Tom Mc Shea praises Nintendo for calling off its E3 press conference and urges other companies to follow suit.
Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.
Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."
The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.
i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.
nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.
people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly
mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.
zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.
nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.
its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.
but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.
Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.
Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."
LMAO!! At the pic! xD
Anyway I love the anticipation leading up to e3 and the hype before conferences so Im against stopping the conferences.
E3 is the world cup for gamers so why shouldnt Sony and MS present? Would take alot away from e3.
Looks like my body won't be ready this year...
" and urges other companies to follow suit "
What....you mean don't do a presentation at one of the biggest game conferences of the entire year which will get whatever you show off so much exposure
Yeah if you say so...
First off, im pissed that their won't be a traditional conference because the Nintendo stage shows have become something special at E3. Especially over the past decade or so when they started having fun with them and really putting on an entertaining show. My body is ready, Zelda E3 2004 and the recent Legend of Zelda Orchestra are now legends of the show. Even more so when compared to "Riiiidge racer" and "fist bump"...still, those kids make me cringe.
The anticipation and participation in the show are great moments for gamers and they will be sorely missed.
Saying all that though, i can see where Nintendo are coming from. Having an hour and a half to satisfy investors, developers and fans is a tall order. The cost of the conference alone must cost a pretty penny so using that money in more direct ways of getting different messages across, to different people, could be hugely beneficial. They could do all the developers and investors talks behind closed doors, yeah its interesting to know but when it comes to E3 all we really care about are the games. So let them use the resources they have to show case just the games. Imagine all that floor space and money devoted to showcasing JUST the games. The trailers, announcements, shock surprises and hands on reviews, all available through 1 source...Nintendo Direct. I imagine that some people may not be around to watch a live show..but take your 3DS with you, go into somewhere with a wifi signal and you can get all the info you want, Obviously you'll have other sites giving their impressions and thats just the bonus. You get information about the games as and when its there, maybe even sooner because no one knows exactly what Nintendo have planned. This could be the start of something new and brilliant in way of distributing information through an established source. Or it could completely kill all hype and momentum for the WiiU and Nintendo in general.
Sony and MS have to bring the guns out to compete with eachother but also to compete against something completely new in terms of 'putting on a show'. It wil be a shame to miss the spectacle of a Nintendo Conference, done right though and this could be their way of stealing the show. All i know is that i've booked the week off work to find out and see. Never underestimate the BigN.
I've never really been bugged by the things that aren't game announcements that happen at E3 conferences.