Tom Mc Shea praises Nintendo for calling off its E3 press conference and urges other companies to follow suit.
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.
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.