Let's make this a drinking game.
New Wii U announcement - 1 shot
New 3D Mario - 2 shots
Please understand - the whole bottle
Dark epic mature Retro game confirmed.*Some of the footage shown in this broadcast may be subject to rating restrictions.
At this point, it's clear they have no intentions to release anything before the end of June. They think they're relaunching it, I think they're unintentionally aborting it, we'll see who's right.
It's part of why no July game is concerning. You have Wario in June (which isn't going to light the world on fire), Pikmin in August (which will do better than Wario but will be similarly incombustible), and nothing for July. First month of their relaunch and they're already failing to deliver on the game-a-month idea.
Now, optimistically, this means W101 is coming out then. But if it's not, then that means they consider Wario (June 30th) as both the June title and the July title which, really? Really?
When was the last time they advertised a later Nintendo Direct before even showing the next one?
That's some decent evidence there won't be anything huge this time.
Can't wait for the countless super enthusiastic threats on GAF about how Nintendo is the best company ever tomorrow. That's always the best part of NDs.
When was the last time they advertised a later Nintendo Direct before even showing the next one?
That's some decent evidence there won't be anything huge this time.
Dark epic mature Retro game confirmed.
When was the last time they advertised a later Nintendo Direct before even showing the next one?
That's some decent evidence there won't be anything huge this time.
I wonder if we'll see any Nintendo developed Wii U eShop games. They haven't made any of those yet, have they?
When was the last time they advertised a later Nintendo Direct before even showing the next one?
That's some decent evidence there won't be anything huge this time.
I wonder if we'll see any Nintendo developed Wii U eShop games. They haven't made any of those yet, have they?
I'm hoping that their relaunch looks something like:
June - Game & Wario
July - Wonderful 101
August - Pikmin 3
September - ???
October - 3D Mario (rumoured date, wasn't it?)
November - Mario Kart U
Wii Fit U and Wind Waker U have to fit in there somewhere as well, and while WWU is a relatively big deal, it could probably happily sit alongside one of the two Mario titles rather than having a month to itself. September for Wii Fit U?
Throw in the games that third parties have delayed or scheduled for the back end of the year and it's a reasonably strong lineup, but the pacing is vitally important now. Delays or stutters in the run-up to Christmas are bad news.
So that ign rumor already got one thing right about. Let's see if we get 3 directs by E3.
There are always floods of "Has Nintendo lost its touch?" and "Literally every one of these games is exactly the same" threads.
Pokemon Rumble U
Well that sucks. I'm stuck at my law school graduation ceremony while its on. Guess I can catch up on it later :-/
When was the last time they advertised a later Nintendo Direct before even showing the next one?
That's some decent evidence there won't be anything huge this time.
What rumors.So that ign rumor already got one thing right about. Let's see if we get 3 directs by E3.
Can't wait for the countless super enthusiastic threats on GAF about how Nintendo is the best company ever tomorrow. That's always the best part of NDs.
What rumors.
What rumors.
They don't want to talk about 2014 titles in this Direct, thoughPikmin 3 date for us FINALLY would be nice.
You'll see more gaming websites complain about Nintendo directs than anything else.
When was the last time they advertised a later Nintendo Direct before even showing the next one?
That's some decent evidence there won't be anything huge this time.
Can't wait for the countless super enthusiastic threats on GAF about how Nintendo is the best company ever tomorrow. That's always the best part of NDs.
It's not just first party, right? I want to see Rune Factory 4 media. ANYTHING '_'
This is what I expect, too. Zelda traditionally has no specific month where it always releases and I can see them doing a staggered release where it's August in Japan and September here.
CVG says 3D Mario for October. I can see it releasing at the tail end of October and then Mario Kart releases about two weeks later.
They have to know that the next six months are the entire ballgame. It's no longer about a headstart or being number one. If they want to be alive, they have to have a hard schedule from June until January of one thing a month that people might go "You know, I might buy a Wii U if there were more games like that." They need that mentality to culminate in November.
Nintendo is dead...
...or is it?
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But this never happens.Can't wait for the countless super enthusiastic threats on GAF about how Nintendo is the best company ever tomorrow. That's always the best part of NDs.
This is what I expect, too. Zelda traditionally has no specific month where it always releases and I can see them doing a staggered release where it's August in Japan and September here.
CVG says 3D Mario for October. I can see it releasing at the tail end of October and then Mario Kart releases about two weeks later.
They have to know that the next six months are the entire ballgame. It's no longer about a headstart or being number one. If they want to be alive, they have to have a hard schedule from June until January of one thing a month that people might go "You know, I might buy a Wii U if there were more games like that." They need that mentality to culminate in November.