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Demensha said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TW5OHuGoiQ

Alarming indeed. All I have to say is amen, Adam.

Nintendo is sticking their head in the sand and allowing Sony and Microsoft to walk all over them. They've gone to their special place to hide in their shell. This is not the Nintendo of old that wanted to be seen. If you ask me, it looks like they've given in for the year to look up at giants.


So I have a few questions.

Are you assuming or claiming that this E3 Nintendo will have no big announcements?

Never said that. I am saying E3 will create a larger platform for the greater audience to see. People might write about nintendo, but not everyone will ist their whole bunch of games. They'll make a few quotes and link you to the Nintendo Direct and call it a day. Most of those fans being Nintendos faithful whom are are a niche crowd. The same people who bought the Wii U on faith when there are still barely any games. We need to see what Nintendo has on the larger stage, we want to see the press reaction, the ooohs and awwwws and applause to know that there is some general reaction to offerings made. 

Are you claiming that Sony and Microsoft truly shadow Nintendo? Is this home console or handheld or the combination? 

The media hasn't seen what the PS4 looks like nor the 720, just details of the PS4's power and some games from their unveiling. Nintendo already had their moment with the media and it never had as much buzz as what the PS4 is currently getting. The news where I live is already buzzing about Microsofts new console and is already talking about some competition between Microsoft and amazon for control over the top box area of the house for entertainment. Nintendo will show great games but Microsoft and Sony will be showing games and consoles no doubt. 

Are these Nintendo directs going to gather any media attention? If so which outlets will cover them, and also which outlets do you feel won't be covering them that they need to remain relevant ? 

The news tends to show off the first unveiling of the product, but after that they have the president of each company come on and talk about their product on CNN or on financial news. Console launches are pretty big business and Nintendo went through it last year no more than thirty-plus minutes. This E3 I think they'll have one hour long conference or two split conferences. Either way Nintendo's always been at hit or miss company at E3 and either reach the brass ring or they completely drop the ball. If there is truly big news like something going on with AT&T or a known provider it will probably get headlines but E3 is. E3 is basically to videogames as the Superbowl is to American Football. 

CNN Top 5 best E3 moments of 2012.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/07/tech/gaming-gadgets/e3-highlights

CNN Halo 4 boosts crowd anticipation:

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/01/tech/gaming-gadgets/e3-preview

Theres more, so look it up. The wider media go to E3 as well and report on it because it is BIG NEWS.

Are we to assume that this or these Nintendo directs will not be infused into cable network airings of E3?

Nintendo Direct has nothing to do with the larger scale of E3, its just a Youtube conference. I wouldnt be surprised in the majority of people who watched E3 missed out on Nintendo Direct last year. This year E3 is going to be Sony and Microsoft on Spike TV exclusively instead of sharing the air converage on national television vs G4 which finally died off because of lack of proper content for the channel and ratings.

Me personally I think Nintendo has been planning this for some time now. Cut down on the huge expenses of holding an event. Create a simple video that displays the games, concepts, videos etc etc at a much cheaper price. All Nintendo products get the stream anyway. Major networks will take this Nintendo direct video and cut it into their broadcast giving them the "media" coverage that stage thinks they won't get. Plus yes it will be on YouTube and covered by all website and paper(news) outlets that report on stuff like this. These Nintendo directs are a much more personal level of showing their products. 

Thats the problem....its personal. The when the Wii was unveiled, it wasn't personal. Nintendo Direct is a conference between Nintendo and their existing fans. If Nintendo is smart they'll buy a slot on Youtubes front page to try and get peoples attention. Youtube can make you big but its risky. Sony has done better on Youtube than Nintendo and I don't even believe that is enough.

Not too mention, if this direct is indeed a beast of a showing with multiple high profile 1st party games, maybe a few exclusive 3rd party titles plus they have the3ds, which is pounding the vita right now, with a ton of games coming soon and it's ssuccessful in getting all this coverage what would that mean?

The 3DS was never my issue. Nintendo's true moneymaker has always been their handhelds. The lesson you must learn is that the 3DS launched slowly just like the Wii U, but the content came out quicker for the 3DS and the price cut happened very soon. Will Nintendo do the same for the Wii U? We'll see but the Wii U's offerings just are not cutting it. Sony didn't even show off all of their guns at their unveiling, be prepared for E3 because as you know they wanted Microsoft to launch their console first so they could retaliate immediately after. Microsoft stays silent until Sony made a move so they can be the one to retaliate to them. Sony wasn't dumb...they werent going to show everything until E3. I believe them after their conference that they will have a huge lineup of games for their launch which Nintendo didnt have anything close to.

Seems to me you are just trying to push more negative spin on something with so many variables we don't yet know. Then again maybe you just don't like Nintendo and are one of those people that just like to get rise from others. 

You really believe what you're saying don't you? Even Nintendo fans are questioning Nintendos actions. Gaming news is as well, look it up and most are not exactly positive. Some are rationalizing it. Nintendo having private meetings with the press and Nintendo Directs in my eyes is ducking and running because this E3 for Nintendo will truly in expectation David vs not one but two goliaths. Iwata's decisions are not helping anything.





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Just_Rocco said:
Every gamer complains about the goofy, awkward conferences with distractions like sales numbers.

Nintendo comes up with a solution.

Everyone hates it.


So you're saying that in E3 2010 when Nintendo stopped doing the dumbass financials for half the conference before showing games, had a chick who knew absolutely nothing about games and then dropped her from the job and gave Reggie the full job at E3 and let him introduce maybe not new IP's but some great new titles of familiar faces we havnt seen before that the crowd didnt buzz? Of course it did. Donkey Kong sold over 5 million copies didnt it? I mean when Nintendo does something right it doesnt show results, right? Nintendo at E3 this gen has always been a hit or miss company with their press conferences. Much in the same vein, this Nintendo Direct will either hurt them or help them. I think its the latter but we'll have to see wont we?



richardhutnik said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TW5OHuGoiQ

Alarming indeed. All I have to say is amen, Adam.

Nintendo is sticking their head in the sand and allowing Sony and Microsoft to walk all over them. They've gone to their special place to hide in their shell. This is not the Nintendo of old that wanted to be seen. If you ask me, it looks like they've given in for the year to look up at giants.

Will see how effective E3 is for anything at this point.  With the Internet, and videos, why is there a need for E3 media event?   


You do know that E3 big three conference events not only get national coverage but also get covered on the Internet and then posted to Youtube right? You do the math on who will get the most exposure.



Demensha said:
KylieDog said:
Demensha said:
KylieDog said:


E3 is great because it gets non-gaming media reporting on it.  The conferences are what the non-gaming media focus on.  This is why Nintendo not having one is such a blow.


Can you tell me what non gaming media you are referring to? Because last I checked my local NBC news had less than 30 seconds of e3 news other than there is another e3 event happening now there is not a lot of coverage. Then again I don't see a lot of 80 year olds paying much attention to an event like that anyway.


Nearly all, is very hard to not find E3 conference news on any media in the days following it.  Will never pick up a current bun and find Nintendo direct news inside.


I still want to know which ones. Are we talking abc CBS style outlets? They didn't even mention sony's event in feb. 


I know CNN did plenty of articles about E3 last year for sure. Look it up because news outlets are always looking for coverage especially when a new console launches. 



osed125 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
redgreenblue said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
redgreenblue said:
deskpro2k3 said:
So no show at E3? The future of Nintendo looks grim.


I can see how stories get so totally blown out of proportion. Nintendo say they're going to change up the way they present at e3 and focus on smaller presentations that are aimed to individual stakeholders, rather than have one large boring presentation aimed at everyone. Because of this you think the future of Nintendo looks grim?


Let me paint a picture for you.

Wrestlemania's main event turns into a one on one match because one main eventer in the arranged triple threat match dodged the main event to fight a lesser opponent.

Get it?

I get that you think selling consoles is equivalent to a wrestling match. Heads up, it's not.

And you have no evidence that the way Nintendo are going to present at E3 this year won't turn out to be a more effective method of getting the message out to consumers and the media.

 

Yes, I do have proof that Nintendo Direct doesnt meant shit. Look at their Youtube hits....which are not impressive at all. I know children who have more hits.

http://www.vg247.com/2012/10/30/nintendo-direct-attracts-up-to-1-million-viewers-per-week/


That must be from Nintendos page, but their Youtube page does about the same and not steady.



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I'm still wondering exactly why Nintendo would suddenly get no attention just because they have no conference.



It's quite funny how quickly people jumped on this chance to say that Nintendo is just sticking their heads in the sand. How in any way is Nintendo not having a huge showing at E3 going to hurt Nintendo. It's just the truth, they won't have a big showing, they don't have new hardware like the competition.

Some people need to get off it.



Just_Rocco said:
LOL @ "Sony gets more video hits than Nintendo"

But do they get more game sales? If it doesn't translate to currency, who cares?


I am talking about in terms of the PS4, I am not talking about the current gen bro. The Xbox channel on Youtube is doing worse than the both of them. I remember people on You bashing the Kinect videos so badly that Microsoft took them down. We even posted about it over here. It was too funny....I think it was Star Wars Kinect.



S.T.A.G.E. said:


So you're saying that in E3 2010 when Nintendo stopped doing the dumbass financials for half the conference before showing games, had a chick who knew absolutely nothing about games and then dropped her from the job and gave Reggie the full job at E3 and let him introduce maybe not new IP's but some great new titles of familiar faces we havnt seen before that the crowd didnt buzz? Of course it did. Donkey Kong sold over 5 million copies didnt it? I mean when Nintendo does something right it doesnt show results, right? Nintendo at E3 this gen has always been a hit or miss company with their press conferences. Much in the same vein, this Nintendo Direct will either hurt them or help them. I think its the latter but we'll have to see wont we?

So you think that this Nintendo Direct over E3 thing is a good idea? Interesting.



S.T.A.G.E. said:
Just_Rocco said:
LOL @ "Sony gets more video hits than Nintendo"

But do they get more game sales? If it doesn't translate to currency, who cares?


I am talking about in terms of the PS4, I am not talking about the current gen bro. The Xbox channel on Youtube is doing worse than the both of them. I remember people on You bashing the Kinect videos so badly that Microsoft took them down. We even posted about it over here. It was too funny....I think it was Star Wars Kinect.


Yea, games. What makes you think that the next Mario Kart and Mario 3D wont outsell whatever exclusive games M$ and Sony announce for this holiday?