E3 2012 Rumors, Speculation and Discussion Thread

[jkid101094]

http://wiiublog.com/rumor-nintendo-is-working-on-at-least-three-new-franchises-for-the-wii-u/

E3 is only three months away, kiddies, so the rumors are spreading like a plague. So far I've heard that not only will Nintendo be bringing us three new franchises, but about seven or eight new first party games as well, several of which are planned for release by the end of this year. If that doesn't get you excited there are also claims that 70 Wii U titles are currently in production. I'm not sure if those will all be launch titles but we can hope, right?

[shadowDOESrock]

Wii U Rebranding Reveal
Wii U Game Reveals
Wii U Release Date Reveal     \which is probably between November and March.
Wii U Interface Reveal
Reveal of Super Smash Bros. 3DS & Donkey Kong 3DS.
Reveal of various other 3DS Titles to boost the 3DS Sales.
Nextbox Reveal
Nextbox Tech-Demo


On Sony's side i dont expect anything but some generic games that everyone will be hyped about.


And there obv. wont be 70 Launch Titles.

[Tanassy]

Actually there is about 200+ unconfirmed or early titles currently in production by almost every known dev out there, all for Wii U. I expect there to be 20+ Launch titles at this rate. As far as E3 goes I'm interested to see what the Wii U's new name will be.

I wanna see some new surprises on Sony's side too. Not just as for their next gen. console, but I wanna see some returning franchises.

I also want to see some AC3 and some FC3. Besides that, it'll be the same as usual. Staying up all night looking at things that may or may not interest me. Well, I'll probably skip MS altogether this time though.


On a side note regarding that article, I'm glad about the price being fair. I'll be getting it regardless of price but I don't want to pay any more than 500..



On another side note, GIVE ME ANOTHER METROID GAME, AND ANOTHER STAR FOX GAME.

[shadowDOESrock]

Actually there is about 200+ unconfirmed or early titles currently in production by almost every known dev out there, all for Wii U. I expect there to be 20+ Launch titles at this rate. As far as E3 goes I'm interested to see what the Wii U's new name will be.

I wanna see some new surprises on Sony's side too. Not just as for their next gen. console, but I wanna see some returning franchises.

I also want to see some AC3 and some FC3. Besides that, it'll be the same as usual. Staying up all night looking at things that may or may not interest me. Well, I'll probably skip MS altogether this time though.


On a side note regarding that article, I'm glad about the price being fair. I'll be getting it regardless of price but I don't want to pay any more than 500..



On another side note, GIVE ME ANOTHER METROID GAME, AND ANOTHER STAR FOX GAME.

pretty sure sony wont reveal their console this year.
We had Other M not too long ago - but a Star Fox game we need.

[Tanassy]

Other M was a while ago now.. More Metroid would be good.

[Hakudamashi]

New Jak & Daxter? Psychonaughts 2?

[TheGameNinja]

Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 will probably get a mention. The new Microsoft system will probably be talked about. Sony will talk up the Vita a lot. Nintendo will probably re-introduce the Wii U for a proper unveiling; new name, games actually running on it, it might even look different.

[SmashFinale]

I also want to see some AC3

Or......





Cuz quite frankly, saying "the AC Series" aint gonna help clarify things.

New Jak & Daxter? Psychonaughts 2?

i doubt Psychonauts 2 will be able to come to fruition, and the Jak and Daxter series died when it got abandoned.

[jkid101094]

and the Jak and Daxter series died when it got abandoned.

But they're re-releasing the games in HD...

[SmashFinale]

But they're re-releasing the games in HD...

Abandoned still. Just a re-release. Not like anyone is actually going to continue the series.

[Hakudamashi]

Abandoned still. Just a re-release. Not like anyone is actually going to continue the series.

As it should be, Jak X left it on a positive, satisfying note, and after seeing "The Lost Frontier" I'd rather have it stay in my memories
That goes for you too God of War

[Tanassy]

Or......





Cuz quite frankly, saying "the AC Series" aint gonna help clarify things.

Well what the fuck do you think?

Abandoned still. Just a re-release. Not like anyone is actually going to continue the series.

A re-release indeed, but it shows that there's still interest in the series and it's popularity could very well mean surprises in the future. It's happened before, it can probably happen again.

[shadowDOESrock]

Or......





Cuz quite frankly, saying "the AC Series" aint gonna help clarify things.

i doubt Psychonauts 2 will be able to come to fruition, and the Jak and Daxter series died when it got abandoned.

Armored Core's fame died out with the 4th part. No one really cared about the fifth one either.

[shadowDOESrock]

A pair of Electronic Arts-published sequels may have been outed before their time, as South African games retailer BT Games has listed (and since pulled) pre-orders for Dead Space 3 and Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2. The existence of the former may not be surprising, but the latter? Somewhat unexpected.

Eurogamer reported today that BT Games — which had previously leaked the existence of Sony's Jak & Daxter HD Collection — posted listings for the Dead Space and Need for Speed sequels.

Rumors of Dead Space 3 have been tossed around for months, with the game's logo making an appearance on an Israeli television program and plot details putting series star Isaac Clarke on the surface of a frozen planet.

How EA might handle a direct sequel to 2005's Need for Speed: Most Wanted is perhaps the more intriguing development, given that game's notoriously so-bad-they're-good full motion video cut scenes.

With E3 and pre-E3 events happening soon, we'll likely know soon whether BT Games and rumored game details are accurate or not.

.......
That was a quotation
.......

So after i read that, i went to check if that was true - and our store, indeed also has, Most Wanted 2 listed developed by Criterion.
Couldnt find Dead Space 3.

[Tanassy]

NFS: Meh

Dead Space: YES. DO IT.

[jkid101094]

We already have an E3 topic, silly.

And I'm more excited for Pikmin 3, which has also been "confirmed".

[SmashFinale]

We already have an E3 topic, silly.

And I'm more excited for Pikmin 3, which has also been "confirmed".

Huh... i see it was a good idea to keep you alive now. im kidding. But there are not many games that i want to see this year. But then again, i guess we will just have to wait for E3 this year.

[shadowDOESrock]

We already have an E3 topic, silly.

And I'm more excited for Pikmin 3, which has also been "confirmed".

well, i didnt see one - so it definitely aint on any first page.... or i'm just blind.

EDIT: Found & Merged

[Hakudamashi]

Welp, if I get them at all, I'm getting them used

[shadowDOESrock]

[jkid101094]

lol Kratos kinda looks like "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

In the only shot of his face that's in the trailer, that is.

[Hakudamashi]

Damn, I was hoping for a Heavenly Sword 2 =(

[shadowDOESrock]

Damn, I was hoping for a Heavenly Sword 2 =(

THIS!

[Hakudamashi]

THIS!

I love GOW just as much as the next guy, and prequels interest me n' all, but at this point in time, I think we need to see a reappearance of an old franchise.

[shadowDOESrock]

Xbox 360 is probably getting a new dashboard (again) and Internet Explorer for 360 with Kinect functionality.
Announcement will probably be at E3.

[Hakudamashi]

Xbox 360 is probably getting a new dashboard (again) and Internet Explorer for 360 with Kinect functionality.
Announcement will probably be at E3.

Ha.

[SmashFinale]

Ha.

better than no browser at all.
then again...

[Sonicsdimas]

yeah,you are right,it's better than no browser

[Jazz Nova]

yeah,you are right,it's better than no browser

[Tanassy]

better than no browser at all.
then again...

It'll be better than the PS3's shitty abomination of a browser.

[jkid101094]

It'll be better than the PS3's shitty abomination of a browser.

I don't give a flying rat's ass if this is off-topic.

*motherfuckingtacklehugglesnuggleglomp*

[shadowDOESrock]

It'll be better than the PS3's shitty abomination of a browser.

what is this

[Supersonic196]

It'll be better than the PS3's shitty abomination of a browser.

Tana isn't dead?

[shadowDOESrock]

what is this

Tana isn't dead?

I don't give a flying rat's ass if this is off-topic.

*motherfuckingtacklehugglesnuggleglomp*

[9:56:23 PM] ?Luke-Kyoun~?: \posts on soniczone \wat
[10:00:45 PM] Tana the Forgotten: I passed by
[10:00:46 PM] Tana the Forgotten: Shush
[10:05:24 PM] ?Luke-Kyoun~?: :l
[10:05:57 PM] Tana the Forgotten: I went on the chat for the stream
[10:06:04 PM] Tana the Forgotten: And happened to post once.
[10:06:12 PM] Tana the Forgotten: Doesn't mean I've returned

[Hakudamashi]

[9:56:23 PM] ?Luke-Kyoun~?: \posts on soniczone \wat
[10:00:45 PM] Tana the Forgotten: I passed by
[10:00:46 PM] Tana the Forgotten: Shush
[10:05:24 PM] ?Luke-Kyoun~?: :l
[10:05:57 PM] Tana the Forgotten: I went on the chat for the stream
[10:06:04 PM] Tana the Forgotten: And happened to post once.
[10:06:12 PM] Tana the Forgotten: Doesn't mean I've returned

I think he went tsundere on us...

It'll be better than the PS3's shitty abomination of a browser.

Dude, everything is better than Internet explorer.

[SmashFinale]

Dude, everything is better than Internet explorer.

Since when was Opera better than internet explorer?

[Tanassy]

Since when was Opera better than internet explorer?

..Have you ever used Opera?

It's fucking powerful... An amazing and underappreciated browser.

Dude, everything is better than Internet explorer.

Not the PS3 browser. That thing is fucked. It's horrible.

[shadowDOESrock]

..Have you ever used Opera?

It's fucking powerful... An amazing and underappreciated browser.

Are you leaving or not?!

[Hakudamashi]

Not the PS3 browser. That thing is fucked. It's horrible.

Well at least the PS3 browser, for me, doesn't effin freeze every page I load, it freezes every 3 pages I load.
So ha.

[TheGameNinja]

James Cameron will use Ubisoft's press conference to pimp his next movie again. People will make fools of themselves playing Kinect and Wii dancing games on stage. Someone will have technical problems. People will be mad at EA about something.

[shadowDOESrock]

The Xbox 360 has added a new entertainment app for your audio-visual pleasure. There's the Manga app, which enables users to view full length episodes, movies and clips from the Manga Entertainment catalog.

The Service should already available to download from North American Xbox 360's.

[jkid101094]

It's been two years, Atlus. Show me my 3DS Persona. >:U

[Hakudamashi]

The Xbox 360 has added a new entertainment app for your audio-visual pleasure. There's the Manga app, which enables users to view full length episodes, movies and clips from the Manga Entertainment catalog.

The Service should already available to download from North American Xbox 360's.

inb4PC

[shadowDOESrock]

inb4PC

more convenient

[shadowDOESrock]

[Supersonic196]

Is that supposed to intrigue me? Silly Microsoft.
Looks a bit like Too Human.

[Hakudamashi]

Oh boy, another dark and gritty game for the "hardcore" crowd...

[Supersonic196]

Oh boy, another dark and gritty game for the "hardcore" crowd...

Golly gee willickers, I can't wait to play THAT again.

[jkid101094]

Goddamnit. Not only did I miss Atlus' announcement they apparently didn't even announce Persona V or even a 3DS Persona. :c
Hopefully the Tokyo Game Show and the Nintendo Conference can make jkid happy.

[Jordan teh Echidna]

Goddamnit. Not only did I miss Atlus' announcement they apparently didn't even announce Persona V or even a 3DS Persona. :c
Hopefully the Tokyo Game Show and the Nintendo Conference can make jkid happy.

Nintendo sucked. And that's coming from one of their most loyal fans...

[jkid101094]

Nintendo sucked. And that's coming from one of their most loyal fans...

Some of you guys make me laugh.

Pikmin 3 was enough to make jkid happy, and Nintendo World looks pretty neat.

[SmashFinale]

Nintendo sucked. And that's coming from one of their most loyal fans...

Nintendo did suck. But then again, Nintendo won E3 this year. So in the end... E3 just kinda sucked this year. Ubisoft won more than any of the companies.

[TheGameNinja]

E3 was going to "suck" compared to other years. It surprises me that anyone had high expectations. We're at the end of a console generation, but not in the new generation yet. Most of the big name developers are working on stuff for the next gen. hardware (Star Wars 1313 and Watch_Dogs are probably on next gen. anyway), and the next consoles haven't been announced, so nothing huge was going to come out of it this year. The only thing that should have happened was that Sony should have pushed the Vita MUCH harder. That was my only real disappointment of the show. The rest of it ranged mostly, as expected, from stupid to somewhat interesting. Watch_Dogs and Star Wars 1313 were the only thing actually announced this year that I got excited about. But like I said, those will probably be on the next hardware generation.

[Hakudamashi]

My only gripe with E3 this year was that too much was revealed before the show.
And I'm also dissapointed in the lack of Vita whoring.

[jkid101094]

My only gripe with E3 this year was that too much was revealed before the show.

This.

[Hakudamashi]

This.

IKR?
They should've STFU'd about Playstation Allstars, Rayman Legends, God of War Ascension, Nintendo shouldn't have done that "Pre E3 Showcase" thing...
I mean, there's a reason people liked the Ubisoft press conference so much.

[SmashFinale]

Microsoft hid their things pretty well. Only problem is that it was intended for casual gamers instead of hardcore gamers.

[Hakudamashi]

Microsoft hid their things pretty well. Only problem is that it was intended for casual gamers instead of hardcore gamers.

Am I the only one who thinks the smartglass is pretty cool?

[Sonicsdimas]

Am I the only one who thinks the smartglass is pretty cool?

yes,maybe