The Strat Man said:
It's very bizarre to be so quiet so close to the launch of a new system. It's also strange (even for Nintendo) to only want to focus on one game. I guess that definitely says something about the success of the Wii U, I'm definitely surprised there was no desire to throw some focus toward the 3DS though. I get we're at the end of a cycle, but bring something.
Does seem like retrospectively this decision will add up better. I think springing a lot of this new system on us will be part of the strategy, having spent a lot of time with remote play on PS4- my hunch is it'll use that sort of functionality.
I think it's too soon to say. PS4 and X1 were both announced at private events before E3 ahead of a November launch, so roughly 6 months before launch. If Nintendo follows suit for a March launch, they should be revealing the system sometime in September. Tokyo Game Show happens in September. The math adds up for a TGS reveal for NX, whereas E3 a few months earlier is almost too soon (a lot of people criticized them for revealing Wii U too long before launching it).
I agree on the games thing though. Only showing one game at E3 would be a mistake. That said, they haven't entirely ruled out a Nintendo Direct the week of E3, and after the backlash from their announcement, they'd be pretty silly not to scramble to put something together. I mean, we have two main series Pokemon games launching this year, they really can't get any footage of that? Their 3rd party lineup for 3DS is as strong as ever, showcase some of it. Same can be said for their indie support on Wii U.
You can't show just one game at E3. You're already losing all of your fans who aren't interested in Zelda, and you're probably losing half of your Zelda fans because they don't want to watch someone else play the game or be spoiled with too much info going in. It's just a mess all around, but it's not too late to fix it.
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