Nintendo Digital
Event
1.
Intro Stop motion and filler: the stop motions
are comical and shows off the fan opinions of Reggie while also, possibly,
highlighting Nintendo’s opinions on franchises the fans want to return
2.
Super Smash bros Mii announcements: It was
awsome seeing Iwata fighting Reggie in its intro (the effects were great,
purely because they were over the top), then to highlight the Mii use in Smash
4 before Sakurai clarifies. The Mii Fighters themselves look interesting to
play as. You can play as a Brawler (fast, but powerful melee combat with little
range), a swordfighter (faster, but weaker then the Brawler, but use weapons
like swords) and a gunner (great range, sports multiple ranged attacks but they
might not have many good melee attacks). (note that this is all speculation).
The Mii’s also appear to have customisable special moves, giving players the
ability to swap between 36 specials between the three types of fighters. We
also have a release day for the 3DS version... October 3rd 2014. I don’t
have high hopes for a Christmas with Smash bros WiiU after seeing this one...
3.
Amiibo: Nintendo’s answers to Skylanders and
Disney Infinity. During the direct, there wasn’t a lot shown off but they did
mention that they would be discussing it more latter on in E3 so expect a post
providing more info latter. The Mario figure looks great though. We also know
that Smash 4 and Mario Kart 8 will use Amiibo somehow (Captain Falcon in Mario
Kart?). Also, I do believe the Mario Kart 8 footage, highlighting Luigi’s death
stare was intentional and another great joke in this (unlike the last two, I’ve
already watched this once so I can give more info)
4.
Yoshi’s Woolly World: (Try saying that 3x fast).
I haven’t played a lot of Yoshi games (I’m yet to finish a single game...) but
this new game does interest me. It looks great and like Kirby’s Epic Yarn, the
wool motif works well in this and is incorporated well in the puzzles (from
what we’ve seen). The plush Yarn Yoshi’s that were shown off look amazing (both
in game and the real life ones that were used as a demonstration).
5.
Captain Toad’s Treasure Tracker: Are you happy
Captain Toad fans. If you’ve played 3D World’s captain toad levels, then you
know exactly what you’re getting yourself into with this as that’s all that is
in this game. It does look more refined as there are more things to do, but
it’s Captain Toad.
6.
Legend of Zelda (WiiU): It looks beautiful, from
what we saw, and it sounds like it’s going back to a progression similar to the
original Zelda. Apart from that, we still don’t know a lot.
7.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire: latter...
8.
Bayonetta 2: The gameplay still looks great from
when we saw it at E3 last year, the inclusion of the first game was a good idea
as there are people (like myself) who will be getting the game but haven’t
played the first. There will alos be Nintendo costumes for Bayonetta like
Peach, Link and Samus, each with their own added Nintendo touches. Bayonetta
also has a October 2014 release so we finally have a release window.
9.
Hyrule Warriors: Zelda and Midna are playable
alongside Link and Impa. It looks great (so good its giving me a excuse to play
Dynasty warriors). The character designs for Link, Impa and Zelda look great,
they are different but you still know who they are if you’re a Zelda fan. All
that we have to do is wait until September 26th, which is its
current release day.
10.
Kirby and the Rainbow Cruise: If you have played
Kirby’s Epic Yarn and Kirby Canvas curse, then you know what your getting
yourself into with this WiiU title. It plays similar to Canvas Curse but also
shares a trait with Epic Yarn in the form of form changes like Rocket and Tank.
I do like the Clay art style with this but I wasn’t a fan of Canvas Curse, I
might pick it up when I get a WiiU but there’s a strong chance I wont
11.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Another game I haven’t
had experience with its predecessor before hand, Xenoblade X does look good,
but I’m not sure if it’s a CG trailer or if it’s in game footage. Its
supposedly going to becoming in 2015 so I could change my mind between now and
its launch.
12.
Mario Maker: Ever wanted to make your own 2D
Mario levels? Now you can with this...
13.
Splatoon: A NEW IP FROM NINTENDO!!! Also, “Salty’s
Splatoon, how tough are you?” Splatoon is a kid friendly version of Third
person shooters. You shoot ink, try and cover the most terrain with your ink to
win. You can turn into a squid that can travel fast through your own coloured
ink. The concept seems wierd, but I’m curious about it.
14.
Palutena’s reveal: I knew this was coming,
Palutena was leaked months ago. But it is a great trailer, not one of my
favourites in comparison to the other reveals, but still great. She looks like
a great fighter and will all the Kid Icarus Uprising banter that was in it. She
is yet another character that I’m going to play as when I get the game. The art
style for the trailer is the anime style used in the mini Kid Icarus videos on
the, now gone, Nintendo Video app on the 3DS. I’m not too sure what to make of
Dark pit at the end of the trailer though...
15.
Miyamoto at the end: On the show floor, I have
no idea based on the Digital event.
From what I’ve seen so far of E3, this was better than the
last two conferences that I’ve covered. There was a lot of time dedicated to
games that needed it and the games that just had a trailer, like Bayonetta 2
and Pokémon Omega Ruby/ Alpha Sapphire didn’t need any more information to be
shown off then. The Stop motion
animations were genuinely funny and while it wasn’t a conference. It was still
great, even I it was only a portion of the news. I’m going to be doing the last
two conferences before I try and collect info on the show floor (which might be
limited to Nintendo, but I will try and get more info). The next conference:
SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS!!!
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