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Nintendo E3 plans detailed
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TannerDemoz
Member
I really hope they think outside of the box and deliver something unique that Robot Chicken direct was hilariously tongue-in-cheek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SYu7SD2o0A
moar plz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SYu7SD2o0A
moar plz
Thanks. Although between Splatoon 2, ARMS, Mario Odyssey, Mario X Rabbids, Pokemon Stars (?), Xenoblade 2, Fire Emblem Musou and some 3rd party games they are going to highlight like Skyrim I can't see them talking about too many 2018 games. Maybe throwing fans a bone in form of Metroid or something.
I've read the OP and the links therein, but not every post in this thread. Do you have an actual problem with my comment, or are you just deeply offended someone is not being rainbow and fairy dust about your inanimate system of choice? Because if you're not here to respond to the content of my post, then you must be here to police the negativity. If that's what you're here for, you should stop wasting my time as well as your own.
My comment is specifically a response to this:
Nintendo said:
Do you have any questions, or do you want to just whine?
SinCityAssassin
Member
Their last direct in regards to Switch had a focus on Splatoon and ARMs but they had information on a few other titles and announcements that were not those two games. So there's a change the language denotes that it won't all be relegated to 2017.
But who knows.
Certainly not us.
Okami Haundo
Member
I was just about to say this! The Direct that was meant to "focus" primarily on Splatoon 2 and ARMS comes to mind...
Dark Cloud
Member
Nintendo would "focus" on 2017? They have a lot of games to talk about
-Super Mario Odyssey
-Smash port possibly (maybe next year if true)
-Xenoblade Chronicles 2
-Fire Emblem Warriors
-Skyrim
-Mario + Rabbids
-Splatoon 2
-ARMS
-new games for 2017
-a game or two for 2018
-VC for Switch
-online for Switch
-more third party games for 2017
The wording of focus is correct because the majority of their presentation will show games coming this year. They can show a 2018 Retro game trailer or a Metroid Prime 4 trailer for 2018, but the focus for 2017 is correct. People should be happy Nintendo Spotlight is only Switch games and not 3DS too.
-Super Mario Odyssey
-Smash port possibly (maybe next year if true)
-Xenoblade Chronicles 2
-Fire Emblem Warriors
-Skyrim
-Mario + Rabbids
-Splatoon 2
-ARMS
-new games for 2017
-a game or two for 2018
-VC for Switch
-online for Switch
-more third party games for 2017
The wording of focus is correct because the majority of their presentation will show games coming this year. They can show a 2018 Retro game trailer or a Metroid Prime 4 trailer for 2018, but the focus for 2017 is correct. People should be happy Nintendo Spotlight is only Switch games and not 3DS too.
Now that the E3 direct has officially been announced, it's to list our baseless (well, somewhat based perhaps) expectations!
- ARMS will get a brief mention, along with a final character unveil, during the presentation, just in time for the game's June 16th release date;
- Super mario Odyssey will get a long time in the spotlight: 8 minutes of footage showing off a prolonged gameplay session in a new and previously unknown world;
- The story DLC for BOTW will get a short 1 minute trailer, along with a release date for the second DLC pack;
- Metroid! A 3D Metroid will blast onto the stage, accompanied by a 2D Metroid game! One of the two is due this year, the other next year (no clue which order makes sense);
- Pokémon Stars will reveal itself! Planned for October this year, it will be a third version of the 7th gen games, and will launch exclusively on Switch (this is my guess due to the nature of the direct being apparently Switch only);
- Splatoon 2 will get new reveals: a stage, new weapon(s), and the single player mode;
- Mario x Rabbids is real! It will get an August release date;
- FE Warriors will be dated for late September;
- Fire Emblem Switch will get a name reveal, and a short teaser trailer to get me (and others) hyped af;
- Animal Crossing game will not appear, but will be saved for a dedicated direct later in the year to be spotlighted alongside the mobile game (none of this gets mentioned in this direct);
- Skyrim will get a short gameplay video, nothing extraordinary, but will be showcased both as a console game and as a portable game to hammer this fact home.
I will be deeply disappointed if these things do not all happen.
- ARMS will get a brief mention, along with a final character unveil, during the presentation, just in time for the game's June 16th release date;
- Super mario Odyssey will get a long time in the spotlight: 8 minutes of footage showing off a prolonged gameplay session in a new and previously unknown world;
- The story DLC for BOTW will get a short 1 minute trailer, along with a release date for the second DLC pack;
- Metroid! A 3D Metroid will blast onto the stage, accompanied by a 2D Metroid game! One of the two is due this year, the other next year (no clue which order makes sense);
- Pokémon Stars will reveal itself! Planned for October this year, it will be a third version of the 7th gen games, and will launch exclusively on Switch (this is my guess due to the nature of the direct being apparently Switch only);
- Splatoon 2 will get new reveals: a stage, new weapon(s), and the single player mode;
- Mario x Rabbids is real! It will get an August release date;
- FE Warriors will be dated for late September;
- Fire Emblem Switch will get a name reveal, and a short teaser trailer to get me (and others) hyped af;
- Animal Crossing game will not appear, but will be saved for a dedicated direct later in the year to be spotlighted alongside the mobile game (none of this gets mentioned in this direct);
- Skyrim will get a short gameplay video, nothing extraordinary, but will be showcased both as a console game and as a portable game to hammer this fact home.
I will be deeply disappointed if these things do not all happen.
Jonneh3003
Banned
Does it?
Little Monser
Banned
This has been discussed a lot in the thread. No, it doesn't mean that.
Since when has Nintendo not announced year out games when they said they'll 'focus on...' except for Zelda E3 2016?
Last_colossi
Member
Here's hoping!
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!
Little Monser
Banned
You sure about that?
If they do have some surprises in store for 2017 the launch year of the switch will be one of the strongest ever as far as first party games go.
We will have gotten-
Zelda
Mario Kart
Arms
Splatoon 2
New Mario
Any system would kill to have that strong of a lineup in their first year.
We will have gotten-
Zelda
Mario Kart
Arms
Splatoon 2
New Mario
Any system would kill to have that strong of a lineup in their first year.
GAF gets feedback on a test:
Teacher: "Now, I'm gonna start by focusing on the positives..."
GAF: "Holy shit you think it's perfect!"
Diprosalic
Banned
i think the 2018 titles (if there are any) will be January-March at most.
likely some smaller titles for the eshop or a Kirby game / something like Captain Toad.
likely some smaller titles for the eshop or a Kirby game / something like Captain Toad.
JonnyDBrit
Member
Dedicating the majority of their time to 2017 titles sounds good. Switch needs to build that library before the holidays, so that it's good value proposition against consoles that have already matured and have deep libraries of their own. That said, I imagine a number of things will be brief trailers with confirmation of the release date - like Skyrim - as they're sufficiently known about, with maybe half a dozen titles at most getting anything really in-depth.
Likely to end on an announcement of an exclusive scheduled for 2018 I would imagine though. Super Mario Odyssey has already been established as their game to end the year on, and unlike Zelda at the Switch conference, the need to treat it as the crown jewel of the show isn't quite so pressing.
Likely to end on an announcement of an exclusive scheduled for 2018 I would imagine though. Super Mario Odyssey has already been established as their game to end the year on, and unlike Zelda at the Switch conference, the need to treat it as the crown jewel of the show isn't quite so pressing.
To be fair it really sucks when companies announce games that they are not going to release that year
"Here´s a new fantastic game that you will play in two or three years... maybe"
Jonneh3003
Banned
Now this is perfect
Little Mons†er;236463456 said:
Didn't we get a pre-recorded conference, a Treehouse stream and then a Smash Bros/Splatoon tournament last year? The only difference would be that this time it's not focusing in one game (Zelda), right?
Fashionably late, dude
SinCityAssassin
Member
haha, wow what?
That was 2 years ago. Last year was Zelda-only.
rochellepaws
Member
Sounds disappointing if they're only covering 2017 releases since it'll mean no big announcements.
Although it probably makes sense given how early they announced games like Bayonetta 2 and Tokyo Mirage Sessions in the WIi U cycle compared to when they actually released. Maybe we can look forward to a November direct with some big 2018 announcements.
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Although it probably makes sense given how early they announced games like Bayonetta 2 and Tokyo Mirage Sessions in the WIi U cycle compared to when they actually released. Maybe we can look forward to a November direct with some big 2018 announcements.
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Jonneh3003
Banned
I don't see any point, the review embargo will probably have lifted by June 13th seeming as the game releases on the 16th. Doesn't mean they won't though aha.
Dark Cloud
Member
What? You just combined like 3 different E3 together. Lmao
They're not only covering 2017 games....and if it even were only 2017 games they can easily have big announcements.
Diprosalic
Banned
if i was interested in all 4 of these games and they would all be good-great, i'd buy that system in a heart beat. this would easy keep me occupied until fall 2018.
i'm still deep into Zelda.
I don't view it that way. A good E3 conference (or direct) showcases games that will release this year (surprises as well as old news) as well as games that will release on two or three years.
This way you know what you're investment is going to bring in the short term and the long term. Sure, you're playing Mario odyssey this year and maybe Xenoblade 2 (I hope so!), but then you don't have to wait until E3 2018 or whatever 2018 Direct to know some of what they've got planned for the year. You don't have to be concerned you're about to enter a drought since you know at least these games are coming.
SinCityAssassin said:
You're supposed to respond to the content of someone's post, not tone police because you don't like hearing negativity. That's what forum discussion is about. So again I ask if you have something to contribute, or are you wasting my time? It's a very simple question to resolve.
They're not ONLY covering 2017 releases.
sixteen-bit
Member
Looking forward to their game announcements.
If you go to the same source that quote came from, you find the following:
That's the same wording as for the Splatoon 2/ARMS direct, so you should expect 2018 announcement as well. Some here mentioned Nintendo have been using this wording for a while now, and it always means there is more than what the focus is on, so no reason to worry about that.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Maybe Smash Bros. If it's in the works.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
You sound pretty ill informed. Literally the last direct was said to focus on ARMS and Splatoon. They made up a quarter of the of actual direct. When Nintendo says focus it means the just about the majority of time spent not all (or in recent case hardly any)
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
No it doesn't, how do you think Sony wins E3 every year?
Jonneh3003
Banned
I too would like to visit a parallel world.
NightwingRebirth
Member
"2017!? But Nintendo, you have to tell us all about 2018! It doesn't matter that you want to save surprises for later reveals like at E3 2018, tell us everything now or we'll be disappointed!"
That's basically what I saw in the first three pages, smh. Personally, I'm happy with the fact that Nintendo is focusing on 2017, Sony always "wins" at E3 by showing games that won't release 3, 4, or 5 years later, and I'm tired of being "excited" for games I won't even be playing for a year. Nintendo should have a new game or two that we haven't seen to fill up their release schedule in 2017, so that's enough surprised for me.
I'd like to keep the majority of 2018 surprises to 2018 is what I'm saying, although I'm sure Nintendo will probably tease at least one 2018 release (like their Jan./Feb. game).
That's basically what I saw in the first three pages, smh. Personally, I'm happy with the fact that Nintendo is focusing on 2017, Sony always "wins" at E3 by showing games that won't release 3, 4, or 5 years later, and I'm tired of being "excited" for games I won't even be playing for a year. Nintendo should have a new game or two that we haven't seen to fill up their release schedule in 2017, so that's enough surprised for me.
I'd like to keep the majority of 2018 surprises to 2018 is what I'm saying, although I'm sure Nintendo will probably tease at least one 2018 release (like their Jan./Feb. game).
Lord_Byron28
Member
Focusing on 2017=/=only 2017
Like every other E3 they will likely briefly announce some of their larger AAA titles releasing in the first half of 2018.
Like every other E3 they will likely briefly announce some of their larger AAA titles releasing in the first half of 2018.