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The press conference from Nintendo was great and all, but ......
Old 06-07-2011, 05:32 PM
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In the end I kind of felt that it was E3 2010 part 2 out of 3. Yes, it was amazing and all, but I don't think they addressed everything they needed to.

Online: this was the thing left out. Yes they did say that they intended to bring the philosophy of Wii U (support for hardcore and casual) but in the end they still didn't talk about it at all, especially on the 3DS. It wa said that tv online would be much deeper, but not much detail. I think in the end Nintendo themselves doesn't know exactly. And because this new online system will most likely connect both systems it isn't looking good for getting a fully featured online system for the 3DS by the end of the year.

Wii: yea, so pretty much Nintendo just told most Wii owners to F off because they didn't say a damn thing about it except that Skyward sword is still coming. Other than that there isn't any Wii support and I think that says something about Nintendo's new focus. They are trying to distance themselves a little from the Wii and are ready and willing to let that die out slowly and just barely hold the fort down until the Wii U drops in 2012

That was pretty much the only thing they forgot to address, but it is a huge thing. Even when they talked about Kid Icarus' multiplayer he didn't say online play which has me scared that the chances are it won't as with Starfox 64 3D which would be a huge opportunity to miss and one that will continue to soil their name.

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Old 06-07-2011, 05:59 PM
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I was hoping to hear that The Last Story and/or Xenoblade were getting NA releases
Old 06-07-2011, 06:01 PM
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I still can't believe they're sticking to the Wii brand. Can't say it's better than some of the best names in our guessing game threads, but it's not really bottom-barrel material either. I also didn't expect Nintendo to make the screen the central mechanic, given than Sony is also delivering connectivity between games and portables that can be taken with them. I'm honestly waiting for that something new we haven't been told yet, but that may never come.

The system itself still feels very early in development, but the announcement of Smash Bros. (For Wii U AND 3DS!) and all the 3rd-party announcements/developers are a step in the right direction. Seeing it now, though, I wish the press didn't twist their arm (you can tell they were forced into it) and I was shown this a year later so I don't have to wait for the substantial content from Nintendo. Their demo video felt rough (better than Wii, no doubt), and the system may have more visual potential than we're being shown. Headlining with a Lego game also doesn't help their case too much. It feels like what happened with Pac-Man Vs. in 2003. Beside a promised Smash Bros. like in 2005, this system has no killer app yet. If they also get some kind of hot 3rd-party exclusivity, that would go a long way.

I was still REALLY surprised we didn't see anything about Pikmin 3, but I was pleased to see we're actually getting a full sequel to Luigi's Mansion. It's nice that we're seeing the first steps of voice chat on the 3DS and Wii U, and I hope it's actually incorporated into games.

THEY DIDN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT THEIR ONLINE STRATEGY! They didn't mention an abolition of friend codes or the general interface. I hope Nintendo covers this in their after-conference announcements over the next couple of evenings. I also hope for plenty of killer 3rd-Party announcements for 3DS (Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney) and some localization love for Wii.

As a musician I was ecstatic during the Zelda Anniversary segment. ^_^ Certainly not like the Mario anniversary.

Overall, the show did raise more questions than it actually answered, and it was shortchanged in comparison to the seemingly endless stream of announcements of last year. It's nowhere near the best of their shows, but 2008 is still the worst show by a longshot. People were betting on the wrong horse expecting this year to be the knock-out one, because that'll probably happen next year. Meanwhile, Sony may have taken the show this year because they entered with guns a-blazing.
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They only seem to be foucused on the 3rd there's nothing wrong with that but a lot of people do nit have a 3rd be ause it cost like 250$ bucks you know. They should have talked about more things for the RSI or dsi xl and blah balh. I'm am excited to hear about the Wii U so that's something to really look forward to
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They only seem to be foucused on the 3rd there's nothing wrong with that but a lot of people do nit have a 3rd be ause it cost like 250$ bucks you know. They should have talked about more things for the RSI or dsi xl and blah balh. I'm am excited to hear about the Wii U so that's something to really look forward to
I like that they did spend plenty of time on the 3DS, and I know there are still plenty of games that haven't been released yet, but there really needed to be more announcements like Luigi's Mansion 2 and Super Smash Bros. WiiDS U (it's the best I could think of).
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In the end I kind of felt that it was E3 2010 part 2 out of 3. Yes, it was amazing and all, but I don't think they addressed everything they needed to.

Online: this was the thing left out. Yes they did say that they intended to bring the philosophy of Wii U (support for hardcore and casual) but in the end they still didn't talk about it at all, especially on the 3DS. It wa said that tv online would be much deeper, but not much detail. I think in the end Nintendo themselves doesn't know exactly. And because this new online system will most likely connect both systems it isn't looking good for getting a fully featured online system for the 3DS by the end of the year.

Wii: yea, so pretty much Nintendo just told most Wii owners to F off because they didn't say a damn thing about it except that Skyward sword is still coming. Other than that there isn't any Wii support and I think that says something about Nintendo's new focus. They are trying to distance themselves a little from the Wii and are ready and willing to let that die out slowly and just barely hold the fort down until the Wii U drops in 2012

That was pretty much the only thing they forgot to address, but it is a huge thing. Even when they talked about Kid Icarus' multiplayer he didn't say online play which has me scared that the chances are it won't as with Starfox 64 3D which would be a huge opportunity to miss and one that will continue to soil their name.
Don't worry about online.Reggie said it actually will have online as good as other consoles,he did this in Interview after the Conference.