E3 is happening this weekend, and Nintendo has plenty of events taking place - kicking off the with a special Smash Bros. video broadcast and the much-hyped return of the Nintendo World Championships.
We've also got the Digital Event to look forward - surely the biggest part of the whole E3 schedule for Nintendo fans - as well as Treehouse Live broadcasts with developers.
To make it a little easier to plan the week ahead, Nintendo of America has released a handy schedule guide, which you can view below.
Nintendo has also published a more detail breakdown of the week's events:
Sunday, June 14
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS & Wii U – New Content Approaching! 6.14.2015:
Tune in to a special Super Smash Bros. video presentation at 7:40 a.m. PT at http://e3.nintendo.com. Masahiro Sakurai will detail content arriving in the new update for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS & Wii U.
Nintendo World Championships 2015 Pre-Show:
A special installment of Nintendo Treehouse: Live will preview all the action of the Nintendo World Championships 2015. The show runs approximately 2:35-3 p.m. PT onhttp://e3.nintendo.com.
Nintendo World Championships 2015:
For the first time in 25 years, a Nintendo World Champion will rise. Eight winners from regional qualifying events will meet eight invited competitors at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles for a multi-round Nintendo game competition, but only one will be crowned the 2015 Nintendo World Champion. Tune in to the main event 3-6:30 p.m. PT onYouTube, Twitch and at http://e3.nintendo.com. Listen in for additional announcements between matches.
Los Angeles-area fans hoping to attend the competition can visit http://e3.nintendo.com for details about free tickets.
Tuesday, June 16
Nintendo Digital Event:
Get Nintendo news about upcoming games and experiences straight from the source via the Nintendo Digital Event online video program. Tune in to http://e3.nintendo.comat 9 a.m. PT for the live coverage.
Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3:
Watch Nintendo Treehouse staff live from the E3 show floor as they deliver in-depth coverage of Nintendo's lineup, including live game play and appearances by Nintendo developers. This interactive show kicks off immediately following the Digital Event live stream at http://e3.nintendo.com and is scheduled to run daily throughout the show.
Wednesday, June 17
Nintendo Access: Mario Maker at Best Buy:
Over 120 participating Best Buy locations in the United States and Canada will welcome fans with hands-on sampling for the upcoming Mario Maker game for the Wii U console. Drop by 4-9 p.m. local time to play through levels in a variety of Super Mario Bros. styles. Everyone who demos the game will receive a button commemorating the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., while supplies last. My Best Buy members in the U.S. who pre-order two select Wii U or Nintendo 3DS games from the participating Best Buy stores will get a free limited-edition Mario Maker seven-button set upon paid balance and receipt of the games, while supplies last. Your coupon for the seven-button set will arrive in December by email. A second event will be held on Saturday, June 20. Find a location near you at http://www.bestbuy.com/nintendoaccess. Check the same URL after June 17 to see which games qualify for the button offer. The Canadian button set offer and participating stores in Canada can be found at http://BestBuy.ca/mariomakerE3 or http://Bestbuy.ca/mariomakerE3-fr.
Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3:
The second day of the Nintendo Treehouse: Live broadcast featuring more games and content not shown in our E3 booth is scheduled to begin at 9:55 a.m. PT. Watch live at http://e3.nintendo.com.
Thursday, June 18
Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3:
The final day of the show kicks off at 9:55 a.m. PT. Staff from Nintendo's Treehouse will be joined by Nintendo game developers for last looks at our E3 lineup. Visit http://e3.nintendo.com to watch live, and then relive Nintendo's E3 2015 show highlights.
Saturday, June 20
Nintendo Access: Mario Maker at Best Buy:
The second hands-on event for Mario Maker runs at participating Best Buy locations noon-5 p.m. local time. Commemorative button offers apply, while supplies last. Find a location near you at http://www.bestbuy.com/nintendoaccess.
We'll be streaming all of these events with a live blog and chat here on Nintendo Life, so it should be a fun week. What are you most excited about?
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Nintendo really needs an E3 app on at least Wii U, probably 3DS, and maybe iO Sand Android. I know the Wii U web browser is good, but clicking on app gives all of this more exposure. Heck just let the app bring up the broswer and go to their E3 webpage. I call it - exposure.
my body is... oh crud, i can't remember! but it sure is!
I didnt know they had plans for Sunday, that's a nice pre-E3 line-up.
@rjejr... so boss; you're right on
ALL ABOARD THE HYPE TRAIN!
CHOO CHOO!
@rjejr Absolutely! And as far as I'm concerned, the Wii U web browser is far from good - at least when compared to proper PC internet browsers such as Firefox or Chrome.
Could the article be edited to include the equivalent times in other major time zones around the world? It would be rather nice to have…
@ricklongo - I don't compare any Nitneod hardware to any real electronics, but compared to Wii's web browser, or the 3DS, it's awesome. Or the PS3 for that matter. Ever used the PS3 web broswer? I don't see how anybody can like that, and Wii U is seriously much better.
Best thing about Wii U browser, watching the video on my big screen tv while I can read and comment on the NL live feed on the Gamepad. It's not ideal, but I like how it works. That's how I'll be watching and commenting on the E3 digital event.
Sure we know the start times of the Treehouse streams but what about the finish times? I'd like to know whether I'll be in NL live feed for 8 hours a day like last year!
@rjejr Sounds almost like you're using the GamePad as a tablet...
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/07/talking_point_should_nintendo_be_promoting_the_wii_u_gamepad_as_a_tablet_killer
WARNING: HYPE STATUS REACHING CRITICAL LEVELS! (Super Mario Galaxy 3 and Animal Crossing are my hopes!)
Jeasus take the wheel!
I love they are doing the Treehouse @ E3 again this year. Hopefully it will be as much as it was last year! I watched almost constantly for those three days.
Although I did suffer some withdrawls when they wrapped up.
I am excited about E3. I just wish the Demo Days thing wasn't limited to so few stores in Canada.
Hype! I hope HW is not the only 3DS surprise they had in stores!
Quite a lot of stuff to follow
Hopefully there's a lot of genuinely exciting content to get hyped about
I am the rider of my hype train.
Ready is my body, Fire is my blood.
I have created over a thousand wishes.
Unknown to Nintendo,
Nor known to internet.
Have withstood pain to create much free time.
Yet these hands will never hold enough money.
So as i pray Unlimited Games Works.
@Damo - You know, honestly, I think of you and that silly article every time I do. But then I always wish the Gamepad had a secondary WiFi chip in it so I could use it as a tablet more than 8 feet from my tv. I just wish the Gamepad could switch from the proprietary connector to a WiFi connection to the Wii U when it got out of range. Not for gaming, but for all the other tablet stuff: web browsing, Miiverse, eShop, Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon, Crackle etc. My wife's phone has no problem switching between cell coverage and our WiFi in the house. Or anywhere else that has WiFi. And it's not a state of the art phone, it was $100 w/o a contract, but she loves it.
And I know the Wii U can handle it on it's end. When we played 8 player SSBU w/ three 3DS the 3DS never lost connection. I tried out how far the 3DS could go while still controlling the characters on screen, but they never lost it, not even on the 2nd floor of my house w/ the Wii U in the basement, so Wii U WiFi has range, even for fast paced gaming like SSBU. Though I suppose there may be lag that good players might notice, we mostly just play games for fun, we're weird that way.
Sorry for the long rant, just remember who started it. Now go get some sleep, E3 is coming.
I can't even sleep anymore! Partly pre-e3 excitement, partly "Splatoon" Super Snail harvesting.
What's times are these in general Europe/uk time do ya know?
I will pretty much just do catch up reading about it all here at NL. Really wanting some good announcements for the 3ds, but not counting on it.
9 am PT? What does that mean to people in the UK?
Sooooo, what are the eastern times?
Dear Nintendolife , some of us don't live in America! How about telling us European folk what time to check it out. Us in Europe outnumber you lot you know!!!
I'll be watching everything on the big screen with my Wii U. With my phone in hand to live chat with you guys.
E3!
@rjejr How's it compare to the New 3DS?
@NintendoFan64 Get me a ticket! that is one nice hype train.
@ShanaUnite I get that reference. Finally I understand references.
17:00 in the uk
That's the 9am digital event
Just use Google guys...it's pretty simple.
My Tuesday vaacation is approved. My body is ready.
@CrimSkies97 - I have no idea.
@Shiryu - Finally finished single player yesterday, sitting comfortably at level 16, guess I have another reason to work on leveling up now.
Is the splatfest everywhere Jun 20th or just Japan? I've read it's in the west June 27, but I've also read its in the US June 20th. Basically every website I googled has a different date.
@rjejr I don't know anymore about the Splatfest, Yrsterday I read 20th, but today I read 27th. We will have to wait for e3 for confirmation. We will just have to stay fresh until then.
How long does a digital event last? I need to know how much pop corn to order.
I'll say it. F-Zero 5 and Killer 7HD with a western release for yakuza 1&2 HD. I'm old fashioned
@Shiryu - Thank you for your honesty about not knowing specifically about the date, very re-fresh-ing, some people would just continue to claim they were right and let it go at that even if they knew they were wrong.
I'm hopeing for the 20th myself, have a Met game to go June 27th at 4PM.
@rjejr Heck, you will never find me around here or anywhere else talking about things I don't know.
@Marlowe1877 F-Zero 5 already exists, infact it's already on the Wii U VC (GP Legend)
@Grumblevolcano
5th different console
@rjejr Yeah, I like the way the gamepad works there, too. I'm often watching, say, a YouTube video on the TV while searching for the next one on the touchscreen. It might just be my favorite use of the gamepad anywhere.
Will the direct be viewable after the event? I'm working up until Tuesday so I'll only be able to watch Wednesdays treehouse live.
@Kirk Totally off-topic but wanted to let you know, as promised, that I've read your story and I actually quite enjoyed it. I was also a bit disappointed because of how it ends (for the moment, I presume), because I couldn't find out what happens next.
So, as far as I'm concerned you at least seem to have the basics down of coming up with a story that holds one's interest and makes people curious for more. Let me know when you finish it. (or was this just a one time try out?)
Another reason why I love maternity leave. Three days of live streaming and I don't have to miss any of it. I think I'll set up the change table by the TV so I can even change a diaper without missing a beat. If only I could get my 2 year old to make lunch...
@TheRealThanos Oh that is the end. The point is that you'll never know what's outside, but you can speculate... lol
Now, onto my next short story...
Don't worry; that one won't have such a cruel, never to be resolved, cliff-hanger ending
Can't wait! Nintendo is definitely going all out for e3, unlike the competition
@Kirk Then who the f**** is the father's "friend"?
@TheRealThanos Only myself and God know
It's just meant to make you think: "What could be so dangerous that the father simply will not let his children out the house...?"
Then leave you to come up with your own conclusions
@Kirk My guess then is that the father is a small but successful game developer and the "friends" outside are either Ubisoft or EA wanting to ruin his game... Cruel indeed...
@TheRealThanos Bingo!
lol
That would be funny.
Wait...I mean...yeah...that's it...or that COULD be it!
@Kirk Either way: nicely done, sir.
@TheRealThanos Cheers
It was my first time trying such a thing. I kinda enjoyed it and I have a couple more ideas that I think I'll try too—still short stories, although if I enjoy writing those I may force myself to think about doing a proper length novel or something
@Kirk This just popped into my head: the name of friend "Sam" could actually just be an acronym for Software Acquisition Manager...
@TheRealThanos lol
@Kirk Don't know if you like sci-fi, but this is one of my all time favorite short stories in that genre:
http://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=9&ved=0CEAQFjAIahUKEwjWhp6jjovGAhWKuhQKHed4AJY&url=http%3A%2F%2Fm.friendfeed-media.com%2F2760f7617963aa5c32515f7dfe609ed5962d78a4&ei=t1B7VZbPLIr1UufxgbAJ&usg=AFQjCNEa7PNO0Ysu1Fh1Br0vfSeiRzL0Aw&sig2=1KJ_proKPZI2Frm6lXWfmQ
If you've had the time to read it, let me know what you think..
Man, I have a feeling this e3 is gonna be weak :/
I'm really hoping for some big new announcements and worthy surprises.
@TheRealThanos I'll go have a look at it, at some point...
While I'm looking at that—if you've not read either of these two stories then I'd recommend them:
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~rebeccal/lit/238f11/pdfs/Nightfall_Asimov.pdf (Nightfall)
http://www.physics.princeton.edu/ph115/LQ.pdf (The Last Question: My absolute fav short story, thus far)
They're both classics by Isaac Asimov.
@Goginho Why so glum? Forecasts are actually pretty positive in general, if you look around the web. They obviously can't make everyone happy, so some people are bound to be disappointed, but other than that I'm feeling pretty confident that it's going to be a good E3 for Nintendo.
@Kirk Thanks, I'll read them this weekend. Hope you like my favorite story as well; it has a really nice twist at the end...
I think I can make it to San Diego on Wednesday afternoon. for the streetpasses, if nothing else. Maybe there will be some surprise other than Mario Maker too. Anyway, hoping for some good announcements come Tuesday.
I don't think anyone has picked up on it yet, BUT the Nintendo Treehouse Live Pre-Show ****STARTS at 2:20PM and ENDS at 3:00PM****. It's even written on the nintendo e3 page. Looks like it's 40 minutes long and not 25 minutes. Tune in at 2:20PM instead of 2:35PM or you'll miss out on a whole 15 minutes of the show!
Holy S$@#!! The E3 hype train is charging and i'm stuck on the tracks!! E3 is like Christmas for man-children
Just give me a Zelda U trailer + name reveal and I'm happy.
@she_gamer All of my jealousy...
And here I am stuck in ward work for about 12 hours on that day. I would miss the live event on Tuesday.
I'm glad that the Digital Event is at a sensible time for Europe (5pm in the UK), unlike some other companies. Sony, I'm looking at you here.
If you want UK times, here's an article on Nintendo UK's website:
http://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2015/June/Nintendo-s-E3-events-bring-the-show-to-you-in-Europe--1024651.html
I need to get this off my chest: I LOVE the new site layout for E3! and how it shows when everything is happening in my timezone. Awesome job Nintendo Life!
@Damo No way, that is possible ;P
@NintendoFan64 I love that image you posted. The "Moon" and Mario Galaxy" images are always welcome.
@Damo how come only American Times? Being a UK site, shouldn't the euro times be posted?
@123akis thanks dude =)
I think we all wanted to see a more detailed Nintendo world championships schedule. http://5starblog.com/?s=Nintendo
I hope Nintendo go all out with these at E3 2015:
It would be nice if they had more of these too:
My hopes are:
1.) Wii U true sequel to Madworld.
2.) Anything about a Sonic Heroes Remaster. (Not very likely)
3.) Anything about a new F-Zero
4.) Anything about a Monster Hunter 4 Wii U port. (Probably not going to happen.)
5.) Anything including more details for Art Academy Atelier Wii U, I.e downloadable specialised lessons, e.g. drawing manga and anime.
6.) ANY details about GameCube Remasters, e.g. Pokemon XD and Colosseum (Probably not going to happen. I never had a chance to buy these games)
7.) Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem
8.) Anything about a bundle of all three seasons of Sam and Max.
9.) More details on Pokken Tournament.
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