BNR: E3 may only last three days, but a lot of news and previews come out of those few days. So many new games are revealed that it can be quite the overload for gamers. And with the introduction of two new gaming consoles hitting the market this fall, there was a lot to be excited for.
Every year the Big 3 (Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo) have high priced, over the top conferences to present their new software and plans for the coming year. This year was the same with the exception of Nintendo. Rather than spend a large amount of money for a two hour conference on stage, the company decided to stream their conference online in the same way they have been doing the Nintendo Direct videos. This was a smart move on their part, since both Microsoft and Sony would be showcasing the many games that would be coming to their next gen consoles. And since Nintendo had already released the Wii U, this allowed them to show us great software in development for the system that would tap into the functionality of the system’s gamepad. This was Nintendo’s moment to go big and wow us with games that would look great, play well, and pull in more sales for the console.
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."
Hanzla from eXputer inquires: "If Xbox can care about preserving its games and legacy, what exactly is wrong with Nintendo, trying to kill game preservation single-handedly?"
Ahh yes the good old game preservation of saving all your games to a removable hhd on the Xbox 360, taking it round your mates house, setting up multiple tvs to
Be met with “save data corrupted, please re download”
Or how about removing 360 games
From the store
, download them now or else, and, better hope to god that save data doesn’t corrupt, or it’s lost for ever
Nice one ☝️
This is just a scammy PR move to distract from the fact they are going digital only and trying to push streaming and subscriptions only.
No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft.
Without discs there is no preservation, preservation can't be done by the rights holders it can only be done by the consumers, anything else is a lie.
Nobody wants this. Sales or the lack of it in the case of XBOX is very telling. I wonder how the adorably all digital series X will fare. Adorably dismal perhaps?
Only time will tell, but for from someone like me suspecting that Xbox is trying to gracefully exit the console market, that "forward compatibility" team is trying to get Xbox games playing on Windows PCs. I mean, it's nice that they're not planning on exiting with a "enjoy your games while the hardware still works" message, so that's nice. They still have a brand to protect via Microsoft so probably feel obligated to have a better exit strategy.
Danish from eXputer: "Nintendo has historically gone against player-made content and emulation of its games. This has done much to harm the company's image."
They need to stop announcing these mods and fan remakes until they're finished. Finish it, upload it, and then if Nintendo dmca's it tough shit. Once it's online, people can share it around, even if the original download gets taken down.
This is all coming from the mouth of short-sighted fandom and grifting madness.
No.... it wont. There is a clear defined reason why they don't. This is nothing new. Make your own shi7 from your own original ideas especially if you are trying to capitalize of it it. Duh.
Yeah, hire people that have zero respect or understanding for an established process. Wow. Yep. Totally makes sense.
Nintendo failed because all they showed at this years E3 was a bunch of trailers with not much gameplay of their games
. also Nintendo failed E3 2013 because most of the things they showcased were typical 1st person shooters and a bunch of War Games, you know the stuff big boys are into, not one UNIQUE game at nintendos booth like sony or microsoft brought (: . .
ha haa Nintendo showed nothing but trailers, kiddy game trailers that cater 0nly to families . not like sony or microsoft where they showcased truly Adult rated and gory content with crazy < gamePlay like bayonetta 2 at sony and microsofts booth hua haaa
freaking nintendo, is time to grow up!!
They are too traditional, thats why. They are stuck in their ways and seem torn over going back to where they were and wanting to recapture the success of the Wii.
Iwata needs to go though, it's time to change things up
Monolith Soft's 'X' tells me they didn't fail. I want that game and I will get a Wii U for it.
The only thing that fails is the site that put out this "opinion piece" (of course that's a given with the name of the site).
I don't know what this guy expected. Did he NOT want a new mario game? Would he rather they DIDN'T show smash bros.? Why is it that Nintendo loses points for things they didn't show like "Earthbound" and "Chrono Trigger" (wtf), yet they gain no points for what they DID show?
He doesn't mention how cool the X trailer was. He doesn't mention how EVERY trailer had gameplay in it. He doesn't seem to care at all that these games ARE what Wii U needs and he acts like they should've shown something different?
Honestly this is more of a criticism of the Wii U rather than a criticism of Nintendo's E3...