Admittedly, Nintendo’s E3 Digital Event was a disappointment. I’m not ashamed to say, like most fans, I was expecting something that would blow me away and make me cry with joy. That didn’t happen, but that doesn’t mean Nintendo has given-up on their fans. If we take this Digital Event in context with Nintendo’s bigger picture of digital presentations – it has been an exciting year for fans.
Nintendo is naturally a private company that keeps things close to the chest. Just four years ago Nintendo would appear at E3, “drop the bombs,” pop their collars, drop the mic and walk off stage. For the most part we would never hear from them again, maybe something small at GDC, maybe a little info at an investor’s meeting, but for the most part Nintendo stayed dormant while building up their next arsenal of announcements.
That has drastically changed since the advent of Nintendo Direct presentations that bring with them a constant flow of information. If we take this Digital Event and go back to just the April 1st Nintendo Direct, we will see a bigger picture of Nintendo’s announcements so far in 2015.
April 1st Direct
- Mario Kart 200cc
- New amiibo; Dr. Mario , Zero Suit Samus, Splatoon Inklings and more
- A Look at Mario Kart 8’s Animal Crossing DLC and launch date
- New 3DS Mii Plaza games
- Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer announced for 3DS
- Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem Trailer
- Fire Emblem coming in 2016
- New Code Name Steam update
- Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains coming to the West
- New Fatal Frame coming to Wii U
- DS and Nintendo 64 titles coming to VC
- Amiibo Tap announced
- Yarn Yoshi amiibo announced
- Lucas and Mewtwo announced for Super Smash Bros. DLC
Nintendo Direct Micro
- Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash
- Chibi-Robo! Amiibo
- Mario: Miracle Cure
- Bravely Second coming to the West
- Puzzle & Dragon Z +
- Art Academy: Home Studio
- Project Treasure
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Nintendo Smash Bros. Direct
- Ryu and Roy and new stages coming to Super Smash Bros.
Nintendo E3 2015 announcements
- Star Fox Zero officially shown
- 8-bit Mario amiibo
- Earthbound Beginnings
- Metroid Prime Federation Force announced
- Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash announced
- Mario & Luigi: paper Jam for 3DS
- Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival – Plus four new Animal Crossing amiibo
- Xenoblade Chronicles X release date
- Hyrule Warriors Legends announced
- The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes announced
- Nintendo characters appearing in Skylanders Superchargers
That’s a pretty exciting list that would leave any Nintendo fan quivering with excitement. If you take just the last two and a half months as a whole, it’s an exciting time to be a Nintendo fan. Nintendo has spoiled us with their big bomb announcements that we are now expecting way too much from them during E3. Nintendo is trying to change to become an open and transparent company. Instead of holding all announcements for a single hour and a half press conference, Nintendo has decided to share information throughout the whole year.
Nintendo isn’t done with us yet. I am sure we will get another Direct or two before 2015 ends. It’s an exciting time to be a Nintendo fan.
The Author
June 17, 2015
True :(
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
All I expected was console #Zelda & #StarFox. They delivered 50% then wasted my time with amiibo & 3DS crap. I didn’t ask much
June 17, 2015
Earthbound Beginnings NES coming to the Wii U but not 3DS… no new virtual console games for the 3DS… they could at the very least start putting SNES/GBA games on the New 3DS since it’s more powerful but no… not even the most recent NES game…
also they’re in development on that new Metroid 3DS multi-player thing and say they don’t have the resources for a proper Metroid game? lies. instead of doing that 3D game they could have done aa new Metroid 2D game for the 3DS…
June 17, 2015
I like this attitude, sure the E3 event wasn’t spectacular, but you’re right there is *plenty* on offer, and it’s been a very busy year already. There are still too many games for me to play right now!
June 18, 2015
And really, isn’t just Nintendo’s MO to buck trends and play by their own rules? While the competition makes their audience wait so they can gorge themselves on a once-a-year buffet, Nintendo lets us savor each bit of news like a fine wine where E3 is just another sip (a sip with puppets!)