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[Velcro Fly]

It's mostly the potential though.

If a direct is 35 minutes long and packed from beginning to end with cool new announcements and details about games we already know about, people will love that throughout.

But if there's a 10 minute segment about indy games, the hype dies a little bit. The fun part of these is that no one knows exactly what will be shown until it happens and that the hype will never match what we actually see.

 

[WiiRevolution1]

In all seriousness, anyone think Nintendo might announce Zero Escape 3? The teaser site has been going crazy today, tweets from the writer, etc.

They stepped in and saved Bayo 2, a VN would be pennies to fund in comparison. And a guaranteed cult hit in the west/coveted exclusive.

Plus, Nintendo included VLR in its tweet about top Metacritic games, slightly odd given that it's also on Vita. But maybe the third game won't be?

Rampant speculation, I know. Carry on.

Huh, didn't think about Nintendo saving that. Its certainly possible. I have both systems so as long as it gets made I don't care where it ends up. So I'd be glad if Nintendo saved it.

Spoiler

As long as they don't allow any glitches this time. I was so close to my activity log saying "average playtime: 35 hours but it had to freeze twice. T_T

As for my predictions: Not much to say. Besides Pokemon, Nintendo never focuses on their 3DS Holiday title at E3 Direct so I honesly expect that to be here, which could be huge. Unless its Pokemon again lol. I really hope not. The yearly entries need to stop. Its killed the post game.

I'll also say no Fire Emblem this year outside Japan. I feel February is usually the big 3DS RPG month. If they launch it in Holidays in NA/EU it'll be DOA.

Edit:

fuck indies, 90% of them can be bought cheaply on PC or in a bundle

#truthfact

Indies are better than 90% of other games, so no. I want an all Indie Direct someday.

 

[Ozium]

fuck indies, 90% of them can be bought cheaply on PC or in a bundle

#truthfact

 

[NateDrake]

Nintendo Direct Leaked!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5le9sYdYkM

 

[Oersted]

fuck indies, 90% of them can be bought cheaply on PC or in a bundle

#truthfact

You proposed multiple assumptions and declared them as truthfact.

 

[rekameohs]

Nintendo Direct Leaked!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5le9sYdYkM

Paul Rudd is great in that role.

 

[ffdgh]

Nintendo Direct Leaked!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5le9sYdYkM

Boo I wanted a rick roll.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Boo I wanted a rick roll.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-KfkoQ0MqA

 

[Zalman]

Good morning. I slept on the hype train today. Felt good.

 

[Ozium]

leak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqz6crf6xgc

 

[Regulus Tera]

Rick rolling? What is this, 2006?

EDIT: Dubstep? What is this, 2011?

 

[ivysaur12]

The hype courses through my body like a poison.

 

[Kobe24]

leak just happened

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

 

[Camjo-Z]

Some people need to realize that Nintendo having indie games in the Direct is not going to make anything else not appear.

I think Nintendo fans have to understand this though...not having those indies doesn't mean you are going to see more Nintendo games for the Wii U.

Shucks, and here I was thinking that those indie games were taking up the time originally meant for F-Zero 3DS! Thanks for setting me straight.

5 minutes spent on indie stuff is still 5 minutes that could have been skipped in favor of stuff I actually came to see.

 

[SalvaPot]

Leak:

 

[ffdgh]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-KfkoQ0MqA

Haha his voice is sospot on XD.

leak:

leak just happened

There we go! April first has truely begun.

 

[rockman zx]

Please Devil's Third, the rest I don't care.

 

[Drago]

HOLY SHIT! NEW Paper Mario trailer leaked: https://youtu.be/unwPsYL-uwM

 

[boiled goose]

Rumors way too good to be true.

Unified eShop where you can pLay bought gAmes on either 3DS or wiiu? Haha. Nintendo doing something that actually makes sense... right

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

 

[bobbychalkers]

new smash leak

 

[Crayolan]

Click for first screenshots of brand new leak.

 

[Atlas157]

New leek

 

[HawthorneKitty]

Are you guys telling me Miku for Smash DLC?

 

[kizmah]

16 hours to go.

 

[ffdgh]

Are you guys telling me Miku for Smash DLC?

That's horizon's line.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

 

[akidnamededdy]

Shucks, and here I was thinking that those indie games were taking up the time originally meant for F-Zero 3DS! Thanks for setting me straight.

5 minutes spent on indie stuff is still 5 minutes that could have been skipped in favor of stuff I actually came to see.

Yeah pretty much this. I would rather have those five minutes to myself than watch a sizzle reel for the latest round of loot-driven pixel-art Metroidvania games in the middle of stuff I actually want to see. Nobody is tuning in to a Nintendo Direct to see trailers for indies.

Spoiler

I WILL watch five minutes of Shovel Knight 2, though.

 

[rpmurphy]

Are you guys telling me Miku for Smash DLC?

Nope, just Teto.

 

[Wesker28]

new smash leak

Amazing! haha

 

[AdanVC]

Waluigi Pinball revealed as a new course in MK8. Some guy already leaked the new theme song of the track. IT. SOUNDS. FREAKING. GLORIOUS!! Based EAD!! Hear it before it goes down!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC0cvwnG0Ik

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Waluigi Pinball revealed as a new course in MK8. Some guy already leaked the new theme song of the track. IT. SOUNDS. FREAKING. GLORIOUS!! Based EAD!! Hear it before it goes down!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC0cvwnG0Ik

I just vomited on my cat.

 

[astrogamer]

 

[NateDrake]

 

[DDayton]

I suppose the free release of a Codename S.T.E.A.M. character would be clever, what with the game not getting a Japanese release until ...soon?

I doubt it, mind you, but it would be a clever way to increase interest. John Henry...

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

 

[L95]

Waluigi Pinball revealed as a new course in MK8. Some guy already leaked the new theme song of the track. IT. SOUNDS. FREAKING. GLORIOUS!! Based EAD!! Hear it before it goes down!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC0cvwnG0Ik

I actually called what it was before I clicked it....

AGH

 

[Zeliard]

People, let's cool it with the fake links, please.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

 

[Darryl]

Shucks, and here I was thinking that those indie games were taking up the time originally meant for F-Zero 3DS! Thanks for setting me straight.

5 minutes spent on indie stuff is still 5 minutes that could have been skipped in favor of stuff I actually came to see.

the hit rate for indie games is so low for me. i'm done with the frontier work. i can't bring myself to be irrationally excited for unknown pedigrees anymore.

 

[sprsk]

Shart of Nightmares? Dunno if I want to experience that world.

 

[Floridian]

I'm expecting a Super Mario Galaxy 3 announcement from Nintendo. They better not let me down.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Some indies are as good(if not better) than large development team games nowadays.

However, if there was an all Indie Direct, I bet this thread would be two pages tops :[

 

[EloquentM]

Lmfao yeah right
April fools

 

[MrSaturn99]

http://www.gamnesia.com/news/rumor-...re-coming-to-super-smash-bros-as#.VRtu7uGT6RJ

Oh god today is gonna be the longest day.

mewtwo and wolf's poses are just

that's just rough

 

[ffdgh]

Midna's glorious return. /s

 

[Zalman]

Sakurai just retweeted the Direct announcement.

 

[Gleethor]

Sakurai RT'd the Japanese direct announcement for what it's worth.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Sakurai just retweeted the Direct announcement.

I hope there's more than Mewtwo.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

That Zelda shard is old