NinjaCoachZ
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Back in 2006, in the evening after Nintendo's official conference they revealed a small game by the name of Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
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Nintendo Spotlight Presentation (their E3 conference) to be 30 Minutes in length
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Back in 2006, in the evening after Nintendo's official conference they revealed a small game by the name of Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Tom Nook Sawyer
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Nico Nico
Or the fact that they announced Ever Oasis and Rhythm Heaven Megamix last year during the Treeshouse.
Jubenhimer
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I'm going to guess this is just an estimate of how long it'll be, since the Spotlight hasn't even been streamed yet.
-10 minutes of developers surrounded by soap bubbles talking about the design intricacies of the new Yoshi's Bubble Bath World
-5 minutes of Miyamoto reminiscing about how he came up with Pikmin 4 when he was slumbering on a bench in a park and a dog licked his face
-5 minutes on the history of the 3DS from 2011 to today
-to end, a 3 minute montage showcasing 50 games, 40 of which are indies already released on other platforms, none of which are new games
But wait, there's more
-an unfunny 2 minute skit with Bill Trinen and Reggie
"did you like it?"
-5 minutes of Miyamoto reminiscing about how he came up with Pikmin 4 when he was slumbering on a bench in a park and a dog licked his face
-5 minutes on the history of the 3DS from 2011 to today
-to end, a 3 minute montage showcasing 50 games, 40 of which are indies already released on other platforms, none of which are new games
But wait, there's more
-an unfunny 2 minute skit with Bill Trinen and Reggie
"did you like it?"
I don't personally think they "need" hour long conferences to show off new games, but it's historically been one of the more enjoyable aspects of E3. The only times that Nintendo conferences have been a let down was not because they were conferences, but because the actual game showing was rubbish. This new format won't change that aspect. If Nintendo is saving heaps of money with their new format, then maybe I understand, but at the moment all I see is Nintendo being a disruptor for no reason.
I'm expecting to enjoy the Sony showing a helluvalot more than Nintendo's, and it's got little to do with which game's I want to play more.
Oh ok....
PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111
I'm still looking forward to it. If it's the same format as the last Direct then I'm sure they can get at least one announcement in there. I know I sound like a broken record saying that lol but I do believe it.
I can't remember the last time one of those was actually good to be honest. I think it's easier to look at more recent history, and how the handled the Switch reveal and guess that they will doing something in January to cover a number of 2018 announcements.
Didn't Nintendo reveal The Wonderful 101 after the E3 2012 Conference?
SinCityAssassin
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CharminUltra
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Minute 0-1: Welcome
Minute 2-30: Close up of Reggie smiling at the camera
Minute 2-30: Close up of Reggie smiling at the camera
Screamapillar
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Truth.
Nintendo has done this multiple times. First that comes to mind is Codename STEAM.
Serenitynow
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Yeah I'm pretty sure it was on Keighley's show
It looks like Nintendo will be concise and then show further game play at the tree house live afterwards. They also tend to make announcements throughout e3 after their directs end.
It also helps they got a lot of announcements, games, and previous directs out of the way already
I'm also assuming we will have another direct either at the end of the year or the beginning of 2018.
It also helps they got a lot of announcements, games, and previous directs out of the way already
I'm also assuming we will have another direct either at the end of the year or the beginning of 2018.
Gaiaknight
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his post was a 100% sarcasm
It's Nintendo, all those years I spent lurking on GAF have gotten me use to it lol
Last regular one was good
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/04/feature_the_big_nintendo_direct_summary_-_12th_april
No holy shit moment, but good. Well paced, lots of info
Oh no. I hate games which released on other plattforms. Don't ask me why, but its the only way I can sleep at night.
Ocarina_117
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I still remember what a rollercoaster that games reveal to release was lol.
The great disappointment after e3 2012 in Nintendo. Seeing this strange looking game with GameCube looking graphics (initially) and dismissing it. Then heading it's made by platinum, not only Platinum but Kamiya! Subsequent showings and trailers were breath taking and the game is definitely one of my favourite video game experiences.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
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25 minutes! come on
Gaiaknight
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Also keep in mind in years past we have gotten directs in june a couple weeks after e3 and we have gotten directs in july and august before that all featured games that werent announced at E3
TheGoreMagala
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I'd rather they spend thirty seconds revealing teaser after teaser for upcoming titles than have them spend a long time on a handful of titles. Plus the Treehouse is there to flesh out all the games that were teased.
(It's just an exaggeration, I don't expect 30 second trailers unless it's an indie during an indie reel)
(It's just an exaggeration, I don't expect 30 second trailers unless it's an indie during an indie reel)
And the fact that this is not a Direct nor a Digital Event, I doubt that the name change is all for naught.
foxuzamaki
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As in, we get more stuff we didnt expect?
Green Mamba
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Yup. Rabbids is the "surprise."
~25 minutes.
Sky Walker
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The Arms/Splatoon Direct was much better than Digital Event E3 2015. Heck, pretty sure Spotlight E3 2017 will be also better than DE 2015.
nah, terrible pacing and dwelling on irrelevant shit no one cares about like yarn plushies.
TheRaidenPT
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The only port I wanna see happening from the Wii U, is Bayonetta 2.
I never got around to play it.. I'm pretty sure a lot of people wouldn't mind a port of the game to the Switch?
I never got around to play it.. I'm pretty sure a lot of people wouldn't mind a port of the game to the Switch?
kuhnbeast91
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Mario Odyssey guarantees it will be better the E3 2015.
Jubenhimer
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Again, I think this is just an estimated run time. We won't know exactly how long until the presentation is over.
Screamapillar
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Nintendo's E3 presence this year seems very "understated" to me, which is baffling, considering how well Switch is doing. They certainly have gone out of their way to try and dismiss as much hype about their E3 presentation as possible. Perhaps they have another large event planned for the fall, and E3 is just not meant to be their largest event in 2017.
At this point, it seems like they put more effort into their January Presentation than they are into their E3 showing.
At this point, it seems like they put more effort into their January Presentation than they are into their E3 showing.
Talking about their major Fall/November direct, not directs overall.
CharminUltra
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What if there are so many games each game gets just 1 second of screen time? That's 1,500 games!!!!!!
1 game per second is too little. let's have 2 games per sec for 3000 games
I actually liked some of that, maybe not appropriate for E3, but seeing the Splatoon devs at the aquarium and Miyamoto at a Japanese shrine for Star Fox was nice.
Sky Walker
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Definitely! Unless... EPD "or Tokyo EAD formerly" screw it up really bad but you know that won't happen
chrisPjelly
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Doesn't this imply that a 5 min of the NA broadcast will be localizations and indies?
~25 minutes.
Angry Chair
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There is no way it is the surprise when it has been leaked and Ubisoft has their conference before Nintendo.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
I guess y'all doesn't know me very well so I'm going to emphasize that you shouldn't take me too serious when I'm in pessimistic mode.
Who says there is a surprise? Is this just an assumption?
Who says there is no surprises tho? Or are you just a glass empty person in general?
BRSxIgnition
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