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[Dion Blaster]

Smash Bros, Zelda U, Xenoblade 2, and F-Zero will be 2014 games.

3D Mario, Mario Kart, Wind Waker HD, and Retro's game this Holiday.

Metroid and DKC teasers?


Edit: Oh and they'll completely avoid the account system question. (I hope not)

 

[PushingButtons]

What are the chances of a price drop? I'm all set to wake up and go out and buy a deluxe for $300 (or less). Hopefully.

 

[SporeCrawler]

What are the chances of a price drop? I'm all set to wake up and go out and buy a deluxe for $300 (or less). Hopefully.

The price is already pretty low due to retailers wanting to get rid of it(i think 250$ for deluxe is not a rarity). I think an official pricedrop would only be a move to reflect market reality to their "recommendation for pricing".

Atthis point its probably better having a 100 dollar pricedrop with a ambassador promotion

 

[megarockexe]

I'm totally not hyped for this conference because I won't get to watch it live. I'll be stuck in a car the whole time. Any low-bandwidth audio-only streams so I can keep up?

 

[Sgt.McTigerbuns]

Parts of Sony's conference felt so awkward. The conversation between everyone playing destiny. It all made me think that maybe Nintendo made the right choice going with something prerecorded. Guess I'll find out whether it actually worked out in a few hours.

 

[Effect]

Please don't disappoint Nintendo. I just want a decent showing that gets across the impression you know you f'd up and have to go it alone and are addressing things in a significant manner. I can wait for the games and deal with the droughts. Just let there be games. That's all I want.

 

[Tom Hatherford]

My Genuine Prediciton:
-everything we know thats coming plus one surprise (95% chance of Retro)
-Smash and Mario Kart will be as expected,look like the Wii games in HD
-New Zelda teased with concept art
-Mario will be unexpected and amazing and will be bell of the ball everyone talks about.
-50 bones price drop

 

[Jintor]

I will be pleasantly surprised if we get the price drop tbh

 

[Salsa]

I will be pleasantly surprised if we get the price drop tbh

with all the call-back rumors?

 

[Captainsweatpants]

My prediction:
No surprises - just sadness .

I'm becoming more and more pessimistic.

 

[Jintor]

I just don't have a lot of faith in Nintendo's numbers game

 

[DragonKnight]

It has been a visually impressive but disappointing e3 so far. Very glad i opted to get my xl as opposed to the xb1/ps4. At current i want neither next gen console. This is nintendos event to lose. If all else fails at least there will be sweet precious pokemon news.

 

[StreetsAhead]

It has been a visually impressive but disappointing e3 so far. Very glad i opted to get my xl as opposed to the xb1/ps4. At current i want neither next gen console. This is nintendos event to lose. If all else fails at least there will be sweet precious pokemon news.

Something big this way comes.

 

[Mr Swine]

I hope to god that Nintendo doesn't do the same thing as Sonynand Ms did. Talk to much dragging the conference out :/

 

[GRW810]

I'm awake (thanks, daughter, for the 6.30 alarm call), and just realised I've had my final sleep before Nintendo Direct. The day has finally come. T-8 hours, and my body is ready.

 

[L Thammy]

Final Fantasy XV impressed me a lot, but that's on the visual level. Square Enix is the type of company whose substance I can't trust, regardless of how much style they might put on top of it.

 

[Fantastical]

I hope to god that Nintendo doesn't do the same thing as Sonynand Ms did. Talk to much dragging the conference out :/

MS talked too much? They talked about Smartglass and World of Tanks a little too much but beyond that the conference was game, game, game.

 

[SteeloDMZ]

Guess it's time to bring this video up again! I was waiting all year!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnUbXOeJaKI

Never fails to make my body ready.

 

[Silver_DNA]

Everyone excited to see all the new Panorama views we're going to see tomorrow? And the summer update? And Miiverse additions?

 

[Kacho]

Since GAF will most likely be dead when I crawl out of bed in the morning, enjoy the Direct guys. It's been a fun ride getting to this point.

 

[SteelYoshi]

What will be in the first Direct shown? Dunno If i should stay up for it.

 

[Qurupeke]

After MS and Sony, I'm really nervous... I'm hyped about the ND, but I'm afraid Nintendo is on hot water now. They should show as much as they have. SSB4,MKU,Mario,Retro,X aren't that much now. 2-3 surprises could really help. Beyond Good & Evil 2 for example or Metroid. A few hours only until that...

Microsoft had a ton of games and a great presentation. Sony wasn't as successful but KH3 and the PS4's price were really great news. I need to see something jaw dropping on Nintendo. Less than 8 hours guys. Get hyped!

 

[Pikma]

It was the combination of everything though, even if it was stuff I didn't want. Opening with the next gen announcement and reveal of Metal Gear Solid 5. Show off Ryse for the first time. Announce the return of Killer Instinct. Announce a new game, Sunset Overdrive. Show off more of Forza 5. First proper footage of Quantum Break. Announce Project Spark, demo it. Announce Crimson Dragon. Announce and show gameplay of Dead Rising 3. The Witcher 3's first gameplay footage and trailer. Confirm Battlefield 3 60fps. Tease next generation Halo. First gameplay footage of TitanFall.

The focus to me seemed mostly on games built for next generation systems, and that's what I liked, even if I didn't like the games themselves, and even if they're multiplatform. A major focus on next generation software.

Sony spent most of their time talking about partnerships, then did two live demos of two games primarily built with current generation hardware in mind. They did little to sell a future software forecast. We all know it's coming, but I would have liked to see it. Price/DRM/whatever is all great to here, but given I'm not buying either console day one all I really want to see is games. Games I haven't seen before, games built for next generation hardware. And that's where, in my opinion, Sony totally missed the mark, and where Microsoft played a far better hand.

And when Nintendo's rolls around, I expect a lot of predictable though lovely Nintendo. Few, if any, legitimate surprises.

EDIT: I forget about FFXV and KH3, but it's probably because I couldn't give a flying fuck about either. KH is a shit franchise and Final Fantasy hasn't been good for a long time. Versus XIII was in deep development hell for an entire generation. Just because you re-announce it and make it a mainline game does not convince me it will be good.

You know what Sony needed to convince us regarding that, next gen software? Deep Down and BG&E2.

 

[StreetsAhead]

I hope to god that Nintendo doesn't do the same thing as Sonynand Ms did. Talk to much dragging the conference out :/

That's what a Direct is for. No walking on and off stage, no technology mishaps, no long demo-plays. Trailers　& information. Or, at least, hopefully. Stuff like the LttP2 Direct gives me hope that they can cover a lot of ground quickly in a Direct.

 

[NinjaTehFish]

Guess it's time to bring this video up again! I was waiting all year!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnUbXOeJaKI

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Can I finally post is gaf up???

 

[GAF A60-Rim A]

So is KH3 definitely not on Wii U?

 

[AniHawk]

i would be honestly shocked to see bge2 happen for wii u. ancel said it was going to take a while two years ago. the hd versions hit all non-nintendo systems, and the original sold the worst on the gamecube. the only thing that might work in its favor is the build that was in the works until 2009 or so might be good enough looking to work on the wii u without a whole lot of major changes.

if it happens at all, i suspect we might see it next year for xb1/ps4. if we don't, then it's never happening.

 

[chertipros]

Man, all the hype in this thread has been completely killed. Here's to hoping Nintendo delivers tomorrow... Ehrm....today

So is KH3 definitely not on Wii U?

No but probably not.

 

[JoeM86]

Even if there are no surprises, we're getting the first look and details of Mario, Mario Kart and Smash Bros. Just because we know the games exist doesn't mean that they won't be surprising

Come on guys...happy happy joy joy

 

[Hattori]

IDK about you guys but I'm still hyped for tomorrow, can't really get those games on a PS4

 

[L Thammy]

After MS and Sony, I'm really nervous... I'm hyped about the ND, but I'm afraid Nintendo is on hot water now. They should show as much as they have. SSB4,MKU,Mario,Retro,X aren't that much now. 2-3 surprises could really help. Beyond Good & Evil 2 for example or Metroid. A few hours only until that...

Microsoft had a ton of games and a great presentation. Sony wasn't as successful but KH3 and the PS4's price were really great news. I need to see something jaw dropping on Nintendo. Less than 8 hours guys. Get hyped!

To be fair, what can the Wii U announce that can attract the PS4/XBO's audience? Will the next firmware update make it shoot $200 out of the disc slot and beef up the graphics? Will they have big third-party exclusives?

The titles we know will be shown (or at least presume will be shown) are the types of franchises that can sell multiple millions. But that isn't necessarily the type of thing that the press wants to talk about or that the E3-watching crowd is looking for.

 

[Pikma]

I'm still waiting for a delicious megaton, I haven't got any yet.

 

[L Thammy]

Even if there are no surprises, we're getting the first look and details of Mario, Mario Kart and Smash Bros. Just because we know the games exist doesn't mean that they won't be surprising

Come on guys...happy happy joy joy

Well hello there boys and girls! This is your old pal, Satoru Iwata! This is a Direct about a whale.
NO! It's a Direct about Nintendo!

Spoiler

That was my favourite show as a kid.

 

[anaron]

holy fuck

i'm cackling

 

[JBtheHunter]

So is KH3 definitely not on Wii U?

It probably will be. Sony didn't announce it as exclusive and I don't know why Square Enix would put it on Xbone and not Wii U where it has an established fanbase. All 3 games on Ninty consoles sold 1M +

 

[Tunic]

So excited for the new Direct tomorrow. Got my alarm set since I am on the west coast. Early wake up but I'll have coffee ready.

 

[Fantastical]

It probably will be.

You heard it here first.

 

[watershed]

I want something legit to leak just so I can compare what I imagine in my head to what we finally see in the Direct.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

The other conferences did highlight a big weakness of Nintendo, third-parties. While the PS4 did look great a large number of the games presented were either console debut or console exclusive with PS4. Nintendo is getting only a tiny fraction of those games. They have to step up their first-party offerings to put in a good show. The problem is I don't know if they can or want to do that, though they need to. I expect to be disappointed with very few announcements but I hope I'm proven wrong.

Well, less than eight hours. I'm on the East Coast so I better get some sleep (I literally just turned on the first episode of Attack the Titan, damn you insomnia). See you tomorrow Gaf and if the site goes down look for me on Miiverse, may the hype be met.

 

[oatmeal]

final prediction:

everything we already know. maybe one new announcement (not including retro's game). it will be a more condensed version of sony's thing.

i feel like i'm the only one here who thought microsoft's conference was way better than sony's. sony's biggest announcement was 'we will not fuck you in the ass.' uh. thanks.

I'm with you. Sonys was a bloated mess.

 

[JBtheHunter]

You heard it here first.

Dude... c'mon now. Where's the logic in it NOT coming? Doom and gloom logic clouds the mind.

 

[JoeM86]

After MS and Sony, I'm really nervous... I'm hyped about the ND, but I'm afraid Nintendo is on hot water now. They should show as much as they have. SSB4,MKU,Mario,Retro,X aren't that much now. 2-3 surprises could really help. Beyond Good & Evil 2 for example or Metroid. A few hours only until that...

Microsoft had a ton of games and a great presentation. Sony wasn't as successful but KH3 and the PS4's price were really great news. I need to see something jaw dropping on Nintendo. Less than 8 hours guys. Get hyped!

That collection of four games outsell the entire library that MS and Sony bring. How is it not enough?

 

[Immaculate]

aww yissss

less than 8 hours.

 

[pawelranger]

Wii U is going to be the only "next-gen" platform with free online? lol, they can use that as their strategy, same as Sony did with DRM against MS.

 

[rockx4]

That $399 PS4 is making the Wii U look really bad (and it was already a tad expensive with the current price model), I wonder if they'll drop the basic\deluxe price it to $249/$299.

 

[metalslimer]

Dude... c'mon now. Where's the logic in it NOT coming? Doom and gloom logic clouds the mind.

There's not a logic in a lot of the games that are straight up not coming to Wii U. Unless Nintendo announces a boaload of 3rd party multiplats tomorrow the system is pretty much irrelevant to 3rd parties.

Wii U is going to be the only "next-gen" platform with free online?

If only they were doing a Live conference they could play into this, but its done

 

[KingSnake]

I think Nintendo needs now to drop the price to $299. There is no way around it. And not necessarily because of Sony. They have some overlapping potential customer base with Xbone and a $200 difference can be pretty much decisive.

And besides 3D Mario, Mario Kart and Wind Waker HD they need one more 1st party game by the end of the year. Maybe Retro's game, maybe Bayonetta 2, maybe a surprise. And they need to have more for next year. With Zelda in 2015 and SSB for holidays 2014 Nintendo needs more than X, Atlus game, Yoshi and Bayonetta/Retro's game for next year. I think they need to have 1-2 1st party games per month one year from now to build up the sales. If the sales will come, also the 3rd parties will step in.

 

[Pikma]

I really think some, including me, are underestimating Nintendo, I mean, they bringed Bayonetta 2 back from the death after all, anything's possible...

 

[SatoAilDarko]

It probably will be. Sony didn't announce it as exclusive and I don't know why Square Enix would put it on Xbone and not Wii U where it has an established fanbase. All 3 games on Ninty consoles sold 1M +

I get that logic too but the problem is that footage did not look scalable at all to Wii U. Why take the effort to create basically an entire second game. It may go Xbone just in case Xbone does take off. Also the DS fanbase does not directly translate to Wii U.