E3's doors technically open on 16th June, but the event itself is well underway. Nintendo's already played a notable part with the Nintendo World Championships 2015, an event which showed fantastic footage of Super Mario Maker and even revealed the Metroid-style Blast Ball on the 3DS.
Today's a big day for Nintendo's competitors, especially, with Sony and Microsoft gearing up for their big presentations, while a number of third-parties are also plotting events.
We won't be live streaming / blogging Sony and Microsoft - though you should head over to Push Square and Pure Xbox for those - and we'll also skip EA because, well, it's EA.
There are a few treats coming today for Nintendo fans, however, and we'll give these the usual live stream / blog / chat treatment here on Nintendo Life. Below are the times you need; as usual our articles will go live a little before these broadcasts.
LEGO Dimensions & Nintendo Power Half-Hour - 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern / 7pm UK / 8pm CET until noon Pacific / 3pm Eastern / 8pm UK / 9pm CET - YouTube Live
Part of YouTube's full day of live coverage, the first half an hour in this slot will feature LEGO Dimensions, which is a major release to look forward to later in the year. The second half an hour is all Nintendo, with game demos promised; we'd expect Super Mario Maker and Blast Ball to be likely candidates, while interviews related to the Nintendo World Championships are on the cards.
We'll keep the stream running beyond the Nintendo segment, however, as début footage is then promised of the new game from PlatinumGames - our friends at Pure Xbox had the pre-reveal exclusive on that, if you're curious.
Ubisoft Press Conference - 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern / 11pm UK / midnight CET
It's a Nintendo Life tradition for your humble writer to have a beer, disengage his busy brain that's worried about E3 content and make a load of jokes during the Ubisoft press release. Goodness knows it serves up enough material to entertain us, with new levels of cringe-worthy moments to delight us every year. Plus there'll be a Just Dance game coming to the Wii U, because of course there is.
Beyond that there may be some further interest - perhaps we'll see the Child of Light sequel that'll hopefully make it to the eShop, while the rumours of ZombiU coming to other systems is ripe for U2 memes and weirdness.
Some fun to be had today, be sure to hit up Nintendo Life to see it all go down live.
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Ubisoft is about the only major western publisher that could announce something that I actually want to play, but I really don't count on being surprised. Child of Light sequel or successor would be groovy, maybe it's happening. Who would have thought though that in 2015, The Last Guardian actually has a better chance of making an appearance at E3 than Beyond Good & Evil 2?
The head of Nintendo Canada did say we would be seeing surprises from third parties during E3 this year so I'm interested to see what unfolds.
Also half an hour dedicated to Nintendo demos? Holy crap what does that say about tomorrow? Are there really THAT many games to announce?
@CaviarMeths The Last Guardian? Is that still a thing? I thought it lost to the annuals of time...
@A01 You're probably right but I want to dream. 😊
I'll admit I watch Nintendo's event with interest, and Sony's with a certain amount of curiousity of things to tempt me, but I watch EA, Ubi, and Microsoft partly to see what other people think is cool in the shooty/stabby genre, and because there's something wonderful at watching how cringeworthy their shows are. There is a certain schadenfreude in watching them talking about next gen tech when the monitors cut out.
E3 isn't just about games. It's about the ridiculousness of the games industry and how entertaining that is.
@FragRed It won't do well on PS4, and its niche is filled on XB1.
In other words, they have no option but to go to the Blue Ocean!
@ThomasBW84 can't wait to watch Aisha Tyler again.
I already died and went to heaven! Mother...Super Mario Maker looking amazing..Blastball being awesome, BETHESDA KILLING IT....I am so happy right now! So happy I could combust.
Like every E3 im mainly interested in Nintendos main event and nothing else.
Every other conference falls under the category of "seen it once, seen it all" while Nintendo manages to surprise me more often then not.
Its the only E3 event that gets me excited. I have no interest in EA, Sony is known for their big shows that turn out to be hot air, MS isnt my thing since im not into sports or TV and with Ubi, i know what they are going to show and im not interested in n6 more Assassins Creed games.
Ubisoft will always have Just Dance for Nintendo platforms. As much as it seems to be universally hated, that franchise sells the best on Wii and Wii U. I think last year's Wii version even crept into the top ten in sales during some weeks last holiday season, and the Wii U version also managed to outsell the XBO and PS4 versions. So why wouldn't they keep trotting them out every year?
As far as other games from them, I'll hope for something but really expect nothing. :/
I wasn't excited at all for Nintendo E3 this year, knowing Zelda is out next year and already seeing SMT X FE a few months back. But watching Yoshi and Super Mario Maker yesterday got me hyped! I wasn't expecting those two games to look so fun. can't wait to see what's else they have for us.
Looks like another late night..,
"...We'll also skip EA because, well, it's EA "
This. So much this.
I'm also gonna skip Ubisoft, because, well, it's Ubisoft(online DRM, terrible condition of games at launch, kicking Nintendo in the balls on several occasions, interesting games announced that disappoint when released).
@A01 I love Mirror's Edge! That's my favourite none Nintendo games from last generation! Only game from EA I want to see is Mirror's Edge Catalyst.
Considering Ubisoft joined the "screw nintendo, let's support the pooopopopop other, boring consoles" band wagon, I doubt they'll announce anything good for us.
@FragRed
the surprises will be games that go perfect with Nintendo but are announced for everything else.
Is the new Platinum Games game really another XBox One exclusive? what bullcrap
@Kogorn733 Did you expect a Wii u title from them? The only reason why we got Wii U titles from them before is because Nintendo published and paid for them.
Not necessarily a Wii U, but a PS4 or PC if not Wii U. I just hate XBO
Im not sure why a japanese company would want to release on XB1, its limiting yourself only to western gamers
Not EA? But-but-but, what if EA decides to release FIFA 13.5 for WiiU and 3DS, guys, eh? Think of the children!
Hahah, love that shot from the extremely awkward Ubisoft presentation with Aisha Tyler.
Aisha Tyler is both beautiful and funny, and I loved her on Talk Soup and Archer...but I never realized she was such an amazon, and in stiletto heels she towered over those pasty Ubisoft devs, along with the lack of direction and the existing awkwardness of the live-stage show format...it was actually kind of funny to watch for the wrong reasons.
#girlwood
"[W]e'll also skip EA because, well, it's EA."
I love it. Though, honestly, I don't find EA to be as unexciting as Activision these days.
i only will watch EA becuse they have Star Wars games orther then that, meh,
Nintendo and Microsoft are pretty much what im excited here (hopefully it confessed me enough to get an Xbox One,) Ubisoft... i don't know about Ubisoft i don't play much of there games, i'll be watching Sony's because they do show 3rd Parties game there along with Xbox, and Square Enix well also be quite enjoy to watch
It sucks that the event was streamed so late in the United Kingdom. I missed it all. I had class.
really hope child of light successor is announced. that was my GOTY last year
Just the Nintendo and Xbox conference is all I care about.
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