E3 2014

[Zap!]

So Nintendo basically steals the entire show and not a peep here yet?

[The Adventurer]

So Nintendo basically steals the entire show and not a peep here yet?

Didn't you hear? The Wii U is dead and Nintendo is getting out of the console business!

[Zap!]

Didn't you hear? The Wii U is dead and Nintendo is getting out of the console business!

A couple of months ago that's how it seemed lol.

[The Adventurer]

But Nintendo seriously slam dunked it. Their future line-up for the Wii U is looking pretty good (though still a bit thin until 2015).

My bigger worry is 3DS didn't get much of a showing from Nintendo, which is my primary system. But things are looking really good for games on the Wii U for the near future.

[retroman]

I agree. Nintendo killed it at E3. The new open world Zelda sounds awesome. I love my Wii U and 3DS, but they did not show much for the 3DS, I would not worry.

[Tupin]

Toad got a game. Only took thirty years.

[Bojay1997]

So Nintendo basically steals the entire show and not a peep here yet?

I'm guessing we didn't attend the same E3 yesterday. While I am excited about Bayonetta 2 and Super Smash, the fact that Nintendo first party 3DS releases appear to be virtually non-existent beyond Super Smash 3DS (which is also delayed by the way from Summer to October) is seriously disappointing. Super Smash WiiU which is what everyone is eager to play has a vague holiday 2014 window. Nintendo certainly threw out some names, brief demos and concepts for what could be great games, but 2015 is a long way away, and delays can and will occur. On top of that, I didn't see a single third party WiiU game beyond the usual budget garbage on the show floor. In short, while there are some great games on the way, they are few and far between and there is virtually no way anyone can be just a WiiU owner if they have any interest in a broad selection of games. Frankly, I thought Sony stole the show this year with stuff like LBP3, Grim Fandango, Uncharted 4, Bloodborne, and Playstation TV.

[kupomogli]

When it comes to their conferences, to me it was Nintendo > Sony > Microsoft. Nintendo was the shortest and almost everything looked great, and they had gameplay of everything as well. Sony's was good for the first hour, but there was a lot of ehh moments, and then the middle of the show 30-40 minutes was crap, then it finally picked up for the last 20-30 minutes. Microsoft showed nothing but games, but there was also very little that interested me. It felt more like their conference were aimed towards the current average gamer who gravitates towards those more popular franchises or the bro gamer and little else.

I'm disappointed in both Sony and Nintendo though for ignoring their portables. I assumed Nintendo would show off more 3DS games, but nope. They're not as bad as Sony who's completely ignoring the Vita, but the 3DS has been lacking games just like the Vita, so I'd assume Nintendo would announce a few games. I really want to see another Advance Wars and 2.5D Metroid, so will be disappointed if Nintendo doesn't announce either of those before they launch their next portable.

Last. If I had any respect left for Shahid from SCEE. The #jrpgvita guy which imo is so full of sh*t, I've lost it all after his comment this E3. The US Playstation Blog screwed up and said Type 0 HD was coming to the Vita after Square Enix announced it. Shahid saw it and assumed it was a Vita release and to take credit for it, he posted to his twitter like he had something to do with it. Well. It backfired on him and it was corrected that the game is for PS4 and Xbox One. Now Shahid looks like the lying douchebag tool that he is.

[Rickstilwell1]

For the 3DS it seems the talk has been all about the Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire remakes lately. That's the first thing I think of when I think "what's the next big game on 3DS?"

[Bojay1997]

For the 3DS it seems the talk has been all about the Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire remakes lately. That's the first thing I think of when I think "what's the next big game on 3DS?"

The release date isn't until November, i.e. 5 months from now. I understand your point about people having backlogs, but there are a lot of people who only have one or two consoles/handhelds and not a large backlog, so having essentially two major games (Smash and Pokemon) scheduled for release between now and the end of the year is ridiculous. Nintendo is leaving a ton of money on the table as people will fill that need with other entertainment such as tablet games, movies, television, etc...I also tend to play Nintendo games for maybe 8-10 hours total per game, so I'm not someone who is going to be satisfied with a game every few months whether that's on WiiU or 3DS. I know my kids are the same way.

[Rickstilwell1]

The release date isn't until November, i.e. 5 months from now. I understand your point about people having backlogs, but there are a lot of people who only have one or two consoles/handhelds and not a large backlog, so having essentially two major games (Smash and Pokemon) scheduled for release between now and the end of the year is ridiculous. Nintendo is leaving a ton of money on the table as people will fill that need with other entertainment such as tablet games, movies, television, etc...I also tend to play Nintendo games for maybe 8-10 hours total per game, so I'm not someone who is going to be satisfied with a game every few months whether that's on WiiU or 3DS. I know my kids are the same way.

So you mean you never try to 100% or even complete your games?

[Nz17]

... Grim Fandango ...

Holy *bloop* on a *bloop* sandwich! I thought I might have misread that at first, but holy crackers! This is most excellent.

Hooray for all those great classics of yore getting away from the horrible clutches of George Lucas who just let them rot. Now that Disney owns (and in the case of Grim Fandango, owned) the properties, they are open for sequels, remakes, but most important of all, being sold to someone who will actually do something good with the IP. In this case, Tim Schafer now owns Grim Fandango, and that's why this is happening. SONY fronted money for a remake, and that's why it'll be a timed exclusive for PS4 & PSVita. Afterward, I imagine we'll see it available on XBLA, Nintendo eShop, Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, Linux, and well as PSN.

Retrospective article & video: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/...prise-revival/

Announcement video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG2wFVfi5Rw

Ahhhhhh yeah!

[JSoup]

Tim hinted in one of the backer chats that they might have gotten or are going to get the rights to a few other old games, like Day of the Tentacle.

[Nz17]

Tim hinted in one of the backer chats that they might have gotten or are going to get the rights to a few other old games, like Day of the Tentacle.

The news just keeps getting better!

[kaedesdisciple]

I thought Sony killed it for me this year. With the announcement of the add-on co-op campaign for Killzone, Batman, LBP3 (which got my wife intrigued), Entwined and come on, No Man's Sky. IMO, No Man's Sky tore the roof off the place, especially with it technically being an "indie" game. My jaw dropped just watching those land/sky/space transitions, I just hope the game pulls it off in action.