Feature: The Big Nintendo Direct Summary - 1st October 2013 Broadcasts

The SM3DW footage looks awesome, and I can't wait for the new Kirby game, so all of that was awesome.

The only thing I would've liked is news on the Wii U VC and having a few more systems supported.

Kind of starting to worry about the Yoshi games now. Other than that though it was a good Direct!

That was quite the disappointing Nintendo Direct. Of course, DKC being pushed back was a huge disappointment, everything else was pretty mediocre. I mean, Super Mario 3D World is looking amazing and super creative, and I like the new details for A Link Between Worlds, but it felt lacking in actual information like the past Directs. The real shocking news was Sonic in Smash Bros. and that was a simple character announcement. Bad Direct nonetheless, I can't wait for the games this winter!

EDIT: The new Kirby 3DS game was also surprising, but it looks very similar to the 20th aniversery game and the Kirby's Return to Dreamland game for Wii. I've always loved Kirby, but it feels as if the franchise is getting a bit stale. (Sorry for sounding so pessimistic about this whole topic, haha).

I was excited for everything heading our way this Christmas beforehand, but the new information really raised the hype bar.... I'm looking at you A Link between Worlds..... Can't wait to get my hands on them all.

Good enough when compared to the previous recent 'Nintendo Directs' (talking adverts!) and that Mario 3D World trailer was AMAZING!

@TheJosdude Umm. Link Between Worlds? Anyway this had just the content I wanted. Although I wasn't expecting a lot.

Me too @Yosher. We need more Yoshi in our gaming lives.

Since Wii U Party and Donkey Kong got pushed into 2014 in Europe, my wallet gives thanks. All in all, I am one pretty happy Nintendo 3DS and Wii U owner for sure.

Well, what I saw of the Direct was great, however I kept getting an error message RIGHT as Sonic was announced, must've been too much traffic. So thanks for this @ThomasBW84!

I was holding out for more news on Batman, though.

Dat Super Mario 3D World trailer though... It's now my most anticipated game this holiday!

So... Many... Games... What a very nice thing.

I missed 3DS miiverse but I guess it was all about the games this time.

The best thing was that it made me want Super Mario 3D World, which is awesome by itself.

Meh...

i thought it was awesome, just going into it with no expectations.

Not every single direct is going to be mindblowing, people. grow up!!!!

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Let me help you gauge opinion, at least from the WiiU camp: It's somewhere between "yawn" and "screw you Nintendo". Even Nintendo seems to have abandoned this platform. They must have been so busy upscaling Windwaker's textures that they didn't find time to finish their other generic sidescroller in time for Xmas. Do they realize that the WiiU section in retail stores is smaller than the bargain bin now?

I'm starting to think they announced the Yoshi games by mistake.

The Donkey Kong news was a huge bummer. All the rest was amazing, though. And the Kirby reveal was a nice little surprise.

All in all, a pretty good direct, but one that left kind of a sour taste in my mouth due to my most anticipated game being delayed.

I never watch these but does this mean SMTIV is being ignored for Europe this year?

Not only is the DKC delay disappointing in itself, but it also means we'll have to wait that much longer for the inevitable (I hope) Retro-developed Metroid sequel.

Don't mean to be such a downer. Hey, Sonic's in Smash 4!

The Pikmin update was nice I always like it when we get something after the presentation. I was never going to have the time this year to give to DK so I was ok with the delay. I'd rather wait for the additional quailty anyway

Was a GREAT Direct for me! I'm actually one of the few that is thankful that DK got delayed, my wallet wouldn't have handled the blow DX

I missed the first 10 minutes but still thought it was pretty good.

I don't have any real expectations for these things b/c they're pretty worthless over all, but it had a good rhythm and a good opening for Wii U info. I don't really care about DKC so that part didn't bother me, though I still think it's stupid to put that info in a ND, just twitter it like they did w/ the Pikmin 3 launch date that was 6-9 months late.

And compared to the last 1 covering Fit U and Club this one was much better - that 20 minutes of "a day in the life" was a snoozefest.

Mostly I'm glad 2 minutes of Mario was all about the single player. My most wanted game this holiday. Lego Marvel is a distant 2nd. (Can't wait for Bayonetta 2 and X so I can be excited for adult games again.)

@Sceptic No where near as small as the ps3 and xbox 360 sections were for the first 12-18 month of their release. When are people guna realise this has always happened with new consoles. Granted the wiiu's sales are slow,but with a new bundle and price drop literally around the corner things will pick up.
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Worst Direct ever it wasn't any games that was interesting and I was so bored I stop watching and thinking these EU Directs suppose to be better.

We would like to see less Iwata and more Reggie. And please no more hands saying 'directly'. It's like a joke without a punch line. With those few exceptions, this was a decent direct.

Is the US not getting Wii Karaoke U by JOYSOUND, or is it such a low priority here that it'll just pop up one day?

@Longway
I'm only interested in that game is Shibata comes round to demo it, that man is great.

The biggest surprise for me was SM3DL. It looks beautiful on the Wii U and tons of fun to boot.
I appreciated the changes Nintendo made to the OS... but I was pretty let down they implemented nothing fans have been asking about for a long time.
Having Wii titles on the Gamepad is awesome but the inability to use the buttons on it (like it were a Classic Controller) is VERY maddening. I was like, "Sweet! Off TV play for all of the VC titles we haven't seen on the Wii U yet! Only I have to set my pad on a desk or table and break out a Wiimote with a classic controller connected to play A Link to the Past... Ugh." It just seems like a hassle. A great option if you want to play a Wii game while someone else watches TV but this update seems chock full of squandered potential. Ideally, we'd see a small update to the Wii channel in the future that allows for the pad to be used like a classic controller during compatible games as well as the Wii U Controller Pro. That thing is just awesome for VC titles.
The unified account system has to be the biggest letdown. Like a lot of folks I find myself buying my favorite classics twice so that I can also have them on the go. It gets expensive. I'd be a lot more likely to buy more digital versions of new release titles if I wasn't spending 10 dollars to have Mega Man 3 on my Wii U and my 3DS.
On the topic of VC... that was my second big letdown. NES and SNES classics are great but the original VC ran SO MUCH MORE. I would have loved to have seen the VC service updated to carry N64 hits, arcade titles, etc., because I'd love to be able to hop on Miiverse and chat with folks about these games.
I write Nintendo every few weeks. Politely. And I ask about things like a wireless headset option (seriously, if you plug in a pair of phones during Wind Waker you ONLY get the sub-menu audio), unified accounts, VC releases and more. I use my Club Nintendo surveys as a chance to be heard as well. But that's about all I can do.
An appreciated update, but not the one I was hoping for.

You guys need to add another option:

"Disappointing, but I've come to expect that."

bowser looks like hes made out of fabric. the game actually looks fun now as they showed more of what should have been shown before.

DKC was sad, but everything else was GREAT!

Wouild like to know about Mario Golf. I wouldn't be surprised if it makes the jump to Wii U! Remember the tech demo 2 E3's ago with the golf ball on the pad?? Surprised we haven't seen more of that yet!

Super Mario 3D Land and the new Kirby game were my favorites of this Nintendo Direct. Besides that, meh. Not happy about the delays.

I tend to keep my expectations modest for Nintendo Directs, so I was satisfied with this one. Much more info on Super Mario 3D World and A Link Between Worlds, a new trailer for Bravely Default and the reveal of a brand new Kirby game were more than enough for me.

Also, the Ace Attorney 5 demo!

Overall pretty good Direct.

The trailer for SM3DW was definitely the highlight for me. The game looks visually amazing, the new power-ups revealed are very clever (especially the cherry), and I like that Bowser is capturing new characters this time around; while driving a pimpin' car no less.

@Jese_1
I agree with you!
SM3DW is looking great! I was especially excited about the piranha-block, the "sneaky" Goomba, and being able to kick/toss bomb-balls around!
'Superstar' is my all time favourite game. I loved how this Kirby looks!

Awesome direct.Of course any Nintendo news is good news.Minus the link shirt WTH was that?Nothing mind blowing but 3D world looks innovative.Day one purchase for me.Kirby looks like great fun too.Kinda bummed about DK but it just gives me more time to save my pennies..

Sniff

No SMT x FE.

This time was good, with a spruce of awesome here and there.
Finally i'm at peace with Nintendo's future.

I gotta admit, 3D World looks about 100% more appealing now with that trailer.
I hope they give it the marketing push it deserves.

@Sceptic I dunno. I was just at Wal-Mart last night, and I was very satisfied with the Wii U selection - plenty of the current library's better games. Last time I was there, they just had Mario U, ZombiU, and a bunch of Wii games (they still had Carnival Games, for gods' sake). Also unlike last time, their display Wii U actually had demos, the most playable of which was Rayman Legends. If Wal-Mart is stepping up and making Wii U information more readily available, I should expect (and hope) that other retailers will follow suit.

I DARE somebody say the New Mario 3D game looks the same this time. Although the Direct was ok, i really think they should mention some of those NEW franchise they said that were in development awhile back. NSM3DW and A Link Between Worlds were the only ones i am interested that was on that direct.

@Sceptic Actually the Wii U section is doing just fine here.. thank you very much.,.. I am sure Donkey Kong is getting plenty of polish and what not.. and wow.. that 3D world looks amazing.. now I know why I got excited for it.. Kirby is cool too.. (Oh and Sceptic... actually most fans and gamers.. are loving what they are seeing here.. so)

@ThomasBW84

Oh, thank you! Now I just gotta get the Wi-Fi to work, LoL.

Why cant they make some sort of account system to Link your games to? This is the only reason that I dont buy games that are avaiable on disk. I mean if my wii u breaks its bye bye games. Ive already spoken to my retailer who said they do not ship my wii u to an Nintendo repairer (to transfer my downloaded games).

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