The spoiler averse can probably pass this year.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/42642/nintendo-clarifies-e3-plans-treehouse-live-all-day-1
Nintendo has clarified their E3 plans for this year's show, and Treehouse Live has a starring role.
In lieu of a Digital Event on Tuesday, June 14 Nintendo will present an all-day Treehouse Live starting at 9 am Pacific time (12 pm Eastern) focused entirely on The Legend of Zelda for Wii U.
Developer interviews and "plenty of fun" are promised as part of the show as well.
After the reaction to last year's digital presentation, this isn't all that surprising. Since they've decided to hold back all the NX stuff and all their big reveals until later this year, skipping the digital presentation is probably the right call. I'm just excited to see Zelda at this point.The reason the reaction to last year's direct was so poor was because it was a jumbled mess in comparison with the year before, which they nailed pretty flawlessly.
At this point I seriously question why they even bothered to go to E3.Nintendo probably bought the space before NX was moved to 2017.
Since Nintendo says they're only covering Zelda, is it possible that Paper Mario, which is the only other remaining Wii U release I can think of, has been moved to the NX? You figure if that's still a Wii U title that this is it's last E3 so why wouldn't they show it? Why would Nintendo intentionally restrict themselves to only one game if they had more to show? It really doesn't look all that good to show only one game since it implies you only have one game in the pipeline. So if they have other stuff in the pipeline, wouldn't they show it? If it has been moved to the NX then it gives a valid excuse to not show it since Nintendo can't without revealing the NX itself.
After the reaction to last year's digital presentation, this isn't all that surprising. Since they've decided to hold back all the NX stuff and all their big reveals until later this year, skipping the digital presentation is probably the right call. I'm just excited to see Zelda at this point.The reason the reaction to last year's direct was so poor was because it was a jumbled mess in comparison with the year before, which they nailed pretty flawlessly.
So there's pressure to deliver at E3 so Nintendo just isn't going to really bother to avoid the pressure? It doesn't work like that. As long as E3 still attracts enough attention there will be expectations to deliver at it. Nintendo just not cooperating doesn't change that. Nintendo will be judged against Sony and MS no matter what and right now they're going to come across as only having one game... which is unflattering enough as it is but also isn't even accurate.
With all the focus they are putting on it, Zelda had better be amazing.
That was a big part of it, true, but a lot of the criticism was centered around the fact that they had nothing big to show. No matter how on point they are with the presentation, they're still showing Tokyo Mirage Sessions, a Paper Mario game that a lot of people are already angry about, and possible second or third tier Wii U releases they haven't announced yet. Is that really exciting for most people? The biggest thing it does is reiterate the fact that they've effectively abandoned the platform. There are a lot of interesting 3DS games coming out this year so from that angle it makes a bit more sense, but even if they focused on those, the story would still be how there's barely anything for the Wii U.You know what would make people not angry about Paper Mario? If they ACTUALLY MADE A FUCKING RPG like the fans wanted.
So there's pressure to deliver at E3 so Nintendo just isn't going to really bother to avoid the pressure? It doesn't work like that. As long as E3 still attracts enough attention there will be expectations to deliver at it. Nintendo just not cooperating doesn't change that. Nintendo will be judged against Sony and MS no matter what and right now they're going to come across as only having one game... which is unflattering enough as it is but also isn't even accurate.
There's pressure to deliver the kinds of announcements that Nintendo has already told us they're saving for a later date. If anyone is still expecting Nintendo to "deliver" at E3 after last week's announcements, they're going to be disappointed no matter what, especially if they're comparing Nintendo's presentation to Sony unabashedly hyping up big games that are several years out from release. I just really don't see what they stand to gain by doing what is essentially a Nintendo Direct right at E3 as opposed to doing it a couple weeks earlier or later when you're further removed from everyone's big announcements.
The irony is delicious. After showing merely a couple minutes of footage for the last two years, much to everyone's chagrin, they decide to dedicate an entire convention around it.
And people still bitch.
I'll be curious to see how much pity coverage sites give Nintendo at E3 this year, given how just about every other publisher has a more diverse & more interesting lineup of games to show off. Plus, the games press are obsessed with VR.
Huh? It's an in-depth look at the new Zelda game. I'm sure plenty of sites will be giving more than just "pity coverage" to what will probably be one of the most talked about games at E3.
The irony is delicious. After showing merely a couple minutes of footage for the last two years, much to everyone's chagrin, they decide to dedicate an entire convention around it.
And people still bitch.
The irony is delicious. After showing merely a couple minutes of footage for the last two years, much to everyone's chagrin, they decide to dedicate an entire convention around it.
And people still bitch.
Nintendo is like that cursed monkey's paw where they'll grant you your wish but in some fucked up way you don't want.
You want Zelda?! HAVE ZELDA AND NOTHING ELSE!!! HA HA HA HA!
...That sounds like a great game that isn't Zelda.
