Serebii Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 It's either agreement or rudeness so... You decide :p It's me following our agreement to not to derail threads with arguments :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 You should be flattered he pays you so much attention @Serebii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 The mainstream press are only ever really going to pay attention to the press conferences. There's no reason for them to actually spend time on the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedShell Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Reggie's robot acting is actually pretty good. He didn't have to change much. Anyway, I'm not really fussed about Nintendo continuing this sort of approach to E3. As long as I get to watch the announcements/trailers, it's all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 It's me following our agreement to not to derail threads with arguments :p As and when it suits. Anyway, I understand them not covering the qol stuff during the main show, but hopefully journalists can tease out some information during E3, even if it's an indication of when to expect more information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tapedeck Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Great video. The human touch using 21st century tools to create a buzz. Nintendo's social media output has been a breath of fresh air compared to most huge companies that remain extremely corporate in nature. The iron curtain remains in Japan but seeing the curtain lifted at NOA is a nice nod for the fans too. I had no idea what this was but when I realised it was actually Nintendo-made I was surprised. Great fun. Also: hyped for QoL stuff. Fascinates me due to our ageing population and the possibilities for the wider application that 'play' can have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Yeah, it's a great vid. I'm not usually a fan of Mega 64's stuff (liked their earlier videos, their more recent ones though... not so much...), but this was really good! The "actors" here make all the difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 It's either agreement or rudeness so... You decide :p I've usually taken silence as people being unable to continue a debate as they realise their point of view has been unravelled and proven to be absolute BS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Great video. The human touch using 21st century tools to create a buzz. Nintendo's social media output has been a breath of fresh air compared to most huge companies that remain extremely corporate in nature. The iron curtain remains in Japan but seeing the curtain lifted at NOA is a nice nod for the fans too. I had no idea what this was but when I realised it was actually Nintendo-made I was surprised. Great fun. Also: hyped for QoL stuff. Fascinates me due to our ageing population and the possibilities for the wider application that 'play' can have. Having seen inside the EU offices, I suspect that was hired space (and I'd understand the reasons why if so). It's just too radically different, and Papa Japan rules all after all, but I could be wrong. Would be weird though, but stranger things have happened. And let's not forget the word "social" is an important part of social media. Do Nintendo ever respond to tweets/facebook posts? Not all of them, obviously, but I can't recall seeing any. But again, this is probably because Papa Japan rules all. Papa Japan seems to be my new term for Nintendo of Japan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) Having seen inside the EU offices, I suspect that was hired space (and I'd understand the reasons why if so). It's just too radically different, and Papa Japan rules all after all, but I could be wrong. Would be weird though, but stranger things have happened. And let's not forget the word "social" is an important part of social media. Do Nintendo ever respond to tweets/facebook posts? Not all of them, obviously, but I can't recall seeing any. But again, this is probably because Papa Japan rules all. Papa Japan seems to be my new term for Nintendo of Japan... If you're wondering whether or not that the setting in the video was actually the real NOA HQ... it is the real one (we've seen a lot of those areas shown in the video before, in past US versions of Nintendo Direct - unfortunately I can't seem to remember which ones and buggered if I'm gonna shift through them to find out which ones - but they've generally been keen to show off the US HQ ever since it got revamped) Edited April 29, 2014 by Dcubed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Ah maybe it is then, can't say I've watched many of the American Directs. Must just be they have a more grown up style compared to Germany! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzybee Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 A Wii U slim would be good. And a name change. Do you not think a name change would make the whole thing even more confusing? I agree the name is clearly terrible for the market, but changing now could be even more confusing. Would you think Wii 2 would be better, or something completely different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Wii U Know This Is A Different Console And Not An Add-On, Right? Clearer that way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Do you not think a name change would make the whole thing even more confusing? I agree the name is clearly terrible for the market, but changing now could be even more confusing. Would you think Wii 2 would be better, or something completely different? I don't think the Wii U really has enough market penetration to be confusing to the existing knowledge base; likewise, 'what a Wii U is' isn't clearly enough differentiated from the Wii to a lot of people, so it's causing confusion already. Depends how they handled it. I think the Wii 2 is the perfect answer, and there's nothing wrong with that name. Generally I don't think the Wii brand is that bad, the problem is the Wii U never really come into its own brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I don't think the Wii U really has enough market penetration to be confusing to the existing knowledge base; likewise, 'what a Wii U is' isn't clearly enough differentiated from the Wii to a lot of people, so it's causing confusion already. Depends how they handled it. I think the Wii 2 is the perfect answer, and there's nothing wrong with that name. Generally I don't think the Wii brand is that bad, the problem is the Wii U never really come into its own brand. I agree Having a number after the name never did the Playstation brand any harm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon_BlizZACK Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I agree Having a number after the name never did the Playstation brand any harm. Actually, I would have prefered U (Ultra Nintendo Entertainment System?) to have its own name brand - Its different from the Wii after all. Can someone remind me why the 'U' was included anyway? ... A Wii U slim would be good. And a name change. I like that - kind of like the Wii Mini - they could slip in a redefining name, mass market and go! Just like they have shown to be able to do with the 2DS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Well this is awkward: http://paper.li/annatatton1/1344255039 Just past half way, next to the picture of Hilary Clinton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I really miss the old IGN Nintendo team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goron_3 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I miss Bozon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Hype inducing gif, courtesy of Gaf. This one's pretty funny as well. http://a.pomf.se/nmydoo.webm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serebii Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Nintendo hosting two Q&A sessions at E3 - One for Smash Bros., one for a new 3DS game I'm intrigued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Nintendo hosting two Q&A sessions at E3 - One for Smash Bros., one for a new 3DS game I'm intrigued Yup. Let's the speculation commence! It must be something special to warrant a 90 min presentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I assume it can't be the Pokemon games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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