People still care about E3? The last few years Gamescom has been much bigger and better.

I had to watch the 2008 conference just now as I'd never seen it before. God damn it's more awful than I thought it could be! Outside of a real Animal Crossing and actually having some 3rd party support, it was nothing but motion control gimmicks and time wasted on sales and console wars. 2015 atleast had actual games, even if we already knew the existence of most of them, and didn't waste much time inbetween. I would gladly take hearing more about Mario Maker, Fire Emblem, Yoshi, Pokemon, decent new announcements like Triforce Heroes n Paper Jam, and finally seeing Starfox over casual filler. Plus the World Championship was just awesome!

Yeah it did send the message that Nintendo was done with 8th gen, but personally I'm overall satisfied with what they've released and what they have left. I mean the 3DS is pretty stacked, don't think many can complain there. I don't have as much time as I used to so the Wii U's small library doesn't bother me especially when many of it's games can be played for countless hours, but yeah I can definitely understand why others take issue. In hindsight we shoulda expected this with how sales were going, but it can only mean E3 2016 will be epic, hopefully!

2008 for me, with some of the most cringe-worthy presentations in E3 history. 2012 was more underwhelming than anything, considering they were on the verge of launching a new console.

As for this past year, well, what were you expecting? Other than possibly Zelda (which obviously was still a ways off) Nintendo had nothing else to really show, and they already blew most of their Wii U wad in '13 and '14.

That's why it was the worst. At least they had something to show for 2008, and they unveild something new in 2012. They had nothing to show in 2015. Really, the only thing I rememeber was star fox.... so you can understand how disappointing it was.

I think Nintendo's E3 this year will piss off a lot of Wii U owners. I mean legit piss them off. It will make a lot of people who were on the fence about the prospect of the NIntendo NX take a peek. Of the choices on the list I have to say 2015, but 2016 is going to piss off some fans, big time. Four years is too little time to be switching consoles on your fans after you made them drop over $300 (plus games) on your console.

I think once Nintendo announced mobile, NX, the delays of two of the biggest games left (Zelda and Star Fox), and talking about transformation and expansion, the writing was probably on the wall. Plus, the Wii U at this point sold 12 million units in 3 years. While its great to continue supporting the console, you could only do so much once you realize the sales aren't increasing enough. That's probably why we mostly got filler, along with Splatoon, Mario Maker, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Woolly World, Rainbow Curse, etc. I mean, as much as I appreciate and am glad that Splatoon and Mario Maker are moving consoles (at least in Japan), I cannot deny that even in 2016, the Wii U will not be in a very good spot because of Sony's potential upcoming lineup and Microsoft slowly improving.

2008 is their worst E3 IMO

Nah, at this point it's to be expected. No one should be surprised when they reveal the NX and announce that it's releasing this holiday with Zelda U now multiplatorm launching alongside it. 

Oh that is exactly why we only got Ultra Trash and Garbage Festival as newly announced Wii U games this year, though even then they atleast coulda been good still like Captain Toad and Rainbow Curse, but I guess they really couldn't be bothered.

No one is going to be surprised? Or just a small portion of people on the internet. Even then there are still some who are in denial  (who dont think in an economical sense) that cannot believe Nintendo would launch the NX so soon. I've spoken to them, hence why I am saying this. It will be a surprise for many and and a prospect for the well prepared.

Again, what were you expecting for 2015?  It was obvious by that time that the Wii U was a dying system, and so nobody could've expected Nintendo to pour even more resources into it when they had already all but confirmed they were giving up on it in favor of its successor.

Also, can we even really count 2015 as an actual E3 presentation for Nintendo, when like '13 and '14 it was just another glorified Nintendo Direct video?  Nintendo really needs to have a REAL presence at E3 this year if they want to be successful with the NX, because E3 can make or break a console's launch.

...just ask SEGA or M$ about it.