Today's Sony announcement take nothing off the incredible marketing show that was nwc for mario maker. That was magical.
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Nintendo E3 2015 Event Schedule
- Thread starter Volotaire
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Oh, I'm sure Nintendo will have great stuff to show. The reason why Sony is being discussed here is because Nintendo's next up to bat in this home run contest (read: media hype extravaganza), and Sony just nailed it into the next ballpark. I'm sure I'll be more interested in actually, y'know, owning and playing Nintendo's stuff, but the question is whether it's possible for them to generate more noise and how much making noise actually matters.
AcademicSaucer
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Its going to be , no question about it, Nintendo already said that they wanted to release it this year, I bet its their big Holyday game, so yeah, lot of focus on that .
Don't get me wrong, Mario Maker at NWC is still my Moment of the Show. I'm just looking at it from a bird's eye view. Mario Maker was exciting, but the Sony Megaton Club Sandwich (that's what I'm calling it now) created a mushroom cloud you could see from space.
Sakurai probably noticed it from his skull-shaped fortress on the moon. Perhaps he'll tease another character to compensate.
ArcaneFreeze
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AGITΩ;168230182 said:
Now im questioning where they got the 9:45 slot since I can't find anything official on it. Oh well we'll find out tomorrow.
PadWarrior
Member
Hey what time is the event tomorrow? Is it 9:00 am Pacific or 7:40 am Pacific? 9? I have to wait until *11* central to watch it?rough times ahead in the A.M.
9am PST
Do u have a link on the retro stuff plz, I would like to see who is saying it
it would be fun to see more new surprises. i don't expect much though. first footage of star fox, yes. i think earthbound 2/mother 3 is an inevitability at this point. i also think blastball is part of something else too.
nintendo doesn't need a 'win' here. their e3 presence is honestly fine as-is. i just want release dates and details.
kinda wonder what it would look like had they not shown off fire emblem if/smt x fe/star fox/monster hunter x so early though.
ArcaneFreeze
Member
To be honest if Nintendo knocks it out of the park tomorrow I think this might be an E3 where everyone wins because so far neither MSoft or Sony had a bad or even lackluster conference.
Well Star Fox was last E3 so that was part of last years hype. FE if probably wont get much air time if any at all tomorrow since its a 2016 release for NA. and Monster Hunter X was Capcom's event not Nintendo's. SMTxFE is the only one I was surprised they had an early reveal on but it might have been for a good reason we dont know about yet.
Well Star Fox was last E3 so that was part of last years hype. FE if probably wont get much air time if any at all tomorrow since its a 2016 release for NA. and Monster Hunter X was Capcom's event not Nintendo's. SMTxFE is the only one I was surprised they had an early reveal on but it might have been for a good reason we dont know about yet.
I know E3 excites the console wars stuff and lots of websites push the notion of "winning" E3, but when you look at it from the point of view of Nintendo, this isn't a smart E3 to win. They've got one console which is dead weight, they've got a handheld that's past its prime, and they've got new systems coming out to replace them. Right now the idea is to not to make the big moves, but to keep the fans happy and loyal and announce some products to help them float on for a bit longer.
This E3 could be really good, but even without Sony, Nintendo probably wouldn't win. Because it's next year that they're going to be going for the jugular.
This E3 could be really good, but even without Sony, Nintendo probably wouldn't win. Because it's next year that they're going to be going for the jugular.
PadWarrior
Member
TBF, none of those mythical beasts are coming this year (or maybe even next year if I go by the delay-a-thon that's been happening in gaming lately)
I've been thinking
What would you guys think about a Mother 4/Earthbound 3 announcement?
The video with Itoi talking really got me thinking that just localizing those two games wouldn't be enough.
😃🔫 here I was thinking I could just roll out of bed for it, thanks padwarrior!
I guess I'll have to live with the hype for like two whole hours
PadWarrior
Member
Good points. Yeah, everyone agrees the Wii U is a lost cause and trying to generate more sales of the console is an exercise in futility.
The Wii brand is over. They need to start from scratch and come up with a brand new idea for hardware. So spending a lot of money on big games for the dead console actually does not make much business sense.
Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if Zelda U's delay is to rework it for the next hardware too.
They would use KOG, not a new brand. Calling fake.
*ker-sploosh!*
*Neiteio stands up and looks in the bowl*
*a flaming turd looks back, and speaks*
BURNING TURD: "Neiteio, it is I, the God of Hype"
NEITEIO: "Holy shit!"
BURNING TURD: "Indeed! I have chosen you as my prophet. You must lead GAF to the Promised Land! They are losing faith. Also, you must wear sandals and grow a really long beard."
NEITEIO: "What do I do?! I've never taken direction from a talking turd before. Well, a literal one, anyways."
*suddenly two stone tablets appear in Neiteio's hands*
TABLETS:
Star Fox for WiiU
LoZ for WiiU ("No show?" More like, "Yousa ho!")
Diddy Kong Racing for WiiU
Luigi's Mansion for WiiU
Pokemon Snap for WiiU
Animal Crossing for WiiU
Paper Mario for WiiU
F-Zero for WiiU
Metroid for 3DS
Metroid for WiiU
BURNING TURD: "These should make them at least moderately moist."
NEITEIO: "I believe."
Elwood Blues
Member
Just give me a release date for super mario maker so I can mark it on the calender
This got me :lol
Seems a bit weird to me. But why the hell not, I guess? Not sure why they'd have to cram in Mario, though.
This may seem strange to highlight this phrase of yours, but there was a time when I only got games that were my "cup of tea," but when I started mindfully embracing the mechanics of Nintendo's games as a big source of the enjoyment that comes from them, I sometimes deliberately got games that were not my cup of tea and thought of them as cool new gadgets to tinker with and appreciate, haha
Nintendo really doesn't care what Sony and Microsoft do at E3. They don't really care too much about E3. I think their overall strategy is to have mini-events and announcements sprinkled throughout the year as opposed to just having one big nut at E3. Keeps them in the press at more points throughout the year.
I do think that when they have big announcements they save them for E3 but I also don't think they are willing to push out or announce games that are over a year off just to get press and "Win E3". If a game isn't ready to show or announce they simply won't show it until it is closer to prime time.
I think they go with Star Fox, Yoshi, and a new game for Wii-U (Animal Crossing or a Retro Studios game) and a Metroid 3-DS game. Nothing earth shattering just a few new things sprinkled in with what we know.
I would love to see a new F-Zero, Original Retro IP, A new Metroid console game (Although a 3-DS game isn't bad), Paper Mario, and some new IP's. But What I want to happen and what will happen are two different things. Nintendo does what they do to their own beat for better or worse.
Just trying to slow down the hype train a little.
I do think that when they have big announcements they save them for E3 but I also don't think they are willing to push out or announce games that are over a year off just to get press and "Win E3". If a game isn't ready to show or announce they simply won't show it until it is closer to prime time.
I think they go with Star Fox, Yoshi, and a new game for Wii-U (Animal Crossing or a Retro Studios game) and a Metroid 3-DS game. Nothing earth shattering just a few new things sprinkled in with what we know.
I would love to see a new F-Zero, Original Retro IP, A new Metroid console game (Although a 3-DS game isn't bad), Paper Mario, and some new IP's. But What I want to happen and what will happen are two different things. Nintendo does what they do to their own beat for better or worse.
Just trying to slow down the hype train a little.
Basically I think this is the part where the villain is talking smack and beating up everyone while Krillin and Piccolo are talking about how incredible his power is. You know that Nintendo can reach the next level of Super Saiyan, but he hasn't reached that level of anger yet, so he's still getting beat.
...I didn't mean to compare Sony to Cell, by the way.
...I didn't mean to compare Sony to Cell, by the way.
ReyVGM
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You know, I noticed that a lot of FZGX's music belongs to other people, so I really doubt Nintendo will ever re-release the game unless they either pay for the music rights, or re-do the soundtrack.
There's also the issue that the game was developed by Sega, so that's another thing they would have to work on.
Right now Reggie is doing thousands of cock push-ups at 500x Earth's gravity
Controversial opinion here, but outside of, like, Shotgun Kiss, the soundtrack of GX was kind of... ass. Admittedly, it's become a big part of the game's identity, but I would love to have the soundtrack more in line with the butt-rock of X on the N64.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
This might be the greatest game of all time.
the other issue is as far as the direct goes, it's only what, 45-60 minutes total? There's not much time to showcase a lot of stuff. All I can see is them having just enough time to go over all the stuff we already know already to be honest. And it cannot go longer than 60 minutes since the E3 Expo begins at 10am and there's no way they'd seep into that.
Doom might have level creation features, Fallout 4 as well with the ability to literally rebuild an entire city, but nothing beats Super Mario Maker with Mario riding a giant heel on top of a clown car while shooting fire balls at huge Bowser Jr. pixels.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
In the infamous January Direct, they fit 700 megatons in the last 5 minutes.
Time is not an issue.
I love the Clown Car's expression.
"I have no idea what I'm doing what is this oh geez oh GOD A GUY IN A HOOKER BOOT JUST JUMPED INSIDE ME!"
What did you think about last year's Digital Event? People were saying the same thing then.
Alternatively, this would be the part where the secondary character puts up a heroic last stand using all of his power only to be pasted across the floor with zero effort just to make the villain look even more powerful.
Man, Dragon Ball Z gave the weaker characters no respect outside Tien's awesome last stand and Yajirobe cutting off Vegeta's tail.
...I think I stopped with the Nintendo metaphor a while ago.
I believe they showcased more gameplay and new games last E3 than any other companies, it was 50 minutes long iirc.
So hope is not lost
I've completely forgotten what happened in that Direct.
I've also completely forgotten what were the "big guns" of the 2014 DE. The only big game unveiled was Splatoon from what I recall. What else was there?
BrokenFiction
Member
Quoted for truth and wisdom.
I can't wait to get this game. My *eleven* year old says he can't wait either.