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The X Button - Extravagant Excitement

People are still saying this?

The Microsoft event wasn't terrible, but it wasn't really all that exciting to watch either.

Sony's was a snooze. I was hoping for at least 1 or 2 cool PS3 announcements, but didn't really get any. The Sony of America president (?) coming out towards the end was torture with all his business-speak.

I was pleasantly surprised with Nintendo - my WiiU doesn't normally get as much use as my PS3, but that looks as if it will be changing in 2015.

I have yet to see any negative reactions to Splatoon. It looks like some kind of mashup of Mario/Zelda characters and Jet Grind Radio sans the skating.

BIG Xeno-series fan, salivated through all of their coverage of X.

Anyone give consideration that we may be able to customise our main character in the new WiiU Zelda if the game follows a more open-world vibe like Skyrim? I'd totally love to see a lady "Hero of Time", but I'm beginning to wonder if these rumors of that ~not being Link~ in the trailer is because you get to create/customise your own original Hero of Time.

Personally I don't like Nintendo's strategy of only focusing on their own franchises. They seem to ignore the blockbuster multiplatform titles. As someone who isn't big into Nintendo's franchises their stance here just assure me that I have to pick either MS or Sony for my current-gen platform.

He was being humorous because he found it odd how anybody could NOT see that that was clearly Link in the trailer.

Rahxephon91 wrote:

Bayo 2 because it's being held hostage--

People are still saying this?

That's why I feel Nintendo is the strongest, usually. It's pathetic to see Sony and Microsoft brag about something like Call of Duty when it's available for the other console as well. They have zero to do with that game so why are they bragging about it like it's some selling point for their console when you can just get it for the competition instead? Anything that isn't an exclusive is worthless to talk about and is just wasting time. Let the third party companies talk about that game at their own booths. Nintendo's the only company that actually focuses on exclusives, because exclusives are all that you can judge a console on in the end.

Nintendo's the only company that actually focuses on exclusives, because exclusives are all that you can judge a console on in the end.

Nintendo only focuses on exclusives, because that's all they have.

Thats not a good thing.

I also I don't get the constant Prime bashing that I honestly only see on ANN. Hmm I wonder if there is a connection?

Pretty much everywhere else sees them for the constantly well made and inventive games they are.

This is the first time I've ever heard someone saying a console having a bunch of exclusives are a bad thing... it's really surprising! Usually I see people complain there isn't more exclusives for a console.

I've actually seen plenty of people who dislike the Prime games for a variety of reasons. The most obvious audience who doesn't like it is Japan. Yeah, perhaps the majority of Americans like them since they're FPS and that genre is popular here, but you're being pretty defensive if you're trying to downplay any criticism for it as some small community thing.

The only person with an agenda I see here is you to be perfectly honest.

Any thread which has people congratulating or praising Nintendo's E3 presentation you're quick to show up and downplay it as quick as you can with snide remarks or saying it wasn't actually that good.

Now even with Nintendo being the sole reason for Bayonetta 2's existence, a franchise you just say you like, you still begrudge and insult them to find ways to demonize them for it.

I don't see why you have to keep harping on the point and reminding people of your disapproval.

I guess Nintendo won for some people, but they showed very little that makes me personally interested. Just the same old Nintendo stuff.

Actually what I'm saying is there are no options outside of the typical Nintendo games. If I were to pick up a Wii U I only have Nintendo games. The other consoles don't have this problem.

But the best part was the creator of Ika Musume mentioned it on Twitter and drew some fanart for it and joked he'd love to have Ika-chan DLC for it.

Sorry thats how I feel. I don't care if Nintendo was the one that saved the game. I was there day one to support Bayonetta and loved the game and now I have to buy a $200 system I don't want just to play it's sequel. It's annoying and I don't like it.

On the bright side, Nintendo really knocked it out of the park. They showed so much amazing stuff. Going into E3 I was only really looking forward to X. Other than that the Wii U had little on the horizon. (I'm kinda over Mario Kart and Smash Bros). But now, there's all kinds of stuff. I won't bother going through it all game by game as I already did in another thread but suffice to say it looks great. And Project Steam which they just announced sounds fantastic. Sadly, little of what they announced will likely change their situation. They're mostly just preaching to the choir with most of this stuff, great as it may be. Although maybe the likes of Xenoblade X and Bayonetta 2 will finally get a few of the more fringe Nintendo fans to buy a Wii U. In any case, as a Wii U owner I'm thrilled.