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Comparing the Nintendo E3 98 Lineup vs. the Nintendo E3 2008 Lineup

July 17, 2008 in News comments 24

GamesRadar was very disappointed with Nintendo's lineup and decided to dig up Nintendo's E3 98 lineup to compare the two. In 1998, Nintendo had Pokemon, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Banjo Kazooie. This year they had Animal Crossing: City Folk, Wii MotionPlus, and Wario Land: The Shake Dimension.

Nintendo's E3 line-up is so crushingly lightweight this year that it's left us feeling depressed. In fact, we're so depressed that we've gone to the bother of digging up a list of the games that Nintendo was actively promoting at E3 in 1998, just so we could compare them with this year's official line-up and subsequently have a moan about how things aren't as good as they used to be 10 years ago.
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    Zeon I Jul 18, 08
    E3 '98 has officially given E3 '08 that good 'ol suprise buttsecks. Seriously Nintendo, the biggest gaming event of the Summer, if not the year, and you give us diamond-incrusted shit? *bleep* you!

    If it weren't for spammer, I could curse Nintendo even MOAR, but I can't.
    • 0
      RKRigney Jul 18, 08
      They announced a new animal crossing by the end of this year, a new mario game, a new zelda game, and hinted at a kid icarus game. What more do you want!
  • -1
    bbb7002004 Jul 18, 08
    What a ridiculous comparison. For one thing, E3 is much different now than it was 10 years ago, basically an entirely different, much smaller and more casual show than it was. Also, that E3 was one of the very best. It puts a whole lot of conferences to shame, not just this year.
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      Zeon I Jul 18, 08
      It's not ridiculous, tbh. They're just showing how Nintendo did it in the past and how they actually delivered what we wanted back in the day. To me, it shows what Nintendo could of done to top it this time around, especially considering that E3 actually matters now and is one of the biggest Video Game events of the Year and WAY more people are paying attention to it than they did back then.
      • -2
        bbb7002004 Jul 18, 08
        Your still comparing apples and oranges. E3 made a drastic change last year, and it shows. It isn't the biggest video game show around anymore, hence why no big games were revealed and all the press conferences were terrible. Everything important was revealed long before the show.
    • 5
      VeGiTAX2 Jul 18, 08
      I love this statement, I really absolutely just love it.

      "More casual than it was"

      No booth babes / swag attacks / mindless noise = more casual? Right.

      Last I checked as someone physically at the show, it was still just as dedicated as before for companies trying to sell their portfolios to the media, buyers and investors. Maybe you're seeing a different E3 though?

      E3 is still E3, it didn't magically lose credit because it's not inviting every Wal-Mart employee working the games department in, if anything it only improved because there was less nonsense to push through. You don't pitch a bad product projection and then try to write it off with "oh well it's just a casual show" it's an industry summit and it still has a huge amount of high money players within it. The comparison could have been made to even 1-2 years ago and it'd still point out the obvious that they really dropped the ball in the press conference, heck even the people sitting with me in the Kodak theater in the orchestra section were talking about how bad it came off.
      • -3
        bbb7002004 Jul 18, 08
        Then why were there no big game reveals? Why were all the big name games reveal long before the show? Why did all of the big three show off casual games? Why are the companies, like Nintendo, saying E3 is their casual show? Its called connecting the dots, and I don't need to be sitting in empty theaters to do that.

        I'm not saying it was a good show. The exact opposite as a matter of fact. I'm just saying why it was so bad, especailly compared to one of the best E3's ever!
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          Sort Jul 18, 08
          Calling it less casual because you weren't impressed with the game reveal lineup is what makes your statements look so ignorant. It's like
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          comparing apples and oranges.
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          Fatal Error Jul 18, 08
          I'm willing to bet part of the fact Nintendo called it "their casual show" is that they completely sucked ass at E3 this year. I don't know where you got the idea that there's "empty" theaters, as quite a few of them seemed to be filled up just fine from the footage that was shown.

          To further a point, there aren't that many E3's to compare, so calling Nintendo's show at 98 "one of the best ever" isn't really saying much. Quite frankly, it's just that this year's could be the worst ever.
  • 2
    Chad and Protoman Jul 18, 08
    man nintendo had a kick ass lineup back then now its just shit.
  • -2
    Demonfurby Jul 18, 08
    Sorta unfair to compare it back then and now. But still, damn Nintendo was great, now what?
  • -3
    Chad and Protoman Jul 18, 08
    Now what? Now nintendo goes down-hill trying to hold on to old game franchises while letting new games go to microsoft and sony. Although some how they still make money on it.
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    Demonfurby Jul 18, 08
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    Now what? Now nintendo goes down-hill trying to hold on to old game franchises while letting new games go to microsoft and sony.
    They still have new games coming out, they just don't ever talk about them.
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    Chad and Protoman Jul 18, 08
    Not any realy hardcore games. Like bad company or things like that. assassins creed and cod 4 were a couple of the few hardcore games they have.
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    Demonfurby Jul 18, 08
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    Not any realy hardcore games.
    Coduit, Madworld, Fatal Frame, Dead Rising all come to mind.
    • 1
      Shadow net583x s Jul 18, 08
      Those are only 4 games, compared to how many others Microsoft and Sony have and are getting. Plus, they might not appeal to everyone, I've personally never heard of any of the first three and since Dead Rising's been on the 360 for over a year there will probably be people that don't want to buy it again to play with dummed down graphics and (probably) spotty controls.
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        Dio Jul 18, 08
        Actually, they are adding new content and new features to Dead Rising to make the game even better. And the graphics aren't "dummed down".

        Anyway, E3 98 was epic because of Ocarina of Time.
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          Fatal Error Jul 18, 08
          They added a few more items and boss fights and changed the camera. Those are essentially standard for a late-release port, and the camera angle issue is a matter of personal perspective. Considering you can't get a grasp for the graphics just yet, I'd probably wait to call them "dumbed down", although there's no reason for them to be considering Dead Rising is now an "old" game.
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    Chad and Protoman Jul 18, 08
    still not alot of HARDCORE games. if you want to defend nitendo on hardcore games go to the news article that mentions wii's storage space problems. If you talk to anyone with a ps3 or xbox360 they would more than likeley agree with me.
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    Big Willie Jul 18, 08
    Contextually you can't really compare the two. E3 '98 was showcasing the first 3D Zelda game which I might add had been six years in the making. It was a testament of what 3D gaming could offer. Wait until the E3 unveiling of the next Zelda game. The one that's going to completely designed for the Wii and then compare the two.
  • -1
    Zeon I Jul 19, 08
    And here I thought you turned to the past for inspiration for the future. I guess I was wrong.
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      Final Blade Jul 19, 08
      Since when was that ever a rule? You can't replicate past iconic games like FF7 and OoT, since they were in a different time. Inspiration comes from the new people working and new ideas that companies wouldn't have used before.

      Thats why that the Wii hardware with the remote was never before used and people think its brilliant, even though its a cheap gimmick thats blinding people.
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    Remino52 Jul 19, 08
    E3 2008 took the cake. Even thought 98 was a great year too.
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      Miss Razz Jul 19, 08
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      E3 2008 took the cake.
      I lol'ed.

      I'm guessing you haven't seen many E3s.

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