Latest Nintendo Direct Filled With...Not Much

@Video_Game_King said:

@oldenglishC said:

Damn you February 4th! Get here sooner!

My reaction was...different.

My reaction was... similar.

Glad I didn't pick one of these up.

@WinterSnowblind said:

@evanbower: So did they need to do a big conference like this, just to announce a date for that one game?

Both of the games I mentioned are solely being released for Nintendo systems, just as the new Monster Hunter is. It would make sense to announce them here, because more people would see them.

A lot of things would make sense to announce, but if Square isn't ready to announce that, it's silly to say "Nintendo, why didn't you say that on Square's behalf?" Also.. I don't think you saw it, because it couldn't by any stretch be called a "big conference." They do these all the damn time, they're pre-recorded videos which are basically just audio-visual press releases.

Fire Emblem: Awakening -- February 4

Squeal

What a stupid company.

Tokyo Crash Mobs seems cool except for the gameplay part. Maybe I'll be proven wrong though. I wonder if the panoramic videos will be fun. Seems like they have potential. Not too interested in the street view stuff, even if I can see a turtle.

@Swick said:

Whys is that man wearing a helmet?

Standard Google Maps safety procedures.

So Nintendo finally gets one up on Apple....

OT: I wonder what Wii Fit U means for Wii Sports and such.

I still haven't played a single Wii U game because the overscan issue is so annoying. Get your crap together Nintendo.

Well that sucks.

I might finally play a Fire Emblem game then, if it's the first big game for 3DS next year.

I won't have time to play it anyway, but dang is that Pikmin 3 delay a bummer.

@evanbower: So did they need to do a big conference like this, just to announce a date for that one game?

Both of the games I mentioned are solely being released for Nintendo systems, just as the new Monster Hunter is. It would make sense to announce them here, because more people would see them.

This is ridiculous. I can't believe you're not writing unbiased articles like 99.9% of other gaming websites out there. Why are you allowed to offer a personal opinion and be one of the few on the web which provides something unique and interesting?

Damn you Patrick Klepek, damn you.

Sounds like Patrick was expecting a little too much from this.

@Video_Game_King:

Different, but very appropriate.

And then there was happy dancing.

@IVofRussia: Oh damn, you got him good.

Whys is that man wearing a helmet?

I totally read 'There are even some areas of Google Maps where you can explore underwear' at first..

This console is Nintendo's last stand. I think this is their last console. Nintendo is too cut up to survive, and will be eaten alive come PS4/720 time. Just my opinion, given the impending rise of tablets as gaming devices and the veracity that the latest Microsoft and Sony offerings will be.

I keep hoping against hope that N will let slip something, anything, about that new Smash Bros. game they said was coming.

Ah well, maybe E3 '13.

I can help but feel like the 3DS is loosing serious steam here. Not much is getting released or announced of the system so what is the point of me buying one?

that screen capture looks like it's from a bad SNL skit

@IVofRussia said:

@DJJoeJoe:

Video game news.

Then you're here for the wrong reasons, to be honest. Polygon might be more of your flavour for that.

@WinterSnowblind said:

What a complete waste of time. They talked about the same few games again and still failed to give release dates to any of them, just vague approximations. The news that Animal Crossing has slipped is even worse.

I was really hoping to at least see something about Dragon Quest 7 or Bravely Default being localised.

They gave a release date for Fire Emblem. For people who care about that, that is THE news that they wanted to hear.

EDIT: Also, since the two games you mentioned at the end are Square games, they aren't really Nintendo's announcements to make.

@BonOrbitz said:

@IVofRussia said:

I'm glad to hear that you like your Wii U, Patrick. That piece of information was highly relevant to this article. Giant Bomb has become a much better place since you turned it into your blog.

Go away, ass.

In the OP's defense, I can see how misleading it can be to an outsider or someone who doesn't follow the GB crew close enough to understand that Giant Bomb is an editorial site (even though it may misleadingly labels articles as "News"), when other sites like Polygon or IGN are much more neutral (and subsequently dry and boring) with their articles labelled as "News".

That being said, the OP doesn't have to be a hot fucking garbage of an asshole.

@patrickklepek From those of us that actually get what the site is about and it's intentions, keep up the good work.

I'm glad to hear that you like your Wii U, Patrick. That piece of information was highly relevant to this article. Giant Bomb has become a much better place since you turned it into your blog.

@patrickklepek: Awww.

@Sesiras said:

That... is quite a helmet there, buddy.

Always practice safe Wii-U'ing

@Brendan said:

Is Wii Fit U a tailor simulator?

Well done sir.

@Hailinel said:

Hey, Patrick. Some of us are looking forward to things they did talk about, so I wouldn't whine if I were you.

Yeah Patrick, you should not express your opinions on things in your editorials because some people might not share your... opinions.

Can't wait for Christmas!

@IVofRussia said:

I'm glad to hear that you like your Wii U, Patrick. That piece of information was highly relevant to this article. Giant Bomb has become a much better place since you turned it into your blog.

Go away, ass.

Seeing pictures like that make me think the higher-ups at Nintendo all suffered some-sort of oxygen depriving injury, which explains the weird direction they've taken the WiiU and its functionality

I'm enjoying my Wii U as well. Having a lot of fun with Nintendo Land with my wife and ZombiU. Downloaded Mario last night and would like to get Funky Barn and maybe Scribblenauts. Early next year looks pretty nice with Pikmin 3, Monster Hunter, Rayman, and I'm sure some more pleasant surprises.

What a complete waste of time. They talked about the same few games again and still failed to give release dates to any of them, just vague approximations. The news that Animal Crossing has slipped is even worse.

I was really hoping to at least see something about Dragon Quest 7 or Bravely Default being localised.

Hey, Patrick. Some of us are looking forward to things they did talk about, so I wouldn't whine if I were you.

Luigi's Mansion and Animal Crossing are never coming out are they....

I was hoping to see a release date for Animal Crossing.

@oldenglishC said:

Damn you February 4th! Get here sooner!

My reaction was...different.

@IVofRussia: Not sure this is the right site for you, buddy.

As soon as I read that some of the confirmations were delays, I frantically scrolled down. WHY PIKMIN 3 WHHYYYYYY

@leinad44 said:

@IVofRussia: Way to be a dick. It's like one fucking line.

and you still got your video game news you wanted so please (along with all the other Patrick haters) give it a rest.

No set release date for Animal Crossing 3DS is pretty disappointing :/

Iwata is wearing a stupid helmet. Look at that thing! This Nintendo Direct was awesome.

@Brendan said:

Is Wii Fit U a tailor simulator?

ba dum tsh

I just.. don't understand how in the end this could be disappointing. Are people expecting these to be E3 stage shows every time? Saying "what are you thinking" about Google Maps makes it seems like it ate up stage time at E3, but a weird thing to ask when it is a company adding an app to their new console. My reaction to that isn't what are you thinking, it's... hey thats a thing a company would probably do.

Is Wii Fit U a tailor simulator?