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Play Nintendo - Announcing Nintendo @ E3 2014
- Thread starter L~A
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They have Youtube and Twitch channels now for livestreaming, so quality shouldn't be an issue this time around.
"Hey, remember how last year the hardcore gamers hated our stuttering live stream, and we didn't get any mass media coverage for our event? Let's do that again!"
Kinda hyped about the Smash tournament, though. Smart move to hype up the game that looks better and is coming out later - make the WIi U version the one people really want, but the 3DS version the one that's available to whet your appetite.
LordOcidax
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WTF.... Amazing. HYPE
Pancakes R Us
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Gotta make some savings after all those losses. What a joke.
mrmickfran
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Dat Ghirahim music.
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Baleoce
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where is this quote from?
God damn, they better not only use Ustream again this year. It was the worst quality stream I've seen in years.
Also, by only doing an online stream they're definitely going to miss out on a ton of more "mainstream" buzz and viewers. Only Nintendo fans will probably tune in like last year, since it won't be playing elsewhere on the internet or TV. My PS/Xbox owning friends (who don't really follow Nintendo apart from watching them during E3) literally thought Nintendo didn't show up till I told them otherwise.
Also, by only doing an online stream they're definitely going to miss out on a ton of more "mainstream" buzz and viewers. Only Nintendo fans will probably tune in like last year, since it won't be playing elsewhere on the internet or TV. My PS/Xbox owning friends (who don't really follow Nintendo apart from watching them during E3) literally thought Nintendo didn't show up till I told them otherwise.
And have them play the newest Smash. Boom.
Damn my sarcasm game too strong for the morning?
They've been using Youtube as well as Ustream for all their recent Directs. I'd expect the same thing to happen at E3.
soxinthebox
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Haha nice way to pre-announce some announcements
Aquamarine
Member
Yes necessarily.
PR:
"Every year, Nintendo looks for the best way to show its games and share its news with fans, media and other key audiences. In 2013, Nintendo decided to forgo a traditional press conference and use a video – in that case a Nintendo Direct – to share its news from E3. The company is building on that approach at E3 2014 with the "Nintendo Digital Event," a new kind of video program that will reveal and provide further detail about the gaming experiences on the way for Nintendo platforms in 2014 and beyond. The Nintendo Digital Event will air at 9 a.m. PT on Tuesday, June 10."
"Building on that approach" = No actual pre-E3 press conference.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Here are the images
Now, I know most of you expect me to defend this, but Nintendo running a digital stream instead of a conference is a bad idea, a very bad idea.
I'm waiting for the "Nintendo skips E3" crap again. They needed the conference for the media to give a crap. It's all about image, unfortunately, and Nintendo skipping the middleman again causes the middleman to get annoyed and thus the cycle begins again.
A press release I found in my e-mail
I'm waiting for the "Nintendo skips E3" crap again. They needed the conference for the media to give a crap. It's all about image, unfortunately, and Nintendo skipping the middleman again causes the middleman to get annoyed and thus the cycle begins again.
A press release I found in my e-mail
Edwards_Omatic
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To be content, all I need is Zelda U.
Hmm, then again a Majoras Mask re-make would be a lovely optional extra. Bah, just gimme plenty of Zelda please. Kthx.
Hmm, then again a Majoras Mask re-make would be a lovely optional extra. Bah, just gimme plenty of Zelda please. Kthx.
Man of Steel sequel.
I predict you will get both. And Wii U zelda will take place in termina.
Benzychenz
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I suspect this is gonna get some milage.
Baron von Loathsome
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I can't imagine a better way to advertise your game.
I feel the same. I'm so over E3 press conferences. They come off as fake now since they want to "win" E3 in the eyes of the press and blogs.
Uncle0wnage
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Great vid, should be a demo on the e-shop though
Only if it's Reggie Fils-A-Mech.
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qizah
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Digital Event (Nintendo Direct) or live conference doesn't matter. You're getting the same announcements and information either way.
Either Zelda U will take inspiration from Majoras Mask or take place in the child timeline, as a Majora sequel or a new story. I have doubts on it taking place in Termina again. MM3D will definitely come, Grezzo hasn't worked on something significant since 2011 (the only thing since was a Streetpass game).
Baleoce
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10 internets to the first person who 'shops a Cyclops outfit onto Reggie.
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Deleted member 125677
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Hmm, I wonder if there's any difference between a Nintendo Direct and this Nintendo Digital Event thing?
"A New Kind of Video Program" ?
I'm guessing it's a direct, but they're calling it something else to make it sound a bit more monumentous, exclusive or something.
"A New Kind of Video Program" ?
I'm guessing it's a direct, but they're calling it something else to make it sound a bit more monumentous, exclusive or something.
I can.. Go hands on with smash Wii u and build momentum for a summer launch, not play smash Wii u and please be excited for six months until it's released..
Biden in the background "Barack, use the down smash now!"
To an extent, I agree. However, unfortunately, it's about image and Nintendo not hosting a conference gives the media the wrong image which spreads and spreads.
True. Sucks though, pretty much confirms that a live conference won't happen anytime soon and those were funny.
2010 was the last great one.
SaintMadeOfPlaster
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So hyped right now. Sadly, I won't be anywhere near a Best Buy at the time, but hopefully some of my friends will have some impressions for me!
New banned gif.
From JoeM86's post above:
From that wording, it sounds to me like a new kind of Direct will be happening in place of Press Conference this year.
BTW L~A, you have 9 PM rather than AM in your OP.
I don't want to sound mean at all, but can I ask you (and others) why?
I mean: it's not that we usually are there at the live conf: we watch a video with our PC/TV where they talk/present/announce games. Is it really SO important if it is a live event or a recorded video?
I understand that the Live event has crowd that can booooo or cheer, but for example a Direct could easily cut some pause, dead moment and so on, concentrating even more contents in the same timeframe.
Last here we had announcements for MK8, Smash, Mario3D, and DKTF, probably Zelda LBW and updates on many games with videos, and so on. It wasn't a "weaker" E3, to me.
The negativity came from the bad reception of Mario3D (that lasted until the second trailer shown later in the year) and from the fact that people wanted Retro's new game to be Metroid and not DK.
But that would have been the same in a Live conf, to me.
Just my two cents