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Nintendo Switch presentation date finalized, Jan 12, 8pm PT/Jan 13, 5am CET
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That's not how hype works. That isn't how it works at all.
Papacheeks
Banned
Well than that is unfortunate for NIntendo as that's not a good to leave something like a console launch for a youtube video to explain and show off.
They have had tons of time and this thing comes out March.
It's just a stream and it's in Japanese even. That's not something the Western media and audiences in general can handle in a meaningful way. It doesn't even matter that much. The most viewed YT video won't be the hour long presentation in Japanese, it'll be a short YT video.
what? they arent leaving the console launch for a youtube video, they having this confference or presentation or whatever it is, what the hell do you want?
PSFan
Member
If anything is a snoozefest it's the Treehouse. It's boring as hell watching a bunch of people play video games.
Papacheeks
Banned
Multi- event for different regions. Reggie and someone else for US/UE/UK, and someone like Miyamoto or the likes for Japan. And your do it within a week. Each day is for a different region.
Then while one region's event is done the rest of the day until the next region event is getting hands on/impressions and info out to publications.
Each one will have games that are specific for those regions. Kind of how Sony launched PS4 with mostly Japanese based titles in Japan.
So while AMerica would be shown Zelda, Mario, and third party partnered games from West. Japan would be shown Nintendo first party with Japanese third party.
someone tell pewdiepie to quit his channel please, he is wasting his time!
Aaronrules380
Member
Booking multiple events of this scale seems incredibly inefficient to me
And then people would just complain that other regions are getting news first
Papacheeks
Banned
This conference is in fucking Japan dude? Isn't America, UK/ EU more important to home console sales?
Because so far, XBox and Playstation did not do their presentations in Japan they did them in the regions that consoles sell more in.
Treehouse is one of the greatest way to showcase games that I have ever seen. Much more honest than with faked trailers presented during press conferences.
I have good news for you. Switch is a handheld system.
Aaronrules380
Member
It's a hybrid, and handhelds have more of an audience in Japan. And Xbox comparison is dumb because they have no presence at all in Japan. And we knew it was going to be in Japan since they announced this event, why complain now?
Empyrean Heaven
Member
10pm for me. That's perfect.
This has to be parody, right?
The language is more what bothers me. I'm hoping Nintendo either has a translator ready or has part of the presentation in English. No watching it later is going to adjust for the language barrier.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Worst comment I've seen in a while.
Treehouse has been by far the best thing to happen to E3 in ages. Exponentially better than hearing paid shills cheer for CGI trailers at presentations.
PSFan
Member
All I really want to know from these things is what's coming out and when. I don't need to spend hours or sometimes even days watching other people play games.
Yeah, okay. Whatever you say. It's the "worst comment" because you like something and others don't.
Papacheeks
Banned
Really dude? PSX, and Past 2 E3's by Sony and Microsoft are being loved and cheered by shills?
THE NDF is out in full force today.
Thought maybe since they did the whole Jimmy Fallon thing they would have an event with Reggie for America/EU.
Aaronrules380
Member
I'm sure they'll have some solution for language, be it subtitles prepared (since the whole thing will likelihood be scripted anyways), a translator present, or even a dubbed over video
He's likely talking about the paid warm-up people who are part of the "tradition" for press conferences. And he would be right, it's really embarassing to hear them.
FunkyDealer
Banned
05:00 am CET?
Oh dear.
Oh dear.
Okami Haundo
Member
Only the "presentation" is in Japan, which is basically a goddamn press release with flair. Do you really want them to waste the time, energy and money to do the same presentation multiple times in different regions? It's going to be almost exactly the same information... You're basically asking for Nintendo to hold their own E3, Gamescom, and TGS within one day. The important details will be there, and the press will get region-specific information on price and release date at their own events.
The part that matters (hands on time) is already booked for the EU and US. They'll have a 5 hour press event in NYC on the 13th... That's more than enough coupled with their overall marketing. You're acting like everyone in the world needs to buy this on day one for it to be a success.
DecoReturns
Member
8 am for me. Sweet.
I'm awake by 6 anyways and class starts at 12. Should be fun.
Edit: oh wait 8PM! Even better I'm home by then.
I'm awake by 6 anyways and class starts at 12. Should be fun.
Edit: oh wait 8PM! Even better I'm home by then.
Empyrean Heaven
Member
No, but Nintendo needs to definitely get the mindshare for this thing up high. The YouTube video doing as well as it did helped a lot, but Nintendo needs to make sure their messaging is clear and concise going forward. They literally have zero room for error.
5am is early. 11pm is late. It all kind of sucks. But the time selection has been done in such a way that every single major region has feasible access to the live presentation. Any other time would have left someone in a terrible spot. No one should have to get up at 2am to watch this.
Papacheeks
Banned
I'm saying having a presser or presentation for regions like US/EU benefit them more for getting correct info out. People will have hands on at the press event but is all the info like tech specs, and such going to be straight forward told to them by Nintendo reps holding the controller for them to play?
Thats my point. Look at what happened with XBOX in may. It was a huge fiasco because there were so many conflicting reports. Unless im off the mark and they are doing something like that in US/EU?
MADGAME
Member
Empyrean Heaven
Member
Nintendo once did a 3DS conference in Japan without translation of any kind. Don't be so sure.
DecoReturns
Member
I don't think this will be a problem as NOA keeps reminding us about the Switch presentation.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=427771
Might not want to get too used to that lingo.
Nintendo has lots of Directs that only release in Japan and are not translated. The difference is that those are not announced and retweted by NOA and NOE.
Okami Haundo
Member
If we're talking tech specs, why would that be different from region to region? The only information that will cater to each region are the price and release date. Do you really need two more presentations for that? As for games, it's doubtful that we'll see a dramatic difference in launch titles by region.
Finally, the massive fiasco around the Xbox One was not a result of only holding one region-specific press conference...
Do you really think that both NOA and NOE would be posting about the live conference on social media if it weren't translated? Jesus...
Hawk269
Member
What Sony and Nintendo think when they think about the UK:
OMG what is that Gif from? I don't know why, but I am rolling on the floor laughing about that.
Quintin DM
Member
11PM works out pretty well for me actually. Don't have to book off work or anything since I know I'm not gonna be working at that time.
he specified E3 only and yeah, don't a lot of conferences have plants in the audience to cheer? wasn't there even applause piped in through the sound system one year? could be confusing that with the NFL as that happened there as well but I'm fairly certain it happened at an E3 presser as well.
also chill out with the immature bullshit
Haha. That's like missing half of the fun of a conference/Direct. No live tweets, no live comments of GAF, plus the chances of seeing the news before actually seeing the stream are pretty high.
"Why don't you watch this full live football game later, after you found out the score and there nobody left to comment about it live?"
Typed 'shit gif' in to Google.
I do know people who will sometimes dvr sports games and watch them later if they can't catch them live
also watching the highlights of a game you missed is a thing
Watching the highlights for a game that you care about is nice, but it's not even close to the feeling of watching the game live. Like with the conference, instead of tens of minutes of emotions you get maybe 5 minutes.
Okami Haundo
Member
I feel like the odd man out here for enjoying conferences in solitude. I'll watch this live with my phone on Do Not Disturb and check out reactions after the fact. I have fairly decent internet (75Mbps) but I still tend to find that others are a few seconds ahead of me in a stream like this. There's nothing worse to me than watching something live, only to have Twitter ruin the surprise a few seconds before it happens. I strangely don't mind seeing the information hours ahead of time, but if I'm already watching the event I don't want to be spoiled right before something happens.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I'm not defending any company whatsoever--just the concept of Treehouse. I wish Sony and Microsoft did the exact same thing. Your statement is nowhere close to what I said. Didn't mention Sony by name at all. Microsoft has been known to pay people to sit in their crowds and cheer.
Vanguard771
Member
If I stay up to watch the presentation I might be too tempted to stay up all night and read all of the GAF comments. The responsible adult in me is telling me to just skip it and catch up during the next few days.
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