E3 2019 is now well underway with Microsoft and Bethesda leading the charge. But you're mostly interested in what Nintendo's bringing to the table, aren't you?
Below we've rounded up all of the E3 press conferences which you won't want to miss. As always, we'll be live-blogging during the events, so make a note of the time below and you'll see our live blog pop up one hour before the show starts.
Ubisoft - Monday 13:00 PT / 16:00 ET / 21:00 BST
Are we likely to see the obligatory lycra-clad Just Dance pandas this year? Almost certainly. Beyond Good and Evil 2 on Switch? Probably not, but Nintendo and Ubisoft are best buds and we'd wager we'll be seeing some news on more Mario + Rabbids shenanigans, as well as the standard roll call of Assassin's Creeds, Splinter Cells and the rest from Ubi's considerable IP catalogue.
Will they even mention Starlink this year? Will an emotional Yves trot out Miyamoto again? Well, he wasn't at the Microsoft conference, was he! Maybe we'll get Keanu instead. Not a bad substitute, all told.
Square Enix - Monday 18:00 PT / 21:00 ET / 02:00 BST (Tuesday)
It's almost time for the Square Enix E3 2019 presentation! We can expect to see some of the publisher's biggest names, from Dragon Quest to Kingdom Hearts, Just Cause to Final Fantasy and more. What will the publisher have in store for Switch owners, though?
Nintendo - Tuesday 09:00 PT / 12:00 ET / 17:00 BST
Yep, this is the big one. For 40-ish minutes we can expect a smorgasbord of upcoming 2019 Switch titles such as Animal Crossing, Luigi’s Mansion 3, Astral Chain, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening and more, plus some juicy surprises.
It’s said to focus ‘entirely on software’, but we'll be waiting for a cheeky 'one more thing'. Check out our video with Alex and Zion chatting about what they expect from Nintendo at E3 2019 if you're not sufficient hyped.
Immediately following the Direct is Nintendo Treehouse Live - Day 1 where we'll see some of the announced games in more detail. So, grab your preferred beverage, strap in and get ready...
Stay tuned on Wednesday and Thursday at 09:00 PT / 12:00 ET / 17:00 BST for even more fun and games with the Treehouse gang.
Let us know which E3 presentation you are looking forward to the most...
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Tuesday morning is going to be epic. Going to have to clear my schedule before lunch somehow.
Yeah it going to be crazy from here on out
dragon quest heroes 1 and 2 and dragon quest 11 i need more info on let ubisoft tackle just a fox game final fantasy 8 and 6
@Swoltacular
Got an feeling an dlc character for smash will be one of those who are available today during the direct.
and i need more news on Astral Chain very intrigued
@Arnold-Kage same after the direct he will be available i say eldrick from dragon quest but im hoping banjo of course
surprise announcements
Mario and Luigi RPG
donkey kong 3d game
new kirby
Lets go 2 releases November 2020
mario kart 9 with characters such as kirby, captain falcon
I'm locked and loaded for tomorrow morning! Can't wait to watch the E3 Direct live. I'll also be tuning into the Ubisoft presentation at work and will hopefully be able to watch SE's presentation this evening.
@Swoltacular I think Cadence of Hyrule is the most likely shadow drop.
The most magical time of year. I am so excited for Nintendo's Direct and Treehouse streams. There are so many big Switch games coming this year already
I wonder if we will see anything we aren’t expecting or just everything we were expecting.
Is there anything up the big N’s sleeves.
So far Sony have had the year off and up to now not had to worry too much.
It will be interesting to see how far Nintendo will push on the excitement this year.
I expect from :
Ubisoft = any kiddie games such as Imagine series, Petz series, localized Japanese Switch games to English version.
SquareEnix = FF crystal Chronicles HD remaster, FF XIII HD remaster (if it happens, i will only pick FF XIII without XIII-2 & Lightning Returns), new SquareEnix games for kids, FF tactics from PSP, USA & PAL version of Chocobo Mystery Dungeon EveryBuddy, FF IX Switch in physical release, All dlc inside cartridge for Dragon Quest Builders 2 USA / PAL version, FF VIII HD Remaster with sounds from PS1 version.
Already told my job I "had an appointment to attend to" so I'll be free to watch it from the comfort of my couch.
Treehouse is hit or miss. Sometimes there's a few sneaky reveals thrown in. I like having it on in the background, personally, so my attention can wonder as it pleases.
Come on Squeenix, do a Dragon Quest Series dump on the switch! Would love 1-9 plus 11 on one system.
Excluding the 3ds.
@rhyeee3216 ooh I hadn't thought about a new mario RPG, that would be amazing it's been far too long since the last one!
I'm also very interested in Astral Chain, and naturally animal crossing.
Possibly even hoping for a bravely third announcement too
I want to see whatever else from the Wii U library they bring over...Pikmin 3, 3D World, Wind Waker, Rainbow Curse, I’ll take them all.
THE HYPE TRAIN HAS STARTED!
What's with the 24-hour military time format just a couple of weeks ago I remember Nintendolife using 12-hour am-pm format?
My 'available right after this presentation' guess is Super Meat Boy Forever. Maybe Ori and the Blind Forest. Or possibly even something more along the lines of a Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition perhaps?
@HeroOfCybertron Might depend on who's writing. In the UK, 24-hour is typically standard.
All I want/need in my life right now is Animal Crossing. Anything else is just an added bonus, though I would love for Ubisoft to release a new Splinter Cell someday. One of the few franchises I adore of theirs.
Kingdom Hearts 3 on Switch wouldn't surprise me
Is it possible to watch the direct start to finish hours after it ends? I’m going to be working during and would enjoy watching it unfold when I finish..
@Swoltacular
DLC for Odyssey perhaps? A mario maker demo, a free game... i could go on...
The 5pm BST time is a pain... That's when I just finish work! Then I've got the painful wait until I can watch later without any spoilers!
@chewytapeworm Yes, Nintendo posts the whole thing so you can watch at your leisure. Just be wary of spoilers when you type Nintendo Direct into YouTube - I get my Daughter to set it up for me so I don't see any reaction spoiler posts ha!
@sikthvash amazing, cheers dude. I am such the fool sometimes... 😉
Didnt Nintendo already say they are only focusing on whats coming this year? I expect no surprises from them.
I won't be able to catch Square's live because it's in the middle of a work-night for me but thankfully I get off work two hours before the Nintendo presentation starts so I'll be able to catch that no problem! I think I'll watch Square's when I get home and wait for Nintendo's to start though. Can't wait either way; just a little over 24 hours for Nintendo's to start at this point!
Ubisoft I'll check out but not as excited as I am for squares.. And Nintendo will be the big one for sure
24 hours to go!!
Developer Digital's was hilarious and troubling. I give it a 9, for practical effects. Bethesda's was cringey. X-Box was slick, also featuring a practical set and cast members of the WWE. Ball's in your court, Ubisoft! Do your worst!
Yeeees I'm off of work this entire week. Nothing but e3 for me.
Shadow drop Pikmin 4! Yes yes yes yes yes.
F-Zero reveal. On course for holiday release. Yes yes yes yes yes. More yes
Even if you’re not into physical games/companies like Limited Run, it should be worth watching their presentation this afternoon. That was where we first heard about a few games coming to Switch last year. I want to say we didn’t know we were getting Cosmic Star Heroine or Dust before their presentation, maybe? Plus, it was just kinda a fun/funny thing to watch.
@rhyeee3216
No clue myself. Still expecting something huge if microsoft is promoting this direct
@rhyeee3216 I'm rexpecting Erdrick myself, but I'm also readying myself for a completely unrelated character reveal. Be it Banjo or something completely unexpected.
Part of my as a Dragon Quest fan still feels that things would line up just a bit too perfectly for Erdrick even with Sakurai being a known fan of the game he's from and it being such a sensation in Japan. After all, even if he was coming it might still end up being only later.
For example, revealed in August and releasing in September alongside Dragon Quest XI's Switch port.
For all we know, tomorrow's reveal might simply be a Fire Emblem character to be released alongside the next game in July. Or a pokemon of the upcoming Pokemon game(though I'm not sure if we should expect even that quite yet. Game's not out until November and lots of what's leaked seem to imply 3rd party characters... not unlike a lot of what we saw in the previous game's DLC with Cloud/Ryu/Bayonetta).
So I'm kind of keeping myself the possibility to see something I didn't expect even if I personally would welcome Erdrick(the fact that Dragon Quest lead characters are traditionally both warriors and spellcaster with unique spells of their own leave a lot of potential. We might be closer to a mashup of Link's sword&shield and Robin's spells, perhaps even with bonus MP system as seen in previous Dragon Quest spinoffs introducing that to other games Warriors-styled Heroes games, than another Marth).
Crossing my fingers for Final Fantasy IV, V, and VI to be ported onto the Switch.
@Arnold-Kage I wonder if it would relate to Smash at all. However at the same time I feel that however likely it is Erdrick might join Smash... his own reveal might still be yet to come(after all, Dragon Quest XI S isn't releasing on Switch until this Fall, so Erdrick might not be revealed until August or September to be released later alongside DQ11S even if he's to join the Smash line-up).
So a Microsoft Banjo/Minecraft/etc still isn't entirely unlikely for tomorrow. Personally I'd prefer Erdrick as a Dragon Quest fan who'd be curious how a traditional DQ hero's blend of swordfight and spellcasting(all DQ heroes since Erdrick's DQIII have traditionally been weaponmasters and specialist lightning and healing/buff magic users) would mesh in Smash after a precedent as wonderful as Robin in my eyes... but at the same time I feel like the timing could end up being not quite right yet.
Though at the same time E3 would be the perfect opportunity for Nintendo and SquareEnix to boost Dragon Quest's visibility alongside both companies' joint history regarding this specific franchise(literally. Bar the exception of DQ7-8 before their 3DS remakes, ALL Dragon Quest titles have been primarily feature on one Nintendo console or another. From 1-2-3-4 on NES, 5-6 on SNES, 9 on DS, 10 on 3DS-Wii-WiiU and soon 11 on Switch while we also got remakes of 7 and 8 on 3DS previously despite both titles being originally PS1 and PS2 respectively).
There's definitely a lot of reasons just right there Erdrick might be a logical choice to see appear in Smash be it in a reveal tomorrow or later.
Another Nintendo collab with Ubisoft is possible... We will wait and see.
@N1ntendodo Tbh I'm totally expecting a Mario+Rabbids 2 at some point with the success the first one achieved.
Or at the very least a similar title potentially expanding upon the crossover concepts achieved by Mario+Rabbids perhaps by introducing other Mario-friendly franchises/characters in the mix.
I love Ubisoft's quirky charm at E3. They know it's all about making it fun and whimsical, not afraid to appear strange. I think Yves' mindset in this regard might be why Ubisoft jells so well with Nintendo.
What I would like to see and what Nintendo deliver is two different things I expect. Would like a new Starfox, Pilotwings, F-zero, but I wont hold my breathe.
@Ludovsky
Got a point their , but still have a different theory because of the word they used myself in that regards to the square rep
@PoorGeno That's Devolver Digital to be exact.
Amazes me how these companies manage to survive churning out the same old titles decade after decade, originality died long ago...
Uh guys, Limited Run still has a conference an hour before Ubisoft's. Don't forget that.
When will these streams be in Europe time? I know the Nintendo stream is on 18:00 tomorrow.
I have some hopes for Squeenix, but I am not holding my breath.
FF VII remake will be there, but I hardly care because Nomura is involved, and possibly the Avengers game, which I also don't care for.
My hopes are with Dragon Quest XI, Babylon's Fall and a completely hypothetical Bravely third.
I truly hope some nice surprise from Ubisoft this year for Switch owners. Mario + Rabbids is an amazing game!
As for Square... I don't have much hopes. Maybe we'll get more info on Oninaki and a release date for DQXIS.
i think ubisoft ahs something planned for Nintendo even if it is Mario rabbids 2 and square will show the most for switch 3rd party wise i believe i want dragon quest heroes 1 and 2 along with xi id still love ubisoft to make a fox game thats not starlink one like adventures and a port of beyond good and evil would be amazing because were def not getting 2 and another assassins creed would be nice
@sanderev I think Central European Time is one hour later than BST (British Summer Time). So, just add one hour to the times given for BST.
When is the 8bitdo press conference where they will promise me that the SN 30 Pro + will be coming out before 22nd century?
@Luna_110 Tbh, most of what I'm looking forward to from Square will likely be purely handled by Nintendo since it concerns mostly Dragon Quest Builders 2 and Dragon Quest XI S.
Both are to be published by Nintendo themselves when it comes to their Switch port and while Builders 2 thus got a literaly Direct spot already earlier a few months ago, I feel Square barely said a word even on the PS4 version that'll come out at the same time that should be published by Square.
I mean I've seen some blurb on Square's twitter account but that's it mostly. Twitter and few elsewhere. I feel I heard more about the game from Nintendo than Square themselves despite the later being supposed to be the folks who made it.
@Sakura Okay. Thx.
Can't wait for XBOX to announce that you can stream your Xbox One to your Switch soon.
Can't wait... Soon as I come back from work it's have noms and grab a cuppa tea and everything else can sod off lol
Link's awakening 💖 I've been playing Zelda since the start and my reason for buying the Switch. I can't wait for more news on this. One of the best games by far 😊 Also, I hope for a new Mario Bros, I was a little disappointed that the only changes to Super Mario were the addition of new characters.
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