Nintendo has been at almost every E3 with events, trailers, and even direct during or around E3. Also directs don't have anywhere near the press or consumer impact that their conferences used to half, the issue is that Nintendo doesn't really have anything to show to warrant a conference and that was admitted years ago. Lack of TP doesn't help with that either.
"almost every" yea thats my point. "almost" as in, many times they skipped E3. Their trailers on Youtube did millions of views, so much so that its clear the likes of Sony saw how effect it actually is.
"Also directs don't have anywhere near the press or consumer impact that their conferences" ??? You sure? You know of someone not buying a game cause they didn't see it at some press event? By the logic Smash Bros Ultimate should have failed, it was revealed IN A DIRECT. No one cares about how or where bud, its on Youtube and I'd argue the general public that buys games doesn't even know nor cares what event it was revealed at, they watch it on Youtube, pre-order, buy at release etc.
Nintendo's rolling in the dough.
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So good luck with that "don't have anywhere near the press or consumer impact" theory bud.
7 million views. No big arena, expensive event or press conference needed. So by such logic Death Stranding should fail too, Call Of Duty should fail too, was not revealed at any major event, Red Dead Redemption 2 should be a massive flop, was not revealed at any event, one of the best selling games of all time GTAV was never revealed at E3.... What those titles are showing Sony, is that folks like Acitivsion, Nintendo, Rockstar etc are able to move massive units and not actually reveal their titles or release dates etc at events and still move massive units.
People play games, they do not play "events", where it was revealed is irrelevant to gamers, they PLAY GAMES, show em a trailer and they'll hit like, share, pre-order etc. If you can even show me anyone on here the is buying games based on simply being on events and nothing more, then I'd gladly take the statement back, but I've never bought a game cause it was at E3, as in if the trailer was at any other event, it would change my mind or something lol
Heck, most of us are watching E3 on Twitch, Youtube, Facebook etc. So Sony needs not to be in LA to put a damn trailer on Youtube folks.... the irony is that most of us are literally watching the even on the exact distribution methods of media used by Sony, Nintendo, Rockstar, Acitivsion etc to launch reveals outside of E3 anyway.
"2001 wants their excuses back" ??? That isn't an excuse bud, its a fact that MS is putting all their titles on PC, the next XB would be the first to launch with this new policy making it questionable on how they'd move more units making it known they don't have exclusives any longer.
For those that own a gaming PC, it makes it that much harder to actually justify buying a XB. With XB, 360, XONE etc, it still launched with exclusives even if those came to PC at later dates, now the next XB is basically launching with it 100% known it won't have exclusives and to expect all their games on PC. So that isn't an excuse, that is a solid fact. So I'm not sure how they'll do better letting folks know ahead of time they don't have anything that is ONLY found on that device. That is at least something they had with their other platforms.
I see no reason trying to avoid that elephant in the room. Sony more then ever doesn't care about what MS is releasing, MS basically gave Sony the next generation. PS and Nintendo are now the only consoles that actually must be bought to play those publishers content, MS is even putting THEIR GAMES on PS and Nintendo systems. How this is going to move XB units is beyond me bud, they are legit moving backwards. As a PC gamer and console gamer, they've given me even less reasons to ever own a XB quite easily.