The Wii U is supposedly dead according to quite some people, including me. But this E3 will show what Nintendo themselves think. If they go all out, there still is hope. If not, then why should the consumer even bother? All I want and all I expect is some form of Zelda U, be it a story trailer (preferable) or official art design. Other than that, I know the Nintendo of the last couple of years well enough to not get hyped. I see it when I see it.
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What will Nintendo do at E3 2014?
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Herb Alpert
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I am going to make a wild guess and bet they will show games.
It showed they have no confidence in their own product to compete and were only willing to reach out to their own current fanbase, which already has a Wii U. When actually talked about in regards to E3 the average person only heard that "they didnt even bother to show up" Sony has treated the Vita the same way for two E3's, its quite obviously an approach that is not working for either company.
Do you have the viewing figures to prove that?
All major sites had their E3 direct dated, linked and included it in their E3 live schedule ...it was treated just like any other conference in that regard (it was only the gaming media FUD and hysteria when they were claiming Nintendo was skipping E3 that caused them problems..and choosing shitty Ustream over Youtube)
..as far as saying a press conference is "directed at everyone".I disagree.... it's directed only at those who can speak/understand English.
A pre-recorded E3 Nintendo Direct is far more inclusive of a wortldwide audience than a live press conference....as it's pre-translated into multiple languages.
if it helps, this is last year's floorplan.
5644 would be the top right area marked "Reserved".
That's not a lot more...
Probably because the QOL stuff will be a repackaged Wii that will just play Wii Fit and Wii sports.
Bill Rizer
Member
It will be a WiiU blow-out. They will show every single title they have in development at this time, since this will be very probably WiiU's last E3 (and maybe even 3DS's).
E3 2015 is what we should wait for, with Nintendo's new game platforms combo and strategy unveiled.
E3 2015 is what we should wait for, with Nintendo's new game platforms combo and strategy unveiled.
LoveCake
Member
Are Nintendo going to have a stage/set-up at E3 this year, i have not seen any confirmation regarding this.
Most 'people in the know' on gaming sites, (GameTrailers, IGN, Eurogamer) have been putting forward that they believe Nintendo will do another Direct, this doesn't give the same buzz to industry people/gaming media, which will then propagate though the system & this just pushes the negativity around the WiiU & Nintendo in general.
If Nintendo do decide to go the Direct route then they have to make sure the servers are up to it, because the last Direct last month was a joke, all i could find was USA & Japan streams & the UK/EU one kept breaking up & when i asked on Twitter & here people linked streams but they were all for USA & Japan, i have both WiiU & 3DS why can they not be streamed via these for people who have already gone the Nintendo route ?
Most 'people in the know' on gaming sites, (GameTrailers, IGN, Eurogamer) have been putting forward that they believe Nintendo will do another Direct, this doesn't give the same buzz to industry people/gaming media, which will then propagate though the system & this just pushes the negativity around the WiiU & Nintendo in general.
If Nintendo do decide to go the Direct route then they have to make sure the servers are up to it, because the last Direct last month was a joke, all i could find was USA & Japan streams & the UK/EU one kept breaking up & when i asked on Twitter & here people linked streams but they were all for USA & Japan, i have both WiiU & 3DS why can they not be streamed via these for people who have already gone the Nintendo route ?
ryanofcall
Member
I don't even think that's unlikely anymore since...
Adidas and Nintendo have teamed up to make Pokemon the official mascot for the Japanese football squad at the World Cup 2014 in Brazil this summer.
as much of a soccer-"hater" I am. I'd probably buy that (just like I bought Mario Strikers Charged) anyway
I think QoL will be mentioned, but Iwata will announce they will have a different presser after E3 for those products.
As for E3 itself... it could go either way. If it's a Direct, I hope they will use Youtube. Ustream is rubbish. If they plan on a traditional conference, please don't be a painful thing to watch. Ever since 2010, there hasn't been a good press conference from either Nintendo, MS and Sony. I agree with some guys here; we kinda watch these pressers because we want to see trainwrecks.
As for games... I just expect;
- Bayo 2
- Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS
- Hyrule Warriors
- NFC game
- Zelda Wii U
And there will be more, but I'll go in with low expectations. Same for Sony and MS.
As for E3 itself... it could go either way. If it's a Direct, I hope they will use Youtube. Ustream is rubbish. If they plan on a traditional conference, please don't be a painful thing to watch. Ever since 2010, there hasn't been a good press conference from either Nintendo, MS and Sony. I agree with some guys here; we kinda watch these pressers because we want to see trainwrecks.
As for games... I just expect;
- Bayo 2
- Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS
- Hyrule Warriors
- NFC game
- Zelda Wii U
And there will be more, but I'll go in with low expectations. Same for Sony and MS.
ryanofcall
Member
Yeah UK/EU stream was the worst ever for the last Direct. I've been wondering for quite some time, too why we can't stream it directry
*hand gesture*
Bulbagarden
Member
In terms of information presented, there's really no difference between a direct and a stage presentation. But let's be honest here, the stage presentations aren't only about communicating information to people. A very big component of them is building hype, and setting the foundations for the company's marketing for the upcoming year. Yes, okay, a direct can certainly serve the same purpose (the January 2013 direct certainly caused a lot of hype), but it's not really the same thing. There's a very different atmosphere between watching something that's typically fairly cold and sterile (seriously, most Nintendo Direct are shot with Iwata in front of a blank white wall, that's as impersonal as it gets) and something that may as well be the Super Bowl of video games. You might not be there physically, but the excitement of the crowd still invades your living room through your TV, still adds to the experience.
I've said this elsewhere before, but I'm going to repeat myself here. If Nintendo is going to be revealing a main series Zelda game, then they'd be nuts to not do a stage presentation. The reveal of Twilight Princess at the end of their 2004 presentation remains to this day one of the most enduring and memorable images of E3. For practically an entire generation of gamers, that reveal is the very definition of "E3 Megaton". The massive roar from the live audience was itself a huge part of the experience. If that reveal had been made as part of a Nintendo Direct like stream, I don't think it would have been anywhere near as memorable. If Nintendo wants to recapture the magic with their fans, recreating that moment with a new Zelda title would be a very very good start.
I've said this elsewhere before, but I'm going to repeat myself here. If Nintendo is going to be revealing a main series Zelda game, then they'd be nuts to not do a stage presentation. The reveal of Twilight Princess at the end of their 2004 presentation remains to this day one of the most enduring and memorable images of E3. For practically an entire generation of gamers, that reveal is the very definition of "E3 Megaton". The massive roar from the live audience was itself a huge part of the experience. If that reveal had been made as part of a Nintendo Direct like stream, I don't think it would have been anywhere near as memorable. If Nintendo wants to recapture the magic with their fans, recreating that moment with a new Zelda title would be a very very good start.
EpicallyBald
Member
I don't know if its already been said but I hope Nintendo shows some hope in their products, an overall vision of where the company is headed. But it's still Nintendo so we'll see...
DaSorcerer7
Member
Agreed 100%.
I thought they did.
It's because the Nintendo Directs were created due to the fact that the gaming media were often misquoting Iwata and ignoring announcements, so Nintendo decided to do it themselves, directly to the consumer. As such, that just snowballs.
Though, I do agree that they have to do a presentation. Even though they're utterly pointless, always cringeworthy and waste time with pauses for applause, buzzwords and just general crap, there's just too much stigma with them not doing it.
The situation last year was massively overblown. They had the Nintendo Direct presentations for people at home. They had a few press things at E3 itself, and they had their E3 show floor. It wasn't really that different to normal.
That is very, very well said.
If anything Nintendo did far more that usual in regards to E3.
They replaced the press conference with....
Analyst/financial conference
Show floor press briefing/relaxed pre-show hands on (allowing the press to avoid the rush).
E3 Nintendo Direct
E3 software demo's for the public at 100+ Best Buys in the US/Cananda.
Maybe Nintendo could fake an entire press conference then.
Hire a stage, have guest devs..and 100 Nintendo shills to cheer +canned applause.
I mean most conferences are faked with stacked employees (cheering so much as a fart)...and faked pre-recorded demos that people pretend to play live.
Might as well just fake the whole conference rather than fake half like everyone else.
Nintendo doesn't do that. The Skyward Sword live demo was proof of that.
Nintendo doesn't... but others do.
openrob
Member
From a post I made elsewhere:
1. A major Wii U update.
including large update to the online experience. and a fully fledged account system. They brought miiverse to 3ds eventually, so think it's a step in that direction. and have accounts, friendslist, miiverse and eshop more closely linked. I am aware that something that huge takes time to be truly functional.
Also Tvii for Europe and the quick boot function.
2. Nintendo will add huge selection of VC games and new ideas to eShop
Pretty straight forward...inclusive of Gamecube games, 64 games and DS games.
But with more things like the nes remix, where people can interact with others and be part of something. Also will have huge sales...a subscription service is something people throw around alot, but don't think it can happen at this time. The suggestion here is something that doesn't require alot of effort.
Although with pokémon bank, subscription based services are not far off. Maybe 2015/16
3. large remarketing campaign.
not excactly an announcement but will come after E3, particularly aimed towards western audiences. And will showcase...number 4:
4. New games!
I think it's safe to say that if the Wii U was released with 2014s line up in addition, it would be more appealing.
Thats just the games we know of. There will be new announcements soon, Hyrule Warriors came out of nowhere, same with 3D world; expect similar suprises.
Also expect more 3rd party exclusives via the funding of new games by nintendo. Platinum games and Sega being prime examples...Also hurry up nintendo and fund Shadow of the Eternals
These are mainly suggestions that can be played out from behing the office walls without changing anything drastically and will improve the system and experience on the console. straight forward easy improvements.
1. A major Wii U update.
including large update to the online experience. and a fully fledged account system. They brought miiverse to 3ds eventually, so think it's a step in that direction. and have accounts, friendslist, miiverse and eshop more closely linked. I am aware that something that huge takes time to be truly functional.
Also Tvii for Europe and the quick boot function.
2. Nintendo will add huge selection of VC games and new ideas to eShop
Pretty straight forward...inclusive of Gamecube games, 64 games and DS games.
But with more things like the nes remix, where people can interact with others and be part of something. Also will have huge sales...a subscription service is something people throw around alot, but don't think it can happen at this time. The suggestion here is something that doesn't require alot of effort.
Although with pokémon bank, subscription based services are not far off. Maybe 2015/16
3. large remarketing campaign.
not excactly an announcement but will come after E3, particularly aimed towards western audiences. And will showcase...number 4:
4. New games!
I think it's safe to say that if the Wii U was released with 2014s line up in addition, it would be more appealing.
Thats just the games we know of. There will be new announcements soon, Hyrule Warriors came out of nowhere, same with 3D world; expect similar suprises.
Also expect more 3rd party exclusives via the funding of new games by nintendo. Platinum games and Sega being prime examples...Also hurry up nintendo and fund Shadow of the Eternals
These are mainly suggestions that can be played out from behing the office walls without changing anything drastically and will improve the system and experience on the console. straight forward easy improvements.
Dee Dah Dave
Member
They will hype Smash for Holiday 2014, hype "X" for holiday 2014 which will then be delayed until spring 2015. Hype Zelda as the big 2015 game, which in turn will be delayed until 2016. Also there may be mention of a new Metroid in the works but they won't have anything to show of it. Iwata ends the briefing with his infamous catchphrase, "Please be excited!".
I'm setting my hype low to avoid disappointment 
Nothing grandeur that involves fake enthusiasm, I'm expecting another relaxed E3 Direct. Nintendo will resemble a publisher of video games rather than a responsible platform holder. The lineup will be targeted at those who are fans of Nintendo's game design, I think Zelda will be the most neutral in terms of style but I'm selfishly hoping for "Zelda 3D World." I'd love an HD remake of Mario Sunshine.
I think Nintendo will play the "return to the big stage" card for the year they'll reveal the next generation traditional hardware. Perhaps they will show us the first glimpse of QoL to fill the assumed Direct.
I think Nintendo will play the "return to the big stage" card for the year they'll reveal the next generation traditional hardware. Perhaps they will show us the first glimpse of QoL to fill the assumed Direct.
yeah I really don't understand the negativity surrounding their decision last year. is it just because everyone else does a presentation so if Nintendo doesn't do one they're "hiding" or something? they still accomplished everything they would have with a presentation they just split up their stuff and targeted it better.
and the Best Buy demos were awesome. I can't believe that doesn't get talked about more. Mario Kart 8 announced > go play it and see it in person that week. has anyone else done anything like that for E3 before?
Cygnus X-1
Member
Nintendo is more and more on the path of irrelevance in the gaming industry - the absence from E3 last year and the lack of short term positive outlook this year proves it.
And frankly...they brought out all their franchises excluding Zelda Wii U. And you cannot prepare an E3 just around a single game. They don't have anything substantial to show - at least, to the public knowledge.
And even more frankly....Nintendo's franchises have lost lot of their appeal in the last few years. E3 will not rock by showing a new Mario and Zelda alone.
And frankly...they brought out all their franchises excluding Zelda Wii U. And you cannot prepare an E3 just around a single game. They don't have anything substantial to show - at least, to the public knowledge.
And even more frankly....Nintendo's franchises have lost lot of their appeal in the last few years. E3 will not rock by showing a new Mario and Zelda alone.
davidjwallace
Neo Member
fully expecting another disappointing Nintendo Direct.
Nothing1016
Member
Lol at everyone who says they are setting their hype low. We all know by late May/early June when that hype train is choo-chooing its way through gaf we will all be boarding. We can't help it. Its like a drug.
What absence?
They replaced a press conference..with an investor conference, press briefing and early press hands-on, E3Nintendo direct and instore E3 demos.
Any absence was a figment created in the minds of the gaming media/gamers... before Nintendo even announced what they were going to do.
Good point. An E3 conference is only in english, the directs were in various languages so, in a way, Nintendo was reaching more people than it ever did.
People that keep pushing the "they are losing by not attending" argument just want to mantain the status quo. E3 is not needed at all.
Thinking about it, it's quite likely we'll see some returning franchises/partnerships this year.
Nintendo have stated how they're interested in letting other companies handle some of their franchises, so it wouldn't surprise me if we'll see more collaborations like Hyrule Warriors... depending on how far along they are of course.
Nintendo have stated how they're interested in letting other companies handle some of their franchises, so it wouldn't surprise me if we'll see more collaborations like Hyrule Warriors... depending on how far along they are of course.
Gormless Noodle
Member
Not really. International press from all over the world goes there, this stuff gets instantly translated for those who don't speak English. I'm Dutch for example and even in the mainstream newspapers here there's time spent on E3. I'm not sure though what the actual impact was for Nintendo, I mean, there were new 2 consoles there so there wasn't much they could have done to get the spotlight on them I would think.
Benzychenz
Member
They'll reveal a new Zelda spin-off inspired by the Dragon Quest "Slime MoriMori" games, and it will star a cucco.
SomethingInTheSea
Member
The mainstream non-enthusiast press has no idea what a Nintendo Direct is, they understand E3 as place where people give conferences if they've got something to say. Like it or not the impression that Nintendo gives when they just have a Direct is that they have nothing important or new to say.
You can see this at work with Microsoft's 180 last year, the general press didn't really cover it much at all in comparison to the announcement of the price at E3. This led to it taking a long time for people to understand the new policies, when if it'd happened onstage at E3 it would have been much more widely propogated.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
Do you guys think Nintendo will show a new Zelda??? I think Metroid will be there
Yeah, but that mainstream press still had an event at E3 for Nintendo.
Nintendo really pushed it towards the consumer with E3 last year with the Developer Directs as well as the stream directly to us. The press had their stuff too, and the usual press releases, assets etc. came in addition to that.
The doomsaying was just all brought on by the gaming media and people such as people here who perpetuated it.
Hyperactivity
Banned
Confirmed and teased repectively
Looking at my list, this isn't really a bad lineup, unless some of the unannounced games are one and the same, like NFC and Miyamoto's new game
Doubt it. The live events were a big part of it. We experienced last year how dull a Nintendo Direct during E3 is. So we know what to expect. And I think Nintendo fans in general have been screwed long enough with now that the expectations are dwindling. I know they are for me.
I hope this doesn't start a console flame war or something like that because that is not my intent at all with this statement. but why does Sony get praised for focusing on the "gamer" but when Nintendo does just that people suddenly care about the business side of things and whether or not they're reaching a "casual" audience. Nintendo Directs are for us. I personally don't care how a Direct is perceived by the non-enthusiast press because they're just that: non-enthusiasts. Nintendo held the best E3 that I can personally remember by the sheer fact that I got to go out and play demos of the games they showed off. it really seemed to me that they did everything last year the way they did it for those of us following along at home and seeing as how that's me I appreciated it.
Hyperactivity
Banned
You don't understand the point of the hype train. It's not to actually excpect anything, but rather experience the hype train. It's about the journey, not the destination. Seeing amazing gifs made and used, watching gaf as it hypes itself and then blows up, that's why you get on the hype train
god dammit lol made me laugh & cry
i want a press conference for dat zelda revel & surprisesmario party 10 for wii u
proper old school mario party & pokemon stadium 3
Screamapillar
Member
This seems like the safest, most likely scenario, minus perhaps Metroid. I would be interested to see what Next Level is making, since they said they were given another IP to work on after Luigi, correct?
I do think this is a good year for a true press conference, given that Nintendo's probably going to want to do a live stage demo of Zelda U, assuming the wireless interference issues don't matter if there's no Remote functionality. Zelda U and Smash are the types of games that would make for a nice press conference.
I doubt we'll see Animal Crossing for Wii U, though. That kind of game isn't a good fit for E3. It's more fit for a regular Nintendo Direct. Also, given how poorly-received City Folk was, they need to take their time and make an AC for Wii U that really deserves to carry the name.
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