Honestly we know theyll show Yoshi, reveal Smash and FE (both of which will take time) and talk about some Xeno or M+R DLC, maybe Octo Expansion, Tennis, Octopath, reminder of July games and one or two third party things.
Thats honestly not that great even if they sneak Pokemon in.
What will be more interesting is seeing if FIFA gets put on Switch this year after EA determining they wont greenlight tbings until sales came in for March 2018, if Bethesda brings anything, and other companies.
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The 2.5 minutes of Odyssey was just the trailer, if I remember right. The same amount of time could be used for a Smash trailer for new characters with the beginning of the video - like in 2014 - for new features. If we again have just a half hour video [closer to 25 minutes], then that five minutes taken out. Sure, there's a tournament and more than likely four spaces used up for it in the Treehouse, but it definitely won't be like Breath of the Wild in 2016 where it overshadowed pretty much everything else.
I do hope Nintendo has surprises. They outright say 2019 titles will be discussed after E3. I don't really care about Smash, Pokemon, or Animal Crossing. I think MS will have a good show. Not expecting any first party miracles but should still be decent.
@DarkRula It was just the trailer regarding Odyssey. As for Smash in 2014, the Digital Event started with Miis being revealed and finished with Palutena being revealed.
Since last E3 was supposed to "focus mainly on Super Mario Odyssey" but really all they did with that game was show a new trailer at the end, I think there's a good chance that there will be plenty of games aside from Smash in the presentation. Will Smash still get the Spotlight? Definitely. Will there be room for other big announcements as well? Given that Pokemon and Prime 4 were announced in a presentation "with emphasis on Super Mario Odyssey," I'd say it's a near certainty that something huge will be announced. Retro's new project? Big third party surprises? Animal Crossing? Pikmin? I can't really say. Nothing's off the table here. We know we'll at least get Yoshi, Fire Emblem, and Super Smash Bros. That in itself is a promising lineup. Add in the inevitable third party surprises and big shock announcements, and I'd say we're in for a treat this year.
Mario Galaxy is ten years old, and now I feel old.
Another thing I thought of - could we see Nintendo try a new racing game outside of Mario Kart? I love to see how they might put a spin on the open-world racer, for example, but it might be something none of their workforce would be interested in. Besides, Mario Kart makes them so much money why would they bother with a second racer?
I agree with @Grumblevolcano, it'll start and end with Smash. Given it's launching this year and we know next to nothing about it, they're gonna give us a full on blowout of Smash info.
MY idea
Smash new fighters
1.descideye,2.alm and clicia(be like ice climbers and replace them they did come from the nes orginally),3.Shovel knight or shante
more stages based on these charters and one from fates
Fire emblem switch name title shown delayed to early 2019(echoes port on the switch in 2018)
Fire emblem warriors DLC Alm,Ike,and more charters that come from pre awaking era
Pokemon switch Name shown release date 2019 but a mystery dungon game coming for 3ds and switch 2018 using amiibo for legendarys that will work with main game and ultra sun and moon.
Metriod prime 4 update 2020 release and metriod 2d game 2018 release
animal crossing switch TBA
indie direct next month.
smash release date along with online release
The timespan between reveal and launch is another reason why I'm not certain about the nature of Smash Switch. Let's look at Smash 3DS/Wii U reveals for the base roster:
E3 2013 - Villager, Mega Man, Wii Fit Trainer
December 2013 Direct - Rosalina
February 2014 Direct - Little Mac
April 2014 Smash Direct - Greninja
E3 2014 - Mii, Palutena, Dark Pit, Pac-Man
July 2014 - Robin, Lucina
August 2014 Direct - Shulk Smash 3DS launch - September/October 2014
October 2014 Smash Direct - Bowser Jr.
November 2014 Direct - Duck Hunt Dog Smash Wii U launch - November/December 2014
That's a lot of reveals over a 1.5 year timespan yet Smash Switch so far is Inklings revealed in March and nothing for April with the game maybe coming as early as September to launch with the paid online service.
@EvilLucario I'd bet that Mario Tennis Aces will be at E3 at their booth. That's about the extent of what I expect from the June/July stuff. Strongly doubt they'll be in the presentation. Maybe a passing mention of Mario Tennis, but nothing more than that.
@MarcelRguez The fact that Nintendo's very much the "reveal almost everything" type makes me think there's not going to be many newcomers this time around. Something like 4-10 including Inklings.
Literally the only new first-party characters within reason are Xenoblade 2, ARMS, some BotW characters, and a new Pokemon from Gen 7 or (unlikely) 8. MAYBE Pauline but I don't have a clue how they'd incorporate her into the game. Same with Captain Toad. But I wouldn't be surprised if we got a "wtf" character like Mr. Game & Watch or ROB or Duck Hunt.
I'd say Inklings are a guarantee but lol, already confirmed right from the onset.
Really, character reveals mean little to me unless it's Xenoblade 2 characters, then I'll gush over it.
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@EvilLucario At least 1 more Fire Emblem character seems inevitable. Probably Alm, Celica or the main character of FE Switch (apparently that game is still coming out this year).
I like E3, it means I can spend an entire week complaining about everything and nothing, and it doesn't even matter because it gets drowned out by all the other complaints!
@Tsurii I'd lose it if they gave a full gameplay reveal of SMT V this year. That said, I don't expect it until next year at the earliest...
Alright, on the topic of wild predictions, the reason that M&R DLC is taking so long is that Ubisoft pulled staff and are working with Nintendo are cooking up a new crossover. Somehow they managed to actually plug their leaks for once (yeah right) and are going to surprise us this time. As much as I want a Rayman and Mario platformer (give me that amazing graphic design with Mario's tight controls), I'm going to say it'll be... Red Steel / Legend of Zelda. Because why not?
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