game I cared about; Mario Wonder, Mario RPG remake, and Pikmin 4 sit among my favorite games of all time.

2019 gave me. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3. Astral Chain. Dragon Quest XI-S. Panzer Dragoon Remake announcement. Daemon X Machina (most hours I have in a Switch game) and a remake of my fave Zelda game. Links Awakening. 2019 both in the Feburary Direct that year and Summer one plus released remains my fave year for Switch systems. Nintendo just knew my tastes that year. 

Still waiting for someone to announce ZOE3. VanQuish 2. Metal Gear Rising 2. Astral Chain 2. DMC6 and Bayo 4. 

1999 remains the best E3 of all time to me. Dreamcast and all the great stuff they announced. Omega Boost from Sony. Back then publishers had like 15 or more games each to show each year.

Last edited by Leynos - on 09 June 2026