GBK667 said, April 25, 2013, 10:42:52 amFor the first time since a lot years there won't be a big Nintendo Press Conference on the E3 it seems. http://www.destructoid.com/there-will-be-no-nintendo-conference-at-e3-2013-252410.phtmlThat's just messed up..... It's not E3 without all the big company press conferences.
Just put them out of their misery already. They can stick to their act of publish Mario/Zelda/Kirby games every year IN ALL PLATFORMS instead.
Señor Walt said, April 25, 2013, 10:10:02 pmJust put them out of their misery already. They can stick to their act of publish Mario/Zelda/Kirby games every year IN ALL PLATFORMS instead.^^ PREPARE TO DIE!! ..if a horde of nintendo fans sees such a "blasphemy" . I mentioned something similar on another forum a few days ago and got almost buried in angry replies about how nintendo games can't be on other platforms because they are so innovative and would not make fun on other consoles and it would be the death of nintendo etc.Personally i would love to see Mario, Samus, StarFox, Kirby etc on just all available platforms. The move to not have a big conference at the E3 might be smart though. It seems like nintendo has only a handful of games to show but this handful will most likely be the games everyone wants to see for the wiiU (new smash bros, mario, zelda..1-2 surprises too) for that..a longer nintendo direct than usual and playable versions for the press on the E3 should be enough this year. San2 said, April 25, 2013, 10:14:52 pm3DS is selling more weekly than PS3, Vita and PSP combined.[/url] And this is compensating the loss of over 140M for Nintendo in the 2012 fiscal year..how?
And this is bad how? They've shown that they don't need a bloated one and half hour presentation at a convention and instead use the monthly Nintendo Directs which have been shown to be successful at hyping up their releases.Not showing things in E3 is not the end of the world for Nintendo.GBK667 said, April 25, 2013, 10:27:04 pmAnd this is compensating the loss of over 140M for Nintendo in the 2012 fiscal year..how?You have no idea do you? They have so much money in the bank it's ridiculous. They won't suddenly go bankrupt from a small loss like this especially when this loss is a first in Nintendo's history.
Second, but the point still remains that Nintendo is FAR from bankrupt. As for ditching E3, I think it's a mistake since it will give them a lot more exposure than Nintendo Direct will, but we'll see what happens. I want the Wii U to do well, but they really need third party support to do well. That Mistwalker RPG looked nice, but I need a little more to convince me to get it as a second console.
But in all seriousness, this might not be the best idea. After they bungled the WiiU launch by under-hyping it and putting out the console before any of the games were done, they may have wanted to put on a big "we're still good for it" show to regain a little consumer faith. I'm not saying a weak launch is a death sentence; Hell, the 3DS launch was even worse than the WiiU and that thing is selling gangbusters now. It's just that Nintendo should probably try a little harder to boost people's confidence in them.
Saying Nintendo should be put out of their misery now is basically the same thing as wanting to put a healthy 20-something out of their misery because they broke their leg. Or even sprained their ankle, really.And no, Nintendo is not a horse. >:[To continue my dumb metaphor, this E3 thing would be like this hypothetical young adult with a broken leg declining to go to this annual get-together because they've been throwing similar parties of their own, except they're smaller and happen more often. Or something.
Mgbenz said, April 25, 2013, 10:39:30 pmGBK667 said, April 25, 2013, 10:27:04 pmAnd this is compensating the loss of over 140M for Nintendo in the 2012 fiscal year..how?You have no idea do you? They have so much money in the bank it's ridiculous. They won't suddenly go bankrupt from a small loss like this especially when this loss is a first in Nintendo's history.I have a lot of ideas and a lot knowledge about Nintendo, Sony and even good old Mindscape But what has that all to do with me pointing out that the good salesnumbers of the 3DS does not compensate their losses from the last year? Also nobody mentioned that Big N could go bancrupt beause of their current situation. I myself believe they will be in a better spot in 6-9 Months but also believe that their current Console does not have a big future.
Hmm...No Nintendo at E3?Well, they are still doing smaller booths, so they are still in attendance, just not in full force.And give the WiiU some time. It takes a while for consoles to be profitable.And you need to get more games on there, that is for certain...EDIT: and judging from the wikipage, they are back in the black in terms of finances.
No big e3 presentation? Not needed. They have smash bros. TWO OF THEM. that will more than make up for it. (although i have no idea why they would use Nintendo directs to reveal games instead of revealing at e3, it's just smarter and people look at e3 more than Nintendo directs. oh well, Nintendo has always somehow made a profit out of wierd decisions.)
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Titiln said, April 30, 2013, 05:05:05 pmthe wiiu has apparently been hacked uh oh!!!now i'll finally be able to play wiiu games for free, such as:QOTD?
For the first time since 1991, a new Madden game is not coming to a Nintendo Console this year. http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/34079The new Zelda 3 sequel/remake has a normal and a dark world just like the original Zelda 3http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-9020_7-57582222-222/exclusive-zelda-3ds-feels-totally-different-needs-to-be-played-in-3d/Call of Duty: Ghosts was revealed to be for current gen and nextgen consoles. A WiiU version however was not yet confirmed. So far the only named platforms are PS3, XB360 and the PC. http://www.examiner.com/article/call-of-duty-ghosts-wii-u-version-not-announced-console-left-out-again
Wii U gets another price drop in the UKSupermarket giant ASDA cut the price by another £50The Wii U has been reduced in price in the UK for the second time in less than two months. Yesterday, supermarket giant ASDA started selling the Wii U 8GB Basic bundle for £149.99, a reduction of £50. Other online retailers have followed ASDA's lead, such as Play.com and Amazon.co.uk.http://www.destructoid.com/wii-u-gets-another-price-drop-in-the-uk-253005.phtml Posted: May 04, 2013, 09:20:33 amrumor: The wiiU gets a new 3D Mario in October 2013
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Titiln said, April 30, 2013, 05:05:05 pmQuote* Bulletproof high quality hardware (not manufactured in China!)They even planned ahead! Gotta look out for those Nintencops.
