Crisis001 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Somehow, I'm not surprised by this, especially with the poor sales of the Wii U: Nintendo will not hold a live press conference at E3 2014 once again, opting instead to stream a "Digital Event" online. The event will be available to watch on Tuesday June 10 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm GMT and will apparently "reveal and provide further detail about the gaming experiences on the way for Nintendo platforms in 2014 and beyond." They did the same last year, but at least, the games they announced were good ones, like Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze among others. Even so, I don't think it means the end of Nintendo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazeh54 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I think Super Smash Bros 4 will be a good seller for Nintendo. They still hold the spot for best handheld system. But as a console it's slowly dieing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick-loquet Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 well, I believe them doing so is because they have their Nintendo Directs throughout the year. I didn't expect Nintendo to do a big presentation anyway, but i do hope we get to see some crazy stuff ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VetoShizuko Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 eh probably because the games they would have announced at E3 are games we know of already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djperkyuk Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Nintendo should do a Sega and release games across all platforms. They can't be making much money on hardware sales on the wii u. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyondthegrave07 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I think if Nintendo really wanted to try to convince us to buy a Wii U, they'd have a live conference, admit their mistakes they've made with the WII U, and promise us they'll fix it. It's almost like they're trying to avoid bringing up the issue when in fact, I think they should address it directly. Nintendo could also try and bring back nostalgia of the N64 and try to re-release "remastered" games from their best gaming era. I think SSB is a good system seller, but I think they should have pushed for its development sooner... As for the 3DS, Streaming an event online is perfect. They've sold millions of 3DSs and focusing on games should be their only priority. It's almost like they're giving up on the WII U, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xxleonardo97xX Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 nintendo is dying, slowly, or, as I hope, it's just in a bad situation atm and hopefully will return to the golden days, who knows 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 They'd better reveal some awesome games this year or they'll just be in even more trouble than they are now. A proper Metorid and Zelda title for the Wii U will get a lot more people to add a Wii U to their collection. Parker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiige10 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I will admit, I am a HUGE Nintendo fanboy but I still kind of disagree with not doing a live press conference. It just doesn't feel like a company as big as Nintendo should be streaming their conference online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK_Scuba Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 After I get my hands on Mario Kart I'll be busy on my Wii U for a long long time haha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Lilith Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Nintendo Directs are cheaper for Nintendo. That should be pretty telling that they've opted for those in lieu of E3 conferences since 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 According to a few Nintendo fanboys I've had the displeasure of speaking to, Nintendo cares about their community and that is why they are choosing to do it this way. Apparently doing something online where the fans have absolutely no interaction with them is them caring more than actually coming to an event and being with their fans. Either way, I really couldn't care less if they come or not. I just want some good games for my Wii U. Parker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryumoau Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I feel like Nintendo needs to announce a new console or something and admit that the Wii U was a failure. No need to keep supporting that dead weight while all the third party support and enthusiasm is on the other consoles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar83x Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) They have a ton of cash reserve from the Wii and DS, but it's not going to always be there. Plus the 3DS won't support them forever. Not sure how I feel about this. Edited April 30, 2014 by DarkStar83x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I feel like Nintendo needs to announce a new console or something and admit that the Wii U was a failure. No need to keep supporting that dead weight while all the third party support and enthusiasm is on the other consoles. I do think they need to accept that the Wii U is failing but I'm not so sure I'd call it a failure yet. Remember, the PS3 had a pretty rough start too and I don't think anyone out there would call it a failure now. Nintendo have already screwed themselves out of third party support for the Wii U, at least any meaningful support that is. They may get third party games on the system but they'll be watered down shitty ports just like what we experienced with the Wii. What Nintendo need to do is get their shit together and start pumping out some good Nintendo games. Nintendo has some awesome franchises and if they want the Wii U to start selling they need to release a new Metroid, Zelda, Star Fox, F-Zero and the like. Put all your resources into awesome games and the Wii U still has a chance to be a good console. I doubt this is what they're planning though. One of the reasons Sega had to drop out of the console game is because they kept releasing so many consoles in such a short period of time. If Nintendo ditches the Wii U this early and makes another console they could easily go down the same road as Sega. Though honestly, I'd love that. Parker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIncinerator1 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) What Nintendo need to do is get their shit together and start pumping out some good Nintendo games. Nintendo has some awesome franchises and if they want the Wii U to start selling they need to release a new Metroid, Zelda, Star Fox, F-Zero and the like. Put all your resources into awesome games and the Wii U still has a chance to be a good console. Agree with this completely Not so much Zelda, but they have so many other franchises that they either completely abandon or rarely use to their full potential when given the chance. What will get people into the system is games that they want to play, and it's like they just don't want to deliver for some reason, instead they'll go straight for the 3DS. I'm not even just asking to bring back old titles into the next gen and renew them, even new fun and interesting IP's are welcome too. Anything at this point to focus people's attention to the system. Edited April 30, 2014 by Incinerator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Lilith Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Nintendo has some awesome franchises and if they want the Wii U to start selling they need to release a new Metroid, Zelda, Star Fox, F-Zero and the like. Put all your resources into awesome games and the Wii U still has a chance to be a good console. I doubt this is what they're planning though. Earthbound! At the very least, localizations of Mother 1 and 3. Also buy Banjo back from Microsoft, they're ruining him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis001 Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 One good move would be to bring more Nintendo, Super Nintendo games like there doing with Gameboy Advance, but an even better addition would be some Nintendo 64 and Gamecube games. We have yet to see any pop up on Wii U. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mayus Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 One good move would be to bring more Nintendo, Super Nintendo games like there doing with Gameboy Advance, but an even better addition would be some Nintendo 64 and Gamecube games. We have yet to see any pop up on Wii U. No a good move would be new games to bring in new fans, not the same games we have been playing for the past 20 years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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