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E3 2014 | Nintendo Digital Event
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randomengine
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Nintendo is a refuge from cyclical gaming fads.
AkimbO_Arcana
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MY BODY IS READY FOR AMIIBO
I have that Mario sitting on my dashboard :3
DXLelouch153
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im 24 and i love Nintendo games
wheres your god now?
wheres your god now?
bigDdestruction
Member
Perhaps we should wait for the treehouse event to be over. Aren't there some more announcments? Plus the aftermath of the digital event they announced Mario Party 10, a release date for Prof Layton vs Phoenix Wright and showed off a bunch of e-shop games.
Incitemaybe
Member
Isn't this supposed to be starting now?
randomengine
Banned
Yeah, it's doubtful they'd make those jokes if they weren't doing something with those franchises. Also, we are going to get more HD remakes. The question is, do they announce them during e3?
Was that the band who played the music prior to the Nintendo Direct stream this morning? The song is still stuck in my head.
MrJustinius
Member
Nice.
Still wish they'd have gone with a better name but that's a nice looking boxart pic!
It does look pretty fun. Do we know if there's a single player component to it?
Cave Johnson
Member
Who are these heathens talking about Nintendo using CG for promotional material? We've got enough of that nonsense coming from the non-Nintendo market already.
I feel the same. The new graphics look like updated "Wind Waker" stuff. Not a fan of cell shaded graphics for AAA games. Looks cheap and only acceptable for low budget indie games.Yeah... how disappointing.
I wanted something more like this:
AcademicSaucer
Member
treehouse live is on
To be fair, they did say they weren't shooting for hyperrealism.
Hyperactivity
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Goldenmoney
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I'm impressed that it's a new IP too instead of relying on old characters, for example I know some people were calling for a Mario paintball type of game. I hope Splatoon will be successful and that Nintendo goes for more new IP's in the future.
I loved the Nintendo conference because it showed Nintendo is genuinely still pushing for interesting gameplay, as well as unique visual styles that we haven't seen before. They are using their major brands as a way to experiment with new gameplay ideas, rather than just pumping out iterative sequels.
We saw Yoshi's Wooly World which has elements of both Yoshi's Story and Kirby's Epic Yarn, but also looks to bring in new gameplay and visual ideas. It looked absolutely gorgeous, and used HD graphics in a different way than we usually see. You can tell the lead designer is really passionate about unique game play and fun elements. It may not be trendy or exciting to a lot of you, but that's the sort of design ethos that I wish we saw more of. I remember Shane B. calling Kirby's Epic Yarn a "baby game" but that is so dismissive and discredits genuine creativity.
Then we had Kirby's Rainbow Curse which is an unexpected sequel to one of the best "hidden gems" on the original DS. But it isn't just a bland sequel, they brought a whole new visual aesthetic to the game, as well as what appears to be a lot of new folds to the game mechanics.
And you've got Mario Maker, which looks to utilize the Game Pad in a meaningful way to deliver a level editor that is fun and easy to use. We see Nintendo taking an idea that has been done before in games, but bringing a level of fun and accessibility to it that will hopefully lead to some awesome stuff.
Finally you have Miyamoto's experimental Wii U prototypes that are showing a lot of effort to use the Game Pad in interesting ways, both single player and multiplayer. Star Fox might even build unique controls into a full fledged action game, but we'll see about that.
The most important thing is that you have one of the most powerful members at Nintendo actually working to build novel game play experiences. That is so cool! That is why Nintendo had my favorite conference.
We saw Yoshi's Wooly World which has elements of both Yoshi's Story and Kirby's Epic Yarn, but also looks to bring in new gameplay and visual ideas. It looked absolutely gorgeous, and used HD graphics in a different way than we usually see. You can tell the lead designer is really passionate about unique game play and fun elements. It may not be trendy or exciting to a lot of you, but that's the sort of design ethos that I wish we saw more of. I remember Shane B. calling Kirby's Epic Yarn a "baby game" but that is so dismissive and discredits genuine creativity.
Then we had Kirby's Rainbow Curse which is an unexpected sequel to one of the best "hidden gems" on the original DS. But it isn't just a bland sequel, they brought a whole new visual aesthetic to the game, as well as what appears to be a lot of new folds to the game mechanics.
And you've got Mario Maker, which looks to utilize the Game Pad in a meaningful way to deliver a level editor that is fun and easy to use. We see Nintendo taking an idea that has been done before in games, but bringing a level of fun and accessibility to it that will hopefully lead to some awesome stuff.
Finally you have Miyamoto's experimental Wii U prototypes that are showing a lot of effort to use the Game Pad in interesting ways, both single player and multiplayer. Star Fox might even build unique controls into a full fledged action game, but we'll see about that.
The most important thing is that you have one of the most powerful members at Nintendo actually working to build novel game play experiences. That is so cool! That is why Nintendo had my favorite conference.
kuroneko0509
Member
Treehouse starts
Baron von Loathsome
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SweetDonuts
Member
I'm excited for whatever this Treehouse thing brings.
Duane Cunningham
Member
How on earth has Nintendo made me care only about them at this E3.
themagicalkitsune
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Yo guys, that dude said 'where's Mother 3' and Reggie fireball'd him, then he said 'where's Starfox' and Reggie zapped him. Starfox is already here so...
Mother 3 localization confirmed?!1
Mother 3 localization confirmed?!1
Gotcha, thanks.
It's the first song that's stuck in my head, although the second was good as well.
spyroflame0487
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i had a hard time keeping track of all the different games coming out, so I made this thing lol
kuroneko0509
Member
No Metroid lol
here's the digital event video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GisRY6h100U&list=PL2JiZAV5BmDVb1fcG806HoyBYNMzED0uy
Smiles and Cries
Member
Nintendo kicked my ass with everything this time around and Treehouse is kinda cool too
Low poly and bad textures saved by a toon shader... meh.
Color me very impressed. I love the art style.
This post is so incredible sad
Amazeballs
Member
So that's the English writer for the original Paper Mario. Love seeing Nintendo putting names and faces to talent.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
I wonder if Amiibo means that there is basically no hope for all of those people waiting on a gamepadless Wii U
BRocknRolla
Member
Very glad I don't have any irrational hangups about cell shading. It looks beautiful
There never was any.
