2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)

[epmode]

This probably belongs in the E3 thread instead of Microsoft's so I'll repost.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=581089

This may look insane but he's one of GAF's best rumor sources. Most of it is probably true.

Quickly:
- Microsoft is buying PS4 non-mentions at E3. If a publisher doesn't explicitly say that a game is Xbone exclusive, there's a PS4 version.
- Game rentals will be impossible with Xbone. Microsoft still has to come up with a good way to spin it but the news is incoming.
- The cloud is 100% DRM and Microsoft is pushing it on publishers, not the other way around. EA/Ubi like the idea, Activision less so.
- There's even more bad Xbone DRM news but it's hard to get corroborating evidence.
- Free to play games will be behind a Gold-style paywall.

- It's almost impossible to get information from Sony. No leaks! It doesn't look like they'll be charging for online play, though.

[bVork]

Anyone watching the press conferences should go join the TNL IRC channel: irc://irc.chat-solutions.org/#TNL

[Korly]

Is there an irc app or something for Android?

[Shin Johnpv]

These are rumors about the Nintendo Direct tomorrow, this guy does not have the track record of the dude who gave us the Microsoft info, so maybe true maybe not.

My understanding this particular Direct would be week after next, early that week. That was the plan for this particular direct, so evidently they moved it so it can be during E3 itself...interesting. I'm still thinking there may be a smaller Mini direct week after next though. So as to not spill the beans, ill share what I believe will be the contents of this Dorect along with a few tidbits about each thing. It's going to be a largely Wii U Direct. These aren't in any particular order of actual showing, rather its going by what things people want to hear the most about.

1. Retro: Finally after at least a few years development, their game is finally ready to be unveiled. What is it? It's an old Nintendo IP that people have wanted them to do for a while, but no one thought they had the guts to do it-but they did. I'm very happy with the one they chose to do. It'll definitely fall into that "Wooooo helllll yeah!!!" category for a vast majority I think. Trailer set to be shown at the Direct.

2. Mario....wow is everyone in for a really huge treat with this!!! I know the exact title of the latest adventure. Everything's been so vague hint wise so ill say something a little more exact about it. That 100 Year Guy is right on one thing-it's an enormously large, grand adventure in scope and size. Development began on Wii, not too long after Galaxy 2 was done. This adventure brings together a lot of levels, concepts, ideas, level types, mechanics and characters people have been begging for a long time for. Maybe you'll finally see Wart again this time it makes very clever, imaginative use of the game pad but its definitely not forced. You can certainly play with traditional controls. Trailer and a giid look at game play on the Direct. Release set for late October. This October.

3. Zelda. First the bad news..it's a mid 2015 title at the soonest. They are debating between middle and Thanksgiving/Christmas 2015. Aim is to have most of if not all the game to look like that tech demo from 2 years ago. Story is the longest and grandest in the series. You MAY see some brief concept art at this E3 but they're looking more to fully unveil it early next year. They're debating between a few ideas as well as concepts and which they want to use. They want a familiar yet really fresh take on this for everyone. How soon you'll get it depends on that. They may again make a brief mention at this direct with the understanding it's still too early to show. No exact title yet. Just Zelda Wii U ATM.

4. Mario Kart U....this mighta changed but last impression I got from it is its basically a souped up Mario Kart 7...literally. Think that, online play if course and Miiverse integration slapped in. It should be out in time for this Christmas 2013. Aim was to bring out something for the U that's on the safe side that's guaranteed to help jump start the U. Some added tweaks and whistles here and there. Trailer plus some gameplay at the Direct.

5. Super Smash Bros. 4...As promised by Mr. Iwata and Reggie, it will finally be unveiled during this Direct. What you're about to see is...odd. How to describe...there will be an unveil trailer, and during this trailer a few characters in the. Roster will be announced. All the others are black shadowy silhouettes. You should get a good idea who some of them are, others will be "Who the hell's that supposed to be!?" The full roster will be gradually unveiled from now till release. Release is aiming for Thanksgiving 2014. It might slip to closer to Christmas though. The aim is to launch both the 3DS and U games same day, so they'll do what it takes to get that to happen. This is the big 2014 game for Nintendo. 3DS version is further along than the U one. That one will also be shown on th Direct. Some parts of U version done, others still cooking. Coding, etc set to start in earnest this fall. It looks great

6. General Wii U...possibly price cut, they really would rather not but they understand this nay be the only way to re jump start it. Possible Ambassador Program 2, looking at a few neat ideas for that. They will attempt one last time to very clearly communicate what the U is and isn't. They want to get people excited again and show good value.

X and Yarn Yoshi will have trailers. Both 2014 games. SMT x Fire Emblem is still too soon to show, but it's a really weird ass collaboration project-will be in a good way for fans of both,

One final huge surprise.,.its both a oh hell this makes sense and with kind of thing rolled into one. The aim is to introduce it fully in Fall of Winter. Timing still being decided. May or may not be announced at the Direct.

That's all for your Nintendo stockings, see you all after E3

In a later post he says that the game Retro is working on is Star Tropics U. Some of it sounds plausible and some of it sounds like fanboy bullshit. I thought I would throw the rumors up here though. They need to get Retro's game, Mario Kart U, and 3D Mario out before this Christmas AND drop the price. Really they need more games than that, but I'm not sure they can pump out that many. Least we already know Game and Wario, Pikmin 3, and Wonderul 101 are around the corner. I figured the earliest for Zelda U would be 2014 so again some plausible aspects to this rumor. He doesn't say this is everything, in later posts he seems to hint that there's more. He also claims that Sony's conference is going to be INSANELY AMAZING tonight, and will make everyone forget about MS's this morning. All Sony has to do is show games and say no to this DRM bullshit MS is pushing and that's easily achievable. Hopefully we'll get some more info on Bayonetta 2 finally.

[Josh]

I still don't even understand what a Wii U is. It's a Wii handheld? Nintendo did a great job promoting and making casuals (me) want to buy, or even know what the fuck it is. They are supporting two handheld systems at the same time?

Also, predictions where no real info is announced. Just hints. Dumb.

[Yoshi]

So, as I've said before, they completely blew their load in January and can't get most of this stuff out anytime soon. If the Wii U Mario Kart is just a port of the already obsolete 7, that's even worse than I thought though.

[Yoshi]

Anyone watching the press conferences should go join the TNL IRC channel: irc://irc.chat-solutions.org/#TNL

I thought we used the chat at the bottom of the page now?

[GohanX]

Yeah, I didn't care much for Mario Kart 7, a Wii U version without a serious reworking isn't going to do it for me. A new Mario, SSB4, and a price cut could be better news though.

[Yoshi]

Yeah, I didn't care much for Mario Kart 7, a Wii U version without a serious reworking isn't going to do it for me. A new Mario, SSB4, and a price cut could be better news though.

Only 2013 matters, so, going both by common sense and the rumors above, that means no new Zelda, no SSB, no Yoshi, no SMT X FE, etc. So they're riding a new Mario and ports of MK7 and Wind Waker? It better be a $100 price drop. Anything less is pointless.

[Chux]

All Nintendo has to do to get me to buy a Wii U is say "Price Drop Bitches", and I'll buy one as soon as it does.