panthapanda
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3DS had more interesting things to me than Switch. That monster hunter game seems like a game for me. I love monster raising. Too bad I don't want to invest in my 3DS any more.
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Nintendo Direct on April 12 (3PM PT, Switch/3DS, mainly Splarms)
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NipplesAndToes23
Member
Okay, I finished watching. I'm surprised that the 3DS is still getting so many games. I thought with the Switch they were going to stop making games for it, but there is still a lot coming out.
Arms looks okay and I want to play Splatoon 2 especially since I never got to play the original. I'm interested in the new Kirby games as well.
Arms looks okay and I want to play Splatoon 2 especially since I never got to play the original. I'm interested in the new Kirby games as well.
WhiteWaterM00se
Member
I understand where your coming from. But try to look at it from two perspective:
1) if your an investor, Arms and Splatoon releasing in June and July is good. Minecraft in May is good. But what about the rest of summer? What about this party support? All "consoles" live and die by third party support. In this light, I'm disappointed.
2) if you are a Xbox or Sony fan looking into buying a Switch, Nintendo didn't do anything to win you over with this Direct.
Arms maybe a game that can. But today nothing was shown to excite you.
I'll stand by my statements. After the dust settles and by next week, many people will be unhappy with the Direct.
I promise you that you are in for a treat!
MrSaturn99
Member
I dunno, I thought it was pretty good.
That's even AFTER Nintendo basically told everyone what to expect, AND even tossed in a few extra for good measure. Some people are just too impossible to deal with.
Anyway, I thought it was a decent direct. Those new Amiibo look great, even for me who resisted them up to this point. The neo yellow Joy-con was a pleasant surprise, as well as the individual dock which quite a few people were hoping for on day-1. There was that timed-exclusive Switch RPG that looked really great(edit: Battle Chasers: Nightwar), and some others in there that are bound to appeal to certain tastes. I wasn't feeling the ARMS segment that much, but it already left a positive impression on me from watching people play. That new Splatoon Salmon Run mode was a megaton for me, as I do love co-op games/modes. I can see it being a lot of fun. It gave me a weird Left-4-dead vibe. Apples and Oranges on the surface, of course, but the foundational gameplay is similar. I hope it has different maps, and more varied enemies. A great addition to the Splatoon world!
If I had to rate this direct, using Splatoon ranking system(D to S+), I'd say; a solid B.
Kirby Super Star came before Dream Land 3 on SNES.
I have a third option, buy/play games and consoles only to bitch about them too.
DAREALGUMMY
Member
Good thing E3 is 2 months away.
mindatlarge
Member
About what I expected with E3 being right around the corner. Was hoping for a VC announcement at least, but yeah, makes sense to keep the majority of new announcements for the big show.
thrillho88
Member
It's amazing that, two months out from E3, we get a Direct that listed what would be on offer and people are still complaining that it didn't offer what they wanted outside of exactly what they said it would be.
Stop whining and give it some time, why would they announce major stuff like that now?
Stop whining and give it some time, why would they announce major stuff like that now?
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Tavernacle12
Member
You said in your post you wanted at least one or two smaller third party reveals. They gave three smaller third party reveals (possibly more, I'm not sure if some of the Japanese games were announced already or not). You're upset they didn't give you third party reveals you wanted, but they fulfilled the minimum requirements of your initial complaint. It's ok to be disappointed but don't complain in your disappointment about things that aren't true.
*snort*
GodfatherX
Member
i wasnt expecting anything but Arms and Splatoon 2, but i was expecting Arms to be sooner then that release date. Not disappointed but, still underwhelmed.
The two things I was potentially hyped about were more Arms characters and Splatoon single player info.
They kind of almost delivered, I guess. Not a big deal since I'm definitely day one for both games.
Loved the format though.
They kind of almost delivered, I guess. Not a big deal since I'm definitely day one for both games.
Loved the format though.
I'm unsure if your snarky reply was supposed to be a retort to what I was saying or just re-affirming my observations.
Judging by how this Direct just spelled out many of the releases for the next 3 months on the platform, I'd assume it's the latter.
I can understand the disappointment that Splatoon and ARMS are farther away than we thought. I had a feeling that was going to happen.
I think folks are getting antsy because past Zelda there hasn't been a huge meaty adventure-type game. Mario Kart, Splatoon and ARMS are all multiplayer-centric and that seems to get dismissed faster in enthusiast circles. On top of that MK is an enhanced Wii U game that some people might've already put a ton of time into.
Hopefully E3 has some cool stuff in store.
Personally, I'm glad I never got around to Disgaea 5 on PS4, because that's going to last me until the heat death of the universe on Switch
I think folks are getting antsy because past Zelda there hasn't been a huge meaty adventure-type game. Mario Kart, Splatoon and ARMS are all multiplayer-centric and that seems to get dismissed faster in enthusiast circles. On top of that MK is an enhanced Wii U game that some people might've already put a ton of time into.
Hopefully E3 has some cool stuff in store.
Personally, I'm glad I never got around to Disgaea 5 on PS4, because that's going to last me until the heat death of the universe on Switch
Jubenhimer
Member
Nintendo says new direct is mainly focused on ARMS and Splatoon 2. People get upset at there not being Megatons. Seriously, for a Direct, this was perfectly fine. I like the new format as well.
I know, I meant more in that the last Kirby games on systems tend to be very late. Though in that case, even Super Star was 1996!
DecoReturns
Member
I think my favorite part of the Direct was when Nintendo told me to Rob banks with my friends
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I'm unable to watch right now. Did they give a release date for Dragon Quest Heroes?
Niceguydan8
Member
1.) Minecraft releasing in May is pretty big. ARMS and Splatoon releases seven weeks apart from each other. From the release date of ARMS to the end of summer is eight weeks. I'm not exactly sure what you are getting at, the difference between the end of summer and Splatoon is literally one week longer than the release dates of ARMS and Splatoon 2. If I'm an investor, I'm far more interested in their holiday performance anyways. They launched well and I think they can have a very successful holiday being the platform that has a mainline Zelda & Mario game as well as MK8
and Minecraft. 2.) If Nintendo is going to try to get people that own an X1 or PS4, they will do it at E3. I have no idea what point you are making here. They will bring out the big guns at E3, just like pretty much every other publisher that publishes video games.
I don't know how one can be unhappy considering Nintendo explicitly stated what this Direct would be about.
Dangansona
Member
Yup the direct was fine. Although I have to say, every time I see a 3DS game in the works I get a bit frustrated despite not even having a Switch yet. I'm just so tired of that piece of hardware and I'm ready for Nintendo development to unify behind the Switch. If it doesn't soon then you are wasting the biggest selling point of the system: more Nintendo games.
archreaper93
Member
Nintendo continuing their domination of local multiplayer with this Direct.
WhiteWaterM00se
Member
Your right. But I expected larger than indie titles, and Eshop games. Rayman was announced previously, so that is not a new announcement.
I did not AAA games, but a AA or mid tier size game would have been good.
tenderbrew
Member
Have absolutely no problem with new 3ds games but they should release them subsequently on Switch.
just got home from work and go through it while skipping a whole bunch of shit that i didnt care about. saw very little that interested me. COOL more 40+ year old classic games. MONOPOLY WITH HD RUMBLE!!!! minecraft version 48654134878246. even arms looked less interesting compared to its reveal :/ i guess its just more botw for me until...i dont even know.
lmao
Investors dont give a fuck about console games because they are most likely caring about Animal Crossing Mobile and the next 3 mobile games Nintendo is going to release after this first batch.
WhiteWaterM00se
Member
1.) Minecraft releasing in May is pretty big. ARMS and Splatoon releases seven weeks apart from each other. From the release date of ARMS to the end of summer is eight weeks. I'm not exactly sure what you are getting at, the difference between the end of summer and Splatoon is literally one week longer than the release dates of ARMS and Splatoon 2. If I'm an investor, I'm far more interested in their holiday performance anyways. They launched well and I think they can have a very successful holiday being the platform that has a mainline Zelda & Mario game as well as MK8
2.) If Nintendo is going to try to get people that own an X1 or PS4, they will do it at E3. I have no idea what point you are making here. They will bring out the big guns at E3, just like pretty much every other publisher that makes video games.
I don't know how one can be unhappy considering Nintendo explicitly stated what this Direct would be about.
Minecraft is huge. Huge. Other than Zelda, biggest game on the system. It very well may sell the most copies of any Nintendo game on Switch over its lifespan.
Polygonal_Sprite
Gold Member
Solid Direct. Get's all the MK8D, ARMS and Splatoon 2 details out of the way before a megaton E3 presentation!
No way. Why would anyone ever expect such silly things. They're definitely going to show less at E3 than this Splatoon 2 focused event. This is definitely the height of their surprises.
Jubenhimer
Member
Give it time. I'd rather the 3DS go out gracefully and with dignity than come to a screeching, anti-climactic halt like the Wii U, where what was supposed to be it's Swansong, got ported over to it's successor instead.
Vanillalite
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Overall I'd agree. 3ds had a better lineup, but I'm kinda over the system.
I get that Nintendo didn't want to just drop the 3ds like a bad habit though. Plus a lot of 3ds stuff has localization lag in getting games out of Japan.
That being said as another poster said I didn't expect much overall, and we didn't get much. Can't say I'm disappointed cause I set my expectations ahead of time.
E3 this year is more put up or shut up on the games front for me.
Majukun
Member
I can't even tell if you're sarcastic or not lol
Disappointed people I have a question: what exactly were you expecting when the headline showed, with explicit wording, what it would be about? Surely Nintendo would not showcase games that would outshine their headliners for the direct (they were not hiding it in any way shape or form). Why not show a bunch of little to mid tier type of games, which is what they did.
Were you guys expecting more 1st party reveals/3rd party megatons? That makes no sense at all. I swear that one direct in January, after the Wii U's release (2013 I believe), has skewed peoples perceptions/expectations of these directs, and has been setting themselves up for disappointment ever since. That direct was just a perfect storm of luck (and games being announced 2-3 years in advance). I doubt Nintendo wants to put themselves in that position again.
Were you guys expecting more 1st party reveals/3rd party megatons? That makes no sense at all. I swear that one direct in January, after the Wii U's release (2013 I believe), has skewed peoples perceptions/expectations of these directs, and has been setting themselves up for disappointment ever since. That direct was just a perfect storm of luck (and games being announced 2-3 years in advance). I doubt Nintendo wants to put themselves in that position again.
It's that bad in here, I guess.
of course I am
I can't tell anymore honestly xD
Kirby??? But well both seems to be based on minigames from Planet Robobot through. Think it was either just localizations or updates on previously announced games otherwise.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Nintendo and "Third Party Support" don't really belong in the same sentence.