I've seen across many sites Nintendo fans screaming and moaning how Nintendo had a terrible E3 conference and that they've forsaken the hardcore. I think people need to understand that, while E3 is very much for the excitement of gamers and showing off new games, it's also a business event, and a media briefing. At least in the USA, Nintendo is a publicly traded company that has investors that have put their own money in Nintendo in the hopes of making a profit. What I'm getting at is that Nintendo has to answer to their investors, and they have a responsibility to demonstrate that their business model is profitable. In this aspect Nintendo surely succeeded with their media briefing.
As a gamer I was just as disappointed as everyone else, but you can't have tunnel vision and think everyone is expecting the same things out of Nintendo as you. Many were looking to see a continued, profitable business model, and Nintendo delivered. Besides, we all know there is more E3, and it's very possible some games could be announced, like how SSBB was announced the day after their briefing.
