I am so lost without gaf. What am I supposed to be watching. Where do I get news? I know every site has news but its all the same crap, neogaf will find the most rare crap in the corners of the game world.

Was Vita even a sidenote in Sony's presentation other than "you can stream psn games on Vita"?

At one point a few months ago I was thinking of possibility of there being a kind of symbiotic relationship between the Vita and the Wii U, of the nature there was between PSP and Wii from the point of view of third party developers as an alternative multiplatform to PC/PS4/XB1 but it doesn't look like it is meant to be

Dvader said:

Tretton says third parties will have to do their own DRM if they want to lock up their games. It is allowed, third parties are in complete control of their games.

Wait... whaaaat? So DRM is still possible/allowed? Just not system wide?

Dvader said:

Damn Tretton straight up said we have the best hardware. Dont take it from me he said, compare the games side by side it will be clear. He says many publishers have already told him how the PS4 version will be better.

You don't have to look at the games if you know the specs there is a clear advantage and a lot of it is due to X1's huge OS. But I thought X1 games looked pretty great, not at all that different from the PS4 offerings.

Dvader said:

The Crew is a "super metroid CaRPG" Sounds pretty cool.

O RLY?

bugsonglass said:

Was Vita even a sidenote in Sony's presentation other than "you can stream psn games on Vita"?

I was wondering what happened to it. Microsoft showed more Smartglass than Sony showed PS4/Vita interaction. BTW, if I see one more fucker at e3 breaking out an iPad to play a home console game I will lose it. Not everyone owns iPads you hipster douches (my brother included)

Dvader said:

Reggie: "Not true. We talked to the publishers and they are making games for Wii U, just not right now."

The hell?

GameTrailers - Nintendo Hour live-blog


- Reggie says no traditional E3 press conference because they wanted to focus on games and fans first, then let media play

- Reggie say this doesn't mean Nintendo won't have a traditional E3 next year

- Reggie says Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze was 'their surprise'

- Nintendo wanted fans to know what was coming for Wii U so they could jump in

- the big games this holiday season are Wind Waker, Mario and Donkey Kong

- Nintendo says fans have seen all they need to be convinced of a purchase

- there may be more Smash Bros. news coming during E3

- Reggie says EA has games in development, despite what EA said about nothing in development at this time

- Reggie says first party's job is to drive install base in order to entice 3rd parties, which is what they're trying to do

- says third parties are bringing content, but they want to see install base driven upwards

- Reggie says Wii U launch was very strong, through holiday was good

- says consumer is waiting to see what's coming

- Nintendo is gearing up to have a great pace of software

- Reggie says Nintendo isn't moving away from focus on GamePad use

- Reggie says the Wii buyer loves Zelda, Mario and Donkey Kong. Says all that content is coming to Wii U this holiday season.

- there's only one place for Nintendo franchises, so Reggie isn't worried about competition from other platforms.

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Wind Waker HD features :

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD features 1080p visuals that will immerse players in the game like never before.

With the Wii U GamePad controller, it’s easy to manage your inventory and view maps.
Players will enjoy cruising the open sea with a new sail that gives them 50 percent more speed, bringing them to their next destination and action-packed adventure that much faster.

Once players receive the “Tingle Bottle” item, they can connect with others by posting comments to Miiverse. Through this new feature, comments or screen shots posted on Miiverse will wash up on the shores of other players’ games. It’s like finding a message in a bottle.

Players can also take and store more pictures with an improved Pictograph and then post them on Miiverse.

If the television is already in use, this game can been played off-TV on the Wii U GamePad.

Yes.

gamingeek said:

Dvader said:

Reggie: "Not true. We talked to the publishers and they are making games for Wii U, just not right now."

The hell?

When I heard it I got the impression that it was mainly at EA and Reggie said EA is making games just none that are for this year but than he was talking about maybe Madden will be available this year.

Miyamoto doesnt know how to play games, last place.

Mario looked horrible with multiplayer. Players on wiimotes using a d-pad for 3D mario, garbage.

Mario Kart 8 :

Turn Your Racing Experience Upside Down!

For the first time, Nintendo’s Mario Kart franchise comes to the Wii U console in full HD, introducing new racing circuit designs and anti-gravity karts that will have players driving upside down. Players will also enjoy a variety of series-favorite features, including the return of 12-player online competitive play, hang-gliders, underwater racing and motorbikes.

Features:

The new anti-gravity feature allows for never-imagined racing circuit designs. Players will speed through courses and find themselves suddenly racing on walls in a haunted mansion or upside-down over Princess Peach’s Castle as their wheels automatically rotate and shift into anti-gravity gear.

Mario Kart TV lets players share highlight videos they submitted to Miiverse.

Experience a wealth of features that span the series, including 12-player online competitive play. Elements first introduced in Mario Kart 7, such as hang gliders and underwater racing, along with elements introduced in Mario Kart Wii, such as motorbikes and performing tricks in mid-air, also make their return.

Fan-favorites Waluigi and Toadette re-join the cast of familiar characters from the Mushroom Kingdom.

Crisp HD graphics and a 60-frames-per-second frame rate offer players the most visually stunning entry in the series yet.

"Mario Kart TV lets players share highlight videos they submitted to Miiverse"

Nintendo getting in on the act now. Video sharing. I want to video my crotch and post it on Miiverse.

Dvader said:

Yup, it is not the next evolution of Mario. That is the big problem. Mega 64 guys are right.

They have to do Mario Universe after this. They will have 4 more years to do it.