Ronnie

Bravo Ninty, fantastic work

A name change at this point would be pointless. I doubt even calling it Wii 2 from the very beginning would have impacted sales much if at all. Also I like being able to add U to the end of games when discussing them. Pilotwings U, Metroid U, Zelda U

You should be flattered he pays you so much attention @Serebii

Zelda U in 2016? No way, either the end of this year or the end of 2015 at the latest IMO.

Anyone else spot the sound effect from Wind Waker when those three statues fire beams of light at each other

I would love 3D Land 2 ("Return to 3D Land"?) and another Luigi's Mansion

Hopefully their booth is as amazing as last year's too. One look at that would have convinced anyone they were far from giving up on E3. I also agree the Digital Event thing seems like it'll be much more theatrical than last year's Direct.

How are Nintendo 'wasting' E3? It sounds like they're going to have a bigger presence than ever!

Last year's E3 direct was filled with games and no extra fluff, I genuinely thought they showed off more than they could in a presentation. The pleasing thing about all this is that Nintendo seem very invested in this year's E3 as they seem to be going all out (lack of conference aside), let's hope that means they're confident in what they have to show and announce. They're releasing great games for their new HD console, that's probably what Nintendo were doing/thinking. Really really doesn't need to be any more complicated than that.

Yep visuals are important, but ultimately superficial. I care more about the actual game, than how it's presented. My point was that whenever the topic of what people would like to see in Zelda U comes up, 90% of responses are about art style, completely ignoring, well, the actual game behind the presentation. I love a beautiful art style, don't get me wrong, I just think it's sad that art style decides whether fans are happy or not.

I've not played a Kirby game before but I'm looking forward to this. I shall expect to breeze through each level with ridiculous ease.

I think it's really sad how obsessed Nintendo fans are about Zelda's art style, seemingly assigning that more importance than the actual gameplay. I agree with you, the art style will determine how it's received, but it shouldn't be like that. The thread on here about what we want from Zelda U is mostly filled with what people want to see, rather than experience.

Considering they rolled out most of the big guns last year, everything hinges on the Zelda reveal time time around, hopefully it'll blow people away.

Nice one Ninty

Trying to play 3D World online sounds like a horrible mess waiting to happen. Online just doesn't suit that kind of game.

Ok 6 weeks and 3 days

It's like 5 weeks away, I'm sure you can survive the wait.

Ok I don't know why exactly, but I need that Yoshi Wii remote. Damn you Ninty.

People weren't happy with 3D Mario, Mario Kart, Smash Bros and Donkey Kong unveils, all in the same show, what makes you think they'll be satisfied with just Zelda U?

Remove the Wii from the equation and every Nintendo console has sold less than its predecessor. Very worrying. And I don't think calling the latest one Wii 2 would have bucked that trend.

I wasn't calling that unrealistic, of course that'll be there.

You expected anything different from Nintendo fans? Unrealistic hype turns to crushing disappointment. I think this E3 will be a let down compared to last year's for Ninty.

Yarn Yoshi is a good call, that should be in there. Zelda U simply has to be their big hitting, main talking point this E3. Last year had 3D Mario, Smash, Kart, DK.... this one will be all about Zelda. If they were ready to show it last year, it will surely be playable this time around.

I agree, read my post again

I'd be very surprised if they weren't fairly far along with Zelda U, certainly enough to have a playable demo.