With the more vocal portion of the Nintendo fan community screaming for a new Direct presentation every other day, we imagine there aren't too many out there concerned about this year's E3 just yet. For those who are already thinking about what this year's event might bring, though, you'll be pleased to know we've already had our first conference locked in place.
Surprisingly, it actually comes from none other than Limited Run Games, a distributor who specialises in releasing physical versions of digital-only games. The company has actually held conferences for the last couple of years - last year's show revealed 12 physical games for Nintendo platforms.
Of course, E3 might feel significantly different this year. We're sure Nintendo will host its usual E3 Direct show, but it's worth noting that Sony has already confirmed it will not be attending whatsoever, and the event itself is being transformed into a "fan, media, and influencer festival". The main event will take place from 9th - 11th June 2020, with Limited Run's show airing the day before.
Have you even started to think about this year's E3? Reckon it'll still be exciting enough for Nintendo fans? Share your thoughts with us below.
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This might as well be are first Nintendo Direct of the year.
I'll still tune into E3, I don't care what they do, as long as there's still games. But i'll mostly pay attention to the Direct though as will everyone else.
According to GameXplain Nintendo hasn't shown up on the list of companies attending E3 this year. I hope that isn't true.
You know there's a whole bunch of Limited Run Games E3 reveals that they still haven't opened pre-orders for.
Blaster Master Zero and the Atooi 3DS collection are still unaccounted for, as is Night in the Woods, though the latter was delayed due to unfortunate circumstances.
Is the tagline, "Only 117 days to go" the first day of E3 be out? We're counting down to that?
This year is flying by already. So much to do...so much to dooooooo!
Nintendo not being at E3 at all they might not feel compelled to even do a Direct during that time
@Thundertron55 If they aren't at E3, I could see Nintendo combine their early year Direct and E3 Direct into 1 giant Direct in April while in the meantime use Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Animal Crossing, DLC and indies to pass the time.
Marking calendar....
"first Direct of the year"
@BrintaPap funny
@BrintaPap Though I agree with your comment, and I hate to be THAT guy, but the extreme pain is just too unbearable for my little mind to take.
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...That's better. I'll see myself out...
Sometimes silence isn't a good sign. Anyone else recall the last couple of years especially for the Wii U (or the Wii before it)? Months passing between Nintendo first-party releases, and what was released consisted mostly of mediocre, phoned-in games that weren't among their staple of core IPs.
The first year and a half for the Switch saw a comparatively dizzying amount of amazing games, including BotW, Super Mario Odyssey, Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, and Octopath Traveler, among many others. The time since then, however, has again become relatively quiet; Smash Bros. Ultimate was the lone focus of Switch's entire 2018 holiday season (after dominating both the E3 Direct and having multiple dedicated Directs afterward). Luigi's Mansion 3 ended up being pretty much the lone first-party game to headline 4th Quarter 2019 after Animal Crossing: New Horizons' release date slipped.
When Nintendo releases non-game-specific Directs, they tend to cover a ton of titles and usually ones that can be expected within a year or so (obvious exceptions being BotW 2 and Metroid Prime 4). Many gamers expected such a presentation late last year; it never materialized. Nothing is announced between now and Animal Crossing's release in late March, and after that things get very nebulous as well as apparently few and far between.
I'm not prophesying doom and gloom for the Switch, but I am definitely concerned that, based on their past and current track record, expectations boosted by that amazing launch window may well need to be tempered going forward. The Switch's launch was front-loaded with a bunch of system-moving titles...which was done expressly to assuage gamers' concerns regarding their handling of the Wii U, not to put too fine a point on it. In short, it was a brief aberration. What we're seeing now, in everything from the length of time between first-party releases to Nintendo's handling of Switch Online, may well signal a return to a less appealing normal.
I just love how people complain about there not being a direct and when a direct finally comes, they complain about what is (or isn't) shown in it. It's a cycle of complaining and I dunno if it's funny or sad.
It must have been awesome to attend E3 in the prime of its existence in the 2000's. Imagine being there for all those famous lines from Reggie, Iwata, and Miyamoto. Definitely a cool memory for those attendees.
Microsoft better bring the goods this year
Really hope Hellblade 2 gets a gameplay reveal
I still watch E3, but mostly to see how many consecutive years Microsoft can make a fool of themselves. So far it's 3, and I highly suspect this will be 4. Their continued push into becoming a 3rd party service provider/publisher, insulting their fans outright, pushing more anti-consumer services, bringing less value to the brand than ever before by completely forgoing exclusives, encouraging cross-gen, and not even supporting the next gen is just too much to not laugh at.
If you're still an Xbox fan after this generation, I really have to ask why? Because as a gamer, they've done nothing but repeatedly slap their ding dong on your face and if you can't see that, with as obvious as it is, then wow.
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