Nintendo throws shade at Sony, Microsoft while defending its E3 presence

GamesBeat writes that Nintendo's Miyamoto and Iwata took the time to defend the company's E3 Digital Event and show floor presence, but the publisher also had a bit of criticism for Sony and Microsoft for showing off so many far-off games in video form only.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

Still Damage controlling I see. Just shut up!

Sony and MS had a better show than you, Nintendo. even if you had playable demos of games no one asked or no one wanted, Horizon Zero Dawn look more promising than some game with the Metroid name on it and the graphically-outdated-with-gimm icki-controls Star Fox. The only thing that may come close is Xenoblade, which is a game I'm anticipating. Everything else was crap.

And here's the thing. Both showed more promising titles for their console than Nintendo did for Wii U. Nintendo isn't really the one that should be talking about promises when they showed so little about Wii U and are starting to focus on NX, which is still years away

[remixx116]

The Nintendo fan in me hates to say but you are 100% correct.

MS and Sony had the best conferences at E3....him toss a Lil Bethesda and squeenix in there too.

Nintendo's was just hard to watch....I mean damn.....the whole Muppets thing was a joke and just seemed like a distraction from the issue of their conference.

Not to mention the whole metroid thing has me pissed and all of my hype for star fox went out the window with that incredibly "meh" gameplay trailer, plus the lack of Zelda didn't help either.

My Wii U is starting to look like my 360 did.....except without the multiplats...

I'll take horizon zero dawn, halo 5, the last guardian, shenmue 3, street fighter V, gears 4, FF7 remake, dreams, nier, worlds of final fantasy and sea of thieves over anything at that Ninty conference....... Hell I had more fun watching the horizon gameplay trailer than I did the entire Nintendo stream.

Not to mention the bethesda, sqeenix, and ubi conferences don't even apply to Ninty....

[_-EDMIX-_]

"I'll take horizon zero dawn, halo 5, the last guardian, shenmue 3, street fighter V, gears 4, FF7 remake, dreams, nier, worlds of final fantasy and sea of thieves over anything at that Ninty conference"

Agreed and thats the whole issue. They are not trying to convince those gamers to NOT play those new ideas and exciting games, but play their party games instead.

Its not just Sony and MS, its Square, EA, Ubisoft etc, when they release amazing new IPs, For Honor, Ghost Recon's new entry etc, its not just against PS and XB, its now against all the other companies making games.

Nintendo's revivals are not just those 2, its MOST of gaming. When you buy a Wii U, you are also making a choice to not buy MANY of those 3rd party games. (unless you own both clearly)

Every year, the choice will become harder and harder, spend 300 plus on a Wii U and a game vs like 5 games coming out that fall. (if you already own a PS4 or XONE anyway).

No Wii U game, to PC, PS4 or XONE owners is worth giving up 5 games during the fall JUST to have.

[uptownsoul]

"[Nintendo]had a bit of criticism for Sony and Microsoft for showing off so many far-off games" -- What? Xenoblade Chronicles X was first revealed at a Nintendo Direct in 2013 & it doesn't come out till end of 2015. And Zelda was revealed at Nintendo's E3 Treehouse thing in 2014 and that game won't come before 2016…So what were you saying about "far-off" Big N???

[Kingthrash360]

Nintendo, Nintendo, Nintendo .....
Didn't they show Zelda at the reveal of the wiiu??(spider battle) Where is it because it wasn't even at this e3. Yeah it was at last e3but it wasn't even the one that they showed off in the reveal....honestly I'd rather have that one. They want to defend their wakk e3 showing...and criticize Sony/ms haveing far off games.. I mean Zelda was shown a year before xboxone and ps4 and it still doesn't even have a release window for gods sake! Please Nintendo understand that when you want to talk about others be aware of what you have done...Zelda metroid hasn't even came out but you are already talking about a new console (nx) .
Smh I'm face palming so hard I can feel the back of my head right now.

[GordonKnight]

@remixx116

Yes, MS & Sony did have better conference. It was like Nintendo didn't even take it seriously this year. It made me feel like they didn't want to give anyone a new reason to purchase a Wii U. With that said I'm still excited to own my Wii U.

Horizon Zero Dawn was best game at the show IMO, this game will change gaming. Also, I'm excited for the rest of the games you listed. halo 5, the last guardian, shenmue 3, street fighter V, gears 4, FF7 remake, dreams, nier.

I'm just glad my TV has enough HDMI inputs for my PS4, X1, & Wii U.

[Crimzon]

Honestly, this is why Nintendo should stop making home consoles and become a third party developer that releases their games on PlayStation & Xbox.

I know people have scoffed at the idea for a long time but let's be real here, Nintendo simply does not have a regular enough output of games to support a home console, and as time passes more and more people are coming to realize this and lose faith in Nintendo hardware.

Does Nintendo make great games? Sure, but they're few and far between, and the issue only becomes worse when you take into account the lack of third party support on their consoles as well. It's going to be exactly the same with the NX because Nintendo refuses to hire more staff to speed up game development, and won't create new studios, so it will only get worse as new and more powerful hardware puts an even greater strain on their limited resources.

Nintendo already made a big deal about how difficult it was developing HD games for the Wii U, and now they expect people to throw down money on their next console? Any customers would be lucky to get a single game from Nintendo every two or three years at this rate.

[lunatic0001]

i agree that nintendo had the weakest press conference but what i give credit is that they had alot of their fist party games playable while tomb raider and halo 5 were no where to be seen at the ms booth not to mention uncharted and the last guardian should have been playable as well but nope..just videos of someone playing it...at least i got cool shirts and pins but these games are coming out end of year or next year which means they have been in development for a while...no excuse for them to not be playable especially last guardian...it wasnt even a video of someone actually playing it...it was literally a pre recorded video...but agree ms and sony did get me hyped of games that are ways off

[donthate]

I give Nintendo credit for trying, but I don't they should be talking about other people's show.

I hope there is still chance Nintendo will make a comeback with Wii U or NX. ;D

[ShinMaster]

They keep saying that it's OUR fault that we "don't understand" the Wii U and its appeal.

Are you kidding me, Nintendo.

[bouzebbal]

i love Nintendo but they disappointed me so much at this e3. I think they are showing a very arrogant face lately and i don't think it will play in their favor.

[Lightning Mr Bubbles]

@_-EDMIX-_

Holy shit EDMIX, I didn't understand you at all.

[Lightning Mr Bubbles]

For real EDMIX, I have no idea what you wrote, I mean it seems you're saying bad things about Nintendo and good things about the other guys.

That's about all I understood.

[BillytheBarbarian]

Nintendo caters to 10 year olds. Pushing Japanese sesame street down our throats is going to eventually push them into being a 3rd party publisher which wouldn't be a bad thing.

[guitarded77]

@remixx

Any gaming fan should be critical when it's needed. That's what keeps the industry evolving. Nintendo have a lot of work to do.

I think being a fan of a company is not the same as being a fan of gaming. Sometimes companies do things right, and sometimes they do things wrong. They're all guilty.

Nintendo is hiding behind the "They show too many far off games" statement because either they don't have anything to show. They probably have half of their development teams working on their next gen launch games.

I wouldn't be surprised if Zelda was a no show because they're working on getting it dual-get like Twilight Princess. I could be wrong of course, but it just really has me scratching my head as to why they're not gonna show their most anticipated game.

[gedden7]

Im a hardcore Nintendo fan I agree with you!!! Nintendo E3 SUCKED!!!!!

[Kingdomcome247]

Yeah, I'm very surprised that they continue to make backhanded remarks regarding Microsoft and Sony. It feels as though they're more concerned with pointing out what they perceive to be flaws in Microsoft's and Sony's strategies than they are with rectifying their own shortcomings. This is a new look for Nintendo as far as their posturing is concerned, and I've got to say, it's not a good look. I have a lot of respect for Ninty, but I've got to say that they are the only one out of the big three this year that were seemingly unable to muster up the humility or the class to congratulate the competition on their press conferences. I don't think that either Iwata or Reggie are what Nintendo needs going forward, as they look to transition to the NX over the next few years. I truly hope that I'm wrong, though.

[OhMyGandhi]

I don't understand the whole "We only show games that we plan to release soon, and get into the customers' hands" mentality. I don't care WHEN the game comes out if it appeals to me. It's the IDEA of the game, the promise of a fun time, and it allows the fans to acknowledge that something they like may be on the horizon. If I knew, or there was even the faintest hint of a beautifully rendered 3d Metroid title in the works, or a 3d, open world Pokemon game along the lines of Monster Hunter, I don't care if it comes out next year or two years after that. It's called having a long term plan, Nintendo, and if you fear for one second that you can't substantiate long term prospects within your own gaming ecosystem, then that creates a huge wave of doubt to both present and future Nintendo customers.

By the way, wasn't it Miyamoto that stated, "“A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever"? Just because these games are a long time in the making, and a still a ways away from release doesn't mean that the company isn't every bit as competent as one that likes to release something "right away".

[Trekster_Gamer]

Nintendo at E3 was laughable.

They are the LAST who should dinegrate or try to give advice to. They would be better off getting out of the hardware business and just make games for the superior consoles.

[3-4-5]

* Nintendo is my favorite video game company, but I can't stand to see them do this to themselves.

* They need to be grown men & women and admit to their faults, mistakes, and then move forward with the NX.

* I wouldn't make a single new game for the Wii U

* Keep all the games for NX, so when it releases, there are like 20-30 games day one.

Games sell consoles. If NX ships with a huge library of actual good games people want to play, then Nintendo will gain back respect and fans.

* Nintendo I love you.....but just stop talking for a bit and go make some really awesome games for the NX.

[Kingdomcome247]

I agree that they need a stellar launch lineup, but I don't think that they want the backlash that comes with completely abandoning the WiiU only 3 years in, and effectively shafting the core fan base that rode it out with them during the WiiU's rocky life cycle. It's a tough situation, no doubt. You don't neccessarily want a bunch of cross gen games either as you lose a lot of the incentive to upgrade, and also have to navigate fully taking advantage of new hardware without being hampered by the old hardware. They have some tough decisions ahead, and I don't envy the position that they're in. I hope that they knock it out of the park, though.

[NintendoSonyfan]

Wii U released with about 30 games and it did not help. I agree you need a good lineup of games, but quality is better than quantity. PS1 had a handful of games at launch but they were mostly awesome games.

[JCOLE13195]

Absolutely agree. Nintendo needs to wise up.

[Get_A_Job_Foxtrot]

If Iwata and Reggie are still defensive and refuse to see how badly their E3 was done, as well as the bad management of Wii U, then why the hell should I expect things to change when the NX is released?

Nintendo (under Iwata) has been doing terribly enough; while Playstation has been around long enough, for me to say that (for me) PlayStation is the new Nintendo. When Iwata and Reggie go, then I'll care again about Nintendo.

[frostypants]

Is it weird that I've kind of forgotten that Nintendo even has a system anymore?

[Loadedklip]

"Everything else was crap" ....

Super Mario Maker
Zelda Triforce
Fire Emblem Fates
Fatal Frame

Look ... I agree they are doing damage control when they should actually be apologizing. But they did in fact have a handful of great games outside of Xenoblade.

It's just unfortunate that not enough are for the Wii U and we knew about most of these before.

Sounds fair?

[RedTriangle53]

All the games you listed are gimmicks made to milk a franchise(except fatal frame maybe, haven't heard of it). They look incredibly uninteresting, could just as well have been a crappy painting game with pokemon stickers in it.

[killacal13]

Ok, the only thing that is going to happen is that they will completely stop supporting the Wii U, that is until people forget about it, and then when things are calm they will fully unveil the Nx, in that moment, which will probably be in about a year or two they will anounce a release date, as soon as it releases,Sony and Microsoft will obviously out perform Nintendo's platform, and the cycle continues.

[Blueraven316]

Kidtendo is jealous. Maybe if they'd stop rehashing the same games and make a system 3rd parties like. They wouldn't be in this situation

[Hoffmann]

Eh..its time that these two oldtimers slowly dissapear from the Nintendo headquaters and make place for people that are more in touch with the time and also their possible audience.

[Spyroo]

Especially Reggie. Can't stand that dude, he's just a damage controlling PR machine and very Hypocriticial many times.

[fallacious]

His body will never be ready again.

[OzzY-waZZy]

These guys are at the point of doing more harm than good. No more pay cuts, just resign and make room for a new generation.

[SmokingMonkey]

Teasing new games that are set out to come out this generation, on this gen of systems is a good thing IMO. Big AAA titles need longer times to produce Hype/Preorders.

Teasing your NeXt console in the middle of your current gen console...is a terrible idea.

Why couldn't they just show Zelda for one second! One Second! It is almost a sure thing for this next Zelda to repeat what Twilight Princess did. It will be on the Wiiu and will be a launch title for the NX.

"WE know everyone is eagerly anticipating the Next Zelda, and we appreciate your patience. Here is a quick video to show our progress on one of the most Iconic video game characters Ever! Thank You and Enjoy!"

Roll 5 second video of Link doing a spin move.

Nintendo's 2015 E3 is instantly more digestible, and they avoid all these apologies.

How hard was that?!

I hope the NX blows me away...wont hold my breath.

[_-EDMIX-_]

I love how they make it seem like as if stating it won't be revealed next year some how means something LMFAO!

The fact that its being revealed at all next year is enough to make someone not buy a Wii U right now.

Sony pretty much won E3 this year and 2015 might as well be the place holder for best event held by a company until they are topped lol.

Though MS event had a lot of less, they still had games that I would still play, ReCore, Ion, Sea Of Thieves, Cuphead, Gears Ultimate etc but 4 out of 5 of that list I can just get on PC, but I'm still paying MS money when I'm getting them on PC (Gears and Sea Of Thieves anyway).

Nintendo showed nothing at E3 that would make me want a Wii U and none of their 3DS games wowed me. (I own a 3DS and won't get any of the games shown).

Instead....they throw out some party games.

[gangsta_red]

"The fact that its being revealed at all next year is enough to make someone not buy a Wii U right now."

Exactly, the fact is the WiiU is on its way out. Doesn't matter when, we all know that in the next two years the WiiU will be obsolete.

Sony and MS showed upcoming titles that will be released next year, this year and beyond. Nintendo showed a party game and Tennis...I hardly call that a strong showing and any reason to run out and buy a WiiU.

We know that Zelda is coming, but what happens after that?

[MasterCornholio]

"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.”

:I

The lack of 3rd party games is what gives that impression. Not the lack of 3rd party games at the conference.

Edit:

Then there's this.

“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,” he told investors. “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.”

I honestly don't know what's wrong with Nintendo. I've been to a game conference before and there were plenty of people enjoying games at the competitors area.

[Protagonist]

Wonder how the visitors felt about the new Metroid.

[MasterCornholio]

Like Nintendo said they were smiling.

http://www.magic4walls.com/...

[DillyDilly]

Nintendo needs new blood & pronto

[TuxedoMoon]

Nintendo was probably banking hard on the Starfox Zero reveal, but the others just had better games to get people hyped for. I'm glad they had playable demos for all their games cause I do prefer to see the game itself than pretty concept trailers that don't explain anything (RE-CORE). Hell, I'm still iffy about FF7 simply because of how long it took square to pump out FF13VS. (now FF15).

Nintendo has it right when it comes to their games being playable so people know that these games exist and are being worked on. The problem were the games shown. Nintendo is a family friendly company, we all know that, but E3 isn't a place to show off casual stuff like skylanders. The people who buy those things aren't watching E3 or the digital event. Plus most of the games seemed to be on the 3ds. Why bother porting Hyrule warriors to the 3ds too? By porting it over, you're devaluing the wiiu even further.

E3 is where you show off the core stuff, your REAL Zelda games and new Hyper Mario games (something as grand as Galaxy). In reality, no game reveal could've won them E3. What game in Nintendo's arsenal could eclipse FF7 and Shenmue 3? Not even the new Zelda or NX console reveal could pull it off, simple as that.

[Relientk77]

Nintendo you had the weakest E3 showing, just deal with it already

[Spyroo]

Let them damage control. Especially that PR machine guy called Reggie.

[-Foxtrot]

I think these kind of articles where they've constantly been making their mouths go is proof they need to retire/leave

Reggie
Iwata
Miyamoto

I know Shigeru Miyamoto is a legend within the game industry but because he refuses to learn and adapt he's becoming less relevant and is only doing more harm then good.

Judge people on what they are doing today in the present rather what they have done in the past

[SmokingMonkey]

The Day, I lost respect for Miyamoto. So sad.

http://admintell.napco.com/...

Pikmin maybe his last great unique creation.

[Angeljuice]

Lol, that presentation was hilariously awful, I'm sorry you were saddened, I myself was in hysterics watching it.

That picture should be used to define the word "Naff".

[masterfox]

Nintendo right now is in a mind f$&@ck, sorry for the harsh words but right now they dont know if they are coming or going, they dont have any direction at this moment.

[hiawa23]

Nintendo, really throwing shade? Really, they are in no position at all to be doing that.

[Meryl]

Nintendo you just need to accept that your E3 showing was poor this year, and what everyone wanted to see (Zelda) was a no show, you claimed you had some awesome footage of it but didn't show it??
Second you announced the NX thus killing off WiiU and upsetting fans who beleive you still could support the hardware for longer and make more games, where is our mario galaxy I mean come on Ninty you can do much better and you know it, thats why your mouthing off and all it's doing is making you look bad.
Third you had hardly any games at E3 that we are interested in.
So really you should just be quiet, it's getting embarrassing now.

[Artemidorus]

Might as well give them a turd stamp the Nintendo logo on it and watch them defend it.

[MegaRay]

Pathetic. Admit your loss (at E3) and try to improve next time.

[theshredded]

still better than ea, EA was a complete snore fest. Nintendo should've released some trailers or teasers because E3 is an entertainment expo to generate hype and reconsider its policies. Gameplay doesn't excite the average gamer nowadays, all they care about is gfx and online

[Der_Kommandant]

Nintendo is dying out.

[pompombrum]

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,” he told investors. “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.”

I don't even... go home Nintendo, you're going senile.

[Scatpants]

Nintendo is already winding down the WiiU. You can tell they are moving all of their eggs to the NX basket. That's why there was nothing of note this year. Expect more exciting stuff next year when they reveal the NX. I just hope that they look at the mistakes Sony and Microsoft made with their new generation of systems and make a platform with the power to support 1080/60 on almost everything. If Nintendo comes back with another underpowered console marketed at small children then I am done with them.

[Nick_The_Slick]

You know what's funny? The fact that you people always fail to understand that it's impossible to make a game console to support 1080/60 on everything, because it's the publisher's decision on resolution and whether to run 60 fps or drop it to 30 to increase the graphics even further. So...yeah..

[Scatpants]

I understand that if a publisher felt like it he could make models with 148 trillion polygons that nothing could run at 1080 60 but that's clearly not what I'm talking about. Any game that has come out since the PS4 and Xbox1 were released could have been run at 1080/60 if those consoles were only slightly better.

[silvacrest]

Nintendo has become so irrelevant for me that i haven't even thought about watching an E3 Nintendo conference in at least 4 years, worst part is what nintendo showed this year is not only disappointing to hard core nintendo fans, but also the masses that they desperately need to entice

then you have these fools defending mediocrity when literally all their competitors showed quality AAA games after AAA games

nintendo, the last of your consoles i owned was a N64, the last nintendo game i played was mario 64, since then nothing you have done has captured my interest, i cant be the only one

[Tzuno]

Nintendo you went full retarded at E3 this year and i see you still believe in your childish ways, wake up, it seems you are leaded by old and senile geezers.

[Elda]

Nintendo being shady?..they have no room to throw any shade at any other gaming console when they basically have but 2 games to look forward to.

[xwilldemise]

Eh huge Nintendo fan but even I have to say their conference sucked! Selling my Wii U next week to a friend since the only amazing game that I'm really eager for on the system is Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem, oh & Zelda but that's gonna move to the NX. Better luck next year I guess where they'll most likely reveal the NX, aka their one chance to one up SONY & MS & build a more powerful console than both are at least one that's on par with them. If Nintendo releases another gimmicky underpowered console I am done with Nintendo consoles forever.( I can just visit a friends to play the must play games such as Smash & Mario Kart). That being said, still love their handhelds, always have so at least there's something good coming out of this company.

[jznrpg]

I have love for Nintendo since getting the NES in 1985 for early Christmas present( that is all we got and we were extremely happy) 30 years later and they have lost their way. The 3ds is great , but they do not offer the full experience that a console does. If they could focus more on themselves and what they are doing wrong and make more games people want they could get back some of the love that is lost. Right now they are just digging the hole deeper and alienating themselves from gamers further. They should fire some of the guys at the top and restructure. With the next console they should just match the approximate specs of ps4 , sell it for a good price so they can get multiplats and focus on the future. The more compatible they are with other consoles the more multiplats that will show up.

[kenwonobi]

You know whats more damaging? Nobody cares for the first time. I think Nintendo needs a new image and new console. Reggie needs to go. They should have seen the Wii bubble burst coming once the fad wore off. They should have provided a more next generation console. They should be competing with near equal hardware.

[TXIDarkAvenger]

I love how they keep defending their poor decisions. The whole board of directors of Nintendo needs to go or actually change with the times. If not, this is going to be a repeat with the NX.

[HentaiMasterRace]

Nintendon't......no really, just stop talking right now Nintendo! Literally everything that they've been saying post E3 has been embarrassing at best!

[Gemmol]

People can call this damage control or whatever they want, but everything they said is true. If you fan of another system, we already know how you would spin the news.

The truth is they did show games that were coming out this year, nothing they show had a date of 2017 or holiday of 2016.

The second truth, people did play games at their booth and people did smile, while people at other booths play games too, but most was watching videos, wishing those games were coming out soon, and this is what he meant in the article about some people being upset of the waiting.

The third truth they never deny that their show didnt live up to fans expectations, there's people on here thinking they in denial in these comments. The only reason people on this website or any website believe they in denial because when it comes to Nintendo there are people who love to complain, pretty sure if you look at any of their comments and look at their comment history, they are at every nintendo article where bad stuff are written about Nintendo, saying the exact same post, like they never get tired saying it.

There's some other stuff that are true in the article, but by looking at the way everything was written you can tell the people who posted this article is one of those companies who hate Nintendo too, and they knew by using the words Nintendo throws shade, they can get all the sony and micro fan boys in here like cattle to help put down Nintendo. When all Nintendo did was tell the truth from their point of view. I bet most of the people who wrote a comment did not read the article because if they did they would notice everything I wrote above was true, but like cattle, people would join in and attack Nintendo without reading, with some of their favorite responses saying Nintendo in the past, or why can't Nintendo make this or that game and this is why they lost me.

Worse part they have naive people on here believing everything they say.

I never knew being honest is throwing shade now, I guess with the way the world going, people are now too sensitive to hear the truth.

If you new to this website, read the comments to see a herd of cattle.

[Redempteur]

With a game this anticipated that was zelda , you're telling me that showing footage of the game ( even in dvelloppement ) was that hard ?

All you have to do in this game is to show link , in a new area , with a new weapon or against a new ennemy.

Not showing games that aren't being released in 2015 is silly , you also have to maintain hype for your games.. do they think that any uncharted fan is disapointed after seeing that 8 min demo/chase online , quite the opposite.

[WizzroSupreme]

This only reaffirms the fact that Nintendo's had to have the living daylights punched out of it financially to see the light. The NX better have every third-party imaginable on it with a Mario, Metroid Prime, and 1080p day one, or history will just repeat itself.

[Nick_The_Slick]

How can Nintendo control what resolution or fps the publishers make the games at??????

[godmachine]

sounds nuts but nintendo should push for 4k and 3d ... i know 4k will be tough, but they need to be ahead of sony and ms for once and if they have to join up with nvidia to help build the next console, look at what they can pack into the shield console for only 200$ and as for 3d no one else has the skills like nintendo because of all the 3ds software theyve built and they love lateral technology , but if it comes out in 2017 and doesnt tought being the first real 4k 60fps games console then might as well hang it up ...1080p was last gens stupid argument somehow spilled into this gen

[mastershredder]

Ummm.. I played a lot of Sony and Microsoft games (first party, or system specific). Nintendo, you had a nice presentation with the exec team on the floor (which I dug), but Sony and Microsoft did too + many of the development teams on hand representing different games. Nintendo actually had less to offer out of everyone in just about every category (minus portable).

And not to sound like a jerk, but Nintendo used to have some killer floor shows in the past that did not feel like "the kids section". The presentation style with bubbly PC-tween-style talk (Nintendo Employee floor staff) is old an busted and should be reserved for those under the age of 13 (who are not at the show anyway). Nothing like trying to have an adult conversation with someone who is basically a character performer minus a costume (and not technically or industry savy). This has been turning people off for quite some time. I don't mind if they want to distribute out to a specific demographic, but when you are presenting to other adults in the industry....

[MasterCornholio]

I'm surprised they didn't invite Big Bird and Kermit the Frog to the stage if you know what I mean.

That's the part that bugged me the most about the digital evet and this is coming from someone who adores the muppets.

[mastershredder]

Ha ha!. No kidding!

[shuuwai]

the new metroid, wow .. just wow.. WTF???!!
What the Fook!????

[lunatic0001]

to be fair to nintendo...all the stuff they announced was playable and i got to play some games that i was not sure i was getting for wi u while sony had me watch 3 vidoes of the last guardian (should have been playable),horizon and uncharted (still scratching my head as to why that wasnt playable,ms didnt even have tomb raider or halo 5 singleplayer playable either :(

[kangolkyle]

Lol Nintendo said "CGI ain't shiiiit, show me that gameplay tho"! I'm down with the Big N, even if N4G's gonna hate

[oasdada]

Not cool guys. Not cool

[Shinox]

Is this actually happening , WTF LOL !?
Nintendo get to your senses before the table flip on you

[m2stech]

Nintendo is lol

[RPGrinder]

Where are these Nintendo haters coming from? Nintendo just had 2 games score over 80 meta critic the last month.............Sony and Microsoft had zero. Nothing has to be said about what really matters.

Nintendo has been the recognized publisher of the year for the last 3 years.

With Fire Emblem, Splatoon, Xenoblade and more all scoring high this year, that title is pretty much theres again.

The only time I ever see the Nintendo haters, is in articles like this.

Not in the review articles where Nintendo is getting 8s and 9s

[kangolkyle]

N4G has never really been kind to Nintendo, posts about them don't typically make it to the front here unless they're negative. Soon as I saw that 1000+ I knew people were trashing them, railing on about how "out-of-touch" they are is just the cool thing to do these days.

[benji101]

It is not cool it a bunch of sad losers with nothing to play.

[-Foxtrot]

Oh come off it.

N4G has been sticking up for Nintendo for years, it's only now prople are coming to their senses

[MasterCornholio]

@Benji

Didn't Batman Arkham Knight come out recently? And didn't The Witcher 3 come out shortly before that?

I don't believe that those people have nothing to play. I'm a PS4 owner but I played great games all year round.

Heck before coming here on Vacation I was enjoying DragonAge Inquisition and before that DarkSouls 2 and before that Bloodborne.

@Foxtrot

Your right there's plently of people who love Nintendo on N4G. However after Nintendo's disappointing e3 its normal that some people are going to complain about it.

[iNFAMOUZ1]

die nintendo, die

[generationjeu]

Nintendo needed to evolve 2-3 generations ago. They're now obsolete except on the handheld market. Good luck in the next generation because if NX isn't spectacular it's probably over.

[RPGrinder]

Nintendo is right on one thing. They have the most games coming out in 2015 of any single game dev or publisher.

They actually have games in 2015, when Sony and Microsoft themselves, really do not from a first party perspective.

Nintendo has games, the others have promises.

Hell, Last Guardian is not even confirmed for 2016 anymore.......

[ChickenOfTheCaveMan]

Yeah, Ninty can't talk to much about the future because that includes a console that's not the Wii U.

[benji101]

I am laughing at all these comments. Nintendo is making loot while sony is struggling. And it is Nintendo that is failing. hahahaahahahahahahahaaha

over 50 million handhelds with 5 million selling games in Japan last year alone.

10 million wii u consoles with a new shooter game that cost nothing and is making millions and millions of dollars a week.

Amiibo making millions of dollars.

Deals with Universal studios.

Deals with the biggest mobile game producer in Japan.

Take a look at the Japanese amazon charts sony fans.. look at that.. Nintendo could live off Japan alone.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/...

Sony total current gen consoles. 30 million.
Nintendo current gen consoles 60 million.

[RustyShackleford]

They'll have to rely on Japan if they don't step their game up, it's the last place they are still relevant. Here in America they are already and have been on life support for a long time. Their E3 this year was not inspiring to say the least. They still have their niche crowd here but that's about it. At best the Wii U is a secondary console, if you deem that sort of thing necessary. I'm going to go play Arkham Knight now, have you played it?

[benji101]

It is pretty depressing the way Nintendo of America is. What I want to say is, exactly what was said by Nintendo, America is not the only market and Nintendo is a world wide company. I cant play Arkham Knight because of the terrible PC port. If it did release on PC in healthy condition I would still be playing Xenoblade x and Splatoon for now. I am not saying third party games are not missed by Nintendo on their home console, however you have to accept that the 3ds has great 3rd party support.

[Mr_Writer85]

Nice spin my good little fanboy. But let's not get carried away.

A) Sony as a whole is struggling, but SCE are making plenty of money.

B) Your 60million "next gen consoles" guff is massively wide of the mark, the WiiU has not even hit 10million sales, of course you are including 3Ds sales but that his a handheld not a console.

C) Which then leads to the fact that the PS3 is still selling new consoles (unlike the Wii or DS) so when you add the 85million PS3's, which is still on the market so it should count. That 60millon combined hardware number suddenly isn't looking so impressive.

Please understand :)

[jmac53]

I am really hoping the NX is a portable console that you can also hook up to your TV. It also needs to be comparatively powerful. Nintendo needs to focus on what they are good at, and that's the portables.

[Whirlwind_Fanfare_08]

Wow reggie, really?

[OnceUponAGoat]

Nintendo has little right to throw shade with the whole not-showing-Zelda fiasco. I'm kinda bummed they did ;/

[Munnkyman]

Shouldn't you show future titles to excite the fans about your system.

[RustyShackleford]

Their choice at E3 to only highlight quickly upcoming games to be released within the next few months was a bad choice. As a former Wii U owner, I can say that it takes much longer than just a couple of months for even one game I am interested in to come to that console (got tired of waiting for Zelda and Xenoblade). You need to have a solid mix of both currently upcoming and future releases to keep people excited. This E3 was a total bust for Nintendo, especially their Metroid announcement. They knew what kind of Metroid game their fans wanted and it definitely wasn't that.

[N0TaB0T]

Alright all I get out of this is: none of the heads at Nintendo are taking constructive feedback.

Your show sucked balls get over it already.

[Mr_Writer85]

Ahhhh typical dinosaur Nintendo further embarrassing themselves by sniping at the compition to try (and fail) to cover up their many flaws.

[MLGswag]

Sorry but MS and sony had better shows Nintendo. Even EA & Ubisoft had better shows.

[lalagideon]

Hilarious. I remember when Nintendo showed us this dramatic sword fight between Link and Gannon as a demo for the GameCube. Yup. That game never happened. Windwaker came instead (which was a fine game). But please don't lecture about showing videos of game yet to be released when you've shown videos of games that have NEVER been released.

[hazelamy]

showing too many games in video form only?

what, like everything they showed in their pre-recorded event?

i thought the puppet stuff was hilarious though.

[tigertron]

Nintendo made Sony's E3 2006 show look great in comparison.

[WitWolfy]

The reason I bought the Wii U was becuase Ninty had all these promises of 3rd party support and innovation.... guess what, it was all a LIE!

I've owned a Wii U since launch. Guess what? It is the most money I ever wasted on a console seeing that I never EVER play on the darn thing.

[RPGrinder]

Honestly, that is not Nintendos fault that you are foolish

[RPGrinder]

Maybe Nintendo did not have the best E3, they have had the best 2015 in terms of games. That is all that matters to real gamers

[chikane]

Right

Hey Nintendo What's a Third Party Game ????? Like they would know the answer to that one.. Silly me
http://media.giphy.com/medi...

[dreadz74]

Lmao really nintendo how about a glass of STFU..

[wannabe gamer]

Throws shade....WTF DOES THAT EVEN MEAN!!

[dreadz74]

lol see we are not up to date on the lingo. Throw shade means shaddy so their comments were shaddy. Nintendo practice what u preach were is that zelda game u showed last year? ya thought so shhhhhh

[wannabe gamer]

lol throw shade. who comes up with this crap some middle school lunch room cliche or something

[DVAcme]

So Nintendo is giving Sony and Microsoft crap for showcasing games that won't come out in the near future. Considering one of the biggest rumors is that, if it even gets made, the next true Metroid game won't come out until the next GENERATION of consoles, Nintendo should kindly STFU.

And Sony and Microsoft don't need to showcase soon-to-be-released games cause they already showcased them one or two E3s ago, and they have a dynamite holiday season coming up with both exclusive and multi-plat games, of which Nintendo won't participate because their console cannot handle them. Wii-U has no games NOW, and Nintendo keeps focusing more on the 3DS than in what is supposed to be their console for hardcore gaming, and the Wii-U just keeps on languishing.