I love how Gaf gets super excited for a game that didn't even start developing but was announced at the Sony presser but scoff at several Wii-U games coming out in the next 6 months
After the Sony conference last night, I never thought I would be so pissed over this.. WHY NO CONSOLE METROID GAMES!!!
What are you guys complaining about? The Digital Event was AMAZING!
Star Fox
Two new Zelda games
Two new Metroid games
Fire Emblem
SMTxFE
Xenoblade X
Two new Animal Crossing games
Yoshi's Wooly World
Youkai Watch
New Mario & Luigi game
Mario Tennis
Super Mario Maker
That's FIFTEEN games. FIFTEEN GAMES PEOPLE!
And you're complaining. WOW.
Seriously...those games are nothing interesting. Other than Xenoblade and Fire Emblem, nothing special.
Seriously there was a lot of cool stuff and a lot of less-than-great stuff but nothing utterly shitty and its all *coming out soon*
More people were excitied to pay for an exclusive PlayStation game so Sony didn't have to
The "Nintendo is dead" people seem to forget that the hype machine for Nintendo is not latched to e3 like MS and Sony's are. Nintendo drops bombs whenever they feel like it via directs, so today's conference being an extra-long direct and *really* celebrating Mario's anniversary isn't really all that bad.
I'm sure they're also going to be dropping bombs in their tree house live stuff, they've gotten really good at year-round anticipation
Seriously...those games are nothing interesting. Other than Xenoblade and Fire Emblem, nothing special.
31 living at home. Think you have more issues than Nintendo's horrible digital event
Seriously...those games are nothing interesting. Other than Xenoblade and Fire Emblem, nothing special.
What did I miss besides the new Starfox and Metroid trailers?.
What do people expect Nintendo to do, tie their main development teams up on a console that's been on life support for most of it's entire lifespan.
Look, it sucks that the Wii U was taken out back and basically shot, but Nintendo needs to get off of that system, it's dead and it's been dead for a while now. It's got a great line-up, but nobody is buying it.
This digital event just shows that Nintendo's priorities have shifted beyond the 3ds and wiiu. Everything was ports, collaborations with outside studios doing the actual development, reused assets for quick turnaround games, and popular IPs used in games that are spinoffs or shells of their main entries.
The last console FE sold terribly. Fire Emblem doesn't do the numbers to be a big console RPGWhy not a Wii U fire emblem? Even the Gamecube had a goddamn Fire Emblem game..
Why not a Wii U fire emblem? Even the Gamecube had a goddamn Fire Emblem game..
You are never getting a Wii U then.
we have no idea that zelda will be on NX,
I own both a 3DS and a Wii U. The only "new" game that I'm interested in after watching the Direct would be Super Mario Maker. The second game would be Xenoblade Chronicles but that's a fairly well-known thing at this point. Two games between two systems over the next year. I'm not writing off the other games completely, but that's pretty bad.I agree, but at the same time I still think they showed interesting titles. The issue is that most of them were previously announced and Sony/ms both had their best showings in YEARS.
Both ps4 and xbone have had very few interesting games in two years, especially compared to the wii u which has delivered some of the best quality titles in a while, despite having next to no third party support.
However , one slow year for Nintendo is doom. It's true that they are likely ramping up for nx but I find it hilarious how easily people forget what the landscape has been.
I hope they treat the nx, no matter if its a failing system, with games coming out compared to the fucking wii with yearly droughts between releases.
Just got in from work, i have missed it![]()
Just got in from work, i have missed it![]()
Seriously...those games are nothing interesting. Other than Xenoblade and Fire Emblem, nothing special.
Could someone tell me what was announced for 3DS?
Nintendo's first step is to fire the big 3: Miyamoto (ok you are the papa of mario but from years, you offer nothing to gamers. You use Nintendo society like it was your puppet. He explains its ideas of maniability for Star fox, sorry but tons of people can think better things for this game). Reggie and Iwata too. They are a big wall of the progress of Nintendo.
Then, they have to make sure they don't tick off the people who have invested in their platforms.
It's for the last reason that I think this even failed so hard.
Let me preface this by saying I'm the biggest Nintendo fan boy you'll ever meet. I don't plan on selling my Wii U or whatever. I do need to get a New 3DS since my old one has a broken circle pad.
I think this event really sums up where Nintendo is. The Wii U is, for all intents and purposes, dead. They'll release what they have to just to keep their heads above water. They'll do what they can to maximize profits. (That's why we see so much Amiibo integration.)
The biggest takeaway is that Nintendo simply cannot support two devices on their own. I think the NX has to be a hybrid console/handheld. I think they have the resources to support one system on their own without too much trouble.
It doesn't matter what Nintendo releases hardware wise. The 3rd parties are not going to come back. It'll be three games since EA sports has supported the Nintendo home console (Madden/FIFA 14, 15, 16). It's now lacking the last two CoDs. With the exception of Just Dance 16, I don't think there was a single 3rd party game announced for Wii U this E3. These companies aren't just going to rush back until the player base is there.
I think that's why this even really showed how Nintendo is caught between a rock and a hard place. As a business, they have to salvage what they can. However, they can't afford to invest money in games that aren't going to sell at all. Then, they have to make sure they don't tick off the people who have invested in their platforms.
It's for the last reason that I think this even failed so hard. They showed what they had, but what they had is not acceptable while still marketing the device. They needed to open up some more Virtual Console stuff at least. They need something to satisfy those who have bought the system. Something. Anything, really.
They didn't do it with this conference. They just managed to tick off everyone.
- Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
- Zelda: Triforce Heroes
- Mario Tennis Wii U
- Activision/Nintendo collab for dual skylander/amiibo figurines
- Release date for Xenoblade Chronicles X in EU/NA (4th Dec)
- Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival for Wii U, and Home Designer for 3DS
- Mario Maker release date (Sept)
- Trailers for both the Wii U and New 3DS Fire Emblem games.
I love how Gaf gets super excited for a game that didn't even start developing but was announced at the Sony presser but scoff at several Wii-U games coming out in the next 6 months
Mobile expansion is supposed to start this year.
I don't understand this. Nintendo lost in every category vs the other publishers at a whole.
They even lost the best yarn game category.
They said it would cost too much to make
It was a sold 7/10.
I don't get the hate in this thread. It's the E3 curse. If you don't "win", you're terrible and deserve to die and rot. How many fucking "NINTENDO NEEDS TO GO THIRD PARTY" thread bullshit will we have now?
...You clearly haven't seen any conference. This was an average direct. A 6/10. It did fall behind because Sony sucked the dicks of ever Neogaf member and was never gonna top it. But because Nintendo came after...it's now the worst. Of course.
September. I reached out to Reggie and he sent me a list of announcements, telling me he's heard more of what GAF has been asking for:So, when is the next Direct you reckon? August?
Totally regret my Wii U purchase now.. I knew it was going to die soon, but not this quickly..