It's been hard for me to keep up with E3 2013 (mainly due to lack of much Internet access at the moment), but the news that I've received so far is very exciting (and there's still E3 news that I won't be able to look at for a while...)! Nintendo flat-out won E3 2013 for me with the mere arrival of so much
Super Smash Bros. 4 content, let alone new
Pokemon X and Y tidbits! ^^
I had to find out the first SSB4 E3 2013-related news through Twitter...(and while I've seen one of the SSB4 Developer Direct videos (it featured Masahiro Sakurai), I'm still yet to see the actual trailer)...
MEGAMAN CONFIRMED!!!!!!!!!!!. So glad to see an amazing fan request like that come true, and now I'm only more excited for future veterans, newcomers, and third-party characters... The
Never Trust A Trailer trope is in full effect here (at least for me); but once SSB4 receives an official release, playing as Megaman in the actual
Smash series (as opposed to
Super Smash Flash 2) will most likely be
glorious. It's neat to see other veterans returning as well (thank God that Link keeps the Bow, Bomb, and Spin Attack moves so far; still waiting for Boomerang/Gale Boomerang).
Villager of
Animal Crossing was quite a surprise (I first saw his name in a tweet and initially misread it as Villager
s, which made me think that there was a group of Assist Trophies or something that attacked); can't wait to hear the SSB4 announcer stating his name in epic fashion. On another note, I
really hope
Title Scream returns for SSB4; the series just isn't the same without it.
The inclusion of the Wii Fit Trainer (WTF?) was
definitely a surprise (the biggest case of
Unexpected Character in the SSB series for me; I'm surprised she was announced so early)...her moveset seems like it'll have some potential... I feel sorry for whichever highly-requested character(s) don't make the roster due to her. XD
I noticed that Pit received a new move; hopefully his
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is enhanced rather than worsened...all seems good so far (and I'm hoping that his forward smash attack receives a little more range this go-round). The stages I've seen look excellent (although I'm really hoping that a lot of classic stages return from past SSB installments); I'm loving the redesign of the Battlefield stage, and I'm ecstatic that we'll finally get to fight on a
Zelda-inspired
Spirit Tracks train, within Gerudo Valley,
and inside a boxing ring! Graphics also look gorgeous so far, especially the Wii U version.
Not a fan of the current titles of
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS; I'm hoping those are just placeholders...hopefully better implementations of
Super Title 64 Advance or other subtitles occur, such as
Super Smash Bros. Revolution (Wii U/3DS),
Super Smash Bros. (4:) Universe (Wii U) and
Super Smash Bros. (4:) Dimensions (3DS), or
Super Smash Bros. Battle Royale (Wii U/3DS)
. If all else fails, plain old
Super Smash Bros. 4 (Wii U/3DS) works just fine (although it kind of emphasizes the games' sequel aspect a little too much and peculiarly uses a number rather than a word).
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From what I've heard, PlayStation 4 fared better than
XBox One XBox 720/XBox 3 (sorry, but the name "XBox One" annoys me
a lot); although Wii U personally surpassed the other 2 consoles, PS4 is also intriguing me much more than Microsoft's forthcoming system...I'm glad Sony learned a lesson in price reduction at least! XD (I heard that Sony's PS4 is $100 cheaper, and that Sony made that announcement
right after Microsoft announced the XBox 3's price tag...)
Super-excited that
Kingdom Hearts 3 and
Final Fantasy Versus 13 Final Fantasy 15 (the latter being a
prime example of almost-Vaporware and a worthy memetic successor to the legacy spawned by
Duke Nukem Forever) were
finally announced (at the same E3 convention, no less!) It's a bit weird that
Final Fantasy XV is still a part of the
Fabula Nova Crystallis collection despite the unexpected/interesting name change (skipping over the online-based FF14 just like that), but whatever... Now all we need are tangible release dates...
I am
quite irritated that KH3 and FF15 were only announced for PlayStation 4 and XBox 3...I know that the Nintendo Wii wasn't graphically stellar for some people (which shouldn't even count for much regarding games, but again, whatever) and may have had underpowered hardware compared to its rivals of the PlayStation 3 and XBox 360, but I would think that the Wii U at least deserves a chance to receive these two long-awaited titles... This "2 out of 3 platforms" thing has got to stop...either make a game for one system (i.e., Nintendo Wii U), a pair of system from the same company (i.e., Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, something in the vein of SSB4), or go all multiplatform (either all of the currently-marketed home console systems - Wii U, PS4, XBox 3; all of the currently-marketed handheld console systems - 3DS, PlayStation Vita; or both of the aforementioned sets combined).
I guess the developers have their reasons though...one 'reason' I recall is that the Wii U's GamePad controller is 'too hard to work with'...which, IMO, seems lazy...you *could* just put more data (i.e., stats, maps, attacks available) on the controller's screen so that the TV screen isn't cluttered with little symbols and such...not to mention that Nintendo's Wii U works with the Wii's Classic Controller and has its own "traditional" controller, both of which are suited for conventional gameplay control layouts that the PS4 and XBox One still adhere to. Aside from the screen, the Wii U's controller(s) really doesn't look more difficult to 'work with' compared to other companies' controllers. In any case, I'll still hold out hope that
Kingdom Hearts 3 and
Final Fantasy 15 receive Wii U releases at some point, similar to what happened with
Ninja Gaiden 3/Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge and the Wii U (although PS3 and XBox 360 eventually got that title as well...le sigh).
E3 2013 definitely seems like a success for me, as it got me excited for a slew of games, and I await to see what the next months/years hold in store for Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft! I hope Nintendo returns to doing actual keynote presentations at future E3 conventions, though...
P.S. If you happened to read all of this, thank you so much! ^_^