Default Prime's Alex Carlson contemplates what the lack of a major press conference by Nintendo at E3 2013 could mean for the company, the community and the industry, while also detailing a huge shift in the atmosphere of the biggest gaming showcase of the year.
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."
"na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye"
Ninty is just too damn bold. though i cant fully understand why they would make this move, the fact that they've made it says a lot about how bold of a company ninty really is. i just came from a diferent page that showcased a lot (not all) but a lot of ninty's biggest hitters. mario kart wii-34 million, (really?? mkwii-34 mil)and it probably cost them...(what!! like a 3rd of what it cost sony to make GRAND TURISMO) exactly!! if there's one thing ninty makes, its money. so i say lets wait and see cuz if ninty's move backfires then everyone can say they told them so, but WHAT IF IT DOESNT BACKFIRE??
E3s for the last couple of years have always been underwhelming for me, with the big three often doing damage control afterwords,so I do see the logic in switching to several smaller Nintendo Direct like conferences. Those personal, smaller conferences like the Nintendo Directs and Sony's PS4 announcement have all been satisfying and portrayed their messages well. However, the biggest thing about e3 is the media attention and fanfare. People get really excited about the events year after year. Even if they often don't live up to expectations, it draws people's attention. If Nintendo uses this opportunity to draw the attention of normal consumers, it could work out though. We are just gonna have to wait and see.