They'll cut the fluff. Last year's E3 had a lot of fluff.
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Wii U Speculation thread IV: Photoshop rumors and image memes
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They'll cut the fluff. Last year's E3 had a lot of fluff.
I think 2010 was Nintendo's longest conference. Most of the time it's just an hour. 2006 was just an hour if I remember right and most people loved it.
The Wheel of Fortune
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What? Just 1 hour? I expected it to be a little longer but I'm sure Nintendo will use that time to it's fullest. And we'll probably get a ton of trailers of games that didn't even get mentioned at the conference in Nintendo's webpage just like last year. Thanks for the info!
they should have a montage of previous e3s set to the tears for fears version of mad world. you know, the good version of mad world.
Well, in 2010 they did a little more than one hour, and we've had a massive load of announcements for Wii, with trailers and on stage demos. And they obtained to present 3DS in something like 15-20 minutes. So, I'm not too worried. I think they could even make it 10 minutes longer
nckillthegrimace
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Ahh.. no worries, as that wasn't really for your comments. I've seen folks characterize the reveal as confusing, and don't see it..
Underwhelming? That I can see.
I just watched it. The messaging is so tightly focused on the controller and everything Nintendo showed looks so much like a Wii game (up until HD Zelda), so I can understand some initial confusion. I'll even admit to thinking it was just a new Wii controller initially even knowing everything going into the conference. Being confused after the whole conference, however, seems like a big stretch for anyone who follows games. Still, it was a poor reveal. Nintendo should really have waited until this year to show the console when it had actual games ready.
Smiles and Cries
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I get truly hyped when I have the date down to the hour
If only I could be there to watch this event in person
I wonder if I have time to change my internet to a cable connection
If only I could be there to watch this event in person
I wonder if I have time to change my internet to a cable connection
Maybe this is wishful thinking, but I do have this feeling Nintendo has at least one Japanese 3rd party big announcement they will make. If it hadn't already been announced for 3DS, I would have bet on Monster Hunter 4.
ashbash159
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Just learnt of the 4 day weekend we get over here in the UK. Best news! This is the first year where it would be possible for me to be working during the E3 conferences. But nope! So happy!
An hour sucks.
They will spend 45 minutes of stupid shit no one cares about, and then talk about what we want to hear them talk about for 10 minutes and then show 5 minutes of the Wii U at the end.
Actually, that 45 should be 35 since they'll be 10 minutes late.
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Rösti
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The exhibit halls actually open 12:00 PM on the 5th of June. So there is definitely room for a longer press briefing.
It will be the best hour of the decade. I expect Nintendo to spent a short time on the 3DS (maybe 10-15 mins) and from then on, its gonna be a Wii U mega blitz. And remember there's always the showfloor coverage.
Nintendo knows they can't afford to leave anyone in the dark, so they're gonna try to cram as much info as they can in that hour. If they hold back ANYTHING, they could run the chance of further confusion and/or lack of hype. I want the new console to be in my face the entirety of E3.
NO LIMITS, NINTENDO, NO LIMITS.
I think you're thinking of Sony here.
Agent Unknown
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I took last June 5th off for the initial Wii U reveal. Just me, my laptop, a sausage McMuffin, a breakfast burrito with a bunch of hot picante sauce and a jumbo coffee, perfect morning. Will be the same game plan this year.
Final Fantasy VII remake.
This has to be pretty high up on my wish list. Headliner-class Japanese exclusives from major developers would be a signal to all Japanese developers that, hey, yes, the Wii U is going to be the sensible platform choice for development - and sufficiently powerful to serve them well over the next five or so years.
SolidSnakex
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1 hour is perfect. It means that they really can't afford to have any fat in their conference like Sony and MS. If you actually cut out the shit that most gamers don't care about from those conferences they'd end up being around the same length as Nintendo's.
-Pyromaniac-
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At first one hour seems iffy, but when you think about it, they're probably just going to show trailers with very little talking in between, so it's all good.
Smiles and Cries
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Sony is strange they already shown some amazing games that they could have saved for E3 to make is exciting... right now I am not even sure what they have left but that LAST OF US thing again
-Pyromaniac-
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I don't even get what this means...
Smiles and Cries
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no like everything else under NDA there is a WiiU version for Halo 4 no doubt about it, you should even ban bet someone
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Rösti
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Neither do I, I thought about it while frowning.
-Pyromaniac-
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sony doesn't give a shit about making e3 exciting. Winning E3 is a fanboy thing. They care about giving their games the most attention possible. They're doing the right thing business wise.
Anihawk magic in motion
I'm still waiting for Nintendo X Capcom.
It'll probably never happen, but a man can dream...
Hobbestetrician
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I don't know, they should put it on iOS if they really want to make some money.
Smiles and Cries
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until they show PS4 next month
The competition would end up looking into tablet-styled controllers whether or not Nintendo decided to do so.
Smiles and Cries
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I cannot wait to see Sony's version at least we know it will be a sweet ass screen
See this I dont agree with. The enthusiest press is going to cover there games just as heavy if its revealed at E3 or not. Sony blows its load early and then has a boring ass conference because they blew their load early.
They basically spoil there entire E3 every year. They could announce a few titles early sure but leave some big things for the show. Of the 3 I dont know why the press even bothers to go to the Sony Conference its all but guaranteed to be a retread of what they have been flying you out for weeks ahead of time etc
Dat OLED.
-Pyromaniac-
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your first line explains why it's a good idea. Sony gets ALL the attention now with their games, and then at E3 they'll show them again, and the gaming media will cover it again. Except the second time around they won't have to worry about all the attention being stolen from anything else...like I don't know...a new console re-reveal with lots of new games and all that.
It's a business decision. All the attention? Or some of the attention? Which would you take if you have the choice? You take all of it. When E3 comes around, you do not get all the attention, you share the space with all the other announcements, you get overshadowed, etc...
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They'll waste at least half an hour with boring speeches about how well the Wii and 3DS sell 'n'stuff. Calling it now.
Nice.
Since this E3 will be an especial ocassion, I think we should help those that are in other areas/timezones to watch the conference with us. A lot of people miss the conference
because they don't know when it's exacly happening.
Announcing a title doesn't necessarily spoil anything. It actually helps build anticipation and hype because it makes you look forward to the game being demo'd at E3. Why should they have waited till E3 to show The Last of Us? People are waiting with bated breath to see it in action. That's why movies and stuff are shown months in advance, its all in the idea of building hype.
In about a month I can post this like a gazzilion times
I love E3 time.I'm such a nerd
We all are, dude.
Giving them free year is a lot of time to prepare, though. If a tablet doesn't launch with 720/PS4, it probably won't be standard even if they add it later. Like Kinect and Move. That added year gives them a lot of time to think about it and add their own if they desire.
Sony still hasn't released one of the big games that was meant to demonstrate the Move controller, the sorcerer one. Even the balance board seemed better supported.
Fuck. I predicted that they'd reveal it tomorrow.
Double fuck. One hour isn't enough. I'm not very hopeful that this will be the kind of reveal we were hoping for.
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