NINTENDO @ E3: Let the Hype juices flow

[S.C.G]

A Visit To Jim Henson Studios with Mr. Miyamoto

 

 

 

What a fantastic video. : peace:

 

Say what you will about the rest of the Digital Event, but that opening section was pure brilliance.

 

It was really interesting seeing what goes on behind the scenes at the Jim Henson company, you can clearly see how delighted Mr. Miyamoto is to be there just as much as they are to have him visit them.

 

I can't help but wonder what other inspiration he must have taken with him from his visit there, perhaps we'll see a puppet game from Nintendo in the future being that there was once a lesser-known - or seldom talked about - title known as Marionette which was only ever a concept created around the turn of the last century/millennium, I always thought it would make for an interesting game if it was ever to be properly developed.

 

http://www.unseen64.net/2011/09/24/marionette-gamecube-cancelled-game/

[Ashley]

I'm going to their London post E3 event tomorrow. Any questions?

 

Note there won't be anyone there to interview (usually on PR people who tow) but if you've got anything you want me to look out for in advance give me a shout.

[Happenstance]

I'm going to their London post E3 event tomorrow. Any questions?

 

Note there won't be anyone there to interview (usually on PR people who tow) but if you've got anything you want me to look out for in advance give me a shout.

 

Ask if they have an opinion on how we could fix the forum's problems

[peterl0]

I'm going to their London post E3 event tomorrow. Any questions?

 

Note there won't be anyone there to interview (usually on PR people who tow) but if you've got anything you want me to look out for in advance give me a shout.

 

If it is there, could you ask whether the new Mario Tennis will be online? Never saw a mention of it in any of the previews, hands on, or interviews.

 

Cheers

[Ashley]

If it is there, could you ask whether the new Mario Tennis will be online? Never saw a mention of it in any of the previews, hands on, or interviews.

 

Cheers

 

I'll try but usually if it's not in the press release they don't know.

[Wii]

I'm going to their London post E3 event tomorrow. Any questions?

 

Note there won't be anyone there to interview (usually on PR people who tow) but if you've got anything you want me to look out for in advance give me a shout.

 

Ask them how come they didn't announce any good games for Wii U please? And ask them, what is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

[Ashley]

Yeah no...

[Aneres11]

Ask why the fuck they won't make Super Princess Peach 2 when there's at least (and most) 2 people that actually want it to happen.

 

No in seriousness I have no questions. but some general wording about your findings would be sweet!

[S.C.G]

I'm going to their London post E3 event tomorrow. Any questions?

 

How long does it take to get used to the controls in Star Fox Zero?

 

Can you still "Do a Barrel Roll!" at the touch of a button?

 

When is the first Gamecube Virtual Console game coming out?

 

(if they decline or don't know then just ask them what there favourite Gamecube game is, if they can't answer that then... what are they doing as a Nintendo rep?)

 

Aside from that I'm really not sure what to ask... would there be anyone there who could give out download codes for games or perhaps some extra freebies for a site competition maybe?

 

Either way I hope you have fun. : peace:

[RedShell]

I'm going to their London post E3 event tomorrow. Any questions?

 

Note there won't be anyone there to interview (usually on PR people who tow) but if you've got anything you want me to look out for in advance give me a shout.

I'd love some/any info regarding the following 3DS titles in Europe:

 

Flipnote Studio 3D

Collectable Badge Center

Rhythm Tengoku: The Best Plus

 

: peace:

[Dcubed]

I'm going to their London post E3 event tomorrow. Any questions?

 

Note there won't be anyone there to interview (usually on PR people who tow) but if you've got anything you want me to look out for in advance give me a shout.

 

Ask about the European versions of Jam With the Band Pro, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, Flipnote Studio 3D, Rhythm Heaven 3DS, Collectable Badge Centre and Devilish Brain Training!

 

Also, ask if there's any chance of them doing a European version of Nintendo World Championships next year

[Wii]

How long does it take to get used to the controls in Star Fox Zero?

 

A couple of days according to Miyamoto.

 

Miyamoto: It is hard to understand the basics, if you just try Star Fox Zero for a few minutes at like a games expo. Anyhow, if people buy the game and play it at home, after one or two days, they will reach the point where they understand how it works, how to master it - that is the moment the fun begins.

 

http://n-europe.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1765608&postcount=359

 

I'm surprised nobody picked up on it. That is shocking and another negative against the game.

[Mr_Master_X2]

A couple of days according to Miyamoto.

 

 

 

http://n-europe.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1765608&postcount=359

 

I'm surprised nobody picked up on it. That is shocking and another negative against the game.

 

He'll be talking about novices to gaming. Are you SERIOUSLY telling me you became a master of dual analogue within an hour or other gaming controllers when first used? HMMM?

[Ashley]

I think you people are overestimating the kind of Nintendo presence that will be there. They basically just read from press releases.

[Mr-Paul]

There was no one who could answer any questions outside the content of the demo and what they had been briefed from the press release. Played everything on show, so will post some impressions later and answer any questions about the games as best as I can, and i'm sure Ashley will too once he's been this afternoon

[Glen-i]

Ask them "Assuming God is infinite and the entire world is also infinite...

Would they like a toasted teacake?"

 

Quite a currenty question, that.

[Ike]

Rusty's Real Deal Baseball

 

I swear that got announced to be coming over here, or did I imagine it?

[Fused King]

For me, figuring out the controls for each game has always been a mini game in and of itself and I value it very much.

 

It gives every game it's unique feel.

[Serebii]

Officially translated Q&A about E3

 

At E3 this year, I felt that Nintendo announced very few software titles. There has been some talk about third-party support today, but I think that these third parties look at the software lineup each company announces at E3 to gauge how much they can expect from each home console hardware and on which hardware they should release their software. I also think that a number of game fans also pay attention to the software titles Nintendo announces at E3 in order to determine if the lineup is worthy of their purchasing the hardware. What is the reason behind your decision to focus on the titles to be released only in 2015 at this year’s E3? Will you take a similar approach in the future as well and limit the E3 announcements to the software to be released in the near future?

Iwata:

 

E3 this year was held a week later than it has been held in the last few years, and it was held right before our general meeting of shareholders. Including the preparations for this meeting, I prioritized my works in Japan and did not travel to the U.S. to attend E3. As a representative of our board of directors who attended E3 this year, I would like to ask Mr. Miyamoto to talk about it. There will be a video that I would like to show afterward.

 

Shigeru Miyamoto (Senior Managing Director and General Manager of Entertainment Analysis & Development Division):

 

E3 is the annual industry trade show that is usually held around May or June in the U.S. It is true that E3 has the aspect that the shareholder just mentioned. It actually started as a trade show for the U.S. market, and due to the spread of the Internet, the information dispatched at E3 spread around the world. Nintendo views E3 as not only an industry trade show in the U.S. but also as an occasion with which the entire Nintendo group should be involved.

 

For this year’s E3 in particular, Nintendo focused on the products that are significant for our doing business in the U.S. this year. However, depending on the year, we focus on not only the software that will be released immediately after E3 or right after the turn of the year but also the products that will be released much later or experimental demos to showcase future possibilities. For example, during last year’s E3, we highlighted some of our experimental software to demonstrate the unique attractions of the Wii U hardware because its appeal had not yet been sufficiently conveyed. Because compared to last year, we now see people in the U.S. are gradually realizing the compelling nature of Wii U hardware, we decided to showcase a number of products scheduled to be released that will have a direct effect on our business in the near term. On the first day of E3, Nintendo aired its online video presentation “Nintendo Digital Event” and introduced to the viewers software that the company would showcase at our E3 booth. Since we mainly included the software that would be released before the end of this year, the entire software lineup appeared to be small. And because we did not include a number of third-party titles, we must’ve ended up giving people the impression that not so many titles will be released on our platforms in future. As for future titles, since we only introduced the software to be sold early next year, we acknowledge the criticism from our fans that we failed to excite them with new proposals. On the other hand, when we looked at our booth at E3 this year, I had a solid feeling that our trade customers appreciated the very fact that they were able to play the software which soon would be released into the market and that many of them were Nintendo-like software titles. Other than Nintendo, the major hardware manufacturers, Sony and Microsoft, also had booths, and I got the general impression that they were showcasing not only the products for this year but also many products for next year or the year after and, because of that, introductions for many of their software titles were done visually, not with playable demos. Also, many demonstrations for virtual reality devices have been conducted at recent trade shows, and at this year’s E3, I noticed a number of dream-like demonstrations for which the schedule and format for commercialization are unknown. The current software for these virtual reality devices cannot be played simultaneously by a number of people, and since it is generally expected that the development for the applicable software for a high-performance device will take two to three years, there were a number of visual demonstrations for virtual reality devices. Amid this atmosphere, because the visitors to our booth were able to pick up the controllers and try out the playable software, I believe they were able to appreciate, among other things, our focus that Wii U is a home video game system that we would like people to enjoy in their living rooms. I have participated in a number of media interviews, and the comments from reporters also attest this impression.

 

Iwata:

 

We recognize that we have let down a number of the online viewers of this year’s E3, especially the avid Nintendo fans, because we did not show what they had expected. On the other hand, since E3 was originally a U.S. trade show, when we consider what kind of messages we should dispatch and in what fashion, while we have to take into consideration the impression that we may give to people outside the U.S., we have been very mindful about how we can maximize our immediate business in the U.S. this year. While it is not so often reported in Japan and may not be possible to correctly convey everything we did at E3 this year, here is a video that I would like you to watch.

 

(While showing the video) This is the footage from the E3 show floor. E3 takes place at a venue called the Los Angeles Convention Center, which you may want to compare with Makuhari Messe in Japan, and this is Nintendo’s booth. One thing I should say about Nintendo’s E3 booth is that, unlike the other booths in general, most of the visitors to our booth were smiling and actually picking up the controllers and playing with our games. So, this was one big difference because a number of the visitors to other booths appeared to have spent a lot of time just watching game videos. Other than these show floor activities, Nintendo did not hold a press conference this year, but we did air our “Nintendo Digital Event” Internet program, and even before the Digital Event, we aired another video presentation to announce the new content of “Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U.” We also broadcast our event titled “Nintendo World Championships 2015” live via the Internet. This event used several Nintendo game software titles to decide the world’s most skillful player. There was a lot of excitement from the visitors and the contenders. So, we listen sincerely to the voices of fans who were not happy about the announcements we made in the online Digital Event, and we will have to make further efforts to improve. But when it comes to the reactions to our E3 activities overall, the reactions from trade customers and the media were not that unfavorable. I hope you will understand it.

 

Once again, about the reason why at E3 this year we focused on the titles that will be released in the near future, as Mr. Miyamoto just said, which points we should focus on at E3 change every year depending on the development status of each product and future deployment schedule. When we think it necessary to discuss future products even if the release timing is yet to be determined, we may do so without being able to discuss the details, and when we have more concrete proposals on the products to be released in the near future, we will try to explain the appeal of that product as best as we can. Since we determine our E3 theme each year, you might have had quite a different impression this year in comparison to last year. We are listening to people’s opinions and we will try to improve next year and beyond.

[Wii]

For this year’s E3 in particular, Nintendo focused on the products that are significant for our doing business in the U.S. this year.

 

Why was Genei Ibun Roku X FE(Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem) shown so? That has a vague 2016 date and I can say with near certainty that by this date next year it still won't have been released in the West.

 

For example, during last year’s E3, we highlighted some of our experimental software to demonstrate the unique attractions of the Wii U hardware because its appeal had not yet been sufficiently conveyed.

 

Projects Humpty and Dumpty demonstrated nothing good and they did not convey the appeal of the hardware. They were a failure and rightfully weren't shown again this year.

 

And because we did not include a number of third-party titles, we must’ve ended up giving people the impression that not so many titles will be released on our platforms in future.

 

3rd parties? Don't get me started. I could pick holes right throughout that piece but can't be @rsed(those 3 quotes aren't even halfway through). Everyone knows it's lies. We've had this information from the AGM already and it's just begging to kick a hornet's nest again. But I'm out.

[Ike]

Why was Genei Ibun Roku X FE(Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem) shown so? That has a vague 2016 date and I can say with near certainty that by this date next year it still won't have been released in the West.

 

"Next year" could mean the end of the fiscal year, or even next July not as in by the end of December.

 

SMTxFE could be out by July, it sounded like they have started localisation from the Treehouse.

 

Projects Humpty and Dumpty demonstrated nothing good and they did not convey the appeal of the hardware. They were a failure and rightfully weren't shown again this year.

 

Stop with the nicknames please.

Edited July 2, 2015 by Ike