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Nintendo Direct scheduled for June 3rd (Wii U concept news, 3PM PT/6PM ET Sunday)
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EmCeeGramr
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Nintendo turning into Konami confirmed
they might regurgitate some of last year's e3 stuff
this is only about the concept so new game reveals is out of the question
nintendo has in the past nintendo direct never came out with any thing mind blowing
5pm central for me if I'm reading that correctly.
I bet Miyamoto is carrying pikmins in his bag. Notice he's not clutching the bag handle too hard!
Probably on a roller
victreeb3l
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nintendo delivering the goods on my bday, awwww yeeeeeeaaaahh
This is part of the E3 madness period. Hype will be sustained. It's different to revealing your big hitters weeks before the show.
brochiller
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"Watch the latest Nintendo Direct this Sunday, June 3 at 3:00PM PDT, as Global President Satoru Iwata reveals new information about Wii U."
Doesn't mean it will necessary be mind blowing, but I think we'll learn some few interesting things about the console itself tomorrow.
More thoughts:
They're likely to go light on games on Sunday, saving those for the big E3 conference. I suspect they will have one game, though, to give people a frame of reference for how the features will be used. They've said that they wanted a 'Wii Sports' for the U; a game that demonstrates how the system adds new and interesting features to gaming. I would not be surprised if that game, whatever it is, is revealed in tomorrow's ND, and used as a means to explain the features to the viewer. The rest can wait until Tuesday.
Another thought as to why this is an incredibly smart move: Nintendo have expressed the views that hardware itself isn't important; compared to the full audience, that only matters to a small - but vocal - group. By having got people used to the whole Nintendo Direct philosophy over several months, they now have a mechanism by which the people who *do* care about such facts can actively seek it out, without bogging down the press conference with details that would bore a less dedicated gamer.
I am seriously very impressed by their strategy, here. Of course, they still need to deliver in the presentations themselves!
They're likely to go light on games on Sunday, saving those for the big E3 conference. I suspect they will have one game, though, to give people a frame of reference for how the features will be used. They've said that they wanted a 'Wii Sports' for the U; a game that demonstrates how the system adds new and interesting features to gaming. I would not be surprised if that game, whatever it is, is revealed in tomorrow's ND, and used as a means to explain the features to the viewer. The rest can wait until Tuesday.
Another thought as to why this is an incredibly smart move: Nintendo have expressed the views that hardware itself isn't important; compared to the full audience, that only matters to a small - but vocal - group. By having got people used to the whole Nintendo Direct philosophy over several months, they now have a mechanism by which the people who *do* care about such facts can actively seek it out, without bogging down the press conference with details that would bore a less dedicated gamer.
I am seriously very impressed by their strategy, here. Of course, they still need to deliver in the presentations themselves!
Mushroomer25
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That would actually be... fucking brilliant. Get boring pricing & hardware spec info out of the way pre-E3 (especially if it's controversial information that would distract during the big show.), and allow first-party games to take focus during the conference.
Use the Wednesday Software Showcase to show third party titles, and you've got another year of Nintendomination.
Also - awesome that there'll be at least ONE conference I can watch live this year. Nintendo's other two keep getting mixed with graduation shit for me.
electroplankton
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OMG
Nintendo, you always surprises me!
Nintendo, you always surprises me!
JohnTinker
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not shown: smoke billowing out a few seconds later, hiroshi yamauchi stepping out with pimp cane in hand.
Woffls
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Awww shiiiiit. Wasn't expecting this, now I've got to spend tomorrow preparing.
I'm guessing it will be a reintroduction to the hardware, which means they want to clear space for the actual conference, I assume. If they need this, a conference, and "Software Showcase", then I'm expecting a lot of news.
So fucking hype. Going to avoid caffeine tomorrow because I will literally never get to sleep. Literally.
I'm guessing it will be a reintroduction to the hardware, which means they want to clear space for the actual conference, I assume. If they need this, a conference, and "Software Showcase", then I'm expecting a lot of news.
So fucking hype. Going to avoid caffeine tomorrow because I will literally never get to sleep. Literally.
gamergirly
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That would make sense. Have a sprawling development interview with more details on how they came up with the [new] Wii U. Not show the hardware but show off a killer app or two. That would leave E3 for the big reveal as well as leave the competition guessing but give us(gamers, the consumers) a few meat slices... hehe
brochiller
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Not sure about that, but it definitely opens up the possibility of Ubisoft and EA showing off Wii U games at their conferences on Monday. Nintendo still probably wants to save most of the other announcements for their conference though.
The Dutch Slayer
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Having a 24 hour news cycle for them selfs is a good enough reason I think.
TheCongressman1
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I posted this in the speculation thread:
Chittagong
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Lol, this
electroplankton
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I posted this in the speculation thread:
That's perfect, lol
Cygnus X-1
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This is unexpected. And maybe even useless: why bother to have a Nintendo direct two days before the conference??
Read through this thread. Lots of good reasons have been postulated for doing this.
Vulcano's assistant
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Something about the sign to the right cracked me up
To get the technical crap out of the way, and leave more room for GAMES!
EmCeeGramr
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Get a day of news and hype (that might not be conference appropriate) to yourself then follow it up with more info on Tuesday and Wednesday.
That would be a waste of precious time
leave that stuff for an After E3 Nintendo Direct
Cygnus X-1
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ratcliffja
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I guarantee you that there will be at least one cliffhanger like "but we'll talk about that more on Tuesday" just to keep interest throughout the next 2 days.
lol no. Nintendo remains stubborn as ever and will not do a show more than an hour. They have far too much to cover plus they gave the go ahead to ubisoft etc to show Wii U stuff on Monday. So they need to say something before 3rd parties start demoing the system
ShockingAlberto
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Because two days before the conference is one day before Microsoft and Sony.
Ooooor, because they just have that much stuff to show and one hour isn't enough.
Smiles and Cries
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Nintendo Direct will prove to be the best thing they ever invented lol
can't wait to watch Nintendo Directs streamed on my WiiU
can't wait to watch Nintendo Directs streamed on my WiiU
Nintendo planning their own GTA game confirmed !
brochiller
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NintendoGal
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I figured it was a special unloading area with the cones, but still! The sign is posted. ;p
3 hours and a roundtable!
They were last during E3 last year, and they were still the one talked about the most. Them showing last has nothing to do with this.
chaosblade
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They could have scheduled a longer event if they needed to though, unless there is something big right after them? I know previously Nintendo and Sony scheduled around each other so people could get from one to the other, but that won't be an issue this year.
Nintendo was also the only one to announce a console. That gives them an advantage there by default.
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