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Nintendo confirms no live E3 presentation this year
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AHA-Lambda
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If they won't do one now after a new console launch then they're clearly just not wanting to do it again at this point
This isn't what happened. You don't know what you're talking about.
Thanks for sharing.Good. Pre-recorded events are more entertaining.
I'm sure everyone remembers Muppet Iwata, Miyamoto and Reggie.
TLZ
Banned
Yea I don't get it but different strokes I guess.
AmaterasuOkami076
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The Direct followed by Treehouse is a better format anyway. Hope Nintendo stick to it.
Herb Alpert
Banned
Great
After january Switch presentation, I don't want them to try again
Make a well paced direct and that's perfect
After january Switch presentation, I don't want them to try again
Make a well paced direct and that's perfect
The Muppets were great, don't lie to yourself!
we saw one in the switch pres and its was pretty bad
Dark Cloud
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peanutbutterlatte
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I despise the theatrics and corporate ball-washing of E3 pressers. I've always found Directs to be better in that regard.
TwistedFreeze
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Well they got Robot Chicken for one E3 so it wouldn't be the craziest thing they've ever doneCool, now we know why Rick and Morty season 3 took so long! They're doing the presentation animations this year!
i wish, would be cool
But that was great.
Schnozberry
Member
The humor is awkward and the buzzword salad is always a little infuriating. Direct + Treehouse is the way to go. Much more polished overall.
Translation : "please don't stop buying 3DS until we've sold through our production run" or "please don't stop buying 3DS until we've figured out how to cost reduce the switch to bring a model into 3DS price range"
Theatrics drives interest. It's more engaging. I mean there's a case to be made that a pre-recorded video is a more polished product, but it's still a lesser product in driving interest. Live discussion will always feel more interactive and personal.
I think a good comparison is the NFL draft. Not to long ago it was a minor event that few people paid attention to, or simply checked in on the one pick they wanted to hear about. The league has since turned it into a live circus, fans everywhere, eyes are glued to the TV to watch people pick players. It helps drive interest into the new season. There's no doubt they could do a lower key more polished event to deliver information out to the press and fans, but it would absolutely would not draw the same kind of public interest.
Ehhhh... I can't speak for the other people but for myself it's more like "Everyone should be doing this instead of the live press conferences."
Dark Cloud
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I think Nintendo can do a live press conference very well if they wanted too.
You have to remember that January presentation was more Japanese focused. The big problem of translators would never occur at E3 because it's in English already. That January presentation I thought was pretty good and is getting criticized a little too much.
All you need to do is look at E3 2010 which was amazing for Nintendo. It's not that they can't do it, it's that they don't want too. It could come down to not wanting to pay more money for a live conference and having messups (like Skyward Sword).
You have to remember that January presentation was more Japanese focused. The big problem of translators would never occur at E3 because it's in English already. That January presentation I thought was pretty good and is getting criticized a little too much.
All you need to do is look at E3 2010 which was amazing for Nintendo. It's not that they can't do it, it's that they don't want too. It could come down to not wanting to pay more money for a live conference and having messups (like Skyward Sword).
Boy Wander
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Cool, another year without all of the over the top whooping and hollering. Good stuff, Ninty.
This is false.
And this doesn't make sense. You don't interact with the live press conferences.
I feel like we're doing this dance for years now. It's expected now from Nintendo and they haven't fared any worse for it. The opposite sometimes even. There are so much more ways to have fun and surprise people than when standing awkwardly on a big stage. (I remember Reggie and Iwata playing smash, the awesome Zelda direct etc.)
The media never treated them worse or better for having no live presentation. If they have good content to show, they can be sure to make some headlines, no matter the format. Just look at all the Zelda headlines last year drowning everything else (at least in my local and regional newspapers, gaming sites etc.)
The thing I liked most of their first live presentation for quite a while when they showed the Switch was actually Koizumi's pre-recorded video talking about the Joy Cons. They've became masters at pre-recorded AND engaging/witty/sophisticated presentations in my view and the difference becomes clear everytime I watch the big threes back to back at E3 and I think big live presentations more and more loose appeal.
All depends on content shown though.
The media never treated them worse or better for having no live presentation. If they have good content to show, they can be sure to make some headlines, no matter the format. Just look at all the Zelda headlines last year drowning everything else (at least in my local and regional newspapers, gaming sites etc.)
The thing I liked most of their first live presentation for quite a while when they showed the Switch was actually Koizumi's pre-recorded video talking about the Joy Cons. They've became masters at pre-recorded AND engaging/witty/sophisticated presentations in my view and the difference becomes clear everytime I watch the big threes back to back at E3 and I think big live presentations more and more loose appeal.
All depends on content shown though.
Cool, now we know why Rick and Morty season 3 took so long! They're doing the presentation animations this year!
i wish, would be cool
Holy shit, this might be it.
There's still plenty of theatrics with their new format, if not moreso. Between the hilarious skits during the Digital Event itself, hours of Treehouse Live coverage, and the big flashy Nintendo World Championships and game-specific tournaments, they're making a lot of buzz. Personally I'm way more invested in actually watching their coverage from start to finish than I was in the past.
They've hit on an all-around quality presentation style IMO.
Cool, now we know why Rick and Morty season 3 took so long! They're doing the presentation animations this year!
i wish, would be cool
I had this same idea for South Park, in the event that the new SP game comes to Switch.
I honestly and truly hope this is the future we're headed towards. Treehouse at E3 is phenomenal.
Stealthcobra
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Missing a large audience.. Tv coverage etc... Gonna let sony and Microsoft have a huge presence... No matter how you guys try to make yourself feel better.. This isn't good for Nintendo
tv coverage really doesn't matter as much as trailers and social media coverage. nintendo had one game last year on the show floor (nevermind a stage show) and it worked out super well for them.
They can still interact in some form with the audience at home. Treehouse staff listened to all the comments they saw from places like Twitch chat, social media, and I think even GAF too (I know they read GAF, and even gave BY2K a shoutout on Twitter before, showing a picture of a curtain), of people wanting to see more Splatoon, so they played more Splatoon for the viewers at home. That's far, far more interactive than live press conference stuff. They should do a lot more of that though cause it's fun.
Digital event is just a small portion of their E3, it's about games coming soon and down the line, some even ready to be played during E3 and they do play them and go in-depth with lot of information about the game for those of us at home. Treehouse live is the real meat of their show.
are you sure? nintendo directs can't share in the visceral thrill of having some guy talking about fifa on stage.
I hate the live conferences. They're tacky and painful to watch, and I think it's deeply distasteful and unprofessional that the press, who are supposed to be in an adversarial role to the companies in terms of ferreting out information, just stay there for an hour giving standing ovations, and screaming like teenagers. Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Ubisoft, and EA are not your friends, gaming press. Your job is to cover them, not to write breathless hagiography and worship the ground the devs and execs walk on. The cheering is totally out of place at an event like this.
EDIT: frankly, I wish E3 itself would die and each of these companies would just hold their own event.
EDIT: frankly, I wish E3 itself would die and each of these companies would just hold their own event.
I disagree. I think it's fair to say that live presentations, calls, conferences are a standard across a wide array of industries, including this one, for good reason.
You do in the sense of connecting on a human level with the presenter. It's easier to engage develop a connection with live streaming rather than heavily manicured or edited audio/video. I'm also referring to the audience that is there live though.
Truly I hope this works out for them. It seems somewhat of a risk when you consider that this style of presentation was part of the WiiU/3DS era of failure.
TV is old hat. I don't think I ever see talk about games from news. It feels rare if there is. Most of the time I'll see news outlets talking about a new system coming out from one of the 3 hardware developers, but we're past launches now and Reggie was already on USA Today before about the Switch. That's far, far more common because it's a new product on the market.
Social media has become very important to pubs and devs. If you're being talked about a lot and trending, that's great, that's buzz and word of mouth in real time you can check out with a click of a button.
Social media has become very important to pubs and devs. If you're being talked about a lot and trending, that's great, that's buzz and word of mouth in real time you can check out with a click of a button.