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S.T.A.G.E. on 29 April 2013
zorg1000 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
zorg1000 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
zorg1000 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
 

Nintendo needs to stand tall and represent their brand as one of the big three on the biggest stage of gaming instead of hiding in front of their gamers. They will have given in to the opposite marketing the Wii had granting them less buyers. They are already selling less than the 360 and PS3 they dont need to add fuel to that fire.

Secondly, the news doesn't give a crap abot Nintendos exclusives unless they are a gimmick or unless the games have cause pandemonium like Halo. Halo started the midnight release trend that would cause the news to wrap around. In retrospect, its funny how Sony and Microsoft have brought a elements of wow factor and credibility to the gaming industry where elsewhere it was ignored. Sony brought anticipation for consoles to the forefront after the PSX people actually started waiting for console launches and Microsoft brought Halo midnight releases. 

If you can cause pandemonium the news will come. With Sony and Microsoft involved in the gaming industry there will be a lot of noise. If it was just Nintendo no offense but i can understand why the news would shut up unless a console is launching.

Idk what you mean by hide in front of there games, what else would they show off at a gaming event?

But who knows tho, Nintendo might show a game that takes advantage of the gamepad in a way that Wii Sports was for motion controls and if that happens im sure it will get plenty of press. We just have a little more than a month til we get answers and see if this strategy is good or bad.

Well thats kind of the point isnt it? Nintendo makes their consoles so unorthodox that it throws developer creativity for what they've got to create for themelves and their publishers. If someone is going to show the world how to use their console, who better than Nintendo? You're right though, we will see how the strategy goes.

I hope they come up with some cool concepts other than map/inventory. What did u mean by hide in front of there games tho?


it seems like thats all the third parties are doing for the Wii U.



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Mr Khan on 29 April 2013
ethomaz said:
osed125 said:
ethomaz said:
Repost from the locked thread.

They have nothing to show at E3... just it.

And anything that they show will be obfuscated by PS4 and Nextbox.

Repost from locked thread.

3D Mario, Mario Kart, X, Yoshi Yarn, Bayonetta 2, Pikmin 3, Wonderful 101, Shin Megami x Fire Emblem, Retro Studios game....yeah they definitely don't have anything to show at E3.

Anything to make competition in E3 over  Nextbox/PS4? Sorry but it is nothing comparared to what Sony and Microsoft will show... so Nintendo just decided to left the main stage... next year they will make a standard E3 conference again.

By your logic, why did Microsoft attend E3 2006, or Sony E3 2001?



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ethomaz on 29 April 2013

Mr Khan said:

By your logic, why did Microsoft attend E3 2006, or Sony E3 2001?

You remeber what from theses E3??? The biggest E3 for 360 was the 2005 and 2008 one... and for Wii and PS3 was the 2006.

And don't have me wrong... I think Nintendo needs to have a E3 event this even without nothing to outshine Sony or Microsoft.



Moren on 29 April 2013
ethomaz said:
osed125 said:
ethomaz said:
Repost from the locked thread.

They have nothing to show at E3... just it.

And anything that they show will be obfuscated by PS4 and Nextbox.

Repost from locked thread.

3D Mario, Mario Kart, X, Yoshi Yarn, Bayonetta 2, Pikmin 3, Wonderful 101, Shin Megami x Fire Emblem, Retro Studios game....yeah they definitely don't have anything to show at E3.

Anything to make competition in E3 over  Nextbox/PS4? Sorry but it is nothing comparared to what Sony and Microsoft will show... so Nintendo just decided to left the main stage... next year they will make a standard E3 conference again.

Ermm.... that's your opinion.

I could also say Sony has nothing to show because their highlight is a gray generic shooter. Just because those things don't catter to your taste, it doesn't mean it won't impress others.



ethomaz on 01 May 2013

morenoingrato said:

Ermm.... that's your opinion.

I could also say Sony has nothing to show because their highlight is a gray generic shooter. Just because those things don't catter to your taste, it doesn't mean it won't impress others.

Opinion?

Sony will show finally the PS4, reaveal all the games for it (most first-party non-shooters), the price, the release date... yeah it is just my opinion lol.

Maybe I just live in the real world.



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the_dengle on 01 May 2013
ethomaz said:

Not directly... casuals will not watch or go to E3 but all the casual media press (I mean casual newspapers and magazines like The New York Time, Rolling Stones, etc)... I mean casual press that my dad read at breakfest... all theses press will conver the E3 biggest announces for weeks or months (I can even say the Microsoft NextBox will be featured in the covers of these casual press).

I think that.

Nintendo Directs which take place during and around E3 will be treated as part of the E3 festivities.

Nintendo is having a private conference just for Western media.

These "casual" publications have covered Nintendo Directs before.

Functionally, as far as media coverage is concerned, there is no difference between Nintendo's plans for this E3 and their previous conferences.



ethomaz on 01 May 2013

the_dengle said:

Nintendo Directs which take place during and around E3 will be treated as part of the E3 festivities.

Nintendo is having a private conference just for Western media.

These "casual" publications have covered Nintendo Directs before.

Functionally, as far as media coverage is concerned, there is no difference between Nintendo's plans for this E3 and their previous conferences.

There is difference... next year Nintendo will have a E3 conference again... it's just this year because the news are not that strong to face the competition reveal.



the_dengle on 01 May 2013
ethomaz said:

the_dengle said:

Nintendo Directs which take place during and around E3 will be treated as part of the E3 festivities.

Nintendo is having a private conference just for Western media.

These "casual" publications have covered Nintendo Directs before.

Functionally, as far as media coverage is concerned, there is no difference between Nintendo's plans for this E3 and their previous conferences.

There is difference... next year Nintendo will have a E3 conference again... it's just this year because the news are not that strong to face the competition reveal.

Just what IS that difference? If the media still covers their announcements in the same breath as Microsoft's and Sony's, it's the same as any other E3. Nintendo might receive less attention because they're not launching new hardware, but the type of conference they hold won't change that.



ethomaz on 01 May 2013

the_dengle said:

Just what IS that difference? If the media still covers their announcements in the same breath as Microsoft's and Sony's, it's the same as any other E3. Nintendo might receive less attention because they're not launching new hardware, but the type of conference they hold won't change that.

Big conference for big announces = Small conference for little announces?

I can't even try to explain how a big E3 conference is so better and difference from what Nintendo is doing this year... the media coverage is in another level... there are no comparision.

And yeah... the media will cover more Sony/Mincrosoft than Nintendo for sure... most of things showed by Nintendo will be forgotten by the media because they will not have time to give atention to small events done by Nintendo.

That how the business works.



the_dengle on 01 May 2013
ethomaz said:

the_dengle said:

Just what IS that difference? If the media still covers their announcements in the same breath as Microsoft's and Sony's, it's the same as any other E3. Nintendo might receive less attention because they're not launching new hardware, but the type of conference they hold won't change that.

Big conference for big announces = Small conference for little announces?

I can't even try to explain how a big E3 conference is so better and difference from what Nintendo is doing this year... the media coverage is in another level... there are no comparision.

And yeah... the media will cover more Sony/Mincrosoft than Nintendo for sure... most of things showed by Nintendo will be forgotten by the media because they will not have time to give atention to small events done by Nintendo.

That how the business works.

Hahahaha. Yes, little announcements. All Nintendo has confirmed so far are the successor to the third-best-selling video game of all time and the successor to the highest-rated video game of all time. And Smash Bros which surely nobody cares about, unless it's revealed in a live press conference in which case it's the hypest shit.

And surely that's it, there's no way Nintendo will bring anything else to E3, like the already-confirmed new Pokémon generation releasing globally in 5 months, or the two Zelda games releasing this Holiday season. The media doesn't care about these small-time products, again, unless they're discussed in a live, televised press conference. Then the media would be all over it.

I'd be more than willing to make some kind of sig bet with you if I could even figure out how to phrase it. Nintendo will receive mainstream media attention during E3? But I'm sure you'd come back with, "They will, but not as much as they would have if they had a regular press conference." But there's no way to measure that.