Iwata Apologizes for Bad E3

[silent sniper]

Link: http://wii.ign.com/articles/892/892854p1.html

Iwata Apologizes for Bad E3
Nintendo's president says good core games take time to prepare.
by Matt Casamassina

July 22, 2008 - In an interview with Forbes, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata apologized for the company's lackluster E3 media briefing and said that while it chose not to display more core games, that doesn't mean that the developer isn't working n them.

"If there is any perception that Nintendo is ignoring the core gamers, it's a misunderstanding and we really want to get rid of that misunderstanding by any means," Iwata said. "We are sorry about [the E3] media briefings, specifically for those who were expecting to see Nintendo show something about 'Super Mario' or 'Legend of Zelda.' However, the fact of the matter is the so-called 'big titles' need a long, long development period. ... We really didn't think this year's E3 media briefing was the time to do so."

That mean's some hardcore games are coming!

 

[DarkLG]

I hope its New Super Mario Bros 2 or a new Zelda wii game.

 

[Eternal Myst]

Good news is good.I shall sing a poem.

I'd love to wish you,
'happy everything',
I want to kiss you,
'bless everything'

 

[ojsinnerz.]

Well, good games are coming, and I'm satisfied with that.

 

[Curley5959]

same here.... YAY

 

[Doomsday Forte]

Man, I can't wait for Super Mario Bros. 2 or The Legend of Zelda 2. I mean, the first games were such epic creations, their sequels can ONLY be...well, epic+1, right?

 

[Diablo1123]

Man, I can't wait for Super Mario Bros. 2 or The Legend of Zelda 2. I mean, the first games were such epic creations, their sequels can ONLY be...well, epic+1, right?

Ummm The Legned of Zelda 2 came out years ago

 

[Prime]

I'm glad Nintendo took note about how their E3 Show sucked.

 

[Doomsday Forte]

Man, I can't wait for Super Mario Bros. 2 or The Legend of Zelda 2. I mean, the first games were such epic creations, their sequels can ONLY be...well, epic+1, right?

Ummm The Legned of Zelda 2 came out years ago

And (all types of) SMB2 with it. ;P

I don't see why Iwata had to apologize, I mean...Nintendo didn't really do anything wrong, just that rabid fanboys hyped the utter shit out of the E3 showing and when they didn't get what they wanted, they demanded blood. Say what you will about catering to the fans, but look at what Sega has done with Sonic as a result of trying to please the fans. =\

 

[Eternal Myst]

He never needed to apologize.

Madworld, and Animal Crossing did it for me.
...and there is a shit load of awesome games coming for the Wii.

 

[Diablo1123]

I need to play my Wii more

Man, I can't wait for Super Mario Bros. 2 or The Legend of Zelda 2. I mean, the first games were such epic creations, their sequels can ONLY be...well, epic+1, right?

Ummm The Legned of Zelda 2 came out years ago

And (all types of) SMB2 with it. ;P

If I remember correctly SMB2 was epic+1
haven't played The Legend of Zelda 2

 

[Doomsday Forte]

If I remember correctly SMB2 was epic+1
haven't played The Legend of Zelda 2

Well, there's two types of SMB2 depending on where you live. If you're Japanese, you'd know Super Mario Bros. 2 as the one that was basically an expansion of sorts to the original game. Harder levels (no mid-level savepoint!), Poison Mushrooms, etc. This game was released with Super Mario All-Stars on the SNES as Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels. And it was partially snuck into Super Mario Bros. Deluxe on the GBC (don't remember what exactly was added/removed for that one however, if anything).

If you are an American, Super Mario Bros. 2 involves a great leap away from the common Mario gameplay. You can pull up plants and enemies to attack, and there were four playable characters with their own stats. This was originally released as Doki Doki Panic! in Japan (though it was an unrelated game to Mario as a whole) and is known as Super Mario USA for the specific SMB2 version.

Now. Legend of Zelda II The Adventure of Link is also a big departure from the standard Zelda play in the last game. Now you have an overworld map, and you can run into random encounters, which then shift the game into a sidescrolling-view sub-platformer-cross-RPG. You can move and jump and attack enemies with your sword, and when you clear the area of enemies, you get experience and the usual RPG spoils. It's sorta the black sheep of Zelda games for these reasons, though it's not really that bad of a game if you have an open mind, and is fairly hard (you start with the sword beam, but it only works at full health and that's hard to maintain).

Whew. Professor DF out.

 

[Lumstar]

Yes. The original Super Mario Bros. 2 didn't get a US release until 2007, slightly over 21 years after its Japanese debut.

 

[silent sniper]

the original SMB2 was also later released in Super Mario All-Stars as The Lost Levels.

 

[Lumstar]

I meant the non-remade version. Original graphics and sound.

 

[Master Mo]

Reggie said, that Nintendo won`t announce or show trailer to anything, that will not came this year, besides WiiSportsResort...

So fact is, that this year, there is nothing special coming from Nintendo or 3rd Party on Wii. I`m not talking about games I play, because I`m Pirate!

I have a suggestion: why not developing new IPs Nintendo (or IP left behind for some unknown reason: Metroid Dread, anyone?)...

Everybody knows, that Nintendo is eventually always working on Mario and Zelda. That`s nothing worth mentioning if they don`t show a trailer IMO.

 

[CockroachMan]

Reggie said, that Nintendo won`t announce or show trailer to anything, that will not came this year, besides WiiSportsResort...

So fact is, that this year, there is nothing special coming from Nintendo or 3rd Party on Wii. I`m not talking about games I play, because I`m Pirate!

I have a suggestion: why not developing new IPs Nintendo (or IP left behind for some unknown reason: Metroid Dread, anyone?)...

Everybody knows, that Nintendo is eventually always working on Mario and Zelda. That`s nothing worth mentioning if they don`t show a trailer IMO.

Yeah, both Reggie and Iwata said that they won't be announcing stuff one year before it comes out.. not a bad politic actually, I remember waiting more than 3 years for Twilight Princess

Anyway, that means that Nintendo's line-up for this year won't have any changes.. WiiMusic, Animal Crossing and that's it!
BUT.. that doesn't mean we can't have new 3rd Party announcements..

 

[cosmo2389]

That mean's some hardcore games are coming!

Riiight... You mean on the next-gen system right (as in the Wii's big brother)?? I mean we've heard stuff like this before, just look at many other games...

 

[jalaneme]

I'm glad Nintendo took note about how their E3 Show sucked.

at least he realised it did suck.

 

[Prime]

I'm glad Nintendo took note about how their E3 Show sucked.

at least he realised it did suck.

Eh, That is just another version of what i typed