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Nintendo E3 2015 Event Schedule
- Thread starter Volotaire
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Yeah, probably not anything major. They'll be quiet on the surprising stuff until Tuesday.
His genitalia will never match the tranquil azure hues of mine when the Captain misses his 12th E3
Also I could see Next Level Games developing Luigi's Mansion 3 for Wii U as the flagship title for Wii U in May 2016. Could also be a holiday 2016 title or moved to NX depending on development progress and strategic decisions.
Benzychenz
Member
I feel like EAD Tokyo is in a weird position.
If they wait until NX launch for their next main title, it'll have been 4 years since 3D World (assuming a holiday 2017 launch), and with how fast their turnover has been to this point (3D Land was ~1.5 years after Galaxy 2, and 3D World ~2 years after that) they'd be sitting on the finished game for like a year or more.
I'm firmly in camp #believe for them showing at E3 this year.
Also yeah, forgot about Next Level. They're a lock and I think they'll have an early 2016 game. Likely a new Punch-Out or Luigi's Mansion but I'd prefer to see them take on another IP (like F-Zero).
I think Next Level Games might be working on Punch Out. The Wii version was successful, and recently Nintendo released it on the Wii U. Plus, I think there was a Linkedn profile of an NLG programmer who did online programming for a secret project and one of the cut features for Punch Out Wii was online multiplayer.
I lean towards Luigi's Mansion over Punch-Out due to the fact Luigi's Mansion 2 sold something like 5 million units compared to Punch-Out which sold around 1 million on a much larger install base. I also suspect Luigi's Mansion 3 would be more likely to sell hardware than Punch-Out. I'd be more than happy with a new IP or another strong selling Nintendo IP too.
The Giant
Banned
Platinum Games new game.
I think Mario Maker is pretty major to them.
There are few games i'd love to see more than Luigi's Mansion 3 on Wii U. If they go back to a single, big mansion with fresh new ideas in each room the game could turn out to be fantastic. Graphics (lighting in particular) should be amazing too. Of course then if they are on Punch Out or something like Wario or a new ip i'd be happy as well but i'd really love to see Luigi.
Inspectah_Deck
Member
So whats the most stable and high quality stream for the Digital Event?
YT or Twitch, I would go YT because of DVR functionality/
Out of the 3 options, I would choose it over Nintendo's official website.
I think we see EAD releasing a big expansion to 3D World containing remixes of classic worlds from 64, Sunshine and the Galaxy titles to celebrate the 30th anniversary, with FLUDD and Cap power ups. It wouldn't take their focus off the NX Mario game but would be similar scale to Captain Toad.
Super Mario 3D Remix/All Stars
Super Mario 3D Remix/All Stars
boiled goose
good with gravy
Dk would be disappointing because wiiu doesn't need platformers.
Needs other stuff.
Needs other stuff.
chibi-robo is one of those things that feels like they're scrapping for a lineup - taking really tiny properties and giving them a level of attention that would raise awareness and interest when instead they probably would have gone unnoticed as a digital title. chibi-robo is a pretty dull looking platform to sell as a retail game but holy shit an amiibo! it's the sort of thing that may give the game 20,000 sales at retail instead of 5,000 sales digitally.
other stuff they're bringing out between now and next may (presumably):
wii u
devil's third - rescue title that no one else wanted
yoshi's woolly world - one of january 2013's early teases and one of the few games still set to release that was in production before the wii u had launched
xenoblade chronicles x - localization of a game that's been released in japan
fatal frame - localization of a game that's been released in japan
star fox - perhaps the only big-budget game to enter production after the failure of the wii u was well-known to nintendo
project guard and project robot - n64 titles dug out of the trash and may be parts of fuller games
smt x fe - one of january 2013's early teases and one of the few games set to release that was at least in pre-production before the wii u had launched. the fact it was shown in a north american direct indicates to me it should be out before next e3
mario maker - probably includes a full mario game in there, but also something that probably took fewer resources to develop.
art academy wii u - digital only title that probably took few resources for development compared to some of the other games coming out
pokken tournament - probably the only unannounced wii u game people are expecting, developed by bandai namco
3ds
fire emblem if - a high budget fire emblem game from pretty much any perspective, but not built 100% from the ground up considering awakening was probably a base
chibi-robo - 2d platfomer with an amiibo exclusively attached to a retail edition of the game
bravely second - localization of a japanese release
lbx - localization of a japanese release
hyrule warriors - 3ds port of a wii u game
pokemon super dungeon - outsourced title from spike chunsoft
yo-kai watch - localization of an old japanese title
it's not an especially bare release schedule from nintendo. they usually publish about 20 games in a year on average, which would mean one could expect about another four titles in addition to the 15 above. maybe three if we assume zelda was removed after having been set as a wii u game for a very long time.
and the real kicker is:
-no zelda
-no nx
-no mobile
-no quality of life talk
so while their resources are being spread across multiple endeavors, they're still focusing on 3ds and wii u, which are not exactly their future.
i would be surprised if they announced dlc at the digital event. they would clearly be out of announcements at that point. i think a 2015 pokemon game is not out of the question, and it might be time for another metroid game (3ds makes more sense than wii u). the digital event is more geared to the western market, which might explain the japanese direct from a little while ago. they might take the time to more fully show off games already announced, with star fox as the big upcoming title.
it'll essentially be a retread of info when next year is going to be a huge blowout of news by comparison. or at least, it should be with the new platform launching in november.
TheMoon
Member
lol @ that 4chan list
the guy who made it cares enough to use the grey logo and know the EAD team names but isn't clever enough to realize that Nintendo never mentions the EAD groups with any distinctions like we do. or that SMTxFE is developed by ATLUS and IntSys only has a copyright credit.
maybe next year we'll get a leak list that could pass as legit (despite the fact that there will never be a printed out line-up that will leak like that).
the guy who made it cares enough to use the grey logo and know the EAD team names but isn't clever enough to realize that Nintendo never mentions the EAD groups with any distinctions like we do. or that SMTxFE is developed by ATLUS and IntSys only has a copyright credit.
maybe next year we'll get a leak list that could pass as legit (despite the fact that there will never be a printed out line-up that will leak like that).
WeWereGiants
Member
There's a certain amount of hyperbole I'm willing to deal with, but some of your points are incredibly silly or just straight up wrong.
Also just because something is a localisation, that doesn't make it worthless.
they're not worthless, they just require fewer resources. nintendo japan doesn't have to worry about delivering new content for western territories if noe and noa can work on third-party titles that probably wouldn't have released there otherwise.
the whole point is that nintendo right now is spread really thin across qol (hardware + software), mobile (software), 3ds + wii u (software), and nx (hardware + software). since 2014 they've been sort of letting the 3ds coast on by with third-party games, smash bros., and pokemon, and the wii u's lineup has more than a few games that seemed to be made with an extremely lower budget in mind - stuff like captain toad, nes remix, and wii sports club in particular.
WeWereGiants
Member
I'll give you that much at least, they definitely are spread thin.
I think we should be expecting a new Pokemon game for the 3DS but that doesn't add too much because something like Z or X2/Y2 won't take too much effort.
they've released two kirby games within about a year. i doubt we'll see much from them until nx.
TheMoon
Member
January 2014 - Triple Deluxe
July 2014 - Kirby Fighters DX
July 2014 - DeDeDe's Drum Dash DX
January 2015 - BOXBOY!
January 2015 - Touch! Kirby
They've been busy. They won't have a new game ready to show already. They just put out a console game. Unless it's another small title like BOXBOY!
Spieler Eins
Member
What makes you think that Starfox is gonna be big budget? As you have already shown, the WiiU will from now on only be supported by lower budget undertakings, excluding Xenoblade, which was in development before they knew about the console's failure (unless you believe Zelda isn't gonna be TP'ed... yeah). Not to mention, they've barely had a gamepad tech demo with a Starfox skin last year, without a fully sized team behind it yet. I wouldn't expect some crazy AAA Starfox project out of nowhere, lol. Within this short amount of time, I expect something with the scope of Captain Toad.
Even though NX should be expected by the end of 2016, there's no need to announce it already and scare people (which is probably why they also dug up their DS-esque bs talk about NX ,,isn't gonna be a successor'', just to keep people calm for now). This year is gonna be a farce, trying to act that they haven't given up on the WiiU, but next E3 will have all of that, excluding QOL probably.
Agreed on everything but DLC. I mean, they already doing it with Smash. And it's another cheap way to pretend that the WiiU isn't dead for its final year or two.
maybe not big budget, but something with at least some perceived high production values. meaning it should look nice and play good, with some new models made specifically for the title instead of recycling stuff like captain toad did.
well yeah, basically. it's really like the gamecube in 2005 without the element of 'here's the new system! look forward to it in 18 months'
Given we have some wild predictions around here, let's ground it back to reality with the What are Nintendo's developers up to Thread.
It feels that it will be worse than last year. No Zelda, no Smash. StarFox will probably be their biggest game and honestly, while I'm hyped about it, it's not that exciting. Also, it will probably be the nth time we see stuff like X and Yarn Yoshi...
The only saving grace are the surprises. Considering one of them is Hyrule Warriors 3DS, I hope for more...
TheMoon
Member
I have no real out of this world expectations for this year; I suppose some teams are already moving on to NX projects (I assume EAD Tokyo is working on a new Super Mario 3D platformer) and I don't expect anything earth shattering.
3DS:
- Fire Emblem IF
- Chibi Robo
- Hyrule Warriors 3DS
- Bravely Second
- Animal Crossing Happy Home thingy
- TBA Big holiday title
Wii U:
- Xenoblade Chronicles X
- Yoshi's Wooley World
- Project Zero V
- Devil's Third
- Star Fox
- Mario Maker
- TBA Big holiday title
That's all I'm expecting
3DS:
- Fire Emblem IF
- Chibi Robo
- Hyrule Warriors 3DS
- Bravely Second
- Animal Crossing Happy Home thingy
- TBA Big holiday title
Wii U:
- Xenoblade Chronicles X
- Yoshi's Wooley World
- Project Zero V
- Devil's Third
- Star Fox
- Mario Maker
- TBA Big holiday title
That's all I'm expecting
Spieler Eins
Member
Well, about one year ago, Iwata said that you can expect their ,,redefined gaming business'' in approx. 2 years (so most likely NX + phone games, end of 2016), despite not coming out with it at E3 yet. But the whole smartphone thing also seems to happen pretty quickly now, I never saw the point of overly long teasing periods anyway. And even though the market and the industry has rejected the WiiU, in a situation like this, it's probably still better tyring to keep your face for an additional year and pretend everything's fine.
Benzychenz
Member
the long in advance reveals used to be all the rage, all the way up until the vita and 3ds. nintendo did it with the wii u as well, but at that point i think things had already transitioned into people wanting the new device in a matter of months, not a year or more.
These are what I'm counting on. Either Metroid Prime 4 or Super Mario Galaxy 3 would make me this E3. If both of them happen then along with the other stuff, it's going to be one of the best Nintendo E3 shows.
And secretly I still hope they'll deliver more for Zelda... Even some artwork would be nice to see...
Exactly. A shame it's not a Hyrule Warriors game based on the cel shaded Zelda.
RPGCrazied
Member
Didn't they already say Zelda is not going to be at E3?
They could be pedantic and say the digital event isn't technically at E3
no way in hell would they create that level of a shitstorm for themselves
Yeah but I guess that means no demo or trailer. They can still talk or show something small as a teaser after the Digital Event. I mean a few months ago they showed the game running.
Would people even get mad? Is lowering expectations then exceeding them a bad thing, even if it is lying?
Zelda is not going to be at E3. Full stop.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Nintendo are liars
What, Hyrule Warriors is one of the bigger surprises for the 3DS this year.