Nintendo Hosting Smash Bros. Tournament at E3, Ditching Press Conference

[Poetic Nova]

Knowing that Smash Bros will sell like candy they don't need a press conference.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

I'd much prefer Nintendo to be doing this than having their E3 conferences turned into the messes that Microsoft's and to a lesser extent Sony's are. Literally the only difference between this and doing a conference is the audience, and when you're not a gaming journalist and just watching at home doesn't really matter anyway. Honestly I'm just seeing this as just another excuse to hate Nintendo because they aren't doing what the "cool kids" are doing.

Especially since new is going to get out there regardless. Websites will STILL report on it, they'll STILL give their impressions, and they'll STILL inevitably whine about Nintendo's showings for arbitrary reasons. I would just say the difference is that the Directs are less pretentious

 

[Vyress]

I am pretty skeptical about the new Smash Bros. to be frank. The disappointment in Brawl has been that strong for me so I don't really keep my hopes up high on this one. They are making such a huge deal of returning characters. No Captain Falcon? Yeah right. And no Falco as well huh? Just like how the next Street Fighter certainly won't have Ken in it, right?

While Rosalina is an awesome (and obvious) addition to the cast together with Wii Fit Trainer and Little Mac seeming like very fun additions, I am not really too keen of Villager, Lucario instead of Mewtwo again, the amount of Pokemon characters with no Jigglypuff in sight, Pit, and on and on... I certainly won't be buying a Wii U for it. I MIGHT get it for my 2DS though - after trying it first.

So: do I think it's a good idea to bet everything on Smash in E3 with Brawl in mind? Certainly not. Is it better than holding a press conference when you have nothing else to show? Yes. Yes it is.

I'd really love it to be a sequel to Melee rather than Brawl, but it's just too hard to imagine with Nintendo making so many bad calls (in my opinion anyway): Villager, quirky returns of Brawl, mystery of returning characters (Ice Climbers? G&W? Ness?), the lack of Golden Sun and the awkward and long-term marketing of the game. Hype does die down after a while. The new Smash feels more like an advertisement for the games its characters are from as opposed to being a legit fighting game itself.
Hell, they even screwed up naming the damn thing. Call it Smash Bros. Exceed, Revolution, Overdrive, Nova, ANYTHING for crying out loud, not "Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS"... Then again, they did the same mistake with the 3DS and the Wii U to begin with.

 

[ToastiestZombie]

So: do I think it's a good idea to bet everything on Smash in E3 with Brawl in mind? Certainly not. Is it better than holding a press conference when you have nothing else to show? Yes. Yes it is.

What? They are doing a conference it just isn't live in front of gaming journalists. And they've already pretty much confirmed at least two brand new announcements (Zelda U and Miyamoto's new IP) at E3.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

Will they be playing Wii U Smash Bros at this tournament? Because if so, why is the game still 5 months + away?

Still, I like the way they're doing E3, straight to the point and not as expensive, I've like the way Nintendo Direct works so far.

 

[neonsword13-ops]

SMASH BROS

TOURNAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENT​

You have no idea how happy this makes me. Been playing Smash since I was just a wee tot, and now Best Buy is gonna be putting up the new one for competition?

I just, I fucking... Nintendo wins.

Hopefully that will be around the time the 3DS version of the game is out, so I can go in, play a few rounds, and then head home for moar smashing.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

Will they be playing Wii U Smash Bros at this tournament? Because if so, why is the game still 5 months + away?

Still, I like the way they're doing E3, straight to the point and not as expensive, I've like the way Nintendo Direct works so far.

It'll most likely be that they'll be playing the Wii U Smash Bros. If they weren't, then why would they have Best Buy demos for the Wii U version?

As for release dates, I think most of it falls down to when people will most likely play Smash Bros on the Wii U. During the winter, people are more likely to be in their homes playing on a home console rather than being out on vacation with a handheld.

Also, for people like me, Smash Bros is a system seller, regardless of whether it's multiplatform. I'll probably be buying the 3DS version for casual play, then be buying the Wii U version for the tighter controls and to play on a big screen.

Releasing them at the same time wouldn't yield as much profit, basically.

We've had a discussion about release dates before in a different thread (I'm that dude from New Zealand), so I'm not going to repeat as you already know my stance

I now have a 2DS, so it doesn't bug me as much, but it just seems weird to delay it so much if it's tournament ready is all. They could still have a few months between em, but half a year, some people won't like it. I am happy so long as all that extra time is well spent on developing it though.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

Will they be playing Wii U Smash Bros at this tournament? Because if so, why is the game still 5 months + away?

Still, I like the way they're doing E3, straight to the point and not as expensive, I've like the way Nintendo Direct works so far.

It'll most likely be that they'll be playing the Wii U Smash Bros. If they weren't, then why would they have Best Buy demos for the Wii U version?

As for release dates, I think most of it falls down to when people will most likely play Smash Bros on the Wii U. During the winter, people are more likely to be in their homes playing on a home console rather than being out on vacation with a handheld.

Also, for people like me, Smash Bros is a system seller, regardless of whether it's multiplatform. I'll probably be buying the 3DS version for casual play, then be buying the Wii U version for the tighter controls and to play on a big screen.

Releasing them at the same time wouldn't yield as much profit, basically.

We've had a discussion about release dates before in a different thread (I'm that dude from New Zealand), so I'm not going to repeat as you already know my stance

I now have a 2DS, so it doesn't bug me as much, but it just seems weird to delay it so much if it's tournament ready is all. They could still have a few months between em, but half a year, some people won't like it. I am happy so long as all that extra time is well spent on developing it though.

I doubt the 3DS version will launch in June, it'll most likely come out mid to late summer.

Just because they're having a tournament for a game, it doesn't mean that it's completely ready. Dota 2 was launched into closed beta with a $1'000'000 tournament, and that was before they even released half of the heroes.

Dota 2 is not the best example, because that was made available for anyone to play a long time before it was "released." But I understand what you mean. But yeah, it could be a very bare bones Wii U Smash Bros.

 

[Dragonbums]

Will they be playing Wii U Smash Bros at this tournament? Because if so, why is the game still 5 months + away?

Still, I like the way they're doing E3, straight to the point and not as expensive, I've like the way Nintendo Direct works so far.

The same reason for the Mario Kart Wii U version from last year. Remember at Best Buy they had they had the MK8 demos even though it's coming out next year?

My thoughts on this is that just like the MK8 one they simply want real consumer feedback on the game and see if there is anything they can fix before the final dates for them to be shipped off for the holidays. Or perhaps there is a bug in there that they couldn't find and would only show up once a giant consumer mass actually starts playing the game.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

Will they be playing Wii U Smash Bros at this tournament? Because if so, why is the game still 5 months + away?

Still, I like the way they're doing E3, straight to the point and not as expensive, I've like the way Nintendo Direct works so far.

The same reason for the Mario Kart Wii U version from last year. Remember at Best Buy they had they had the MK8 demos even though it's coming out next year?

My thoughts on this is that just like the MK8 one they simply want real consumer feedback on the game and see if there is anything they can fix before the final dates for them to be shipped off for the holidays. Or perhaps there is a bug in there that they couldn't find and would only show up once a giant consumer mass actually starts playing the game.

I was unaware of that since we don't have Best Buy here in New Zealand or anything that had their E3 stuff going on. But thanks for the insight, that seems like a decent idea for a company to get feedback and make people happy to be able to have a go too.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

Dota 2 is not the best example, because that was made available for anyone to play a long time before it was "released." But I understand what you mean. But yeah, it could be a very bare bones Wii U Smash Bros.

It wasn't. The International 1, the first Dota 2 tournament was held at the start of the game's beta. I seriously mean the start of the proper beta, not at the point where everyone got spammed with Dota 2 beta keys. Professionals were competing in the tournament before hardly anyone had even played Dota 2.

Oh? I'm not really a MOBA guy so I didn't know, all I knew is that it had been in Beta forever.