chrisPjelly
Member
I have a feeling that live presentation earlier in the year was them doing a test run to see if they could still pull it off. Honestly, I'd rather another direct after that sloppy presentation.
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Nintendo confirms no live E3 presentation this year
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ShadowElliot
Banned
I'm fine with Nintendo Directs, they're very creative when it comes to that.
GiantBreadbug
Member
Hope they put Koizumi front and center doing wacky stuff in a Direct to channel Iwata's showmanship
Damn I miss Iwata ;-;
Damn I miss Iwata ;-;
I mean 2006 and 2010 are generally considered the only really great Nintendo E3s in the past decade with a live show. The Direct format has atleast been way more consistent, with 2015 being the only notable dud since the change.
They had one game to show last year. Do you really believe there will be no reveals from them this year? They're absolutely going to do a Direct.
In 2014 they by far had the best showing and then owned the conversation for the whole week with Treehouse. In 2016 Breath of the Wild was the biggest game of the show despite Nintendo admittedly having an extremely minor presence.
Dark Cloud
Member
Splatoon tournament + Digital Event + Treehouse
It was a dud because of the content. It always comes down to the content.
It was a dud because of the content. It always comes down to the content.
perfectchaos007
Member
To me, live press conferences have always been reserved for the major players in the industry.
JB-the-Hunter
Member
Completely fine with this. The second digital event (I think it was the second one) was really well done. Just repeat that except with more announcement and maybe add like 10-20 more minutes to it.
blitzwolf215
Member
Good, the direct format works better for them.
dragonflys545
Member
Not surprised... Directs are so boring.
Switch Event.
It'll be the Tuesday of the week of E3.
perfectchaos007
Member
Their E3 press conference legacy, yes. But their last live presser was the Switch presser in January of this year, live from Japan, with shitty translators who clearly weren't briefed on the content. It was a mess.
Hero of Legend
Member
Expected, and honestly, just do what you did with the latest direct but bigger, and you're good!
For real, the new format (at least in NA, they spoiled the headlines more in the other regions) was incredible, the pacing was outstanding as well.
Do that, keep the headlines in teaser form rather than spoiling them, bring the new content, and you're golden.
For real, the new format (at least in NA, they spoiled the headlines more in the other regions) was incredible, the pacing was outstanding as well.
Do that, keep the headlines in teaser form rather than spoiling them, bring the new content, and you're golden.
Empyrean Heaven
Member
This is to be expected. Nintendo Directs are far cheaper to produce and have less translation issues, due to the fact that most of Nintendo's devs are Japanese. Nintendo seems to no longer be beholden to the E3 schedule, and that's fine by me.
Obviously game journos are going to bitch because the faster paced directs are harder to cover/liveblog, plus they don't get free swag that Sony and MS give them. Plus they have to watch on the web just like us gamer peasants.
Obviously game journos are going to bitch because the faster paced directs are harder to cover/liveblog, plus they don't get free swag that Sony and MS give them. Plus they have to watch on the web just like us gamer peasants.
The bearable parts of the Switch presentation were the pre-recorded ones, so yeah
Something probably sounds nice in planning, but actually terrible when live, like how they tossed Zelda to Reggie to Miyamoto to Aonuma to Kamishima then hanged there for a few minutes before actually going to trailer.
Something probably sounds nice in planning, but actually terrible when live, like how they tossed Zelda to Reggie to Miyamoto to Aonuma to Kamishima then hanged there for a few minutes before actually going to trailer.
Dark Cloud
Member
It'll probably be Tuesday morning of that E3 week. Its always been that day for the longest.
June 13th
AcademicSaucer
Member
Great news
Empyrean Heaven
Member
Robot Chicken was like 2014 dude. Last year Nintendo didn't have any sort of presentation, just Zelda and Treehouse.
wild wild rice
Member
Direct + Treehouse gameplay is my preferred style of E3 presentation. Kinda wish other companies would follow suit.
Bakkus
Member
Should have clarified I was talking about E3 only.
Lord Azrael
Member
That was three years ago...
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
its the opposite of safe
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
I wa shock
UltimaWeapon
Member
A Digital Event in the new Nintendo Direct format would be perfect. Though I wouldn't mind if it went at a bit of a slower pace.
DrForester
Kills Photobucket
Good. Pre-recorded events are more entertaining.
Dimentionalist
Member
As long as there are games (and lots of them), that's what matters.
What has me scratching my head is "maintaining 3DS momentum."
What has me scratching my head is "maintaining 3DS momentum."
Good. Pre-recorded events are more entertaining.
I could swear that gif used to be slower.
Mineshaft_Gap
4077th
Agreed. Nintendo these days is in the periphery of the industry. I don't know that their relatively niche product line-up is well served by the "get hype" sort of atmosphere expected from a live event.
LOL @ these responses.
This is like the equivalent of saying "well, I didn't want to go out with that hot girl anyway!".
Nintendo giving up on being a major player in the industry isn't something people should be excited about.
edit: aaaaaand last post on the page GODDAMN IT