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Exactly.

BTW, this.

I never bought the last 2 of them.

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Thought you did.

Speaking of Halo 4, I rewatched that demo of it. It actually looks pretty awesome. There is SO MUCH Metroid Prime in there. The HUD, the new creature design, the scan visor and even the audio. I might actually play this thing.

I'm in the Steam chat for the pre show.

MY BODY WAS READY!


AHAHAHAHAHA!

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Is the 3DS day today or tomorrow? Wondering if the larger 3DS IGN wrote about is happening...

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I imagine it won't show up tomorrow. The 3DS thing is tomorrow, but they're just going to show a bunch of trailers for games we already know about.

hah i love it. hopes and dreams have indeed been broken.

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i dont know what Beyond is even about at all, but at least it was something new you know. i woudl say that's a highlight.

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Well I wouldn't say totally broken. The only hope and dream I'm really sad about is the lack of something out of Retro Studios. I mean, I know something is coming, but fuck, it's been 2 years since DKCR wrapped up. Shiiiiiit.

I think Nintendo would have had a MUCH stronger showing if they just shuffled around a few things. I would have cut that Batman shit right out of there and replaced it with a demonstration of Zombi U. GT had a demo of someone playing that and it actually ended up getting my attention. It looks nice and the idea is really cool. I'm over zombies, but this just sounded really unique (you get one "life" per character and see how long you survive. Then you get thrown to another survivor keeping some of your gear. Eventually you'll run into the zombie versions of your former lives) and it looked to do some neat stuff with the controller. How they featured Batman over this is beyond me.

I would have nixed Just Dance 4. I would have kept Sing just because it's an exclusive Wii U game, but I would have put that Platinum Games title in there somehow. Game looks fucking sweet.

And I still think NintendoLand is probably going to be awesome. They just chose the wrong shit to show off and the developer they had up there, while legendary status, wasn't presenting his work in the most interesting light. I would have shown off an easier to digest game (I read about some, and the ninja star one sounds great). They really flubbed NintendoLand, especially since it's such a key game.

I think if they adjusted those things the conference would have been much more satisfying. They had all the right elements there, they just fucked them up.

Oh, and I think if Nintendo had some sort of agreement with Ubi to reveal Rayman during their show, that also would have really helped them out. It's a great exclusive to have. People love Origins, and since Wii U is the only place to get it, it would have been a big one to reveal there.

At least Pikmin looked cool heh.

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Pikmin looked great.

Super Mario U looks great too, but seeing it with NewSMB2 for the first time gives me a sense of Mario overkill. It would be different if they had completely different aesthetics, but they don't. I'm sure they'll both be great, but that's a lot of Mario. 2D Mario is going to need a solid three year break after this.

i'm sure nintendoland is going to be cool, but i agree with you, phil. they did not show it off very well. that whole pac-mac vs-type game could've been shown in like 30 seconds. i didnt come away form the conference knowing what else was in that package. i just got a bunch of fly overs of nintendoland! even if you didnt want to show stuff from it, which i can understand, at least give us some hint. the presentation was not the best.

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listen, if you press X,X,X,X,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y you will be sucked. that is all.

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I dont see why these studios need their own conference AND get to take up time in the big 3s conferences, keep your shit to your self

Because they're asked to?

Did Activision go yet?

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3DS showcase at 9, correct sirs?

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Yes. And Tu, Activision does not go. They have no show.

Activision is sucked.

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We're in the Steam chat for the 3DS conference.

Was cool seeing more of the 3ds stuff, but no megatons. Not even any just plain tons.

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Multiple twitterers saying that Reggie says Fire Emblem is coming out over here. Crisis averted.

PHEWWWW. Couldn't have dropped this megaton at the conference or the showcase? WTF nintendo.

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Skipped this conf in favor of watching Mad Men w/ the Mrs. Seems I made the right call.

Yeah you missed nothing. They literally just went into depth with the games they showed for 3DS during the show. Was nice seeing more of some of them. Castlevania looks ace.