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Was it really bigger then the last two E3's combined?

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nordlead on 24 February 2010
Kenryoku_Maxis said:
In terms of having 'new' content, it didn't have any big shock factor compared to previous E3 events. However, the last 2 E3 events didn't really do that either, aside from Metroid Other M being announced.

However, in terms of full media blowout and content, this does blow previous E3s out of the water. Pretty much ever since 2006, Nintendo has been pretty much set in a formula of 'show off some new games, Iwata wags his finger at the industry, show off one innovating feature, end E3'. The old Nintendo that surprised us with something that blew us away, such as the reveal of Wind Waker or the DS and Wii, are gone. Now they're playing it safe and choosing to release their big announcements in 'Nintendo Conferences' or media events like this.

Pretty much, with everything they showed off in this event, they have little left they can show off at E3 this year short of new games, a new DS, or Zelda/Kirby Wii.

how quickly we forget about Galaxy 2 and NSMBWii both being announced in the same E3. Both 2D and 3D Platforming glory!! They even had a hands on demo of NSMBWii at E3.




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ZenfoldorVGI on 24 February 2010

I love Nintendo.....but this wasn't bigger than the announcement of ANY game ever, because new info on existing games is not, nor ever shall be bigger than the announcement of any NEW game, in my opinion. New info is marketing, announcements are news.



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Kenryoku_Maxis on 25 February 2010
ZenfoldorVGI said:
I love Nintendo.....but this wasn't bigger than the announcement of ANY game ever, because new info on existing games is not, nor ever shall be bigger than the announcement of any NEW game, in my opinion. New info is marketing, announcements are news.

Well what about the announcement of certain games America was waiting to get for forever?  Like Monster Hunter Tri and Dragon Quest IX which Nintendo is going to publish.  In my opinion, those announcements are as big as a 'new game' announcement because they are the actual announcement for the game in America and the release date all at the same time.  And they confirm the games will actually be coming here.

Sure, we all knew games like Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid: Other M were coming and an approx. date for them.  But games like Monter Hunter Tri and Dragon Quest IX were totally up in the air for months (and in the case of Dragon Quest IX, years).



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scottie on 25 February 2010

E3 09 was huge, SMG2, Metroid:OM, Golden Sun 3, NSMB were all announced, Zelda details came out. E3 09 adds WSR to that.

All we got from this was release dates (and free MHtri online :) )



megaman79 on 25 February 2010

^ As someone else, what we got today was a completely unknowable 2nd half of the year.

Sure, WVS, Zelda are known unknowns but what else don't we know about? Its 6 months, and you better believe theyre working on something else.



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Metallicube on 25 February 2010

No way. Now if they actually announced a new game or two, then he might be right. I am pleasantly surprised about the close release dates of many of the big games this year, and there was some decent new footage.



psrock on 25 February 2010
Kenryoku_Maxis said:
ZenfoldorVGI said:
I love Nintendo.....but this wasn't bigger than the announcement of ANY game ever, because new info on existing games is not, nor ever shall be bigger than the announcement of any NEW game, in my opinion. New info is marketing, announcements are news.

Well what about the announcement of certain games America was waiting to get for forever?  Like Monster Hunter Tri and Dragon Quest IX which Nintendo is going to publish.  In my opinion, those announcements are as big as a 'new game' announcement because they are the actual announcement for the game in America and the release date all at the same time.  And they confirm the games will actually be coming here.

Sure, we all knew games like Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid: Other M were coming and an approx. date for them.  But games like Monter Hunter Tri and Dragon Quest IX were totally up in the air for months (and in the case of Dragon Quest IX, years).

announcement of NSMB Wii and Metroid and Mario Galaxy is the same as giving out dates of release for 3rd party games like Monster Hunter and DQ which we had known for months were coming this year. Seriously?



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superchunk on 25 February 2010

I said yes because the of the last two E3's, the only big thing that was exciting was NSBMWii. The rest was meh.

This time we got a lot of good gameplay videos of about 5 BIG games plus solid releases and bonus material.

I hope the next E3 will continue this with much more gameplay of the back half of the year's big games... hint ZELDA!



Kenryoku_Maxis on 25 February 2010
psrock said:
Kenryoku_Maxis said:
ZenfoldorVGI said:
I love Nintendo.....but this wasn't bigger than the announcement of ANY game ever, because new info on existing games is not, nor ever shall be bigger than the announcement of any NEW game, in my opinion. New info is marketing, announcements are news.

Well what about the announcement of certain games America was waiting to get for forever?  Like Monster Hunter Tri and Dragon Quest IX which Nintendo is going to publish.  In my opinion, those announcements are as big as a 'new game' announcement because they are the actual announcement for the game in America and the release date all at the same time.  And they confirm the games will actually be coming here.

Sure, we all knew games like Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid: Other M were coming and an approx. date for them.  But games like Monter Hunter Tri and Dragon Quest IX were totally up in the air for months (and in the case of Dragon Quest IX, years).

announcement of NSMB Wii and Metroid and Mario Galaxy is the same as giving out dates of release for 3rd party games like Monster Hunter and DQ which we had known for months were coming this year. Seriously?

First off, a game announcement certainly has that 'wow' factor.  But it passes.  Pretty much a week after, if not sooner.

The next big 'announcement' for the game is its release date announcement.  And for some of these games, like the afore mentioned Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M, they had guaranteed American releases and approx. release dates.  As for other games, like again, the games I mentioned (Monster Hunter Tri and Dragon Quest IX), they not only didn't have estimates of when they'd be releasing, it was up in the air if they would even get a wester nrelease within the next year or at all.  Heck, their original publishers aren't even bringing them over, Nintendo is.

For those of us who were waiting for months for these games to even be CONFIRMED to be released in America, let alone have a release date, this is major news.  And you don't think these major million dollar third party games being published and released by Nintendo in America isn't a major announcement?  What, did they need to announce it at E3 for it to be bigger?

Also, I understand Monster Hunter Tri and Dragon Quest IX came out in Japan already.  But to untold numbers of people, these are going to be new games when Nintendo actually starts airing commercials for them.



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rudyrsr8 on 25 February 2010

I would say yes bc it tells us all these are coming out pre E3 and that means E3 will be bigger and more to be released. So by indirect reasoning yes bigger in terms of info and yet the same for not knowing much.



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