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Nintendo E3 2014 - discussion thread for their E3 plans
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dampflokfreund
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By the way, MCN, just wondering if you'd like to use this E3 banner that I made in your OP. If not then that's fine... just have no other use for it.
Thats beautiful, I will add it. Thanks!
Mr. Bamboo
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Yeah,that could very well be the case for all we know.
As far as Zelda goes, I am a bit skeptical about whether or not it will actually have a teaser trailer shown. All I remember reading is Aonuma stating that he would "discuss it further" at E3. Maybe I missed something. Anyway, here' some development history from Iwata Asks to remind ourselves of what the Zelda team has been doing for the past few years:
Nintendo's Zelda team was quite busy with A Link Between Worlds. Work began on it by around the beginning of 2010, but the initial team only consisted of three guys who worked together for a year while Aonuma and the rest of the Zelda team had their hands full developing Skyward Sword. The first half of 2010 didn't go well because Miyamoto reportedly disliked the ideas the team came up with for ALBW. However, before the game could enter full production, the small development team got disbanded and reassigned to Wii U's launch titles as higher priority projects by October 2010. Once Aonuma was finished with Skyward Sword by November 2011, he and two other staff picked up development for ALBW for a year in 2012. ALBW didn't settle on its direction as a top down sequel to A Link To the Past until around May 2012. This was after a second meeting with Miyamoto that determined the new direction of the game based on A Link To the Past. Two months later, the team decided to use a tweaked top-down camera view for the game (instead of the initial angled overhead view like that of Spirit Tracks) . Aonuma used a landform tool to create some simple 3D environments for testing purposes.
By the end of 2012, ALBW's dev team staff size grew much larger. Before E3 in June 2013, the team had been testing the idea of using 60 fps, 3D stereoscopic effect and vertical dungeon level design based on ALTTP's Tower of Hera, to emphasis a sense of depth and height to the level design and player actions. We know around 90 people worked on that ALBW, which is quite large considering Skyward Sword's development used up to 100 people on it. As for Wind Waker HD, the team basically consisted of three main designers from EAD and a heavy reliance on outsourcing that had the project in development for around 7 or so months to completion. Nintendo limited itself to such a small team particularly due to the particular need for designers that prior experience on the original version of Wind Waker.
MandrakeUK
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Can I put you outside? I think it would be funnier to have Sonic running alongside the train.
Mr. Bamboo
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Yeah, it's been almost 7 years since Metroid Prime 3... it is time
Get David Wise to collaborate with Kenji Yamamoto and we'll have gold!
Well that escalated quickly lol. If the game has supports and this happens, that would be hilarious. Though the trailer we got only showed main SMT characters and no Persona ones. We can dream that it will happen somehow though.
Muchi Muchi Pink
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choo choo
So what so you guys think? Since my 3DS screen is probably going to give out soon. Should i wait ill e3 since nintendo may announce a new handheld, or is it pretty obvious that they arent announcing any hardware?
I know they stated they weren't, but should we really believe that?
Buy a new 3DS now, or wait till E3.
I know they stated they weren't, but should we really believe that?
Buy a new 3DS now, or wait till E3.
They won't announce a new handheld.
Maybe a 3DS revision, but even that is unlikely, given that they announce those outside of E3.
Exterminieren
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I'm significantly more interested about their handheld plans than I am their home console plans at this E3. We have home console titles spilling into 2015, and doubtless we'll hear about Zelda too, but the 3DS first party future is barren- nothing past Smash in the summer. Either they're leaving the 3DS to die, or they've got some serious content tucked away.
I hope that the total lack of Wii U retail announcements in 2014 is down to Nintendo trying to turn people's perceptions about their E3 online presence around by showing off a salvo of new content, but frankly I'm not holding my breath.
I hope that the total lack of Wii U retail announcements in 2014 is down to Nintendo trying to turn people's perceptions about their E3 online presence around by showing off a salvo of new content, but frankly I'm not holding my breath.
Yeah, you might get a 3ds lite with slightly better battery but I don't expect a new next gen handheld announcement yet. I'm still calling it for next year though.
You need to work on your slam poetry.
Nostremitus
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LiberaTeExInferis
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Put me up on that sweet train!
Ditto!
Crossing my fingers for anything Metroid.
I'm certainly aboard the Hype Train! =D
Or possibly the Hype Handcar beside it.
I'm certainly aboard the Hype Train! =D
Or possibly the Hype Handcar beside it.
Metroid colour scheme for the Vitality Sensor.
Metroid board game!
meitantei_conan
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This is my first time on Neogaf during E3. I'm so excited! I can't wait to see what Nintendo has in-store for us!
Colonel Mustard
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A Space Pirate board game featuring different locales from the Metroid Universe would be great. Make it play like Vampire: Prince of the City and I would buy 2 copies.
I hope to see some big wii u title, possibly zelda, and 3ds software, which will be good, don't get me wrong - but otherwise I'm not too excited about this e3 in terms of Nintendo making statements, Nintendo showing us their future, etc. It's not time for that yet. I think e3 2015 we may see some of their new handheld or whatever form the system will be.
JetBlackPanda
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Somehow I got missed on the train. Its easy to swing back and pick me up right?
Got my ticket ready to go! Also I just need a few more parts for my fils-a-mech.
Got my ticket ready to go! Also I just need a few more parts for my fils-a-mech.
The_Intruder
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Can I be on this train please.
Kissenkopf
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Oh yeah...the hype train is unleashed. Please put me on that train too! 
Herb Alpert
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I heard the train has arrived. May I come aboard please?
foxuzamaki
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brandonh83
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My only predictions are... nothing will be done with the Wii U (design revisions, price drop) only more games (which is fine), they'll announce a new handheld, we'll see Zelda U... that's about all I've got.
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