Nintendo's E3 Focus to Reportedly be on Wii U and 3DS, not Smart Devices or NX

"F-Zero" on Wii U. That is all I really want to know.

That's good. Give us at least 1 more year of Wii U goodness

I think this much was obvious. E3 is a trade show, so it's not really a place for mobile games. I WAS pretty optimistic about Nintendo's E3 until the Zelda thing. They said they wanted to focus on games coming out this year, so does that mean it will mostly be more footage of games we've already seen? I can't wait for Xenoblade but I could happily not see any more of that game until it's out. Same with Yoshi. I have hopes for a ton of announcements still, but I have a feeling we'll be seeing more games we already know about, than new things.

@Peach64 I think we'll also see a lot of games which are already released (by E3). Smash, Splatoon and possibly even Mario Kart 8 will be a significant part due to new DLC.

Well, I think it was pretty much obvious that there would be no NX appearance this year. Mobile games are also never part of E3, so all that's left are Nintendo's existing platforms. What worries me is that they might focus too much on stuff that is already out. Aside from "Devil's Third" and possibly that new StarFox game I really can't think of much else new to show. Maybe that secret project Next Level Games is working on, but otherwise I wouldn't expect much, sadly, not in terms of higher profile releases.

@Grumblevolcano Yeah, but that "new" DLC will be two months old by the time E3 starts. Not exactly a good reason to show us MK8 again, unless they release something actually new in Los Angeles...

As I expected, but the confirmation is still nice.

AS IT SHOULD BE! It's fine to confirm you're working on something new, but the Wii U hasn't reached its full potential yet so that's where the focus should lie.

@Kifa Retro is also working something secret

I really hope the focus isn't on games like Smash and MK8 because that'd just be embarrassing. Star Fox will be the main game I think.
The 3DS really needs some more games right now. I'm expecting some Unity games for New 3DS but hopefully there's more than that.

(gasp) No freaking way! It's not like Iwata told us that the NX would be revealed in 2016 to begin with! On a less sarcastic note, I don't think Nintendo's first iOS software (or any iOS software) is worthy of an E3 appearance, so much as a Nintendo Direct appearance. I kinda figured their main focus would be more on the Wii U and 3DS games, and maybe their new loyalty program.

GOOD. The 3DS coulduse some new games, and now people will stop thinking that the NX will be shown this year.

If they show GC games for Virtual Console and new 1080 Snowboarding it's best E3 i can dream of.

Let the rumor train begin

Nintendo said they were not going to talk about the NX this year

Star Fox will be a big attraction for sure this year but given that last year all they showed was a tech demo using N64 assets, I am kinda worried about what how big the game will end up being. I wouldn't be surprised if it were to be an eShop game as oppose to a full price retail title.

Retro have 2 games in the works I think, perhaps I am wrong on that and the other was a rumour. Hoping for Diddy Kong Racing to be one of the two, though I doubt it with Mario Kart 8 being still pushed with DLC.

I can see the NX being shown off before E3 next year, like Microsoft and Sony did. If for nothing else then purely because theres going to be a lot of leaks and that is why the 3DS was revealed sooner than had been planned.

@Kifa That's where the "possibly" comes from, if pack 2 isn't the last DLC for Mario Kart 8 then I expect the next MK8 DLC willl be a big focus at E3 whereas if pack 2 is the final release then I don't expect it to be present at all.

@Grumblevolcano Both Splatoon and Smash Bros will make an appearance for sure. We know theres loads coming out for those games, free DLC for Splatoon adding new modes and paid DLC for Smash. I hope they don't take up too much time because with Nintendo seem to sticking with an hour maximum for the Direct, it would either mean other games being bumped off the list or made significant smaller.

Hoping for a new F-Zero, and at the same time GC launch on VC with GX as the 1st game, with Luigi's Mansion.

They better have some hidden gems to reveal for Wii U because at this point I don't know what else there is to discuss that we're already aware of, outside of a more detailed look at Star Fox.

This was obvious, i think the "NX" is a load of s***....

@Decapre That conclusion is based on....the almost nothing we know about it? Cool.

It was obviously never going to feature this year, and I'm glad. The current systems should still be the focus.

Really want any game to take advantage of the panoramic view. With all the virtual reality headsets coming out, would be good to see the big N do something awesome.

@FragRed Exactly, Splatoon and Smash will be present and MK8 if there's actual new DLC for that. What I'm thinking is that given Nintendo stated a focus of second half of 2015 for E3 is that maybe these games will be a larger focus then you'd expect. Of course that being if there's few to no surprises as amiibo, Fatal Frame localization, Devil's Third, Yoshi's Woolly World, Mario Maker, Xenoblade X and possibly Star Fox isn't going to take up a whole hour.

Needs some more 3DS games. Hope it is going to be a little more than just some random pokemon spin-off for this year.

@Decapre We know only a couple of rumours about the NX so what you basing this on is beyond me. Also Nintendo have a load of games coming out for the Wii and likely a lot of unannounced titles for the 3DS/New 3DS so talking about their next system what ever it may be, this year would detract from potential sales.

@cloudrunner64 I've always thought a Pilotwings game using the panoramic view would be great!

@Grumblevolcano I agree with you on those points. What worries me is that if Nintendo are focusing on what is coming out the second half of 20015, which is actually a lot of potentially decent titles for the Wii U at least, people may start saying that Nintendo are abandoning the system next year because they haven't announced anything and the NX will be talked about next year etc etc. So I hope they at least talk about some games for next year.

Star fox will be there.
Mario Maker will be there.
Platinum games possibility?
Xenoblade that's obvious.
That robot one that at the treehouse
This stuff is like last year they better have something.
The Devils third.
3DS love.
New Club Nintendo.
Virtual console smorgasbord ( not likely).
Splatoon tournament.
We know we want the gorillas that are not going to be in the room (Metriod and F-Zero).
Amibo stuff.
Dreams- new Earthbound WiiU, a real Pokemon for WiiU, Dragon Quest 10 gets localized.

Retro studios hasn't had anything since Tropical Freeze. That's a possibility.

I actually never payed attention till last year, but does Nintendo have like a video direct every year for e3? And does e3 have a solid date?

@crzysortagamer Nintendo do a special E3 Direct. Last Year I think it was Wednesday however now other publishers are doing conferences at the time Nintendo normally does it, I don't know what will happen.

I keep seeing people mention GameCube VC games, but the unfortunate reality is that there are no controller options for Wii U that have pressure-sensitive shoulder buttons, which are absolutely necessary for games like Mario Sunshine, Luigi's Mansion and F-Zero GX. Unless they make the GameCube controller adapter compatible with Wii U Virtual Console games (further narrowing down the userbase), GC games on VC aren't possible.

"it seems that we won't catch a glimpse of the first smart device game coming from the DeNA partnership"
Good,I want to see only console games at Nintendo's E3.

I get the feeling Nintendo will announce a couple of new games for the Wii U for 2016, talk about the previously announced games for 2015 and Splatoon/Smash DLC, but the big reveals for 2015 will be on the 3DS. Betting a lot of news on Fire Emblem, the next Pokemon, and in all likelihood a Mario game for the 3DS for the 30th anniversary. Plus they'll be another New 3DS announcement, and more on the amiibo reader.

Although I think it's sad, the Wii U IS wrapping up by at least xmas 2016, with Zelda being the curtain call.

Great news. I'm not even surprised by this, but happy. Let's hope it tops last years amazing show.

I'm hoping for a couple big surprise game announcements because if not, Nintendo's E3 slate looks pretty dry for both Wii U and 3DS. I'm still hoping for an Animal Crossing Wii U, and a new game from Platinum or Retro.

I don't know why people thought NX would be revealed in this E3. The platform is getting revealed next year not releasing, if it is a new system then it likely would release the year after that or longer

Nintendo is going to announce Paper Metroid.

Mother 3 localisation would be nice. But that's probably not going to happen.

@FragRed Thanks! I should have just googled it. Its the 16th to the 18th which starts on a Tuesday.

Not surprised. Now when are they going to announce the actual E3 plans.

As long as they bring Star Fox and Zelda to the U, it's all fine. New Zelda U footage, even something playable would help keeping the hype up.

@FragRed I agree with @Decapre, my instincts tell me thus. Watch. Fee is always right. You'll probably like it but Fee will hate it.

@FragRed Well the ''focus'' is on 2015, so I wouldn't be surprised if we get a glimpse of 2016 titles as well. The problem with last year's E3 was that almost everything that was announced was for 2015, a lot of titles got delayed due to them simply announcing games too early. But remember, Mario 3D World and Captain Toad were announced at E3 and were released later in their respective year, so surprise 2015 titles aren't out of the question either.

@crzysortagamer Nintendo has yet to announce the actual time and date of their E3 event, or whatever they are going to do this year. Usually they're the last one to host a E3 presentation.

New metroid and Xenoblade X release date. Thats all i want. Nothing more, nothing less.

@andrea987

Zelda Wii U won't be at E3.

@NintyMan "But for Wii U, I expect there to be at least one other major game to feature along with Star Fox for this Fall and Christmas season."

Well, there's at least Mario Maker, XCX, Fatal Frame (for the west), Wooly World (NA) and probably something else I'm forgetting. Of course, that is assuming you mean games we already know about... If not, there ya' go.

@ikki5 "Nintendo said they were not going to talk about the NX this year"
That apparently isn't enough to convince people it won't happen...

The focus needs to be on Wii U, not 3DS. The 3DS has already made a huge profit and doesn't need any more advertising. The Wii U on the other hand...

Well New 3DS is still.....fairly New-ish, so I'd imagine we're going to see more games that will only run on a New Model, you know to get us buying/upgrading more....

Well, that's nice. But wait...people seriously thought E3 was going to focus on the NX and they needed it to be clarified?

Good.

Just give me some release dates, a new Metroid(PLEASE RETRO), Smash, Splatoon, and MK8 DLC, Robot Chicken like last years, and some mind-blowing surprises.

Come on Metroid!
I've given up on F-Zero this gen, I think they know now folk want it enough to make it worth while but I think they'll hold off until next gen, maybe as a launch title.

Other than that, a new 3D platformer from Nintendo would be great, old or new IP doesn't matter. A Paper Mario wouldn't go amiss either

Great to hear. I always prefer E3 when the main focus is on games. Nintendo could do with having a few surprises and announcing some brand new games.

Didn't Iwata say NX wasn't gonna be at E3 anyway.

@IronMan28 No NX discussion is going to be on everyone's list of disappointments for this year's E3. Mark my words.

@The__Goomba Even after stating it a second time people are expecting it.

They need to announce Mario Ballet.

Will it be a Digital Event like last year? That's what I'm hoping for

I'm still waiting for Golden Sun 4.

Weren't they suppose to show QOL this year? Whatever happened to that?

I wanna see F-Zero and Metroid for Wii U. A Kid Icarus Uprising HD would be awesome but unlikely.

FFS, I just want more (new) 3DS games...I want to know why I invested in a new 3DS and cover plates.
Oh and give us a new Metroid for either Wii U or 3DS, a new Luigi's Mansion for Wii U, more stages and modes for Smash Bros Wii U, something Animal Crossing for Wii U, Kid Icarus: Uprising Wii U edition, new Giftpia, Mario Universe, and at least 2 new IP or ideas for old franchises.
And Pokemon Snap U of course.

Animal Crossing WiiU announced is what I've got everything crossed for.
Star Fox please and Wave Race. C'mon Wave Race!

@River3636 I would think Platinum and Retro should at least have a teaser of what they've been working on.

I think this will be a terrible E3 year for Nintendo. No Zelda shown, and all the major games have either already come out, or come out right around the corner. The only big surprise will be Star-Fox, but I don't have high hopes for it.

@Tazcat2011 I'm not sure about Platinum, but I want to cross my fingers for Retro. It's been a while. Metriod please.

Great, I'm expecting an Animal crossing wii-u

Every time Iwata uses NX in a sentence, the Wii U loses another million sales. Giving us a set reveal time for next year is a complete death sentence. Even if you're going to make a new system that quickly you can't tell everyone about it so early.

Good! They are smart again. I thought would go down the wrong way with that! Sorry bout it... NOT!

All I need is more info on the new loyalty program, everything else is secondary for me. Though a few surprise announcements are always welcome!

This is good news to me. I have hardly even begun to enjoy my Wii U by now so I would love for Nintendo to announce a plethora of new games for it and the New Nintendo 3DS XL. Bring on the games, ESPECIALLY a potential Animal Crossing Wii U!

Along with the stuff we already know about, I expect:

Smash DLC (with Ryu and Wolf)
Paper Mario Wii U (more similar to the first two games, but with some unnecessary twist)
Animal Crossing Wii U (expanded online functionality)
Pokken Tournament
Golden Sun 4 (this is a bit of a reach, but it'd give the 3DS content, and we don't know what Camelot's up to)
Bravely Default 2 footage

I'd love a new F-Zero and Metroid, but I'm just not going to predict it at this point.

Just like they said they would! As much as the Wii U need some more stuff to fluff up the end of the year now that Zelda is (likely) a Spring 2016 game, but the 3DS needs a push into early next year. As much as many people would like to think (and hope) that the NX will be a Wii U successor I have feeling the NX is a handheld and that the next console will be announced shortly after the NX is relived to be a handheld (probably late 2016, maybe early 2017). The 3DS has reached saturation, and with some more Pokemon, a 3D Land sequel, maybe a...Metroid or F-Zero to spur necessary hyper-hype-mode and perhaps another surprise or two, the 3DS can make to 2017. The Wii U...even though it isn't selling great and is really, really in trouble when it comes to games it could (only if Nintendo keeps pushing through) make it to 2018. But we shall see....we shall see what happens, because in all honesty, I haven't a clue what comes next.

Nice! The 3DS needs more love from Nintendo. From second half of 2015 to 2016, 3DS releases is rather small.

I figured this was the case anyway.

Well to be fair; Nintendo's had a couple of decent E3 shows for the last two years, so I expect this one might be decent too. It really doesn't seem to have much to show though, certainly not that's been officially announced, so it really is going to have to pull out a lot of big and good surprises to really make the show anything other than just a glorified update on the Wii U and 3DS from what I can see. I hope Nintendo still has the ability to surprise and genuinely impress me. Wouldn't it be great if I walked away from Nintendo's E3 this year and I was genuinely blown away!

@DerpSandwich Yeah, not announcing the NX at all would've probably worked better.

Excited for E3, though I find it strange how Nintendo hasn't detailed their plans yet. It's a lot later than it usually takes for them.
Personally, I want more of a focus on Wii U, but still some 3DS. Also, I really hope something Mother-series related is at E3.

@Grumblevolcano Except then people would've assumed that Nintendo was pulling out of the console market, so the NX announcement was a necessary evil.

@Bolt_Strike Revealing the NX doesn't completely remove that though. Smartphones could still be the replacement to handhelds if the NX is a successor to the Wii U.

@triforcepower73 But the 3DS is the money maker for Nintendo. Why would they stop advertising the 3DS? Cause right now the Wiiu is the black sheep of Nintendo.

The only people that "thought" NX was coming so soon were ones with very limited understanding of reality. I sure someone else has posted the only reason NX was mentioned was to show Nintendo wasn't dropping out of the console business.

Then a bunch of them freaked out thinking Wii U and 3DS were being dropped by the end of the year. Funny sad or sad funny.

@DerpSandwich But then you'd have the problem of millions of people shouting Nintendo is leaving the console industry and will be making mobile games. Nintendo were going to lose no matter what they said.

I think its safe to say that DLC will be a big deal at this E3, that is my prediction and that is as far as I'm going to assume. Beyond that, we'll just have to wait and see.

Kinda figured they would show off some iOS games...but the NX not showing up was kinda obvious.

NX this NX that, when it comes out it comes out. Geez N3DS just came out. 2 more years of that one WiiU has at least 2more years. This is a duh.

I think their mobile games shouldn't even appear on regular Directs, let alone at E3.

Directs and E3 presentations are aimed at people that are more invested in dedicated gaming. That's obviously not the kind of public they're aiming mobile games at, especially with their line about using such games to make more people aware of and invested on Nintendo IPs, so that they can eventually make the leap to dedicated consoles.

Smart move by Nintendo and exactly what their consumers needed to hear. An E3 where people got the sense that their 3DS and Wii U investments were being abandoned would NOT go over well, ESPECIALLY if a large segment of the presentation focused on mobile devices.

While I figure Nintendo will likely make scads of money by making apps for mobiles, I'm sure I'm not the only gamer who couldn't care less for the idea. I just hope that Nintendo doesn't divide their already stretched resources to accommodate mobile development because then we'd see even FEWER non-Mario or Zelda titles (love both of those franchises but hey, I love a lot of Sega franchises not named "Sonic" and Konami properties not named "Metal Gear", too).

Nintendo, there comes a time when your company's identity should come before shareholders who self-admittedly "don't get videogames". Please don't forget that or the lessons of companies who allowed people like that to wield too much power.

I really think metriod or fzero will be from retro.i would love to see earthworm jim.or clayfighter.i know will never happen.but one can wish

As it should be. Nintendo shouldn't alienate fans who have spent a lot of time and money on the Wii U/3DS. Give it another year before you announce the next console. I think the Wii U still has plenty of life in it.

@Nik-Davies That was amazing! It's the way to go for all future E3s.

@Yellowkoopa I was actually thinking how would they go about revealing the NX if not via stage presentation. Sure the New 3DS reveal was fine but there's very little difference between that and the standard 3DS. I'd expect the NX to be rather different from its predecessor.

@Decapre Astute observation, sir.

Metroid or GTFO.

We don't need F-Zero, Miyamoto even hinted the Wii U gamepad isn't the right controller for F-Zero. What we need is a new Wave Race, and the last real F-Zero came out in 2003 whereas the last Wave Race came out in 2001. Come on, imagine the breathtaking graphics of the water, the sunshine, the models, it would be amazing, and it would be a whole lot better than another F-Zero in my opinion. All in favor of Wave Race: Hurricane say I... I. Also, we need a Metroid Prime where we can control Dark Samus, all in favor of Metroid Prime: Darkness Returns say iPod... iPod.

Has it been said already? Expect a series of 2016 release dates.

@FragRed But it's one thing to say "We're working on our next console because we're ALWAYS working on our next console," and another to say, "It's codenamed the NX and we're revealing it in only a year." Now people who were on the fence are just going to wait because it seems much more real and a lot closer.

This is why I hate testing month. Not once have I realized, in the past couple of weeks, that E3 isn't that far away. I've gotta catch up on news and whatnot.
Anyway, that's good to hear. I'm always hoping to see those good Wii U super-awesome game announcements, but I won't hold my breath.

New 3ds games
SNES games on virtual console
Kirby epic yarn remake for 3ds with a Wii u download also
Super Mario Galaxy 1 in 3d
Super Mario sunshine remake
3ds
16 more Game gear games
Rare game boy color and game boy games
GBA Sega 3d classics
Super Mario world 3d classic for Mario 30th year
F zero 3d
Donkey Kong 3d land
Super Mario 3d land 2
Metriod 3d world
Banjo 64 remake for 3ds

@River3636 yeah also the Crystal ball and then the hype train

Club Nintendo replacement like a free vc game every month

I'm excited for E3 but, I have to admit, I've lost 60% of my hype due to the fact that ZeldaU won't be shown. I'm really upset about that.
I feel like we've hit a major lull for WiiU and even 3DS to an extent.

Keep the WiiU alive man!

A 3DS companion game to Mario Maker.
Seriously, if they want it to be a system seller for WiiU, this doesn't necessarily need the 3DS to be ruled out. It's simple:

• Shared assets in both versions, with hidden data including portable Mario powerups (Mega Mushroom, Blue Shell from New Super Mario Bros 1, or Carrot from Super Mario Land 2) for the WiiU version or home console only powerups (Propeller Suit, Penguin Suit from New Super Mario Bros Wii) for the 3DS version. Remember, hidden data.
• Hidden assets available to the other version only as transferred (and read-only) stages (for example, a WiiU version stage being playable on 3DS, and vice versa). Transferring a stage between versions has no restrictions.
• Restrictions for GLOBAL stage sharing: you can download only WiiU stages with the WiiU versions, and only portable ones with the 3DS version. See where I'm going with this? You can download - and presumably edit - whichever stage you want online, but if you want it on your companion portable/home console, you'll need the other version for transferring the stage on your own.

This is THE perfect way to make players double dip. It's a devilishly Nintendo-ish plan.

Games that might be shown at E3 :

• Mario maker
  Splatoon
  Yoshis Woolly World
  Xenoblade Chronicles X
  Fatal Frame 5
  Art academy
  Stafox U
  Devil's Third
  Project Robot ( eshop title )
  Project Guard ( eshop title )
  2 New Wii U titles
  Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer
  Fire Emblem IF
• I seriously don't know if there is some other 3ds games that we know about releasing later this year although I hope they announce a Pokemon Colosseum remake for N3ds
  Would also love amiibo implementation in games like : -Bayonetta 2
  -Super Mario 3D World
  -DK Tropical Freeze
  -

I'd like a greater 3DS focus than the last two years, but unfortunately everyone will jump at their throats if they do that, no matter how bare the 1st party lineup is. Apparently if they give any decent amount of focus on the 3DS in Directs and especially E3, than they're completely ignoring the Wii U, even though its pretty much been the other way around for the past 6+ months.

Also people, the "focusing on 2015 games" thing means nothing - they ALWAYS say they are focusing on games for that year. Last year they said they were focusing on 2014 games.

As far as DLC goes, I think Splatoon's stuff will go unmentioned during the main presentation. If not, it will take up a minute at most. As for Smash, I expect a new character reveal trailer for Ryu, with Lucas being available following the presentation.

There will be a large focus on Mario's 30th anniversary though.

Hm, needs more Metroid.

@AlexSora89 Making 3DS companion games ruins the Wii U version though! We've already seen this how lots of stuff were not possible in Smash Wii U because of the 3DS version.

Overall, I'm curious about the presentation itself. Last year they knocked it out of the park with the Digital Event followed by 3 days worth of streaming from Treehouse Live and the Smash Invitational. The Digital Event itself was slick and snappy transition wise, with no awkward "men in corporate suits" jokes, technical hiccups or awkward live translations that plague traditional press conferences. Not to mention the Robot Chicken skits and Reggie vs Iwata fight were complete surprises.

This year though, they don't have the novelty that they did last year. The Digital Event, in addition to the Treehouse Live stream and Smash Invitational, felt like a more modern approach to E3, making the traditional press conference that the others did feel very antiquated. Pretty ironic considering Nintendo's usually the one that is "behind the times". This year they'll need something to keep it fresh. More Robot Chicken sketches might not be the best idea (though I wouldn't mind some separately).

I'd love to see a new Advance Wars for 3ds announced...but probably not very likely

@GrumbleVolcano
Unless you're talking about missing arenas (or a proper adventure mode in the WiiU version), I'm interested in whichever example you're willing to provide.

@IceClimbers
The biggest surprise about the RC sketches was that the Robot Chicken crew is actually capable of pulling off all-ages humor when they want.

As far as what they'll show, here are my predictions:

• Star Fox (w/ developer's story)
• Yoshi's Woolly World
• Fatal Frame V
• Devil's Third (w/ developer's story)
• Animal Crossing Wii U
• Xenoblade Chronicles X (w/ developer's story? That's a maybe)
• Pokken Tournament
• Mario Maker
• Ryu reveal trailer for Smash
• Lucas available following presentation
• Smash update also available following the presentation that adds tourneys and the Miiverse stage
• Pokemon X2/Y2
• New game announcement for 3DS
• New game announcement for Wii U (Next Level Games)
• Maybe: new game announcement for Wii U (Retro Studios)

Outside of the main presentation, I'm also expecting localization announcements for Theatrhythm Dragon Quest and either Final Fantasy Explorers or Bravely Second.

I don't expect Retro's game at all. I think it will be announced next year as an NX launch game (ie, they pulled a Pikmin 3 on it). That of course is assuming the NX is a Wii U successor. If it's not, then Retro's game will probably be revealed this year.

@IceClimbers
Nice list. Wii U pretty much has its lineup, though I'm sure we'll get at least a couple surprises (Tantalus 3rd party game, unannounced 1st party game, maybe more) and that's cool, I'm happy with the Wii U lineup. It's the 3DS/new3DS lineup that's going to bring the excitement.

I would hope Monster Hunter Stories gets announced for localization as well, a Bravely Second release date, and I'd like to see Nintendo's spread for the fall/winter.

They better not release the NX in 2016, the Wii u should have at least 5 years of a lifespan. Hopefully, if they do release it, it will be AHEAD of current gen consoles like a PC, and have better third party support. They should also market it right too :/

B-But then how will Nintendo abandon the Wii U NOW?!?!

I don't understand why anyone would think that QoL, mobile or NX would even show up here when it's been repeatedly stated that neither of them will. The only one that WOULD show was NX since it's an actual gaming platform but they once again said it wouldn't show until at least 2016. That means no release until AT LEAST 2017.

@yuwarite ...High hopes for Star Fox ...,I played Star fox on snes owned it tried to like it.....it sucked...got it for 3ds years later tried to like it....trust me Star fox is nothing special....there are hundreds of games on systems for cheap better than star fox dont give your hopes up.

@Fee You're probably right, even if it doesn't make sense for them to have expected it. Although, we'd be crazy to think it won't get at least a passing mention because the press will bug the crap out of Nintendo about the device, whatever it is.

What happened to QOL? That thing is releasing the first half of 2016.

Well we know star fox will need to be shown.we also know retro and next level are working on projects,and that devils third is due at some point.outside of that there's the possibility that Camelot,platinum,nst etc have been working on something.theres tantalus wii u port and whatever that turns out to be and probably some more amiibo use.honestly at this point it could go either way any other company would be heavily teasing announcements already to make up for the lack of zelda while nintendo just carry on as mysteriously as normal lol.

Oh n I reckon the new 3ds will get pokemon z or x2/y2 probably the latter to get more sales.

I feel like there's more than enough to show off, Star Fox, Mario Maker, Devil's Third, Pokken Tournament, Pokemon X and Y 2, Fire Emblem, SMT X FE, A possible Animal Crossing Wii U, that Animal Crossing game for 3DS, Tons more amiibo, Possible remakes of older games (Mario Sunshine plz), then there's next level and retro's new projects (Metroid for Wii U and 3DS plz), New DLC like Smash (I'm expecting at least 2 characters, maybe 3), Mario Kart, Splatoon and I remember hearing about Xenoblade getting DLC. Not to mention any surprises they could throw at us

smartphone games?.... is this the end of the 3ds?! D:

is it only a matter of time before NoA decides that the general audience in NA only needs smart phone games?

@Peach64 Honestly I'm optimistic, I feel them not showing Zelda WiiU suggests they're confident enough in atleast one other big game they're going to reveal at E3 to be the system selling game for November/December.

If they didn't have anything special to show I think they'd probably be relying on the Zelda WiiU hype more than anything else even if it's releasing next year.

@AlexSora89 Characters (e.g. Ice Climbers), lack of modes in the Wii U version (Smash Run could've been another Wii U mode for example), overall in general Smash Wii U and 3DS feels like a huge game cut in half to satisfy handheld owners.

Diddy Kong Racing Wii U (Retro)
Mario Strikers Wii U (Next Level)
GameCube VC
Starfox
Animal Crossing U
Paper Mario U
Yoshis Wooly World
Mario Maker
Xenoblade X
Devils Third
Fatal Frame 5

Would definitely be happy with that E3

They should focus on Wii U and 3DS so I'm pleased by this news. I didn't expect NX information but was hoping we would learn about the Quality of Life thing if it still exists. Let's hope Nintendo can top themselves after last years stellar performance at E3.

I say that's a good thing Nintendo is doing focusing on 3ds and wii u. I expect NX in 2016, then it to release in 2017 (any sooner would be, well, too soon ) unlike alot of ppl, I still want a couple good years with the wii u.

As for games being shown, I want a release date for xenoblade x in the west, star fox to be shown, retro to be making a metroid game for the wii u, a new game in the fzero series on wii u or 3ds, Luigi mansion game for wii u, dragon quest x to come to the west (we like the series too!!!), a one player mario game for wii u, bravely second release date in the west etc. I obviously have alot of expectations lol

F-zero, Starfox, Metroid this holiday BOOM

It would be great if the NX was still a few years away but I guess that would mean Nintendo having to put up with a very poor selling Wii U for a lot longer.

The Wii U is not going to sell a whole lot more so it is probably best to give the dedicated fans that bought the console what they want at this E3.

The problem is then timing. If they can get out Metroid, F-Zero etc by next year then that would be good. The other more important thing is sales forecasts.

Nintendo must really think there is no profit in releasing these games on the Wii U if they choose not too.

Either way the two things that would probably interest me most this E3 are not being discussed (NX and Zelda) and as a multiplatform gamer it's no big deal if I never use the Wii U again after this year.

Give us a Wii U Metroid, preferably with Other M's gameplay but a much better script.

Yeah, I'm happy with them focusing more on immediate software over vaporware. Toss us a bone or two though Nintendo. It would be nice to see something of what's still to come which you haven't already revealed.

@River3636 nice list. Hope Nintendo gets Next Level Games to reinvent Dillon's Rolling Western for Wii U. Definitely a game that could take advantage of the second screen. Love the 3D model they used for the Smash trophy.

How come no one really wishes to see a successor of Excitebike 64...? I really miss that game, even if they just put it on eShop with online :')

Now to reality:
What I really want to see on this E3 for Nintendo platforms: Mario Galaxy style game, Metroid (both 2D and 3D since they were confirmed last year), Project Cars, the Yoshi game. Fire emblem, Bravely Second and Advance Wars 🙌

It would be nice to see the new Club Nintendo but I'm not sure if it's too early. And of course, the QOL thing.

That's basically what I expected...and everyone else here.

I think Quality of Life will be revealed at a Japanese event later in the year.

I'm looking to be surprised this year knowing nintendo and their supposed 2015-16 lineup.

@TwilightAngel Everybody who's interested in the 3DS already has one or is planning on getting one. Many people don't yet know about the Wii U or why they need one.

While everyone is giving their wishlists, I want to see a 3D Mario platformer game on Wii U. 3D World was nice but it was more of a spinoff than a main entry in the series.
The N64 had Super Mario 64
The Gamecube had Sunshine
The Wii had Galaxy
The Wii U has ...

@Midayle
The Wii U has ... Yooka-Laylee

@triforcepower73 They still need to support the 3DS with 1st party games. Trying to sell the Wii U at this point is foolish. It's more about supporting the systems with 1st party games, which the Wii U has a fair few of already. The 3DS on the other hand, only has two games lined up from Nintendo, one of which isn't coming to the west until 2016 while the other hasn't even been confirmed for the west yet. That's ridiculous. The 3DS is living off of 3rd party games more than 1st party.

@JaxonH I wasn't really expecting a localization announcement for Monster Hunter Stories until next year to be honest. I feel like Bravely Second (and Fire Emblem If for that matter) is getting pushed to 2016 in the west due to XCX and it's hefty localization process. I imagine Square Enix won't localize it themselves; they'll want Nintendo of America to do it for them.

I doubt Nintendo will be able to recapture what made their 2014 presentation so special. They had a strong video and a real, tangible presence last year, particularly with Smash. But they don't really have any more "heavy-hitter" franchises left. Hopefully we'll get to see what Retro is working on... but I don't have high hopes for that either.

I am not particularly optimistic. Last year was Nintendo's big chance to turn the Wii U around, and it didn't happen. Both systems are now, already, very clearly in decline, so nothing shown this year will be so ground-breaking that it will reverse the fortunes of the current hardware.

That noted, I think Nintendo is going to focus on maintaining these systems with mostly predictable fare in order to keep them barely afloat over the next year until NX is revealed and released late next year.

Last year, they revealed very little new games were revealed and instead dragged out Bayonetta 2 and Xenoblade for the second year in a row. I expect to see Xenoblade, Devil's Third, and Fatal Frame trucked out yet again, so I expect a lot of games we've already known about.

The highlight will be seeing whatever Retro is working on, which at this point, I hope is anything but Metroid or Donkey Kong. I expect a ridiculous amount of talk on DLC and Amiibos, and extensive talk about how they're going to be locking out more content behind Amiibo paywalls because Kotaku is right, Nintendo just wants to sell you plastic. http://kotaku.com/the-amiibo-problem-1702811182

I don't have a lot of confidence, and the Wii U games shown and revealed this E3 are pretty much going to be the final major titles for the hardware.

There will certainly be lots of 3DS games announced. There is no way that Nintendo released the New 3DS this year only to ignore it for the rest of the year while they focus on the Wii U. My guess is there will be at least 3 big games announced for fall launches on the 3DS and at least one of those will be exclusive to the New 3DS.

I hope to see more Xenoblade X and SMT X FE. The wii u needs more RPG's.

This is the make-or-break E3 for Wii U. After the disappointment of Zelda being delayed, they're going to need more than Star Fox and a bunch of niche RPG games to keep people interested in it.

@joemama93 StarFox sucks??? This is only one person's opinion. As for my opinion, I kind of agree that the original StarFox isn't the best, but StarFox 64 is a game that I will play over and over again. I've owned the same game on multiple systems now and I still love this game. I don't usually replay games but this one I do, almost monthly ....and I have very high hopes for the new StarFox game.

There are definitely new unannounced games that Nintendo is going to announce @ this E3.

They've said no Zelda in 2015, but does that mean that it won't come in the first part of 2016?

I would love F-Zero, and they've really been pushing the series with the Kart content. Could this be the next Retro game? Retro has a perfect reputation for resurrecting dormant Nintendo classics and making them relevant again.

I think Mario Maker will take center stage and it will be a deep game that was made to compete with the other "creator games". I'm thinking it will have full Amiibo support and every amiibo will be playable in game. I also would love to see a 3DS "Mario Player" game that would allow 3DS owners to play the fan created levels.

We'll hear about Yoshi, Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing, & Xenoblade for sure.

...and we'll hear about at least one new 3DS game that will be heading to the system in time for the holiday season. It will need to be "big" too. Not that Fire Emblem isn't, but the unannounced game will have to appeal to the masses.

@BioOrpheus

Wait, you actually want to see Xenoblade Chronicles X dragged out to a third E3 in a row?

@dkxcalibur

I could probably get behind an F-Zero from Retro, but that said, Miyamoto made an idiotic comment about not wanting to do F-Zero until he could come up with some kind of weirdly asinine control scheme for it, because gimmicks are what the guy lives by these days. Granted, it would be nice to see if all of Miyamoto's odd hints were just distractions and Retro is actually making one. That'd be pretty sweet.

What I'd really like, though, is for Retro to make a new Eternal Darkness.

I hope that they announce many great games for Wii U and 3DS...some new stuff, and not just show off Indies and DLC...shut the nintendo haters up, that's what they need to do.

Other than that, I really hope for some good 3DS games. I've always been waiting for a Pikmin title to come out for their portable systems or (even though it probably will never happen) a new Startropics title!

I think those F-Zero tracks we got in the Mario Kart 8 DLC is all we're going to get for this console generation. I don't understand why a new game couldn't be achieved on Wii U, given how well those tracks play.

@JLPick They definitely need to announce some new 3DS games at E3. Their schedule so far looks very barren.

@Quorthon I couldn't get into Eternal Darkness but I tried. I could at least appreciate a lot of the unique stuff (shenanigans) they had in that game though. Retro is probably one of my favorite developers because they're responsible for some of my favorite games in the past 3 Nintendo consoles. I would actually love a new Metroid from them but I think that they would work on something different.

@Quorthon We only got a trailer for it at E3 2013, with the name Project X and that was it. It wasn't until E3 2014 that they actually talked about it with it's proper title Xenoblade Chronicles X. I'm still hoping for a Summer release in the West so of course it's going to be shown at E3 this year and hopefully this time they'll have a release date.

I can't believe there's still so many people that think the NX will be talked about much less shown at E3 this year. Shortly after announcing their next gen console code name NX, that it will not be shown until E3 2016. Which is great if you ask me, they'll show it off then and won't release it until 2017 so that way the Wii U will have a 5 year lifespan just like all the other Nintendo consoles have had. I'm still hoping it's a cross-platform of their home console and handheld.

@Zyon

The point is that Nintendo has still dragged XCX to E3 for three years in a row. That's ridiculous. XCX will probably not arrive in the West until August at the soonest.

Given Nintendo's recent history of hardware announcement to release, the NX should be out in fall 2016 as, with exception of the Wii, they have not gone more than 18 months between initial announcement and release. Any later than that and it will just be buried completely by the XBO and PS4, which will be at their absolute peak by then.

We also have to consider the library of the Wii U is already, very clearly, in a hard decline. Nintendo will reveal the "last hurrah's" for the console this E3, but those are just to keep the console slightly afloat over the largely empty next year until NX comes out in 2016. There is not enough Wii U content to fill this year, let alone next year. The first half of 2015 saw only, what, three full retail games for Wii U? That's terrible. Kirby in February, Mario Party 10 in March, and Splatoon in May. Those are the major releases this year so far. If it wasn't for the few remaining indies being added to the eShop, the Wii U would already be in a vastly worse position than the final year of the N64.

And worse, many of the "big titles" for 2015 are games we've known about for years, many of which were widely expected to be out in 2014, or even 2013. We're still waiting for XCX. Still waiting for Devil's Third. Still waiting for Shin Megami X Fire Emblem. Still waiting for Yoshi's Wooly World. We've known about almost all of these since 2013.

Unfortunately, the Wii U does not even have the momentum to reach 2017, let alone last most of that year waiting for NX to come along.

I just want them to do another robot chicken-esque short.

@Quorthon Problem with releasing the NX in 2016 is 1st party games. Assuming it's a home console and not a handheld or a hybrid, what do they launch it with? Sure, they could pull a TP on Zelda U and maybe even Pokken Tournament, pull a Pikmin 3 on whatever Retro's working on, and release a new 3D Mario. So basically a bunch of cross-gen ports, a 3D Mario, and a game from Retro? That's pathetic, and when people see that most of the launch games are on the Wii U, they'll sit back and laugh. After the issues of cross-gen ports that the PS4 and XB1 suffered from (or at least a portion of the owners), they won't touch the NX with a 50 yard stick.

The other issue is, what does Nintendo put out 1st party-wise after that? Smash Bros and whatever Monolith Soft's next game is are lined up to be swansong titles for the NX. They won't be released until the end of the system's life cycle. That's a major, almost 4 year gap. Mario Kart probably wouldn't be ready until the latter half of those 4 years either. That's a major issue.

The focus should be on gaining market share over the Sony PlayStation. http://5starblog.com/super-mario-nintendo-jeff-ryan-scribd/

@Quorthon
I agree. There is nothing left to sell the Wii U. It's in decline and I will be very surprise if it gets close to 13m in its lifetime, even if it gets another two years.

@nadoine
Nintendo lacks appeal when it comes to the general public. They can only cater for a shrinking fanboy core.
To regain market share they need to dump their fanboys and take on a whole new image. Let's face it, not many are interested in they current "kiddie" one.

Everyone can spew out a list saying "Gimme this game or gimme that game"
The reality is Nintendo won't because the game will probably sell badly.

According to wiki and other sources the last Metroid sold less than 1m on the Wii when it had 5X the userbase of the Wii U... I think.

Nintendo killed of many of those games for a reason. They weren't selling anymore.
Yet for some strange reason it makes perfect business sense to release these games on a small userbase to please a few people.

Let time tell but I seriously doubt a lot of the games listed here by members will ever see the Wii U.

@Midayle It's going to be Super Mario 3D Galaxy, watch. Mark my words.

@Quorthon I've been seeing you a lot lately dooming and glooming on Nintendo's decisions about "the Wii U is in decline!" "the 3DS is gonna die!" "Nintendo is doing a crap job!" Nobody needs this negativity, so either kindly stop making what you think about it so obvious, or go do something else. The point is: Stop pointing out that the Wii U and 3DS are in bad shape and quit making it clear they are selling horribly, everyone already knows. And you're making it a lot more stressful, no offence was meant. This pre-recorded message will self-destruct in 10 seconds.

I hope for a main series Pokemon game announcement, even if the release date is 2016.

If anyone thought that Nintendo was going to talk about the NX for 2015 E3. Is crazy.

@joemama93 They could do some great things with the franchise if they tried. For instance, they could make a game that's basically like the PS3-exclusive, Star Hawk, but with that Nintendo polish. There just isn't much mainstream appeal about a linear dogfighter game in 2015.