Guide: Everything Nintendo Fans Need to Follow at E3 2014

Cool! Thanks for the guide. I'm looking forward to all the events!

Can't wait! I'm pretty sure the Digital Event will start at 2AM for me so it'll be a late night or very early morning.

Thanks a lot! I was a bit confused with the the times and some other stuff.

I have to finish studying on Tuesday before 6:00.... But if I don't it can wait.

Guys, where is the 90 min presentation?! Where the cancelled?

So excited cannot wait to watch everything, for all the cool games to be announced. Really can't wait to see Nintendo and Sega, and maybe Square. Class will have to wait when it comes to the demo!

Pity I have four exams this week then determined to watch the ND stream at least though. Then just catch up on Ubisoft/PS4 news

I'd say to watch the MS and Sony presentations as well, since Wii U is in direct competition with them

@PvtOttobot That is the Digital Event I believe is Smash 4 news after all.

@DestinyMan @PvtOttobot
Those are press events, and they probably won't be streamed to the public, which is why they weren't mentioned in this article. I'm sure many sites will do live updates though!

Hm, about time I repaired my PC, most of these Twitch streams probably won't work on the GamePad...

@PvtOttobot The 90 minute press conferences are not going to be streamed, they are closed events for reporters only.

Some of the stuff will be pretty late here, but
I don't want to close my eyes,
I don't want to fall asleep,
Because I'd miss the event,
and I don't want to miss a thing,
Because even when I dream of U,
the sweetest dream will never do,
I'd still miss the event,
and I don't want to miss a thing

I couldn't resist

Appreciate the guide, Thomo.

Looks like my Tuesday will be booked solid beginning at Noon.

I'm planning I watching this during my lunch break at work. I hope I can watch it on my phone, my company blocks gaming sites.

@Nik-Davies lol nice.

Topic: Thanks for the schedule because I was a bit confused.

I have my concerns over exactly what Nintendo will show for the Wii U outside of a Zelda U trailer. Just can't see them having too many games lined up for it unfortunately.

Im actually looking forward to microsoft's. I'm never going to buy an XBone, because I have a gaming PC, but apparently rare are going to announce some proper games like a new battletoads. Man I wish rare was with Nintendo

I can't watch most of these live,it's way to late.I'll have to watch the recorded version later.

@DestinyMan I hope that they do have a tonne of games to announce, though I hear there is a rumoured "leaked" list of the games Nintendo were to be announcing this year. Haven't seen it myself but I really hope it isn't real.

What's with the 24 hour time format instead of just use PM?

@FragRed

There are 3 leaked lists so far.

Two of them are somewhat plausible. The other one is completely ridiculous.

The two plausible ones offer some relatively decent announcements and games. But if either of them end up being true, everyone is going to be disappointed on some level.

I imagine i'm going to be sitting in front of my computer a lot from June 10-12 so I guess I better finish up some more studies...

Rarely am I this excited for a Nintendo event, i dont even care that much about Sony's and Microsoft's. Nintendo have to pull out the stops on this one so that they can win over the public!!!

I hope Reggie Fis-a-mech is there and says "My body is ready". I hope Miyamoto will appear from behind a curtain holding a sword! I hope Iwata wearing a funny hat will say "Please understand" in a (of course) pre-recorded video message. That would be the perfect Nintendo e3 for me!

I've never been so hyped for E3 in my life. Probably because by the time I was old enough to care, I'd go to church camp and miss it live, then for a couple years I had classes and work distracting me. Now I've had nothing but job-hunting so there's been a lot more time for e3 hype. Just 51 more hours until we'll...definitely...be playing N64 and GC VC. My uncle works at Nintendo btw

@IxC Personally I would be surprised if Nintendo allowed such a leak to happen. They are normally pretty good a keeping such things secret. The one I heard about had an HD remake of a Mario game on, I know that much. But still hope it's not true.

My body is ready.

And of course, literally every bit of it occurs while I'm at work. Seems like I'm gonna be playing catch-up on Tuesday night, as I'm sure to have plenty to say about whatever we'll be seeing.

@HeroOfCybertron Because there are twenty-four hours in a day, and the analogue clock (and, by extension, the AM/PM system) is unnecessary in the digital age. Besides, it can't be that hard to subtract twelve, even if you're initially confused.

Forgot to say that this is either going to rock or suck. Last year, as someone already mentioned, Nintendo kept announcing stuff at Directs. This year, they haven't except for the Feburary one. So they may end up having a huge list of titles to finally show...or it may just be a few leading to massive sad. But hey, if they want to have a good show...just put MMBN3 on the VC and give Bill Trinen his chance to shine.

@FragRed

Yes, that leaked HD Mario game is Sunshine and its from the third (most recent) leak.

Leaks happen. Nintendo are pretty good about it usually, but one of the lists could be accurate. I doubt it in all honesty, but it's fun to speculate about the leaks I think.

Here they all are for anyone interested:

One - http://i.imgur.com/RgUwkAG.jpg

Two - http://i.imgur.com/Euigx6X.jpg

Three - http://i.imgur.com/6nxURNW.jpg

@IxC That third one looks like the most realistic expectations in my view. I'm excited to see what's to come.

I'm hopeful that this is going to be a legendary E3.

@shigulicious

Third one is the most realistic for sure. But I hope they've got more and better games than that.

The last thing Nintendo can afford to do right now, is spend 10 minutes of their E3 Direct talking about Mario Party 10. If that game gets more than a passing glimpse, while they focus on more important stuff, I'll be quite pissed off.

@Genesaur - What does counting 1-12 twice vs 1-24 have to do with "living in a digital age"? That makes absolutely no sense. Digital would make all time binary 0 - 10111.

Thanks for this, going to be an interesting few days. Im actually looking forward to some surprises from Nintendo, they always have a surprise game like Kirby or Wii Music. Hopefully more Kirby less music this time.

And the Wii U needs a Twitch app if they are going to put so much on there. Or maybe just a E3 app that streams whatever format they want. I noticed yesterday on eShop it said to come back there for a REPLAY.

Ill also be watching Sony Monday night to start things off, I usually just catch up with highliguts after for MS.

E3 baby!

@IxC First has "Sega Coperation", likely a bad fake. Second has Iwata presenting, I don't think that will happen. Third is more likely.

The first also just reads like a fan wishlist.

Can't wait to see what Nintendo has up their sleeves for this E3. Only 6 months in, and they already own 2014, so let's see what they've got for next year. What I wanna see most is a Wii U Paper Mario, reminiscent of Thousand-Year Door.

These rumors about Super Mario Sunshine HD have me pretty giddy, since I never got a chance to play it. Of course, I would just as well accept it on the Virtual Console. I have a friend who actually claims it's better than the Galaxy duology. Of course, he's never actually played the duology, but I wonder if his claim will wind up true.

@IxC The third list looks most realistic to me, though I hope Wave Race: Blue Storm is not getting an HD remake. I would much prefer 1080 Avalanche to be the game getting that HD treatment alongside Sunshine.

@TheWhiteFalcon

Indeed. The first is obviously just someones wishlist. What a hell of a list it is though. It would be amazing. But they didn't even try to make it realistic.

I hadn't noticed the spelling mistake.

Well, Iwata will be continuing his normal duties in Japan apparently. And since they have a Direct instead of a presentation these days. A Direct that would've already been filmed and prepared by now. I don't think that's out of the question. Depends how bad his health problems really are. Maybe he isn't well enough to even film a Direct. I don't think you can discredit the second leak just because it mentions Iwata.

I do agree, the third is the most likley though. But hopefully they're all wrong and Nintendo will surprise us (in a good way!).

Maybe he will.

I wish they'd done an HD remake of Luigi's Mansion during the Year of Luigi. I never got to play the original, just the sequel.

Thanks for the EA schedule, I now have my bathroom breaks planned.

@IxC I'm not sure, all 3 lists look unrealistic to me. The 1st one does look the most unrealistic but the 2nd one has SMT x FE with a release date of August even though we know absolutely nothing about it and the 3rd one has Wave Race Blue Storm HD of which the original you can easily buy for 1p. I'd say Luigi's Mansion is more likely.

I'll be at work when all this goes down so, i'll be looking forward to it when I get home! Dinner AND a show!

Well, I'll be working during the Digital Event, but I'll watch it as soon as I get home from work on Tuesday, as well as a recap of any other notable announcements for other consoles.

Then on Wednesday I get off work at 3pm, as usual, and I'm heading down to Best Buy for Smashfest immediately after (Madison, WI). Should get there about 40 minutes before it starts, perfect timing to get a coin I think (not expecting it to be TOO crowded, considering there's 3 locations in WI this year)

On the third list, what's Nintendo U? Maybe it's the NFP thing.

I'll watch all of the Nintendo stuff, the main Microsoft conference and the Sony conference (just to see what they have to offer). I don't give a damn about third-parties though.

So hyped; thankfully my uni course doesn't have any exams and I've handed in all my coursework so I'm completely free to watch it all. Man, I love the summer! This all made me want to go play some more Mario Kart 8, lol

@Nik-Davies Hahahaha nice!

Any tips on where to go if you miss the 5pm slot - I.e start watching 6pm but don't want the reveal experience spoiled?

@YoshiTails I'd like to know this as well, wont be home till 5:30 but don't want to come in half way through. In previous directs I've waited till the video finishes, then watched it from the start on Nintendo's official site.

This year sort of makes or breaks my love for Nintendo. lets hope this E3 is worth watching.

The invitational is 19:00 est, not 17:00 est...

I'm so excited! Nintendo will win E3!!

Does anyone know if the Best Buy smash fest is on a synchronized time schedule? For instance it starts on the west coast at 1pm, but the east coast at 4pm?

@NorthLightSuplx Good one. I'm pretty sure you wouldn't miss much anyway. SPOILER: They'll show off a couple of sportsgames with a 15 in their title.

On a serious note: those leaks look all fake to me, though I agree, the third one seems to be the most "real" one. Can't wait for E3!

Thanks for the list. I was a little confused too about timings. Of the 3 'leaks' the 3rd is definitely the most believable. Personally I'd welcome a sunshine remake. I think it'd look stunning on the Wii U and I never got round to playing it properly the first time round. Also I'm sure the water squirting could make decent use of the gamepad somehow, or at least the motion controls. I'd also prefer a 1080 remake to a Waverace one though. Can't wait to see what happens!

Great guide, i'm so hyped for this E3 it's not even funny. I still can't wrap my head around the Treehouse streaming, it's such a cool idea and goes on for such a long time I can't wait to see what comes out of it.

When are people going to learn that Nintendo never leaks anything? Those lists are completely false and should be taken as a fan wish list... nothing more.

@ThomasBW84 That's good to hear. Thanks for the update.

Thanks for the schedule breakdown and times…why does Tuesday seem so far away?

@Jayvir New Super Mario Bros. Wii was leaked that way before E3
And so was Donkey Kong Country Returns

Yeah, no thanks EA, Only your loyalty will care to see how much more money you intend on pulling from their wallets...
Speaking of EA, My friend and I decided to try Star Wars the Old Republic, and they want you to pay real money to TRADE... THE MOST BASIC MMO FUNCTION, AND THEY WANT YOUR MONEY. Same goes for race unlocks... It claims at level 10 you can make a "Legacy" and make another character of a once-locked race..... But don't forget to drop ten bucks for the pass to unlock that race you want!! Gee, I wonder who's screwed up policy this is...

I'm going to miss it all

I'm definitely watching the Digital Event and the Nintendo Minute recap, but these nasty little things called 'finals' are going to prevent me from seeing much more. I'll have to hunt around for videos of the other things after the fact.

I'm finished with my finals so I get t stay home for two days and then Summer. I'll be watching E3 every single year for the rest of my life (I'll be a game developer).

Tuesday 5 o'clock uk time it is . I am looking forward to nintendo best of all the consoles companies best of all .
Destiny ps4 & gears of war xboxone as well.
Fingers crossed for starfox, Metroid, Zelda, And punchout for wii u

I will be at work as well, but there is a possibility I will be able to watch at least part of the Digital Event. I know for sure that I can put on a headset and listen to the whole thing without being noticed. The advantage of working as QA on a call center

I will check the recaps that Nintendo Life and possibly Push Square will publish later on to make sure I did not miss anything. The only Microsoft thing I care about is if that rumour of PlatinumGames making an exclusive Xbone title is true.

I'll miss the life events; how can I watch all of these later in the day without being previously spoiled?

I'll be watching all of the conferences. Only reason I'm watching the EA conference is for Star Wars Battlefront. Not sure I'll be watching all of the Treehouse Livestream. Will probably watch a lot of the first day and just the highlights (the demos) the other two days.

@ThomasBW84
Please don't forget Canada in your article, for Smash-Fest.
There are plenty of fans here, too.
And there may be many of YOUR fans here that don't know about it AT ALL.

Oh damn E3 is almost here so much hype im only looking forward to nintendo announcement's not to ubisoft or EA or anyone else.

@electrolite77 Oh my god i forgot about yarn yoshi i really hope they show off that game.

@ThomasBW84

What! You'll be there! Jealous! What if the next handheld or console had an inbuilt game combining some of the features of the plaza games and Tomodachi Life? Pleeeeease?

"if you really want to watch"
I'm loving you more than I should.

I'm pretty much going to have Twitch streaming all evening Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays. They'll be showing all the press conferences, and have plenty of demos. Although, I might switch over to IGN a bit too as they've lined up some pretty good looking segments with devs.

I really can't wait to see what everyone has this year. Sony have the momentum, Nintendo HAVE to wow us, and Microsoft seem to be a completely different company to this time last year and are determined to show that Xbox is still about games.

@NorthLightSuplx if this were miiverse you would have just received a "yeah" for that comment.

Was just thinking, where's the E3 hype? Great work, guys.

@Theober555
Because june.

@ThomasBW84

Ahh! Too bad... At least you'll have pizza, even if it is stale!

I really appreciate the Tree House and all the other streaming event that'll happen during E3. Getting in-depth info on upcoming games is more essential to me than getting title announcements with a promo trailer.

Wait, the 10th? Thought it was the 9th...bleh. lol

@HeroOfCybertron Nintendo Life is U.K. based. The U.K. uses the 24-hour time format. The U.S. doesn't because we're special.

I'm excited! Naturally I'm keeping my expectations low so that I won't be overly disappointed if they don't announce some of the games I want.

What I really want to see from this E3 is Yarn Yoshi. Nintendo keeps listing that game in their quarterly reports and it's still listed to be released this year. I really hope they show it because those 6 seconds of gameplay footage last January showed a lot of potential.

Woot, 1 more day!!! Will be watching the digital event on here I wanna see Zelda U but I know they'll show footage of that last.

@IxC Why do you do this to me! To be honest the first one gets me hyped, the 2nd i don't even think is real by any stretch of the imagination and the 3rd... well that footnote sounds fishy, im not buying it. I might even cry if i see an F-Zero or Starfox. Majoras mask is another one, but so much hype i get the giggles, then it's all a let down because someone dooped us. Regardless, I'm keeping my expectations low to avoid disappointment.

Nintendo is the one I'm most excited for, but Sony and Ubisoft should be good. EA and Microsoft... I'll look up the good stuff later most likely.

Nintendo is the one I'm most excited for, but Sony and Ubisoft should be good. EA and Microsoft... I'll look up the good stuff later most likely.

@NintendoMonkey I think you are right, the biggest news/surprise will be kept to the end. Best way to keep people watching and full of suspense.

Hm...do I want to stay up late on Tuesday night to watch the presentation? Or should I try and get a good night's rest? Decisions...decisions...

@BLPs Sounds like you are going to cut it fine on Tuesday. I hope you manage to get home on time. I suggest stocking up on snacks tomorrow ready for Tuesday

@BLPs Ha I remember those days of aching arms, they should allow wi-fi only tablets (but no wi-fi connection) or laptops to write on. This is meant to be the technology age!

No don't worry there is never anything major to kick things off. Why spoil the surprises too early. People need to be kept on the edge of their seats until the last second.

@ThomasBW84 How soon do you think the Digital Event and Minute will be posted to the eShops to watch, after they are streamed?

I'll most likely miss all the big streams this year. I hope we see some exciting stuff though!

Ubisoft and EA? Really? I mean why include them here at all? Especially since they been so vocal on non-supporting Nintendo.

@onery Ubisoft seem to be happy to lose money porting games to the Wii U, plus this way people don't have to look anywhere else.

I really hope Nintendo wins some fans this E3. I'm sick of those dang Xbox and PS fanboys getting all the hype. Us Nintendo fanboys need some recognition and Nintendo too! The average gamer doesn't appreciate them.

Also, I really REALLY hope Square Enix is announcing some stuff on Bravely Default 2.

If all that I got for the rest of the year was Fantasy Life on 3ds I would be very happy.

All I need is King K. Rool and Shulk in Smash Bros., and I'm good.

will they play or do they air then we have to watch them on youtube later like last year

None of those leaks are real. There isn't a single mention of the NFC figurines in any of them.

Nintendo Digital Event ??? Pfffftttt ... They should be on the stage at e3!
The more I read Nintendo news, the more i got disappointed. Now I know why Sony and/or Microsoft don't considered Nintendo as a challenge competitor.

Hd remake of waverace is dubious - hardly a system seller

@BLPs does the fact captaon falcon is to be revealed for smash mean f-zero Prospect? Ok maybe not a syatem seller either but that would be great.

nice, i just looked and the best buy 10 minutes from my house is doing the super smash bros. thing. see u all in portland oregon!!

Im hoping this E3 blows my mind just like when they revealed the 3ds.

Two wishes:
Metroid - I know everyone wants this
Zelda Wii U to look like the tech demo they did a couple of years ago, i love Wind Waker and its style but now is the time to drop the Zelda bomb everyone wants

@Alpha2797 same

Hopefully they'll announce MK8 DLC packs......That would make me very happy

@Christoff Yup, I love Wind Waker but I want a realistic game now like that tech demo and Twilight Princess. Skyward Sword looked good too but I like the style of Twili more. :3 I'll buy a Wii U for this either way. And I hope they release a new Metroid. I've never played a metroid game before and I kinda want a 2.5d puzzleaction Metroid game for 3DS, or a 3D one.

@electrolite77 troo... the mad but brilliant space station silicon valley wouldn't exist otherwise! Though Nintendo has to use its IP strengths to sell Wii Us right now. I guess Zelda will do it... and perhaps HD remakes require less development muscle.

@NintendoMonkey
Metroid Prime Hunters was my first metroid experience, after this i've never been able to get into the 2D ones, I know there is a lot of love out there for 2d metroid but I wouldnt buy it, I would go and buy a 3ds metroid day 1.

Twilight princess I found a bit bland, The thing I love about Nintendo is they arent afraid to use a full colour palette and I want to see this in the next Zelda

I'm skipping school the days of e3

@mellloyellow02 I give you respect for that. It's a special time almost like christmas, so it's only fair that gamers get the day off lol.

@rjejr What I meant was that the AM/PM setup is a byproduct of the analogue clock layout, and now that we almost universally use digital clocks, these days, there's really no more need for it.

@Genesaur - OK, digital clocks make sense, but what are they going to do with Big Ben?

I assume that most European countries use the 24 hour format instead of the AM/PM thing.

Fingers Crossed Nintendo go all out .... Xbox failed today the 3 best games they showed are for both ps4 & xboxone.
Nintendo games are so different from the other 2 brands hence we all like them so much.
Starfox U, Metroid U, Zelda U, F-Zero u, Punchout U & more id love to hear and Gamecube Eshop games to download.
Also Mario 64 remake for wii u

@ThomasBW84
Here's the link to the official Canadian website:
http://plug-in.bestbuy.ca/t5/Video-Gaming/Super-Smash-Bros-Smash-Fest-Best-Buy/m-p/92368

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@YoshiTails It's not all about AAA games...

@Interneto All Nintendo games are AAA

''Nintendo Events — 11th June
Nintendo Demo — 14:10 Pacific / 17:10 Eastern / 22:10 UK / 23:10 CET — Another 20 minute demonstration on Twitch.''

What was this?

@YoshiTails Again, not everything on Wii U has to be AAA to be made.