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[Aaron Strife]

I still want Nintendo to make a Wii U installment of Punch-Out called "Punch U Out"

 

[Zeppeli]

I'll just leave a small glimmer of hope for DQVII right here.

Oh, so you're buying an iOS device then?

Spoiler

;_;

 

[tookhster]

Isn't this at a later time than previous Nintendo Directs? IIRC, they were usually around 9AM-12PM EST.

Could the later time mean something?

Spoiler

Lol who am I kidding?

 

[L Thammy]

Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise everywhere.

 

[lacinius]

I'll just leave a small glimmer of hope for DQVII right here.

Thank you.

 

[Neiteio]

Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise everywhere.

I remember that.

E3... E3 was a strange time.

 

[Dr. Buni]

Why would Luigi's mansion be DLC for the 3DS game but not for Wii U? Why would it be dlc in the first place? Shit makes no sense

Really? lol

 

[oreomunsta]

Neiteio, your list is good... But I mean, c'mon, that's so unrealistic... no playable

Spoiler

Krystal

? Instant debunking =p

 

[Richardbro]

I'll take an X in my avatar too please !

And HYPE!

 

[TriBlade]

Any skilled Photoshoppers willing to X my face?

Might be hard to make it natural on a real face though..

 

[Malus]

The wife of the guy heading X, Next Level Games, and Sakurai.

The next level games guy said he retweeted because he's interested in it, not because they're involved in any way.

 

[Neiteio]

Neiteio, your list is good... But I mean, c'mon, that's so unrealistic... no playable

Spoiler

Krystal

? Instant debunking =p

She becomes playable in a plot twist halfway through the game, after Fox and Wolf have a fistfight while shirtless to satiate Boss Doggie.

 

[evanmisha]

The next level games guy said he retweeted because he's interested in it, not because they're involved in any way.

That's what they all say.

 

[ArcaneFreeze]

Hmm didnt Next Level Games announce they had a "Top Secret Title" in development a while back? Maybe they'll reveal it tomorrow?

Edit: Also can someone Photoshop the X onto my Avatar too please?

 

[Voliko]

We're going full 90s then, are we? Geno better have a can of Surge in one hand, and a slice of Pizza Hut's Bigfoot in the other.

They might as well reveal that X is actually a Xenogears revival as well.

 

[And_Gignac]

Oh man thank you so much.

Now i can properly hype myself.

 

[Neiteio]

Hmm didnt Next Level Games announce they had a "Top Secret Title" in development a while back? Maybe they'll reveal it tomorrow?

I really want a Mario Strikers: Third Strike. That game was meant to be in HD.

 

[foxuzamaki]

I remember that.

E3... E3 was a strange time.

Oh god I remember those lol

 

[BY2K]

E3... E3 was a strange time.

It always is.

Hopefully they do a transitional press conference this year.

 

[Letterbomb]

Remember guys:


1) This Direct is later than usual

2) Bayonetta 2 will most likely be shown (two retweets from Platinum Games executives, only project they're working on with Nintendo is Bayonetta 2 and they don't usually retweet Directs)

3) X will most likely be shown (Soraya Saga, the wife of key Monolith Soft director Tetsuya Takahashi, only retweets when X will be shown, and she retweeted this Direct)

4) There will most likely be a new character reveal for Smash Bros. (Sakurai retweeted the Direct, and usually when Sakurai retweets an upcoming Direct, a new character will be announced)

It definitely seems like this Direct is more hardcore than usual.




This sounds like a retread of GAF wishes / speculation. Looks like whoever wrote that reads GAF.

Why'd you have to go and raise my hopes? Why...

Spoiler

ican'twait

EDIT: I'll also take an "X", if someone's willing.

 

[CoolS]

Just woke up, so I see everyone kept their expectaitions in check...

I swear, some day GAF will learn. I expect much disappointment tonight.

Seriously, if there is no Bayonetta2 or X stuff I would not be surprised but you are just setting youryelf up for disappointment.

 

[Zeppeli]

They might as well reveal that X is actually a Xenogears revival as well.

That gets me thinking...

Where is Mario Party: Greatest Hits? Y'know, a party game made with fan favourite boards and mini-games only, along with specific new mini-games involving the GamePad?

 

[TriBlade]

I'll take an X in my avatar too please !

And HYPE!

 

[BY2K]

Just woke up, so I see everyone kept their expectaitions in check...

I swear, some day GAF will learn. I expect much disappointment tonight.

Tonight? It's tomorr...

Oh wow, it's 1AM here.

Why am I not in bed?

 

[Gsnap]

Just woke up, so I see everyone kept their expectaitions in check...

I swear, some day GAF will learn. I expect much disappointment tonight.

Then you know nothing!! : P

Get hyped. X is coming.

 

[Millsington]

Aren't directs usually at 7am PST? Is this the first one at 2pm?

 

[oreomunsta]

She becomes playable in a plot twist halfway through the game, after Fox and Wolf have a fistfight while shirtless to satiate Boss Doggie.

Is this before or after the stealth act where Panther sneaks around Andross's base looking for Pigma after Pigma supposedly takes down afoni Peppy during their beam sword battle in Corneria's capitol building when Andross's army invades and General Pepper's life is on the line thanks to a virus he contracted during the noir-themed flashback of Pepper undergoing his Virtuous Mission in Sector Z?

 

[Kriken]

It always is.

Hopefully they do a transitional press conference this year.

Yeah, while I enjoyed the E3 Nintendo Direct, I do feel like it'd just be better overall for them to do the traditional press conference. It's not like Nintendo is an outcast at E3 or anything, plus Zelda reveal similar to TP and SS would get to so many more people.

 

[BassForever]

That gets me thinking...

Where is Mario Party: Greatest Hits? Y'know, a party game made with fan favourite boards and mini-games only, along with specific new mini-games involving the GamePad?

I'd take anything that played remotely like a traditional mario party at this point. I like the wii party series and it does alternative board games well, but mario party shouldn't copy it

 

[BY2K]

Aren't directs usually at 7am PST? Is this the first one at 2pm?

Supposedly, it's because in the UK, you can't show mature stuff before 10PM, so the Direct there had to be at that time and since it's simultaneous, the other had to match, which gives us a Direct at 5PM EST and 2PM PST.

 

[Mlatador]

LOL!

 

[Neiteio]

Is this before or after the stealth act where Panther sneaks around Andross's base looking for Pigma after Pigma supposedly takes down afoni Peppy during their beam sword battle in Corneria's capitol building when Andross's army invades and General Pepper's life is on the line thanks to a virus he contracted during the noir-themed flashback of Pepper undergoing his Virtuous Mission in Sector Z?

*jaw drops*

If your imagination combined forces with my imagination... We would be a force unlike any the world has ever seen. :-O

 

[Oersted]

I remember that.

I know what you are talking about. *shudders*

 

[Zeppeli]

I'd take anything that played remotely like a traditional mario party at this point. I like the wii party series and it does alternative board games well, but mario party shouldn't copy it

Wasn't there a 3DS Mario Party with no online play? What was Nintendo thinking lol

 

[Anticitizen One]

Hmm, time for a conservative prediction. Totally conservative.

STAR FOX 64-II

- Co-developers: PlatinumGames AND Treasure
- Director: Hideki Kamiya / Producer: Shigeru Miyamoto
- The most content-packed installment in series history
- Difficulty slider for risk/reward, like Kid Icarus Uprising
- 100 missions — 70 Arwing; 15 Landmaster; 15 on-foot
- Branching paths can lead to alternate levels and endings
- Players will see roughly 50 levels on a single playthrough
- Levels have three parts — on-rails, all-range, boss battle
- Levels can change up the order and extent of each part
- Levels are vast, intricately detailed, and fully destructible
- Huge variety of enemy types and over-the-top set-pieces
- Issue commands to AI-controlled wingmates in campaign
- Team includes Fox, Falco, Peppy, Slippy, Miyu and Fay
- Arwing can hover and strafe in all-range mode, like Warhawk
- Arwing has extendable appendages for melee and grappling
- Arwing can find upgrades, like a Galaga-style "second ship"
- Arwing transforms into a bipedal mech with new abilities
- Mech is reminiscent of mech in Starhawk, only faster
- Mech can infiltrate installations during flight missions
- Mech can dismantle ground fortifications (I.E. anti-air)
- Mech is originally from the unreleased STAR FOX 2
- Landmaster is amphibious and can roll right into the water
- Landmaster can sail like a ship, and dive like a submarine
- Landmaster's submarine form is called Blue Marine Mode
- Landmaster can drive up walls and across ceilings
- Landmaster uses anti-gravity treads for climbing
- On-foot missions (on-rails) play similar to Sin & Punishment
- On-foot missions (all-range) feature "stylish character action"
- This means TPS action like Vanquish, melee like Bayonetta
- There are also one-on-one rival duels like Metal Gear Rising
- Fox's legs are enhanced with new cybernetic augmentations
- This references his appearance in the SNES promotional art
- Fox's legs can super-sprint, rocket-jump, jackhammer foes
- Fox's leg moves are regulated by a gauge, Vanquish-style
- Fox wields a variety of firearms, and an extendable bō staff
- Fox and his vehicles can be customized to a high degree
- Customize by equipping new armaments and subsystems
- Players control a transformable Great Fox for the final battle
- Andross plugs his head into a robot body for the final battle
- Most cutscenes/codecs feature Thunderbirds-style puppets
- Live-action puppets call back to the SNES promotional art
- Cutscenes during missions are all in-engine (codecs aside)
- Database has art, music, lore, bestiary, 3D figures, dioramas
- Achievements rewarded by prize wall, like Kid Icarus Uprising
- Online leaderboards are available for missions, campaigns
- Replay data is uploaded to authenticate the record-holders
- Multiplayer has local split-screen, online, and local/online
- Multiplayer has Warhawk-like sandbox battles (2-32 players)
- Multiplayer has a co-op campaign for up to four players
- In co-op, players are briefed on the target and receive intel
- Players have various options, similar to the heists in GTAV
- Players must divide and conquer, handling different tasks
- For the sandbox battles, players create custom characters
- Pick species, gender, color of skin/fur/feathers/scales, etc.
- Battle by land, air and sea, in free-for-all and team formats
- Spectate live matches (co-op and PvP) via Star Fox TV
- Soundtrack scored by an all-star team, led by Koji Kondo
- Bonus: Mirror Mode that mirrors levels, remixes enemies
- Bonus: Challenging mini-campaign with playable Wolf
- Bonus: Super FX Mode with flat-shaded polygon style
- Bonus: The unreleased SNES title STAR FOX 2
- Above bonuses are secret post-game content

 

[Neiteio]

I know what you are talking about. *shudders*

*Neiteio takes a long, slow drag on a cigarette, even though he doesn't smoke*

*His face is locked in a grimace as he squints at some unseen point in the distance... Remembering...*

*alsoeverythingsinblackandwhiteandtheresfilmnoiremusicplaying*

I remember it so clearly...

And every time I take a shower... I still smell...

Like club sandwiches...

Extra mayo... No tomato.

*Neiteio takes another drag on the cigarette, and starts coughing and sputtering*

 

[Ydahs]

... brilliant! Thanks champ

 

[BassForever]

Wasn't there a 3DS Mario Party with no online play? What was Nintendo thinking lol

I don't even care about that (last thing I want is lag during MP mini games) but go back to coins and stars. No more mini stars and 5-10 minute boards

 

[73V3N]

WarioWare for 3DS

 

[TriBlade]

Hmm didnt Next Level Games announce they had a "Top Secret Title" in development a while back? Maybe they'll reveal it tomorrow?

Edit: Also can someone Photoshop the X onto my Avatar too please?

 

[SkullHydra]

Can I grab one of those X images added to my avatar? I won't be near my computer for a while, or I'd do it myself.

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

I guess I'll also join in on the X hype too. I'm a sucker for avatar trends

 

[JimPanzer]

here's hoping for a fantasy life release in the west

 

[Malus]

Just woke up, so I see everyone kept their expectaitions in check...

I swear, some day GAF will learn. I expect much disappointment tonight.

Nothing wrong with getting hyped so long as people don't throw a big tantrum when the expectations aren't met. This can be a challenge lol.

I expect at least one new game announcement, as is usual with these worldwide NDs.

I don't get people saying "because the last direct/E3 sucked, don't expect anything for future directs/E3s". Unless Nintendo halted all game development, the longer we go without news the closer we are to some games being ready.

 

[Zeppeli]

I guess I'll also join in on the X hype too. I'm a sucker for avatar trends

Been a crazy day. Get called for a job interview for tomorrow, get into GAF, Direct announced, avatar trends start, etc.

BRING ON THE DIRECT!

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

here's hoping for a fantasy life release in the west

Hopefully they release FL Link and make the online region free. I'm 60 hours into Fantasy Life but it's starting to get boring without anyone to play with. It's like an MMO with no people.

 

[Macapala]

They might as well reveal that X is actually a Xenogears revival as well.

Man, what I would do if Xenogears were revived. BOOOOOOOOOM!

Spoiler

That's my head exploding

 

[oreomunsta]

*jaw drops*

If your imagination combined forces with my imagination... We would be a force unlike any the world has ever seen. :-O

Emphasis on the "unlike any the world has ever seen" =p

 

[superpickleman]

Damn you GAF. The hype train gets me every. Single. Time.

I'm not sure how to pull it off with my avatar, but would someone seX mine up?

 

[Why would you do that?]

WarioWare for 3DS

Actually, the one thing I really hope for before or during E3 is a WarioWare or Rhythm Tengoku announcement from Sakamoto and SPD1. I mean, that team must be working on something...

(I also wouldn't mind if they were finally making a 2D Metroid again, either...)