E3 is one of my favorite times of the year, I know its not really the same as it has been in the past. With Nintendo going with their Nintendo Direct videos, Which honestly are great because we don't have any hiccups and everything runs smooth. They don't have the same "stage time" to shine like some of the other companies do.
Or the fact that so many titles leak out earlier than they should. That always kind of puts a bit of a damper on E3, its suppose to be about the surprises and pure shock of seeing something the same time as everyone else(because we all know we all stop doing whatever we are doing jus to watch E3!) or even some stuff the companies release on their own to kind of get it out of the way, Think of Microsoft and the Kinectless bundle.
Either way we all know that this should be a HUGE year, it is the first E3 since the "Next Gen" has landed. Not counting the Wii U of course, But this should still be a big year for Nintendo as well.
Everyone is in a fighting stance to try and get momentum in this new war, so who will make you join their army come this weeks E3 event?
My Predictions for the show might not be ground breaking or crazy but it is things I would love to see happen.
Nintendo:
We all know Nintendo needs something, anything to get them more sells on the Wii U. Mario Kart is a start but now we need Super Smash Bros and with that a release date.
We will find out that the 3DS version will hit August 8th! Well of course I'm just pulling that out of my backside... But Nintendo does enjoy releasing their titles on a weekend, it Could also hit on a sunday instead of a friday. But I believe we will see Smash Bros on the 3DS towards the end of summer(which they had said summer at one point)
But when will we see Smash Bros for the Wii U is the real question, Nintendo had said that it would be later in the year after the 3DS release, which I think is a bit of a let down but I understand they want sells on both systems and they think the gap might help with that. So with that said we will see a date for Smash U on November 7th.
Thats all pretty well known stuff but how about other titles from Nintendo? What would I love to see?
Luigi has had his moments as of late but i feel it is time he has a huge impact and in true form. Thus.... LUIGIS MANSION2 for the Wii U!
I wouldn't be too shocked to hear about a new Star Fox instead of a Metroid game at the event. I think both could end up being fun Wii U titles are of course way over due. Yoshi's Yarn should be shown off some more along with Pokemon remakes.
One thing I always wait to shock me and make my E3 is a Wii U Pokemon game, I would love a full 3d world on the home system, I know the creators have said in the past that the Pocket Monsters will stay in your pocket but I just know that if this was made it would be a Mega Seller for the Wii U.
Last but not least the new Zelda will be shown off in all its beauty, but it will be a long way off, even if they say Holiday 2015, we know that won't happen.
Sony won most of E3 last year just on the fact that they stuck it to Microsoft, This year Sony really needs to truly focus on games and get things out there for people, Both the Vita and PS4 need titles and I feel as if Sony has been a bit on the stale side as of late. I love my Vita and can't wait to hear if they have anything in their pocket for the handheld.
Uncharted of course will be one of the major titles for Sony this year, But I think Sony will end up with a major title on their stage like Fall out 4, or something similar to what Microsoft has kind of done with the Call of Duty series(or GTA a few years back) and brag about how it is better on the PS4.
I do not expect a Last of Us 2 at this E3 but I kind of expect something else from Naughty Dog in the shape of something new, Not Jak & Dexter or LoU.
I do expect more PC/Steam hits to come to Sony platforms first, They have something amazing going with PS+ and most do seem to be Indie games for Vita & PS4 so i wouldnt be shocked to see more of that being thrown in our faces.
Playstation NOW should be a huge thing at E3, even over Virtual reality stuff. What is the price point? How many and what games will we be able to play at the start and when do they plan to add new titles? Monthly? Give us info on PSNOW.
Will they end the show on something crazy like a Crash Bandicoot or will it be about PS+? I kind of think Sony will end with PS+ because it can focus more on the NOW to sell systems.
Microsoft:
I think they might be the hardest to focus on because they don't have a handheld, they might ignore the kinect & TV stuff, they don't have virtual reality. So it really should be all games for Microsoft. But i have to say I'm a bit nervous that it will end up being either all Third Party stuff with say Halo/Fable/Gears tossed in between to fluff up their show.
I would love to walk away super stoked for Microsoft because i typically enjoy the Xbox family more than Nintendo and Sony's. But I believe they have a steep hill to climb over for me to be excited.
E3 will(hopefully) be packed full of news and surprises & I already have alot listed above but this should make it easier:
Nintendo:
Mario Kart 8 DLC/Updates
Super Smash Bros Release date/info
Luigi's Mansion 2 Wii U
Metroid 3DS
Star Fox Wii U
Yoshi's Yarn Details/Release Date
Pokemon 3DS Remake titles.
Zelda Wii U
Pokemon Wii U
NFC Nintendo Game/Details
RPG of Some Sort!
Sony:
PS+ Details
PS NOW
Infamous 3 Teaser
God of War Teaser
The Last Guardian Details
HD Remakes(Mostly Vita or cross buy)
Virtual Reality
Uncharted
Crash Bandicoot
Fallout 4
Valve Partnership!
Microsoft:
Halo Collection
Halo 5
Gears of War 4 or Prequel
Gears of War collection
Fable
GTA 5 Xbox One
Red Dead Redemption 2
Crackdown 3
Third Party Madness
1 comment:
E3 is a time of year that no matter what I am doing in my life, I will take a few days to stop and just abosrb gaming. Having been to E3 a few years in the past I do have to say that I agree with you on missing Nintendo having stage time. So many years of looking forward to the confrences and watching the audience as they would explode when the Big N would announced something epic...Because face it when Nintendo announces something that hits, it's pretty much an experience that is unlike any other. The nintendo directs are fun and it gets the news out, but there is definitely something lost there. I did not really touch on Microsoft or Sony because overall they are just up to the game that heve been playing year after year. The stages are so similiar year after year that I can't even pick out different years that well in my mind. BLUE VS. GREEN. This is the point Nintendo is trying to get accross though...They just want to be different...their own thing.
Leaks seem more common these day with everything. Movies, games, books, and entertainment in general. As technolgy advances, I don't see any less of this happening. A lot of times I think the companies even spread their own leaks on purpose with stuff they know is not going to be as big. Maybe for hype, maybe to just be part of the leak craze that's going on lol.
Why not counting the wii U? "Next Gen" Is a the dumbest phrase in the industry to me. What is nex gen? What is current gen? Why are consoles lumped into categories? Look at the PC. A PC is just a PC. Some have better specs than others. That's it. Nintendo has a console that they are putting their energy into now...nothing more nothing less. As long as it plays Nintendo games that look/play better than the last version of the same game, then I will be happy. I will always play whatever game I want to play on whatever the hell plays it.
I won't go into who will win the war. Because I play games on all platforms, I always feel like I am the winner being able to play all of the awesome games. People that can only get one or two consoles probably care a lot more about this.
I never really was one to make predictions. I enjoyed reading yours though.
In closing...Isn't is awesome that we will be playing 2 new smash bros. games before the end of the year? Gotta love that.
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