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Nintendo E3 2013: 5 Reasons Skipping E3 Is Bad News

"Nintendo recently announced that it would be skipping the large press conferences that tend to be held at E3 this year. Nintendo E3 2013 will not be as grand this year. " | Explosion

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fairyblaster4029d ago

Yes, whomever wrote this article knows what they are doing, more so than nintendo?

dotwithshoes4029d ago

Of course he knows better than a multimillion $ company knows..

Hicken4029d ago

Because multimillion dollar companies NEVER make mistakes or go out of business.

Come on, it's pretty easy to see that them skipping out on the big conference is a bad move, especially with the Wii U not doing so well. Nintendo Directs are nice, but they're just not the same.

SilentNegotiator4029d ago (Edited 4029d ago )

We all know that corporations know best. EVERY time.
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Nintendo fan downplay is getting pretty awful. This article makes very good points on why skipping the CONFERENCE (the title is confusing, but two sentences in you know that they mean the conference, not E3 all together) is a bad idea.

Nevers0ft4029d ago

Considering Nintendo aren't skipping E3 the entire article is pretty much rendered moot.

No big, embarrassing press event that's almost entirely talking and "target" renders of games and playable games on the show floor instead? OH THE HORROR!

SilentNegotiator4029d ago (Edited 4029d ago )

THE ARTICLE IS WRITTEN IN THE CONTEXT OF A LACK OF CONFERENCE, NOT A LACK OF E3 PRESENCE. DO NOT FALL FOR FANBOYS WHO DON'T READ THE ARTICLE - IT'S EVIDENT TWO SENTENCES IN.

Crazy thought; they could put effort into a GOOD presentation.

Floor stands don't get reported on 1/10th as much as conference reveals. Same as only doing "directs" and not E3 conference...it's literally the difference between millions or thousands seeing your work.

@Below
You don't try to save money by cutting out the most important conference of the year. Conference announcements get 100x more media coverage than stands.

defiance1874029d ago

They could save a couple mil and do something more productive with it also.
the media will still plaster what they show all over even if they dont put on a play.

MNGamer-N4029d ago

As long as there are game announcments at E3 I don't care if they have an official presentation or not.

Garethvk4029d ago

No reason to hold one. Two years ago they announced the ii U. Last year was more Wii U. The Nokia Theater is not a cheap rental as they do their conference off site. If you have nothing epic to promote, save the money, show what you have at your area inside E3 and leave it at that.

BitbyDeath4029d ago

Maybe they're skipping E3 so they don't feel pressured into giving the Wii U a price drop?

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Game Developers Have Begun Confirming Nintendo Switch 2 Support

Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

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."

RiseNShine6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

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.

gold_drake6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

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.

Inverno6d ago

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.

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

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."