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Well then, I guess it's time to go and delete that GAME pre-order...

Pre-ordered with GAME and going to keep an eye on Amazon and Nintendo's Official Online Store too. Amazing collection of games, but I do feel like there's one MAJOR SNES classic missing: Chrono Trigger. This is a game I absolutely wanted to see, but I suppose Secret of Mana makes up for that to some extent. I suppose it's also worth mentioning that this thing is dropping quite a ways out from the traditional Christmas shopping period. Could this mean that they are planning to get pre-orders out of the way first before selling this thing through March to bolster sales figures (and, you know, so people can actually get their hands on this Mini)? Or perhaps even that Switch VC is on the cards this Christmas with it being so far out? There's definitely something going on with that release date...

An interview with Shawn Layden from The Telegraph proved to shed some light on how Death Stranding currently stands.

Interesting interview with Reggie from Mashable on its way. Doesn't exactly clear anything up, but it expands on some of his earlier statements (and, as is always a risk with Reggie, not in the best of ways...);

It's gets worse. Some conflicting stuff on VC published within hours of the article cited by @Here-of-Time . Note that no direct quote is given regarding this, but it is stated as being said; Other than that, this Polygon article was a much better interview with him than that mild train wreck with Kotaku. In the upside, at least he didn't do this on the livestream :P

That's genuinely pretty amazing. For anyone wondering, it's the highest share valuation of Nintendo stock since October/November 2008.

Reggie to IGN: Nintendo to continue supporting 3DS beyond 2018.

Co-op reminds me a lot of that in Galaxy and Galaxy 2.

I think they're saving Super Smash Bros. DX for Switch for next year at this point (and by all means, they should, as we've already got a steady stream of fighting dedicated games on the platform). I do seriously hope that they've been saving for this final day to reveal, whether it be VC (I mean, Reggie's remarks about Metroid came true, so why not Mother 3?) or something else. Just something to put a nice little bow on this year's E3.

Great idea for a thread @130131301364 Going to leave off some of the things with no solid release window yet (sorry, Prime 4 and Pokémon), but I currently plan to purchase (in no particular order); • ARMS • Splatoon 2 • Battlefront II • Mario+Rabbids Kingdom Battle • Super Mario Odyssey • Shadow of the Colossus remake • God Of War • A Way Out • Xenoblade Chronicles 2 • Uncharted: The Lost Legacy • Kirby • Yoshi • Undertale (PS4) • Spider-Man • Pokken Tournament DX • Metroid: Samus Returns Going to wait until we learn more on/I finish the earlier version of; • Days Gone • Detroit: Become Human • Ni No Kuni II • Anthem • Gran Turismo Sport • Monster Hunter World • Assassin's Creed: Origins

There is today, isn't there? Kicks off at 18:00 BST

Precisely this. Was also hoping for something third party to show up, whether it be that rumoured Blizzard game or S-E's Octopath Traveller. Then again, we did have a Direct not too long after January's Switch presentation which focused on Fire Emblem, so perhaps a Nindies (or some other) Direct is around the corner? Also not hard to imagine that Nintendo Spotlight is going to be a biannual event moving forwards, with one in December/January and one in May/June at E3?

Just one more day of Treehouse left I believe.

Interesting IGN interview with Reggie on VC, My Nintendo, and physical vs. digital game sales. Some Online app details have also emerged.

Seemingly confirmed by Michel Ancel that this game will not be a Switch exclusive. Suppose we'll just have to sit and wait on that particular rumour for a while.

Likewise, it's a type of rare song that I'm happy I can't get out of my head. Great for setting the game's tone (and absolutely has a SEGA feel to it)!

You're right, pretty sure the D23 trailer was promised at the end of the E3 one

Trailer was promised for D23 next month a day or two before E3 kicked off, iirc.

Agreed, wholeheartedly. We've known this has been in the works for quite a while now, and with Mario and Zelda entries coming this year, a Star Fox entry being years off and Pokémon in development, Nintendo are going to have to lean even more heavily on their less well known IPs (as well as start some new ones) in the coming years, and 2018 could be the first time they have to do that with the Switch (without a major AAA first/second party title such as Zelda, Pokémon or Mario, I mean).

As a long time fan of the franchise I might be biased, but I do think that if Pokémon aren't planning on making big additions/changes to the formula Pokémon has become somewhat known for - and I think they are anyway - then Nintendo will be pushing them to make them anyhow. There's so much that could be done with the franchise, and if the core aspect of the franchise they've decided to focus on is the RPG element, I'm all for it; there are so many storytelling possibilities in a setting like this, and so much that could be done to make full use of the new power (and the heaps of money) at their disposal: seamless open world; seamless transitions from battle to overworld; orchestral score; 1:1 scaled Pokémon models present in the overworld; dialogue trees; voice acting; a return of companion Pokémon and the soaring mechanic introduced in ORAS; logical decisions such as having all Pokémon capable of learning the move Surf able to do so without learning the move; in-battle evolution; condensed day-night cycles (1 hour as in BOTW and XC2 as opposed to 24 hour), etc. I have really high hopes for the future of the franchise on the Switch, and I can't wait until we (eventually) get some more details down the line.

Great quote from an excellent BBC article on the Switch's performance so far and Nintendo's E3 presence:

Hearing some thoughts from those attending E3 regarding this game, and it's hugely positive except for Mario having a weighted feel when compared to earlier entries such as 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy and Galaxy 2, specifically, though I'm sure that if Nintendo feels there's a problem, it will be ironed out before launch. I have a feeling that this game swapped release dates with Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Odyssey was originally planned as Holiday 2017, and I wouldn't really point to late October as "Holiday"), as that game likely needed more touching up and score alignments adding than this. As for my thoughts on the game itself: it looks like so much fun. I think it says something that there are already whispers of this competing with Breath Of The Wild for GOTY. What a first year for the Switch!

Huh, that's interesting. Seeing either one come over to the Switch would be great news for Nintendo; hopefully we'll learn more later today during Treehouse regarding third party titles, as yesterday's stream - and rightly so - was laser focused on first/second party games.

Neat interview with Reggie; Nintendo are chasing down great third party support, and their somewhat aggressively packed first year of first party titles seems to be in place in order to establish a larger install base for third parties to work with. Better yet, the promise that there's more to be revealed soon from third parties is intriguing, and it will be interesting to see whether that comes to fruition during Treehouse or an upcoming Direct.

Precisely this. We have to see more of one of these soon, if not at E3, then in a Direct in the coming weeks. I'm really hoping some other games are shown off/revealed during Treehouse later today, I feel like there's still room for a few more announcements from them.