Nintendo’s pre-E3 bad news bit

Remember the days when Nintendo fans were secretly gnashing their teeth when the much-awaited Revolution console was renamed into a seemingly laughable name: the Wii? When Ninty supporters had to endure the taunts thrown in their direction by Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 supporters?

Yes, we still remember those days. It’s good to reminisce the times when Nintendo stood by with their decisions, practiced good damage control, and weathered the generally initial hostile reception by the market.

Now, it seems that Nintendo has to endure those times again in the advent of E3. With such news as Super Smash Bros. Brawl E3 demo not being playable, and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption not having multiplayer online mode, the Big N may have ended up disappointing many of their eager followers.

It should be noted that Metroid’s gameplay never emphasized multi-player gaming in the first place, and sacrificing the option to play Metroid online with friends may be a necessary thing to do in order to fully concentrate time and resources on the main course: FPS single-player. The inability to play Super Smash Bros. Brawl in E3 could be excused as well, if Nintendo manages to compensate by making sure the all new Wii game line-up to be announced this E3 will be well worth it.

It will be interesting to see how Nintendo will handle less-than favorable gamer reception, and how it will all turn out. Stick with us as we get more E3-related news!

Remember the days when Nintendo fans were secretly gnashing their teeth when the much-awaited Revolution console was renamed into a seemingly laughable name: the Wii? When Ninty supporters had to endure the taunts thrown in their direction by Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 supporters?

Yes, we still remember those days. It’s good to reminisce the times when Nintendo stood by with their decisions, practiced good damage control, and weathered the generally initial hostile reception by the market.

Now, it seems that Nintendo has to endure those times again in the advent of E3. With such news as Super Smash Bros. Brawl E3 demo not being playable, and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption not having multiplayer online mode, the Big N may have ended up disappointing many of their eager followers.

It should be noted that Metroid’s gameplay never emphasized multi-player gaming in the first place, and sacrificing the option to play Metroid online with friends may be a necessary thing to do in order to fully concentrate time and resources on the main course: FPS single-player. The inability to play Super Smash Bros. Brawl in E3 could be excused as well, if Nintendo manages to compensate by making sure the all new Wii game line-up to be announced this E3 will be well worth it.

It will be interesting to see how Nintendo will handle less-than favorable gamer reception, and how it will all turn out. Stick with us as we get more E3-related news!