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While this is nice that the NDs are finally starting, I'm not uber-hyped for this one.

It will simply detail games we already know about and have seen. Hopefully this will at least cover final full details of these games and release dates.

However, I will simply wait for a recap and/or watch later on Wii U. Not going out of my way to see it.

 

[NeoRausch]

somebody hit me in the face with a euro time.

 

[bh7812]

Ill read through most of the thread later buuuut it looks like that guy was at the very least correct on the group of E3 Directs starting by the 30th! We will see how credible the rest of that mass rumor list is but I think it's definitely interesting that thread came at the beginning of the week and now this Direct is happening,

As for the Zelda question..I play those games alone!!!! I do all my gaming alone single player these days. If some unique 1 Vs 100 type thing comes along of course ill play online with others but so many games I play alone these days.

 

[RagnarokX]

Is there any good reason for this thread to reach 18 pages already when everyone knows they are going to show only Game&Wario, Wii Fit U, Wii Play U and Pikmin 3 (all games that everyone expected to be released before March so they would be releasing actually meaty stuff right now, not from September / October) and call it a day?

They could show Wind Waker HD.

 

[Volotaire]

Ill read through most of the thread later buuuut it looks like that guy was at the very least correct on the group of E3 Directs starting by the 30th! We will see how credible the rest of that mass rumor list is but I think it's definitely interesting that thread came at the beginning of the week and now this Direct is happening,

As for the Zelda question..I play those games alone!!!! I do all my gaming alone single player these days. If some unique 1 Vs 100 type thing comes along of course ill play online with others but so many games I play alone these days.

They can design to be played with 1 and 2 people at any time, drop in drop out.

 

[ari]

Ill read through most of the thread later buuuut it looks like that guy was at the very least correct on the group of E3 Directs starting by the 30th! We will see how credible the rest of that mass rumor list is but I think it's definitely interesting that thread came at the beginning of the week and now this Direct is happening.

If GTA V comes to the Wii u, that would be MASSIVE and GAF servers will never recover.

 

[Screamapillar]

But is W101 a launch window title or autumn title? It can't be both!

Yeah, who knows. They've pushed so many things back, I have no idea what's going on anymore. I guess tomorrow will provide at least some near-term clarification. Or at the very least by the end of this thing we'll know what's NOT coming before September.

 

[darkistheway]

I don't why I'm hyped for this... But I am!

 

[Dion Blaster]

Is there any good reason for this thread to reach 18 pages already when everyone knows they are going to show only Game&Wario, Wii Fit U, Wii Play U and Pikmin 3 (all games that everyone expected to be released before March so they would be releasing actually meaty stuff right now, not from September / October) and call it a day?

people get excited for anything nintendo. the gifs are worth it alone

They could show Wind Waker HD.

and this

If GTA V comes to the Wii u, that would be MASSIVE and GAF servers will never recover.

#GTAU

 

[Karsticles]

Cant tell if being truthful or just Kamiya.

Hahaha, I love this.

 

[beje]

They could show Wind Waker HD.

Not impressed.

I mean, I understand why some people might be but after forcing myself to finish TP and giving up on SS halfway the first dungeon after the nth time it handhold and told me what to do, wondering what the heck is left from the 2D entries of the franchise, I just cannot understand the love for this IP and the obsession with new entries, much less for a remake of the weakest entry.

 

[Screamapillar]

They could show Wind Waker HD.

No, Wind Waker is 'fall'. They've said nothing for 'fall or beyond' will be talked about tomorrow.

 

[Silent_Ocarina]

Ill read through most of the thread later buuuut it looks like that guy was at the very least correct on the group of E3 Directs starting by the 30th! We will see how credible the rest of that mass rumor list is but I think it's definitely interesting that thread came at the beginning of the week and now this Direct is happening,

He gave himself half a month of leeway. It was a very "easy" prediction to make. I'm still convinced that he's a fake.

I'm not too excited about this one, but it'd be nice to finally get more information about games shown a year ago.

 

[Meelow]

If GTA V comes to the Wii u, that would be MASSIVE and GAF servers will never recover.

I doubt that, GTAV on Wii U wouldn't break the intrenet, people may be shocked but they wouldn't get mad (like Bayonetta 2), GTA exclusive to Wii U would shake the internet and GAF would never recover lol.

 

[Fou-Lu]

So what games would possibly have rating restrictions?

 

[daripad]

Pokemon Rumble U localization will be announced tomorrow, I bet it!

 

[pixelpai]

that one got me..

hype+

 

[BY2K]

 

[Loto]

If the focus is first party, does that mean no Dragon Quest announcements?

 

[Screamapillar]

If the focus is first party, does that mean no Dragon Quest announcements?

If Nintendo announces they're publishing DQX, as they have previous titles in the past, it could be a very real possibility.

Those games require an enormous amount of localization work, though. There's no way NoA could have that game finished by summer this year. They're on overload as it is.

 

[zroid]

Pokemon Rumble U localization will be announced tomorrow, I bet it!

pretty much a lock, IMO

now the question is how will they handle the NFC shit outside Japan

 

[PreyingShark]

All I want right now is a Mario Golf: World Tour release date. I suspect that that will be covered in the 3DS portion of this ND.

So what games would possibly have rating restrictions?

Mario Golf has always been a very M-rated series when you're playing it with other human beings. The amount of f-bombs that are generated can only be rivaled by Mario Kart, and that game is known to always be M-rated. Both games also have a lot of violence and choking-using-controller-cords.

...Okay, okay, I'll be serious. Mainly third-party ports.

 

[Rocky]

No, Wind Waker is 'fall'. They've said nothing for 'fall or beyond' will be talked about tomorrow.

No actually, they said Q3 IIRC, which is July, Aug, September. So they might mention it. I could see them releasing it then to compete with KH 1.5HD.

 

[popeutlal]

Finally, some new content for Wii U....games from last year's E3.

 

[Effigenius]

I'd like a summer vc schedule since they don't seem to have much to talk about. Maybe a firm date for earthbound?

 

[Loto]

If Nintendo announces they're publishing DQX, as they have previous titles in the past, it could be a very real possibility.

Those games require an enormous amount of localization work, though. There's no way NoA could have that game finished by summer this year. They're on overload as it is.

Good point, I overlooked that detail. Can sleep in now. Wake me up if there is any DQ news thx =)

 

[Morfeo]

somebody hit me in the face with a euro time.

16.00 Euro-time!

 

[BY2K]

No actually, they said Q3 IIRC, which is July, Aug, September. So they might mention it. I could see them releasing it then to compete with KH 1.5HD.

They said Spring/Summer. Fall/Beyond will be discussed before E3 starts in June.

 

[Tenki]

Can I have some Only For love too?

 

[Pikma]

As always:

All aboard!

 

[10k]

Boring. We already know about summer titles. We might get firm release dates on TW101 and FE x SMT. More Pikmin 3 footage will be shown along with Wii Fit U, and that Mario Party Wii U successor.

 

[BY2K]

Boring. We already know about summer titles. We might get firm release dates on TW101 and FE x SMT. More Pikmin 3 footage will be shown along with Wii Fit U, and that Mario Party Wii U successor.

Wut.

We don't even know what the game looks like yet.

 

[Fou-Lu]

...Okay, okay, I'll be serious. Mainly third-party ports.

Except it's a Direct about 1st party games.

 

[Meelow]

Is there any good reason for this thread to reach 18 pages already when everyone knows they are going to show only Game&Wario, Wii Fit U, Wii Play U and Pikmin 3 (all games that everyone expected to be released before March so they would be releasing actually meaty stuff right now, not from September / October) and call it a day?

I mean, they specifically said this was for Summer titles, and I highly doubt they are going to release more than one game a month if so far they haven't been able to deliver.

Why does it matter if it is at 18+ threads?

 

[EvilMario]

Is there any good reason for this thread to reach 18 pages already when everyone knows they are going to show only Game&Wario, Wii Fit U, Wii Play U and Pikmin 3 (all games that everyone expected to be released before March so they would be releasing actually meaty stuff right now, not from September / October) and call it a day?

I mean, they specifically said this was for Summer titles, and I highly doubt they are going to release more than one game a month if so far they haven't been able to deliver.

Spoiler

We're just here having a good time, why must you poo poo our party

 

[Skiesofwonder]

I feel like putting both "Wii U Direct" and "first-party titles" in the thread title is a bit redundant.

 

[EloquentM]

LOL^^^^^

Spoiler

We're just here having a good time, why must you poo poo our party

I've always loved this picture because it reminded me of bruce wayne.

 

[Kouriozan]

No hype is like Nintendo hype.

 

[Darryl]

Is there any good reason for this thread to reach 18 pages already when everyone knows they are going to show only Game&Wario, Wii Fit U, Wii Play U and Pikmin 3 (all games that everyone expected to be released before March so they would be releasing actually meaty stuff right now, not from September / October) and call it a day?

I mean, they specifically said this was for Summer titles, and I highly doubt they are going to release more than one game a month if so far they haven't been able to deliver.

the low pressure system of console nintendo is colliding with the high pressure system of panic nintendo. a storm is comin' buddy, best be prepared than not

 

[qko]

No, Wind Waker is 'fall'. They've said nothing for 'fall or beyond' will be talked about tomorrow.

Nintendo does seem to adhere to September or a part of September to be summer. I'm guessing that Wind Waker will feature in some way, but not in such a big way.

 

[Wynnebeck]

Will this be a Direct giving a price drop for Wii U?

 

[comedy bomb]

So basically a direct for all the things we've already seen, leaving the next direct in June for all of the new face melting awesomeness.

 

[Sheroking]

Will this be a Direct giving a price drop for Wii U?

Probably not.

Iwata just said no price-drops, and no re-launch maneuver makes sense until the games finally start releasing.

 

[beje]

Spoiler

We're just here having a good time, why must you poo poo our party

Because after every single hype fest like this, there comes the wave of disappointed fans pissing on everyone else's cheerios for a whole month because their wild dreams did not come true.

 

[Captainsweatpants]

Probably not.

Iwata just said no price-drops, and no re-launch maneuver makes sense until the games finally start releasing.

Relaunch with possible Design change? That's usually how relaunches are done. DS Lite etc.

 

[Papytendo]

But the direct is 10 AM EST. Or can't nintendo into timezones?

 

[EvilMario]

Because after every single hype fest like this, there comes the wave of disappointed fans pissing on everyone else's cheerios for a whole month because their wild dreams did not come true.

It will happen with two weeks of hype, or twenty minutes of hype before a Nintendo Direct. People that will be disappointed will be without build up. People that look at it more realistically will be okay whether it's what's expected, or 'a little more'. Don't fret about it.

 

[BY2K]

But the direct is 10 AM EST. Or can't nintendo into timezones?

Aw son of a bitch.

I'll fix it later.

 

[L.O.R.D]

white 3DSXL announcing for US white 3DSXL announcing for US white 3DSXL announcing for US white 3DSXL announcing for US white 3DSXL announcing for US white 3DSXL announcing for US white 3DSXL announcing for US white 3DSXL announcing for US.....

please please be true

 

[Sheroking]

Because after every single hype fest like this, there comes the wave of disappointed fans pissing on everyone else's cheerios for a whole month because their wild dreams did not come true.

Except for the few times it has.

In this case, though, it's clearly just stuff we know about.