Satoru Shibata passed his 12 year long Iwata clone training program. Now he's ready to complete the holy triforce of Nintendo presidents.
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Nintendo Direct 2012.4.21 - Apr. 20th, 11PM EDT [Done]
- Thread starter Cheesemeister
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It is every year. Then again every confrence thread is crazy regarldess of who's it is.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
It's kinda like people going aggro about how "Of course Wii Play is the best-selling game of all time. It's a $10 game with a controller!". Either it's that easy and MS/Sony are crazy not to do it, or it's not that easy and so Nintendo deserves kudos for pulling it off.
That being said, MS and Sony are lightyears ahead of Nintendo on online community presence. So I think what's sort of happened is that Nintendo felt an obligation to do some kind of direct connection, but since they were a bit behind on stuff, innovated in terms of HOW they present the direct connection.
It's actually pretty fun! Surprisingly so
Attacks are reaaally telegraphed so that's my only gripe with it really
Last year was the most hyped most crazy and yeah never really lived up to all the expectations.
This year, Nintendo E3 will the biggest ever extraverganza !!!
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
I remember lurking the thread. Some hilarious outcomes and meltdowns in that thread. It was great.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
I'd be 100% satisfied with a release date for Animal Crossing 3DS.
Sure, I completely understand that Sony and MS have historically been better at connecting with gamers through online interaction. I just think it's a relatively simple and lowcost way for them to do even MORE especially considering that Sony in particular lost their dominance of the previous two generations and MS always wants to do more. It's kind of the way I view Iwata asks. Sure, no company NEEDS to do it, but it's great fan service that Nintendo does it and it'd be neat if other companies adopted similar practices.
And yes, I DO think it's easy. Sony knows their upcoming game schedule, so does MS. Grab a camera and go.
That'll do, pig. That'll do.
slaughterking
Member
Oh man, and they will totally add online to TriG.
gashikunFLCL
Member
No Noa Direct yet? Operation Directfall?
Father_Brain
Banned
Very good point, and I hope we see Nintendo moving further in that direction as Wii U's launch approaches. While it's far from the only reason, I think Nintendo's extreme secrecy and their consequent reluctance to engage directly with either the Western enthusiast press or their Western fans is a not-insignificant factor in why they have such a bad reputation with core gamers here.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Add in some Paper Mario and Animal Crossing 3DS and that's probably the whole ND, maybe a secret 3DS game.
Sammy Samusu
Member
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Well shit, so wow...what the hell. Barely anything can or will be shown.
Now I'm just expecting a huge tease for the Wii U.
Iwata: This is the Wii U, you'll see more of it at E3 *laughs*
*Credits roll for 29 minutes*
Really? That's nothing.
It's ok. They have an investor's presentation next week too, so they're probably spreading things out a bit.
Agent Unknown
Member
Now this post looks double-foolish!
Uh, there's nothing foolish about being skeptical or cynical about NOA, my friend. And it was not a foolish post, your acronym correction aside. I'll keep an open mind but until then with our overlords in Washington state, there's always the possibility for major disappointment. I'll gladly post a celebration gif though if needed, no worries.
Father_Brain
Banned
It's not a press conference, and the previous three were around the same length, IIRC. Half an hour is more than enough time for a few new release dates and trailers, which is basically what ND is for.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Ah yes, I forgot about the investor meeting. More excited for that then this.
If I remember correctly they were all around 50 minutes.
gashikunFLCL
Member
OP has forsaken me. >____<
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
The first Nintendo Direct took 30 min,
The second was 44 min
The third took around one hour but Sakurai took 1/3 with KId Icarus
The second was 44 min
The third took around one hour but Sakurai took 1/3 with KId Icarus
Spreading what out? I'd expect some interesting info next week, but investor meetings aren't for game unveilings.
NoA getting my HYYYYYPPPEEE!!
I want and Iwatafied avatar
All you need to do is get rid of the mustache and add a smiley-mouth and you're set man!
iirc, that's not quite true. I don't think they're going to drop any huge megatons, but we might get some software announced without any screens or trailers. We got NiN info last investors meeting though, so I expect at least some information in the same vein that gives shareholders confidence in future ventures.
Hero of Legend
Member
Honestly, the JP one last time dragged on for so long, with the interviews and demos. :/
The NOA one which was only 12 minutes really delivered IMO, they just focused on games for a moment and moved on, dropping The Last Story as a lat minute bombshell.
The NOA one which was only 12 minutes really delivered IMO, they just focused on games for a moment and moved on, dropping The Last Story as a lat minute bombshell.
billy beane
Banned
I'll be interested in NoA's announcements, but the real megatons are coming at E3.
I don't mind being down on NoA but I liked how they handled the last Nintendo Direct. Especially since everything was up on the youtube right away. If they do this again then great. However they could just as easily just put out updates on twitter/facebook and call it a day while NoE and NCL do something far better.
billy beane
Banned
That's probably why there is no video from Reggie. He's too blown.
Reggie, stoned out of his gourd? I'd love to see it.
I wonder if he'd enjoy a nice Bigfoot Pizza in that case..
Fantastical
Death Prophet
It'll be some short, pre-recorded terrible video with next to no big news. So it'll be par for the course for Nintendo of America.
pulga
Banned
test_account
XP-39C²
Someone should take that Mr. Burns gif where he laughs for a whole day or so and add Iwatas face instead hehe.
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
So the NoE one tomorrow will be different? Hmm, the hype in here is tempting me to wake up at 4am UK time to watch this...
lol YES
Chet Rippo
Member
You gotta stay up all night!!