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Nintendo @ E3 - No Direct, Just Zelda Treehouse Stream
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Mediking
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Exactly... this is a bad idea...
Waluigilicious
Member
Hey Nintendo, I am your life long fan and here are some of the series I care about more than Zelda:
F-Zero
Super Mario
Kirby
Rhythm Paradise
Mario Kart
Smash Bros.
Pokemon
Band Bros.
Animal Crossing
Mario and Luigi
Paper Mario
Donkey Kong
Wario Ware
Mario Strikers
Mario Party (before you ruined it)
Mario Tennis (before you ruined it)
Other series which I probably care equally for:
Advance Wars
Fire Emblem
Pikmin
Metroid
Yes, people like me exist. This presentation means nothing to me and I bought a 3DS and Wii U day 1.
F-Zero
Super Mario
Kirby
Rhythm Paradise
Mario Kart
Smash Bros.
Pokemon
Band Bros.
Animal Crossing
Mario and Luigi
Paper Mario
Donkey Kong
Wario Ware
Mario Strikers
Mario Party (before you ruined it)
Mario Tennis (before you ruined it)
Other series which I probably care equally for:
Advance Wars
Fire Emblem
Pikmin
Metroid
Yes, people like me exist. This presentation means nothing to me and I bought a 3DS and Wii U day 1.
PinkyMonkey
Banned
This Zelda demo better have great amount of content. This demo has to sustain interest for 3 days...that can't be done if it is only has tiny portion of the game.
I would honestly be more excited about this game if it was coming this year. Next March or beyond is too long a wait.
I would honestly be more excited about this game if it was coming this year. Next March or beyond is too long a wait.
I guess my point was, Nintendo will still capture mind-share contrary to popular belief in this thread. Zelda will, or at least I should say that it has the potential to capture peoples (both gamers and the casual audience alike) imagination. People will not perceive Nintendo as missing in action because you'll still be inundated with content, be it on YouTube or Twitter. The other stuff will come later, Nintendo's E3 was just delayed imo because Nintendo will have an NX blowout this year, I suspect around September.
RowdyReverb
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They must really have some megatons saved for the NX reveal then
Stairouais
Member
Well, I don't know, just reading this thread. When you give the silence treatment to your audience that has been used to Directs every few months and E3 hype (bad or good), i call that alienating.
Drip feeding the same 3 zelda images for 4 fucking years is alienating.
Keeping their mouth shut about Mother 3 on VC like it's a big secret when their has been rumours for years that the translation was done and ready is too.
Edging is only cool when you get to cum once in a while.
No Direct @E32016
"Fuck off they couldnt even make a Direct for those few games,they're quitting everything. Nintendoomed."
If Nintendo Direct @E32016
"This Direct sucked, even worse than last E3 one.Nintendooomed."
tbh i'm okay with this, given this situation and the fact they'll probably make a NX direct some months after this.Hooping Treehouse wont spoil the entire game
I didnt remember that scene in Evangelion.
"Fuck off they couldnt even make a Direct for those few games,they're quitting everything. Nintendoomed."
If Nintendo Direct @E32016
"This Direct sucked, even worse than last E3 one.Nintendooomed."
tbh i'm okay with this, given this situation and the fact they'll probably make a NX direct some months after this.Hooping Treehouse wont spoil the entire game
.They are gonna spoil everything,aren't they.
*sigh* It's going to be a great E3
I didnt remember that scene in Evangelion.
Thing is, this will still be better than E3 2015.
Mixolydian
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Love ya Ninty, but this is a bit of a downer.
Here's hoping to E3 picking up the slack in other mind-blowing ways.
Here's hoping to E3 picking up the slack in other mind-blowing ways.
LordOcidax
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Nintendo is taking good business decisions, i better have this than make a direct with no games. I hope that all this works in a long term.
It might hurt Zelda because there are already people in the "Zelda must be the greatest thing ever if they're focusing just on it" mode. You can't realistically satisfy this type of expectations.
Zelda means more to me than all of those, and as we all know I'm more important than you in Nintendo's eyes (<3 Kimishima) so it makes sense that they prioritize my needs. This presentation means everything to me and that is what's important.
They care about us. It's just they they don't know how to run a game company anymore.
The problem with this is Nintendo doesn't seem to schedule their dev cycles to align with E3, instead they announce whatever is ready to be shown at the time. Yes they might have another HD remaster coming later this year, but at this point in time it might not be in a presentable state and as such it misses out on E3. It shows they don't value E3 coverage as much as other companies.
I agree with you for why the games are being delayed. But E3 is once per year and the perfect opportunity to show new stuff, not showing the NX at E3 or some new games is a huge missed opportunity. Showing everything at September just isn't the same.
Well at least on the plus side I save myself tons of money by not buying any Wii U games this year as Nintendo, plus I can tackle my backlog as I won't be busy playing new Wii U games. 
I get having Zelda U being the only Wii U title shown but the 3DS line is pretty solid and we have Pokémon Sun and Moon releasing.
Still though it's cool that they are finally showing Zelda U, but it isn't releasing this year and is likely to be released winter 2017.
Hopefully there will be a direct in-between now and after E3.
I get having Zelda U being the only Wii U title shown but the 3DS line is pretty solid and we have Pokémon Sun and Moon releasing.
Still though it's cool that they are finally showing Zelda U, but it isn't releasing this year and is likely to be released winter 2017.
Hopefully there will be a direct in-between now and after E3.
protomouse
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The only two things they have said are:
1. Zelda will be the only playable game on the floor.
2. They are kicking off with a Zelda blow-out.
Not sure how this translates to "no other games will be promoted or announced". Plenty of 3DS software on the horizon, including unannounced projects according to Kimishima. Zelda will inevitably be the focus, because it's the Wii U's swan song (with not much else on the system to show). However, it's not all that reasonable to expect a no-show for 3DS.
1. Zelda will be the only playable game on the floor.
2. They are kicking off with a Zelda blow-out.
Not sure how this translates to "no other games will be promoted or announced". Plenty of 3DS software on the horizon, including unannounced projects according to Kimishima. Zelda will inevitably be the focus, because it's the Wii U's swan song (with not much else on the system to show). However, it's not all that reasonable to expect a no-show for 3DS.
Same here.
DragonSworne
Banned
Why not just have Nintendo go third party if that is all you expect out of them?
oh yeah, this too.
I'm not sure what "greatness" people are expecting. It's just going to be a regular demo, everyone.
It's Reyn Time!
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I really don't understand what some of you don't understand. They've reorganised their entire company after dismal sales of their last home console and are working towards making games for their new console. The new console isn't ready to be revealed yet. What's the confusion there?
I swear it's like some of you think console wars are an actual fucking thing. There is a company which is having a diminished presence at a press gaming convention at a time when they have nothing substantial to show the press. That is the entirety of this story.
I swear it's like some of you think console wars are an actual fucking thing. There is a company which is having a diminished presence at a press gaming convention at a time when they have nothing substantial to show the press. That is the entirety of this story.
VendettaRed07
Member
This is what I'm thinking.
This game isn't like splatoon. I don't want to watch a whole day stream of it before I play. How much can they possibly show?
Ugh.
Calamari41
41 > 38
Kind of crazy to think that FromSoft has released Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3 since Nintendo released this teaser, and there's still another year to go before the game is out.
SweetDonuts
Member
As much as I adore Zelda, they should have just skipped E3. I don't see the sense of showing the Wii U version of the game.
Dark Cloud
Member
How does it personally impact some of you if Nintendo reveals the NX at E3 or a few months later? Either way the NX releases next year...
This is why I think that skipping E3 entirely would have been the better choice. At least then it would just seem like they have something else cooking. Now it just looks like they have nothing to show.
Green Mamba
Member
The last thing Iwata said to fans last year is that they were sorry for the 2015 presentations and would try better next year.
And now this.
And now this.
Damn thats a lot of Mario
Velcro Fly
Member
Well we could always get some kind of Direct before right? We got the mini direct a couple weeks before E3 last year and we got almost more out of that than anything else.
Papacheeks
Banned
So shouldn't they be trying to drum up excitement for NX. They should be showing previews of games like Zelda running on NX.Then talk about Nx specs or show tech demos running on NX hardware.
This is totally a dumb move. They better pull out all the stops this fall with nx's reveal. If they treat it like a Treehouse event they are fucking done before they start.
Skittzo0413
Member
Right that was my point, that reasoning makes no sense. None of these reasons so far make no sense besides them originally planning to show NX and games at E3 but the delay made them change their mind.
And that still makes no sense- even if it's not releasing until March 2017, why can't they show it off here?
I'm sure internally there is some logic to this decision but like I said I doubt we'll ever hear it.
DragonSworne
Banned
So who else will skipping the treehouse stream? If all they are showing is Zelda game play, no thanks. I don't want to be spoiled...
So dumb.
So dumb.
This is a reaction to the negative reaction last year, surely.
They know that if they announce a direct, people will get hyped. They have nothing to fulfil that hype. If a bunch of spinoffs were received so poorly last year, this year would be a wipeout of negative impressions. Better to just cancel the direct and bury the bad news on a sleepy thursday in May.
This allows them to:
-Have a day of Zelda, which is, in essence, pre-announcement NX hype building, as that's the key launch title
-Spend two days at Treehouse showing off their smaller stuff (Color splash etc)
-Use youtube and twitter to get the typical trailers out
I for one am relieved we won't have the build-up and crash of last year's direct. And no shitty 'hype train image' threads this year either.
The negative impressions made by this will be fleeting, and the second Nintendo reveals the NX with its software they will be erased. This isn't a big deal, and it's Nintendo making a good decision. Better to admit it's not your time that pretend it is and be shown up for a fool.
EDIT: Humourously, as I'm on a Zelda blackout I'll barely be able to see anything from Nintendo.
They know that if they announce a direct, people will get hyped. They have nothing to fulfil that hype. If a bunch of spinoffs were received so poorly last year, this year would be a wipeout of negative impressions. Better to just cancel the direct and bury the bad news on a sleepy thursday in May.
This allows them to:
-Have a day of Zelda, which is, in essence, pre-announcement NX hype building, as that's the key launch title
-Spend two days at Treehouse showing off their smaller stuff (Color splash etc)
-Use youtube and twitter to get the typical trailers out
I for one am relieved we won't have the build-up and crash of last year's direct. And no shitty 'hype train image' threads this year either.
The negative impressions made by this will be fleeting, and the second Nintendo reveals the NX with its software they will be erased. This isn't a big deal, and it's Nintendo making a good decision. Better to admit it's not your time that pretend it is and be shown up for a fool.
EDIT: Humourously, as I'm on a Zelda blackout I'll barely be able to see anything from Nintendo.
As I mentioned previously, doing so would be relinquishing their floor place, which is a pretty meaty amount and they'll probably need that next year
Waluigilicious
Member
Well theyre all different series. I enjoy the Mario universe a lot, especially because a lot of my gaming is multiplayer based.
Davey Cakes
Member
This is the first Zelda game of its kind though. Open world and HD. FromSoft already had experience making those types of games. They were in a mode to pump that kind of content out.
Kind of crazy to think that FromSoft has released Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3 since Nintendo released this teaser, and there's still another year to go before the game is out.
AstroNut325
Member
Less than 9 months from release and nothing to show.
Everything is just fine. Right Nintendo?
Everything is just fine. Right Nintendo?
blast processed
Member
So I guess if you have no interest in Zelda you're SOL. Pretty crappy.
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