E3 2021

[Nester the Lark]

So, E3 2021 is happening, and Nintendo will be part of it. It will be an online event from June 12 to 15, and it will be free for anyone to watch.

I was kind of wondering if, at this point, Nintendo would even bother to be part of a virtual E3 since they can just do everything online on their own. I do still wonder, though, if they will have something like Treehouse Live, or maybe even the competitions they used to do, or if it will just be a Direct.

Also, given that it's all online, that would make it an "eE3," but I think I will just call it "eEEE." 

[nocturnal YL]

Nintendo has the means to have their own presentations, but historically they're still E3-branded. I think they still see E3 as a major event in gaming and want to retain the connection for now.

[Nester the Lark]

Well, as usual, E3 has mostly been just a way for me to kill time until Nintendo's Direct.

I think Xbox & Bathesda has had the best showing so far. I don't own an Xbox, and I'm not a Bathesda fan, but they at least had a good presentation. They showed lots of games, including some big names.

Ubisoft was, well... it was Ubisoft. The Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope reveal probably would have carried more weight if Nintendo, themselves, didn't spoil it by putting up the website for it prematurely earlier in the day. Still, I've never played the first one, so I'm not too excited for this one.

Square Enix's presentation was the first one I was really looking forward to since I remember their 2019 conference being pretty good. But most of it ended up being an Eidos Montreal presentation. It lasted for 45 minutes, and the first 20 were spent on a Guardians of the Galaxy game. Fans of that franchise seem to be excited for it, but for me, it just went on and on and on...

I'll try to check out Capcom's presentation tomorrow.

[Da Robot]

Under 10 minutes to go!

www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=IQz_ECTGGyA

[nocturnal YL]

Well, 2 games got my attention, which is pretty good seeing that my favourite Nintendo E3 also gave me 2 things, being Galaxy 2 and New SMB U.

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Metroid 5 is here! As in, the game that didn't came out, Metroid Dread, is coming!

And we're getting a new WarioWare where we get to actually use the characters to interact with the microgames!

Also glad that the Smash newcomer is none of those heavily speculated. Those people give off an impression that they know what most of gaming's landscape is like, so it always feels good to prove them wrong.

[Nester the Lark]

Here we go...

- Metroid Dread

Dread lives! There were some quiet rumors of a new 2D Metroid, but I wasn't expecting it to be Dread. I went nuts when I saw that title reveal!

- Cruis'n Blast

They finally did it! Eugene Jarvis insisted this was arcade exclusive, but I held out a sliver a hope. The trailer mentioned it had 30 tracks, which is way more than in the arcade version I've played. Definitely looking forward to this one.

I wonder who's doing the port. It wouldn't be Raw Thrills, themselves, would it?

- Advance Wars 1+2: Re-boot Camp

Does this count as a Fire Emblem remake?

I'm not a fan of this series. I played the first Advance Wars on the Wii U Virtual Console, but I had a hard time getting into it. It seemed a lot more complicated than Fire Emblem, and I couldn't keep track of everything. But still, it's good to see bring back old series.

- WarioWare: Get It Together

I've never played a game in this series, but I just wanted to say that I like that Wario narrated the trailer.

- Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water



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Glad to see this finally get a Switch port. It's also coming to all other current consoles plus PC, so... does Nintendo still co-own the series, or is this like Wonderful 101 and Nintendo just didn't mind if it went multi-platform? Either way, I'm happy that as many people as possible will be able to play it. I want this series to continue.

It's still digital only. If it was physical, I'd have a strong reason to buy it again. Will I buy it again digitally? Not sure.

This version has a new "photo mode" and new costumes. I assume the new costumes will be replacing the Samus and Zelda costumes from the international Wii U version (which, in turn, replaced the lingerie costumes from the original Japanese release). A shame, since I love the Zelda costume.

- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity - Wave 1 DLC

I'll go into detail on this in its own tread.

- Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Ditto.

Overall, I loved this Direct. It's been an unusually boring E3, and Nintendo really pulled through. There were still some omissions (no Bayonetta 3, no Metroid Prime 4 aside from a mention that it's still in development, no Monolith Soft news...), but I'm quite happy with what they showed.

Also, I got bingo!