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E3 2014 | Nintendo Digital Event
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neurosisxeno
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If you include Yoshi and Toad, Mario as a property was still the most.
bababouille
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I love how Nintendo showed designers talking as designers and not some kind of PR robots. For example, during the digital event, it was nice seeing Yoshi's Woolly World's designers crocheting and talking about the warm feeling of yarn rather than gameplay mechanics, it showed passion and dedication to their craft. Game design is a designer's dream and an art, Nintendo understands that. I think that's why Kamiya chose the Wii U over other platforms for his recent projects.
Nintendo is like this huge company that aims at profitability but all of their projects have a very author mentality to them, this really saved E3 for me. They understood what most of us are complaining about E3 every year, and that's because they felt the same way as us.
Nintendo is like this huge company that aims at profitability but all of their projects have a very author mentality to them, this really saved E3 for me. They understood what most of us are complaining about E3 every year, and that's because they felt the same way as us.
re: mature video games
Call of Duty is in my opinion a childish war hawk fantasy, hardly deserving of the title "mature video game". It's overglorification of warfare certainly isn't mature, but that's okay. I wish the series would stop trying to have its cake and eat it, the Haze mentality of decrying warfare with a game designed around having fun with warfare. Either go the whole mile and prove your point or make an enjoyable, fast-paced video game. Call of Duty: Robot Bees Edition seems to be a tonal shift to the latter niche, which is much better than the awkward straddling of the middle road and uncomfortable narratives present in the current series.
A mature take on warfare would be Spec Ops: The Line, which truly encapsulates the horror and despair of warfare, and the encroaching madness that the pressures of war exerts on soldiers, leading to true madness and the horrible events of war. It goes the whole mile to present its point utilizing the strengths of an interactive medium allowing you to experience the same psychological breakdown and make the same fatal errors soldier have in the past.
Celebrations of militarism are fine until they are elevated beyond the mindless entertainment they are meant to be. Don't, however, claim such a display as "mature", for fear that it will again give militaristic fervor a place in the minds of self-assumed mature adults. But woahhh that was a tangent:
Video games can both be made for the mechanical experience of playing them and the emotional experience of the themes expressed in the world and story. One does not diminish from the other, unless your game is hilariously racist/sexist/etc. but that's a whole other tangent.
Call of Duty is in my opinion a childish war hawk fantasy, hardly deserving of the title "mature video game". It's overglorification of warfare certainly isn't mature, but that's okay. I wish the series would stop trying to have its cake and eat it, the Haze mentality of decrying warfare with a game designed around having fun with warfare. Either go the whole mile and prove your point or make an enjoyable, fast-paced video game. Call of Duty: Robot Bees Edition seems to be a tonal shift to the latter niche, which is much better than the awkward straddling of the middle road and uncomfortable narratives present in the current series.
A mature take on warfare would be Spec Ops: The Line, which truly encapsulates the horror and despair of warfare, and the encroaching madness that the pressures of war exerts on soldiers, leading to true madness and the horrible events of war. It goes the whole mile to present its point utilizing the strengths of an interactive medium allowing you to experience the same psychological breakdown and make the same fatal errors soldier have in the past.
Celebrations of militarism are fine until they are elevated beyond the mindless entertainment they are meant to be. Don't, however, claim such a display as "mature", for fear that it will again give militaristic fervor a place in the minds of self-assumed mature adults. But woahhh that was a tangent:
Video games can both be made for the mechanical experience of playing them and the emotional experience of the themes expressed in the world and story. One does not diminish from the other, unless your game is hilariously racist/sexist/etc. but that's a whole other tangent.
Is it streaming or is it private?
I really hope so.
That was the big sad thing for me...no VC news. I was hoping for that and another GC remake.
Well, hopefully some news on N64. I was hoping for a Metroid Prime HD.
So I couldn't be home all day so I only saw the beginning of the Nintendo Digital Event up till the Zelda reveal (!!!) but quick question:
Was anything by Retro revealed? Or are they completely absent from the show this year?
Was holding out hope for a Metroid game by them of course.
BTW who in the world thought the best way to close the event was a character reveal for Smash Bros while Zelda Wii U was sandwiched in between some games? Has Nintendo not learned anything from its own amazing reveal for Zelda TP?
Close the damn event with Zelda. Always.
Was anything by Retro revealed? Or are they completely absent from the show this year?
Was holding out hope for a Metroid game by them of course.
BTW who in the world thought the best way to close the event was a character reveal for Smash Bros while Zelda Wii U was sandwiched in between some games? Has Nintendo not learned anything from its own amazing reveal for Zelda TP?
Close the damn event with Zelda. Always.
Kageshinzo
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Graaah I came in late. Iwata doing E. Honda moves. WAT. With Mario Kart 8 and this event, Nintendo has been a goldmine for gifs lol.
Stay being Nintendo, Nintendo!
Stay being Nintendo, Nintendo!
I hope so. Nintendo did great work today but they need to address the VC. The Wii VC started great.
Jurassic Munson
Banned
I had way too much fun today with Nintendo. This is how an E3 should be.
KratosEnergyDrink
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Overall this was a great event. Nintendo presented a bunch of new games and the Digital Event had at least two "wow" moments for every gamer.
Jurassic Munson
Banned
You sir have won. I don't even like AC/DC, but kudos.
kitchenmotors
Banned
So throwing an insult at people who are insulting you? Yeah, that's really mature.
I guess I'm a 32 year old manchild.
And that's not including all the fun we had with Tree house and the tournament!
Coming tomorrow at 6 PM PT.
And with stuff still left to announce, I think I can safely say Nintendo won E3 by a mile. I'm not into shooters or the big Ubi titles, so while some of those games at the other conferences looked excellent, I'm not interested in them. And the titles I did like at Sony MS (SSOD, Scalebound, Bloodbourne, GRIM FANDANGO, UC4 etc) were CG trailers. Nintendo just got done with 10 HOURS of coverage, with an amazing Smash tournament and big fans, and extended hands-on time with Xenoblade X, Splatoon (this looks so good!), Mario Maker and Hyrule Warriors, and delivered some real bombs. Bayo 1 + 2 bundle, Yoshi Yarn and Canvas Curse 2 and ZELDA U LOOKING GLORIOUS!! That was everything I wanted and we still have two days of announcements!
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
I'm turning 43 years old this year and am quite glad to see Nintendo appears committed to affirming that core gaming is about more than the industry's efforts to sell products primarily to 25 year old western males.
As someone once observed about another medium, there's a peculiar cycle in American culture. 5-10 year olds watch cartoons. 11-20 year olds are embarrassed when their peers see them watching cartoons. 21 - 30 year olds laugh about how they use to be stupid children who watched cartoons. And 31-80 year olds watch cartoons.
It's human and normal. People strive to define themselves in their second and third decade of life and that means putting on a great show about all the things that don't represent them. Often that means rejecting things that are attached to childhood as they perceive it.
Then, for a lot of people at least, they wake up one morning and realize they can't spare the energy to care anymore and get on with things.
As someone once observed about another medium, there's a peculiar cycle in American culture. 5-10 year olds watch cartoons. 11-20 year olds are embarrassed when their peers see them watching cartoons. 21 - 30 year olds laugh about how they use to be stupid children who watched cartoons. And 31-80 year olds watch cartoons.
It's human and normal. People strive to define themselves in their second and third decade of life and that means putting on a great show about all the things that don't represent them. Often that means rejecting things that are attached to childhood as they perceive it.
Then, for a lot of people at least, they wake up one morning and realize they can't spare the energy to care anymore and get on with things.
Jurassic Munson
Banned
Does anybody have anymore information on Affordable Space Adventures? It sounds very appealing to me depending on what the cockpit view is like from the gamepad.
My impression thus far
Splatoon >>>>> Xenoblade Chronicle X = New Zelda > Smash Bros (with AMIIBO) = Bayonetta 1 + 2 > Star Fox Wii U >> Pokemon > Mario Maker > Miyamoto's new game >>>>>> Kirby >>>>>> Hyrule Warrior >>>>>>> Captain Toad >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Devil's Third
Splatoon was best for me because of it's new IP. Nintendo really need this new experimental title.
But Devil's Third was too shock that I can't remember other good nintendo titles.
Splatoon >>>>> Xenoblade Chronicle X = New Zelda > Smash Bros (with AMIIBO) = Bayonetta 1 + 2 > Star Fox Wii U >> Pokemon > Mario Maker > Miyamoto's new game >>>>>> Kirby >>>>>> Hyrule Warrior >>>>>>> Captain Toad >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Devil's Third
Splatoon was best for me because of it's new IP. Nintendo really need this new experimental title.
But Devil's Third was too shock that I can't remember other good nintendo titles.
Damn you won't be playing Battlefield Hardline or Mortal Kombat X?
Exceptional E3 by Nintendo so far.
It's clear that the era of the 3DS is coming to a close, and the era of the Wii U has just begun with Mario Kart 8. Wii U will have a phenomenal 2015. Delighted I own one.
The Treehouse production was fantastic (save for the Miyamoto bit) and the Smash Bros tournament was pure fanboy hype. They nailed almost everything, and announced so many games I personally want, and even some new IP / quasi new IP. Well done.
It's clear that the era of the 3DS is coming to a close, and the era of the Wii U has just begun with Mario Kart 8. Wii U will have a phenomenal 2015. Delighted I own one.
The Treehouse production was fantastic (save for the Miyamoto bit) and the Smash Bros tournament was pure fanboy hype. They nailed almost everything, and announced so many games I personally want, and even some new IP / quasi new IP. Well done.
abstract alien
Member
"One looks better than the other, so we chose the better looking one."
LegionAgent
Member
Please explain!!
Explain why the cel shaded one looks far better!?
And a tech demo is just that... a tech demo. It's not a promise. In fact, Nintendo said it wasn't representative of the actual game.
gamergirly
Member
Over time, the cellshaded Zelda will stand out much better than the grittier demo version
Deputy Moonman
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While it's not representative of the actual game, it sure was misleading. People have been sitting on that tech demo for a whole year. Personally, I'm a little disappointed as well. I wasn't a super huge fan of the cel shading in wind waker and we just had skyward sword's cartoon look with the last zelda game. I was ready for a return to the OoT/TP style again. Oh well.
sciencerob
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My fiance and I felt this was by far the best conference. The sony conference was definitely bloated and lackluster by comparison.
BlazeBreak
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Please explain!!
Exactly. The N64 Zelda tech demo looked nothing like Ocarina turned out. And the GC one looked nothing like Wind Waker.
The tech demo was just an example of what the Wii U hardware can do. The cel-shaded art style is much more vibrant, and furthermore, allows for a much more consistent look. You're not going to get an actual game looking like that tech demo running on the Wii U (or even the PS4 or XBO, for that matter). Despite the lack of power, I actually think that Nintendo's making the best-looking console games so far this gen based off this, Mario Kart 8, the yarn Yoshi game, etc. And that is in part because of smart art style choices.
Oh, forgot to post impressions. Well I can't really post impressions on the digital event itself since the Treehouse event changed my perspective on everything. Let's just say Nintendo won E3 for me by a long shot.
Btw, I don't get the hate for the new Zelda artstyle/graphics. It looks incredibly stunning and it will be beautiful for years to come after. Like the guy above (or two posts above) said, an iconic/unique artstyle will stand the test of time.
Btw, I don't get the hate for the new Zelda artstyle/graphics. It looks incredibly stunning and it will be beautiful for years to come after. Like the guy above (or two posts above) said, an iconic/unique artstyle will stand the test of time.
I'm not gonna comment on 3DS yet, not even after E3 is over because they can pull a 3DS XL Direct on us a couple of weeks from now and announce a bunch of stuff including a revision. But sure it's loosing momentum, to boost Wii U they first and foremost need to convert 3DS users, the handheld has sold like 10 times more units.
Stephen_drewz
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Is there anywhere I can view this treehouse thing? I missed it and cannot find it on E3's website.
Deputy Moonman
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Just like Skyward Sword. Sure it looks okay, but it didn't play even close to as good as a classic looking zelda game in my own opinion. Maybe Nintendo will surprise me though.
EDIT:
People should stop assuming that it's all about how "good" it looks for those of us who aren't as excited about the art direction/style. Some of us simply prefer a more traditional look; that's it. It's not a knock against what was shown at E3 or against anyone else.
MrNyarlathotep
Banned
I'M A GROWN ASS MAN AND I DON'T PLAY COPS AND ROBBERS.
I PLAY GROWN ASS MAN GAMES LIKE GTA, PAYDAY AND HARDLINE.
SO STOP BEING INSULTING BABBIES