I get they want to have a launch with a good line-up ready so they will delay things. But to not even show some trailers at E3, either? That's too far. If Zelda isn't the most incredible thing ever they will get lambasted. Or worse, mostly ignored and overshadowed. Why even bother going at all if they don't care to bring more than one thing? Man it sucks cause I'm interested in zelda but these bad decisions are killing excitement so hard.
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Nintendo @ E3 - No Direct, Just Zelda Treehouse Stream
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SinCityAssassin
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Man, they have this episode like every season.
m.i.s.
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This is what they should have done post wii instead of straddling the core / casual markets as they attempted to do with Wii U -- and failing.
LegendofLex
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NX will have like three months on the market before next year's E3. Unless they show just what's coming to NX in the first three months, and unless that lineup is good enough to fill an E3, we're going to see most of the same shit two years in a row.
That wouldn't be good for perception of NX's longterm roadmap, especially if Nintendo wants to shake this idea that they only have one big cycle of games each generation. At least right now people's anticipation is still getting pent-up and their speculation is out of control.
Nah, that's Glee.
Captain Smoker
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Go to this thread, it's better.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1215123And it has gifs
Exactly. Nintendo is late to the party. They aren't going to increase mindshare or take away any audience. It's clear they are doing their own thing.
But even them doing their own thing imo is being detrimental. I really wish Nintendo fans would would them accountable. Sure the system had some great games but the output and spacing between those games in unacceptable and I don't see how anyone could be happy with that.
Right now Nintendo needs to be teasing and hyping up NX and assuring their fanbase they have learned from the mistakes of the Wii U. How they've been acting so far doesn't lead any credence to that.
Hale-XF11
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I wouldn't worry about a drought until at least a few years into the life of NX or whenever they decide to abandon it.
mariachi507
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I assumed this was the case since they started that the NX wouldn't be shown.
capitalCORN
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Nintendo rolling in dat dosh. Nintendo don't need anyone.
Disorientator
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More then likely they are Hoarding software for the NX. If they could get away with it Nintendo wouldn't even be showing Zelda
Why are you doing this to yourself? Lol
We are all disappointed for one reason or another but i don't stuff like this is worth anyone's rage.
You can't be excited about the only thing they will show because they won't show the other, minor things they have. That makes complete sense.
Maybe you don't know that but a couple of the key points we know about the NX (forward compatible architecture and shared library between consoles that will be "as brothers") are about keeping this situation from happening ever again.
Well we'll see if they are hoarding software. But people shouldn't assume that and if they are it's most likely only first party stuff and even then that doesn't address the drought concerns. For Nintendo's sake and their fans I hope they have 3rd party support but I fear they'll have another Wii U situation where the 3rd parties will throw them a bone and then leave when they see the sales aren't there.
I don't think so. read this for example:
and I'm feeling the same.
m.i.s.
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People were saying the same about Wii in it's twilight years. No Wii games post-2010 because they were working on Wii U titles.
Teletraan1
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When any of their plans ever come to fruition and we don't get a drought then we can all celebrate. They have promised to not have droughts for the last few generations and they always happen for some reason or another. Enough talk. Results please.
If you're feeling it hard to get excited about Zelda, I have to wonder what that has to do with them putting a huge focus on it and lots of confidence behind it.
But this time it was literally confirmed by Kimishima, back then it was just speculation, and they still had more content for E3 anyway.
perfectchaos007
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All this debate a couple of months ago about whether or not Nintendo should have a digital event or press conference...I don't think anyone guessed "neither"
Isn't this basically the same .gif that was shown in 2014?
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Isn't this basically the same .gif that was shown in 2014?
Literally nothing we know about the NX currently makes that seem likely. Although I agree about Nintendo needing 3rd parties. If the WiiU had the same install base as the 3DS it would have received exceptional 3rd party support. No 3rd party is turning their nose up at a 50M install base. The Wii Us biggest competitor was always the 3DS and Nintendo has Alledgedly found a way to fix this.
m.i.s.
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I'm sorry, what was confirmed?
And_Gignac
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E3 isnt that important at all. Nintendo doesnt need it lol.
They can make a NX event later that year and have all the news reportings for themselves.
They can make a NX event later that year and have all the news reportings for themselves.
Absolutely. A drought of games really sucks. Just look at the wii u from launch till when Pikmin 3 came out
KidGalactus
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In this thread: People who can't manage their expectations.
SinCityAssassin
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That they are launching late and skipping 2016 because they don't want droughts, so basically they are indeed hoarding games for the NX.
Why isn't it important though? The expo draws a lot of eyeballs from both the enthusiast and mainstream press. I don't see why Nintendo isn't using their large show floor real estate to draw some excitement toward the NX or at least the Nintendo brand in general.
That's because they made 3DS games in between, hence why the shared library concept has to materialize in order to ensure a steady stream of games from day 1.
It's true that e3 draws a lot of eyes to it, but there are several game trade shows throughout the year, which are starting to get bigger. Gamescom is a good example. E3 is not the be all, end all show it used to be. Add in the fact that nintendo gives us info throughout the year via nintendo direct, and it's clear that they really don't depend on e3 all that much
perfectchaos007
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They better be. But at this point I would not be surprised if the NX game launch is underwhelming, and a bunch of launch titles get pushed back to "launch window" which extends to almost a year after the console's launch.
NINTENDO HAS MADE ME A PESSIMIST
crooked spin
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wait so you can PLAY the new Zelda game that's been years in the making but there WON'T be a trailer of the 3ds port of a dragon quest game that came out decades ago?! wow, rip nintendo.
mikefrails
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How is straight up gameplay with constant analysis instead of a Direct trailer bad?
You guys are just looking to dramatize something.
You guys are just looking to dramatize something.
It's still the biggest show, and historically Nintendo doesn't have much of a presence at the other shows you've mentioned.
I just want to know why Nintendo thinks they're in a position to turn down great opportunities like E3.
But.. they're at E3.
First, it's a full-on remake, and second, you can't really blame Nintendo for that game taking 3+ years to come over, particularly since it's not their game.
They are?
Pancake Mix
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Pretty much, you can only thank Nintendo for making sure it came over at all. Hopefully there's a direct in May or June though that gives a release date on that and VIII (though that is early 2017 now I'm guessing.)
mikefrails
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Yeah, I'm expecting that DQ8 got bumped to February, since that's been a really good slot for them when it comes to 3DS RPGs.
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