Taking the Direct approach is nothing but good news.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/blog/34025
It wasn't long ago that E3's fat, sore-ridden, bloated body washed up on shore gasping for air. "Good riddance," the enthusiast press yelled, "nothing but a bunch of hooey anyways!" Gamers echoed those statements. "Such an immature event," they wrote on their forum of choice, "it was nothing but a chance for publishers to wave their cash around, tell us what to care about."
Sadly, E3 was able to muster the strength to push itself back into the ocean as if nothing had happened at all.
So here we are now, faced with Nintendo forgoing the E3 of old. Unfortunately, the statements aren't the same. A lot of doom and gloom has taken its place. E3 is suddenly the most important thing in the world, and Nintendo is said to have made a rash decision.
Nintendo has come out to soothe us, though, addressing our concerns. "Don't fret, pet," they whisper in a motherly tone. "All our announcements are coming..." they stopped to put on a pair of white gloves, "direct to you!"
So why all the fuss? Is this not all we want? Game announcements are the entire reason for tuning in. Does it matter how that's delivered to us? Is the scramble to find a working stream on any number of sites that appealing?
What is especially irksome to me is the sudden business savvy many tune in to. "Well," they hurumph, "without an E3 presentation, the press won't care! Now no one knows what's going on but hardcore Nintendo fans!" So, since when has the press cared about Nintendo? And if it's the mainstream press you're talking about, they're gonna have their hands full of GamePads just as usual. Nintendo us still addressing the press, but they're placing their efforts on giving writers hands-on time. If an outlet only covers Nintendo's horse and pony show, that's not an opinion that deserves to be heard.
We should have seen this coming. After every Nintendo Direct we're left wondering, "Damn! What are holding back for E3?" Turns out, nothing. We're getting the E3 experience all year long. Let those other two battle for headlines on this one special day. I'll happily take a steady stream of excitement over one day that becomes a blur and things get lost in the shuffle (I'm sure our E3 attendees will back me up).
So is this the right move for Nintendo? Absolutely. They can take all the time they need to drum up excitement or showcase particular titles. It's different, yes, but isn't THAT Nintendo? I'm positive an eShop game could get bankrolled for the cost of appearing at E3. And if its games we want, this decision does not put us at a loss.
Perception is key.
When the mainstream load up yahoos main page and see "sony and microsoft unveil the next generation" thats what perception they will have. It will devalue nintendo.
As a hardcore nintendo fan im happy with nintendo directs which cut out all the mumbo jumbo, but as to the success of nintendo, i want to see them pull every stop to get the message of the wii u out there.
E3 would have been key in rebranding the wiiu to make it relevant to the rest of the population.
Sad to see this announcement
Perception is key.
When the mainstream load up yahoos main page and see "sony and microsoft unveil the next generation" thats what perception they will have. It will devalue nintendo.
As a hardcore nintendo fan im happy with nintendo directs which cut out all the mumbo jumbo, but as to the success of nintendo, i want to see them pull every stop to get the message of the wii u out there.
E3 would have been key in rebranding the wiiu to make it relevant to the rest of the population.
Sad to see this announcement
The mainstream "devalued" Nintendo a long time ago. Their loss.
Ian and Brood think something Nintendo is doing is a terrible idea and will lead to the complete failure of the company.
In other news, water is wet
^ the 3ds is a global success, and will only grow, the wii u needs software, and its getting directs, prentations, media gets early access, investor meetings
everything is the same but thankfully dogs like you wont see it
It wasn't long ago that E3's fat, sore-ridden, bloated body washed up on shore gasping for air. "Good riddance," the enthusiast press yelled, "nothing but a bunch of hooey anyways!" Gamers echoed those statements. "Such an immature event," they wrote on their forum of choice, "it was nothing but a chance for publishers to wave their cash around, tell us what to care about."Wait, what? This never happened. E3 has always been hype as all heck.
QuoteIt wasn't long ago that E3's fat, sore-ridden, bloated body washed up on shore gasping for air. "Good riddance," the enthusiast press yelled, "nothing but a bunch of hooey anyways!" Gamers echoed those statements. "Such an immature event," they wrote on their forum of choice, "it was nothing but a chance for publishers to wave their cash around, tell us what to care about."Wait, what? This never happened. E3 has always been hype as all heck.
That's definitely a thing that happened, but I don't believe gamers or the press ever said "good riddance" and to say otherwise is a fib. As a non-stockholder, I've always preferred that game companies jizz as much money as possible into super hype events. It's much more fun and interesting that way.
I've spent several cumulative weeks at E3
Tell me with a straight face you want to sit through sales data, lame jokes, and on stage demos? They slow the entire thing down while 99% of us complain they don't move faster cause we just want to see what's next.
QuoteTell me with a straight face you want to sit through sales data, lame jokes, and on stage demos? They slow the entire thing down while 99% of us complain they don't move faster cause we just want to see what's next.
Now they can do 90 minutes worth of Reggie/Iwata skits while scrolling the year's game announcements along the bottom of the screen. Win-win.
