I'm disappointed. I was really looking forward to their conference :/ Nintendo still has the potential to give an incredible E3 Wii U show and I was hoping they can deliver. Zelda, Metroid Prime, X, SMTxFE, an open-world Pokemon game, etc. could make for one hell of a show. I'm not really sure what Nintendo wants to accomplish now and I no high hopes anymore. They can take the fight to Sony and MS, instead they chicken out. Sad.

Not competing with Microsoft and Sony is the only rational decision to make. That approach is a complete dead-end in achieving an inclusive image of your products.

The stage shows were becoming increasingly embarrassing for Nintendo,and still are for the others. Buy now they only serve as a basis for online ridicule.

I'm looking forward to seeing what the live streams from the Tree House will be all about.

The Nintendo Tree House people are expert players and writers and usually really funny and knowledgeable.

They actually have done that, and had like a whole schedule to demo certain games live... dont know if they'll do it this year, i usually just watch the conferences.

If this were nintendo plans in supplement to a proper e3 conference it would be good, as it's more or less the same as last year it has the feeling of nintendo surrendering. It's nice that nintendo is trying to bring a more intimate look at the conference to the fans but the thing is e3 is not for the fans, it's for the media. E3's pomp and ridiculous grandiosity provides media outlets with months of talking points and not just those that focus on video games. Whatever bit of money nintendo saves by foregoing a conference they stand to lose several times over in the long run.

Uh, yeah it is! Their E3 direct last year was very much real!

Incredibly stupid if true. Nintendo is giving up a massive marketing opportunity by not having any announcements at E3, it would have been the perfect opportunity to announce Zelda U.

After reading that what's been posted during what was for me 'last night'; I'm also not seeing how Nintendo should do things differently "because they can't compete on the same level". Why would they automatically compete just by showing what they have the same way? Comparisons between the companies are going to be made regardless, so it's probably better to keep it in a format that's least likely to be looked down upon.

But I digress. There's still a sliver of hope it'll be bigger than last year since they called it an 'Event' instead of just announcing a Direct. And whatever happens, I'll still get my info, but I just want them to do good.

Thank you. It seems like indeed they don't because I don't know you could defend such a move twice, if it indeed turns out the way we think it is.

That's just whiney bullshit. This is a thread about Nintendo's decision about their E3 presentation. Obviously, you must be feeling a little bad about their decision to bring up insulting PS4/Xbox One's game lineup out of nowhere.

I believe he was saying that it's been a year and a half since the Wii U was released and it's doing poorly and not being supported, not since a good game  came out.

So, the breakdown:

Most people with Nintendo avatars think this is great because 'they personally are going to be watching it streaming anyway.' Or 'a Smash tournament will be cool!' or 'YAY! Best Buy demos!' (the strongest argument out of the bunch.)

The majority of the rest say: 'This won't get the mainstream attention from the press or people who aren't intense Nintendo fans that it would have gotten if it was a regular conference.'

And the argument against that position is.... 'Smash tournament!'

Most people don't understand. They believe that watching a live event is the same as watching a pre-recorded one just because they are in the other side of the tv/computer.

As a gamer I agree that I have the content, but we are not disscussing this from that side, we are from a bussiness perspective. Nintendo have a great booth and demos at best buy. Yet sales are low, holiday bump was pathetic and the only thing people remind is that Nintendo doesn't have a conference last year.

This is a bussiness, and as a bussiness, this is not the best way.

Now, what if Nintendo made all those events, except the digital one, and change for a live conference. It doesn't need to do one or the other. It can be both.