CCC Says: "A lot of people are saying that Nintendo’s decision to once again not host a formal press conference at E3 is a sign that they are losing the console war quite profoundly. However, I see this just a little bit differently. I think this move is incredibly calculated to help them come back in the console war. This isn’t something that they were forced to do. Face it, Nintendo has a phenomenally large war chest. The Wii was the best-selling console last generation, and the 3DS alone is more than enough to keep Nintendo afloat. They could easily afford a press conference, if they wanted to, and that’s the key point here. It’s not that they are being forced to not hold a press conference, they simply don’t want to."
The Nintendo Switch is potentially nearing its lifespan, and several Wii U games haven't found their way over as ports yet.
I think it's better to leave games like AC: Amiibo Festival and Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash forgotten on the Wii U. Best case, they are mediocre games; worse case, they are very bad. It was a dark time for the Wii U, and the first only exists to sell Amiibo cards, whereas the second was put together in a couple of months with a shoestring budget, and it shows.
The rest of the list does have some really cool games, though. I would love to see a remake of Star Fox Zero with decent controls, and Xenoblade X doesn't require that much modification to work.
Same as Paper Mario color splash. One of the best wiiu games and getting even better with dual screen. Same reason why i prefer Splatoon 1
This article leaves out Nintendo's most controversial game to date devils Third.
I personally found the cover system really fun in that one compared to at the time most fps games completely lacking one.
They should remake Starfox to the switch 2. Very beautiful game during gamecube days.
Kirby is always ignored or forgotten by people, so good to see it mentioned here.
Play Kirby Canvas Curse on DS, and then play Rainbow Curse on Wii U, they're really fun and unique 'platformers' without any actual jumping.
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."
A new list goes over eight of the the most useless amiibo, ranging from the Shadow Mewtwo card to the Qbby figure.
In the interest of saving time, I'm going to say here what I've already said in another thread:
Consider the following:
The Smash Invitational is going to be bringing in not only 16 skilled players, it will also be inviting a crowd[which will also include the press] to watch the tournament live, on top of live-streaming it.
In addition to that, the Best Buy event, with Smash U being open for all to play during E3's duration, is also going to be drawing in a lot of attention from Smash fans, and gamers in general, all over the states, involving them on a level that the now-closed-to-the-public E3 just can't match anymore, now that their conferences and everything else are press only.
In the bigger scope of things, Nintendo has actually set themselves up to become the most consumer-focused/friendly faction of the Big 3 at this year's E3.
It may damage their relationship with a few press entities, but they'll be drawing themselves closer to the gamers at large as a trade-off, by putting one of their most highly-anticipated titles for their ailing Wii U out there for the critics to inspect and the fans to enjoy.
They're bringing people together in a big way, despite the lack of an on-stage press performance.
That's not an easy feat to accomplish, and considering how much they need a strategy like this to counter the fact that they'll not be doing a press conference, it's kind of a critical deal for them.
I know we'd all be happier if they did get up on stage and do a press conference on top of everything else, but if they absolutely must skip it, then involving the public in their world using one of their most hype-worthy upcoming titles, in a way no one else is doing, is a good way to balance the scales.
The fact that the press at E3 will still get to play all of those Nintendo demos earlier than those of the other two on top of being invited to the tournament as guests is also going to help smooth a lot of ruffled feathers on the press side of things.
I guess we'll see how it all turns out, but one thing's for sure; Nintendo's strides towards this year's E3 are MUCH better than what they did last year.
The least powerful and least expensive home video game console always, always, always wins it's respective generation. Market disruption. Lateral thinking with withered technology. The Nintendo Tree House. The Regginator. Satoru Iwata. Shigeru Miyamoto. Gumpei Yokoi. Retro Studios. Monolith soft. Ubisoft. The Game Cube. The Wii. Mario. Link. Samus. All of these things, people, companys and chracters and ideas have all come together right now to propel Nitendo and the Wii U truly into the eighth generation of video game home consoles. First.