Nintendo didn't even tease or hype anything. It was all Keighley. I bet Nintendo didn't wanna show up, but GT finally got some DK footage leftovers and now wanna lure in Nintendo viewership for the show.
This just in! I have spoken with Larry, and he has said word on the streets is that Mr. Fils-Aime will be announcing John Madden as a playable Smash character, marking for the first time ever a real person in the game (right?).
Nintendo said that since John Madden has been in video games since the 80s, he is technically a video game character as well, and it only makes sense given the great relationship Nintendo and EA have.
Be advised, Larry appeared under the influence as is typical, but if he is right (as usual), this could be HUGE!
Reggie is going to announce Cranky Kong right after a trailer for a game that we are legitimately excited for (like Fallout 4 or something) just to expressly highlight how out of touch they are with what their fanbase wants.
Not getting the least bit hyped for this was the right course of action I feel. There were hopes but all for nothing most likely. Should have known better.
I don't know if that's fair. The install base in the UK is too tiny for SM3DW to do strong numbers there. Let's wait until NPD. I'm confident the game did well here.
Of course it's not surprising what happened in the UK. But the game released and it's not moving consoles to any large degree. That's the point. Just showing the same stuff that everyone knows is coming doesn't excite people.
I was replying to a post that said 3D World is evidence for the value of showing off older properties. That's obviously not the case if Nintendo is looking to move Wii U consoles.
I don't think the general audience really separates 3D Mario from 2D Mario. Because, if you don't, Mario starts looking a WHOOOLE lot more tired in comparison to even the played-out Uncharted series.
Of course it's not surprising what happened in the UK. But the game released and it's not moving consoles to any large degree. That's the point. Just showing the same stuff that everyone knows is coming doesn't excite people.
I was replying to a post that said 3D World is evidence for the value of showing off older properties. That's obviously not the case if Nintendo is looking to move Wii U consoles.
There's a reason these IPs have lasted for decades, and are currently performing fantastic numbers on 3DS. Other factors are to blame for Wii U's performance, I'd say.
Is Cranky Kong as a playable character really a big announcement though? He's already in the DKC games just not playable. I just don't see why it's so important that Reggie has to be at VGX just to reveal a trailer of a game we've seen plenty of times before but now with an old character that none of which nobody at VGX cares about. It'd just be an embarrassment, a playable character isn't usually something to get hyped up about unless it's a fighter anyways, hardly worth making a big deal out of. Nintendo didn't make a big deal about
Rosalina being a playable character in SM3DW
so why should they do that with Cranky? I can see Nintendo wanting to make the game more known, but Donkey Kong isn't even that big regardless.
If it's a game that's already known, then it probably will be DKC because it's the only title coming out by Nintendo for the Wii U within the next 2 months. They probably want to spread the word of it out a little more. It just seems like VGX isn't the place to do it, Donkey Kong wouldn't really appeal to that type of audience. Super Smash Bros certainly would and it's a game that we already know about. I could see it maybe being Mario Kart too. It just seems like a wasted opportunity to me, they're supposed to be making the Wii U more appealing, showing off a game to the type of audience that wouldn't care for it just seems like a dumb idea to me.
Is someone compiling posts in here to do a wall of shame? Because if Nintendo ends up showing off something other than Donkey Kong, a lot of people up in here deserve to be laughed at, made fun of, ridiculed, and have their posts up for everyone to read.
Is Cranky Kong as a playable character really a big announcement though? He's already in the DKC games just not playable. I just don't see why it's so important that Reggie has to be at VGX just to reveal a trailer of a game we've seen plenty of times before but now with an old character that none of which nobody at VGX cares about. It'd just be an embarrassment, a playable character isn't usually something to get hyped up about unless it's a fighter anyways, hardly worth making a big deal out of. Nobody cared about
Rosalina being a playable character in SM3DW
so why should we care about Cranky? I can see Nintendo wanting to make the game more known, but Donkey Kong isn't even that big regardless.
If it's a game that's already known, then it probably will be DKC because it's the only title coming out by Nintendo for the Wii U within the next 2 months. They probably want to spread the word of it out a little more. It just seems like VGX isn't the place to do it, Donkey Kong wouldn't really appeal to that type of audience. Super Smash Bros certainly would and it's a game that we already know about. I could see it maybe being Mario Kart too. It just seems like a wasted opportunity to me, they're supposed to be making the Wii U more appealing, showing off a game to the type of audience that wouldn't care for it just seems like a dumb idea to me.
Is someone compiling posts in here to do a wall of shame? Because if Nintendo ends up showing off something other than Donkey Kong, a lot of people up in here deserve to be laughed at, made fun of, ridiculed, and have their posts up for everyone to read.
I can understand why people are tempering their expectations, but do you really think Nintendo is this stupid? It's going to be Smash Bros. or Bayonetta.
Is someone compiling posts in here to do a wall of shame? Because if Nintendo ends up showing off something other than Donkey Kong, a lot of people up in here deserve to be laughed at, made fun of, ridiculed, and have their posts up for everyone to read.
Is someone compiling posts in here to do a wall of shame? Because if Nintendo ends up showing off something other than Donkey Kong, a lot of people up in here deserve to be laughed at, made fun of, ridiculed, and have their posts up for everyone to read.
I can understand why people are tempering their expectations, but do you really think Nintendo is this stupid? It's going to be Smash Bros. or Bayonetta.
I can understand why people are tempering their expectations, but do you really think Nintendo is this stupid? It's going to be Smash Bros. or Bayonetta.
Is someone compiling posts in here to do a wall of shame? Because if Nintendo ends up showing off something other than Donkey Kong, a lot of people up in here deserve to be laughed at, made fun of, ridiculed, and have their posts up for everyone to read.
I'd actually be down for a new Donkey Kong trailer (I was more hyped for that game than 3D World and I loved the latter), but this is not the time and place to show one.
I can get why people think it will be Donkey Kong, but that seems so odd to me. They just did a big reveal for the game on GTTV.
Why go to VGX for more of the same?
