They felt able to announce something as big as Pokemon out of the way before E3, so that could mean that they have plenty of other great things saved for E3.
Not saying I agree with the thread title and post, but I feel like that has been said about past E3's with no real super surprise announcements like we'd hoped (or as many). Maybe I'm mis-remembering though, but it feels like every year there's game announcements before E3 and people think there's going to be new game after non stop new game announcement during the presentation.
You are right that your average mom or dad who buys Switch and games for the offspring won't watch E3 but the media most certainly does as do the retailers. And if there is no hype for Switch (or there is lack of actual units for a long period of time) then there will be smaller portions dedicated to Nintendo in their magazines and their shops.
Yes. You can. Contact your banker or broker that has the access to either direct accredits to Tokyo / Osaka stock markets or buy the international share portions that are equivalent of either 1/8 of an actual share or 1/1 actual share.
There are plenty of International companies large and small that you can contact. Easiest way to do this is just to google or contact your personal bank and ask them if they can help.
I'm hopeful this E3 will be decent. Not outstanding but I'm trying to not feel like I should be overhyping something that let's face it, can be so awkward to watch. Nintendo in particular I'm hopeful can do some fun stuff for their presentation and not suffer the same continuous problems that plague E3.
lol My thoughts exactly about Sony's E3 shows in the last few years. While Nintendo may not annouce as many games this year at E3 or not, we can almost guarantee most of Nintendo's E3 titles will release before 2019/2020. Sadly I can't say the same for Sony and to a lesser extent, MS.
That's part of the reason why I'm not too into E3 these days anymore. I just can't get excited for all of these cinematic trailers and dry game announcements when the game isn't anywhere close to being released or it's like barely staring development.. It seems like a decent chunk of the gaming community is more into hyping games rather than playing them.
I am Massive fanboy of Nintendo and have been such since 1989 that I got my first Nintendo related gaming device.
And Switch is awesome. I also love my Wii U even if it is fair to say that it was a catastrophical error on many ways.
But I am also way too many times been overhyped and then been let down. This time there are very clear indications (Online delay announcement, separate Pokemon Direct) that are giving away that Nintendo doesn't have a home run coming in the E3. They have done everything you are expected to do in a situation like this. Get rid of the worst news before E3 (online), Get rid of the Highest anticipation before E3 (Pokemon) and then they will try to focus on the greatest gaming franchise possible, Mario and play that up.
I have no doubts that Mario can be Awesome. 3D Marios usually are. But that won't carry Nintendo forever.
Switch is selling like hotcakes (which is a silly expressions, since no one really buys hotckakes anymore) but we are already seeing warning signs of bad scenarios, lack of units which might carry all the way to holiday season, 3rd party subpar versions of their games etc.
And E3 is still the place to raise the hype. It still is significant even if Nintendo has managed to spread their content and announcements in a very clever fashion with directs. But directs have lost a lot after Iwatas passing as well.
Switch is still young. It has a lot of potential. But it is not foretold in any prophecy that it will be a sensational hit. Nintendo has a lot of work ahead of it still.
From the looks of it. This E3 is not going to be a success. It will be that for the Mario-obsessed Ninty fans for sure. But for the industry, not so much. For a person like me? Investor and gamer and huge fanboy. Looks to be Massive disappointment, with a capital M.
I'm still holding out hope for Xeno 2 not to be delayed. I'm not even asking for new, surprising announcements, so I should at least get that much out of E3... Right?
Also, everyone honestly expecting Metroid news is going to have an awful E3 once again. Just saying.
E3 will be epic! The games will do the talking! Even with what we know (Mario, Splatoon, Xenoblade, Rabbids?) there's enough to get excited about for the year ahead. And I'm sure there will be some kind of tease for a big IP renewal. It's also clear that whatever Retro are working on was greenlit to skip the Wii U so I wouldn't be surprised if that's got a solid date.
And then there are games like Sonic Mania, FIFA 18. Yooka Laylee! Now if be dreaming if I said VC announcements, but hey, we've all got to dream right?!
Sonic Mania is a multiplatform release that is going to sell massively on other devices.
FIFA 18 is a watered down version of the current game without story mode, without Ultimate Team and with last gen engine. I wouldn't put it past EA not to even optimise it properly as they did with WiiU version. This is all a damn shame because there are a lot of people like me who would love to play our EA sports games with Nintendo.
Yooka is a horrible game. It plays with the retro angle but it really just is not a good game. Unfortunately so.
Getting to know what Retro was working on would be great. There is no reason to assume that we would get that info.
So we know:
-The Direct is for the Switch, perhaps exclusively.
-Pokemon Stars won't be happening. The Pokemon Direct was done so we didn't get our hopes up.
-Pokken has had it's own Direct, so unlikely to show up in the Direct itself.
-Arms has had it's own Direct, along with a Splatoon, also unlikely to be shown in the Direct.
-With Pokken and Arms, along with SF2 and the Neo Geo fighters out, were unlikely to get Smash for a while.
-NBA, FIFA, Steep, Rayman, Crackdown and Elder Scrolls aren't going to be shown in depth as people already know what they are.
So what are we left with? Mario, Xenoblade 2, Fire Emblem Warriors, possibly the Rabbids game if it's not shown off at the Ubisoft event. We'll have a 2 minute indie roll, a 2 minute 3rd party roll. Even if it's only a 30 minute event, You've got to think there's still 10-15 minutes of space for new games, which can be announced in 30 seconds to 2 minutes and then explored further in the Treehouse.
Personally I'm quite optimistic Nintendo have a giant killer Direct planned.
Isn't it obvious that Falco Lombardi is actually a parrot?
You're correct on most of your points, however you just seem incredibly negative, a 'glass half empty' kinda guy. I honestly can't wait for E3. And if it is as bad as you're saying it's gonna be, fair play to you. @Timppis
So we know:
-The Direct is for the Switch, perhaps exclusively.
-Pokemon Stars won't be happening. The Pokemon Direct was done so we didn't get our hopes up.
-Pokken has had it's own Direct, so unlikely to show up in the Direct itself.
-Arms has had it's own Direct, along with a Splatoon, also unlikely to be shown in the Direct.
-With Pokken and Arms, along with SF2 and the Neo Geo fighters out, were unlikely to get Smash for a while.
-NBA, FIFA, Steep, Rayman, Crackdown and Elder Scrolls aren't going to be shown in depth as people already know what they are.
So what are we left with? Mario, Xenoblade 2, Fire Emblem Warriors, possibly the Rabbids game if it's not shown off at the Ubisoft event. We'll have a 2 minute indie roll, a 2 minute 3rd party roll. Even if it's only a 30 minute event, You've got to think there's still 10-15 minutes of space for new games, which can be announced in 30 seconds to 2 minutes and then explored further in the Treehouse.
Personally I'm quite optimistic Nintendo have a giant killer Direct planned.
You are taking many things for granted, in my opinion. I'd be surprised if at least a chunk of the presentation wasn't even more footage of Splatoon 2, Pokken and ARMS. Shown before at length or not, they won't waste the chance to promote them once again in arguably the Nintendo presentation with the biggest audience they can get.
Absolutely not glass half empty kinda guy. Just assessing things that have happened in the past, how companies work in certain situations and how gaming industry in general works.
If Nintendo on some happenstance works their magic and the spotlight is amazing I will be the first one to do cartwheels and shout hip-horraahs around the streets (literally I will go to my balcony and yell out to the street that Nintendo is awesome).
And I will do a full retract on any statements and claims I have done here with a heartfelt apology to both Nintendo and to this community.
But I am not pessimist. Pessimists are too often cynics and cynics are just waste of biological resources.
@MrGawain I doubt the Mario Rabbids game will be at the Ubisoft conference, Nintendo will want it to be in the spotlight event. Also even that game has already leaked, Ubisoft will probably want to give the impression at their event that Nintendo systems are still the "only getting Just Dance" consoles.
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