Nintendo details E3 streaming plans

by Richard Mitchell on May 23rd 2011 2:55PM

As expected, Nintendo has confirmed plans to stream its E3 press briefing. The briefing is slated to take place on June 7 at 9am PT (12pm ET) and promises to offer the first glimpse of Nintendo's Wii successor (and probably Zelda or something).

In order to secure your "virtual front-row seat", be sure to park your web browser at E3.Nintendo.com prior to the event. Additional video content, including trailers and interviews, will also be featured on the site after the briefing is over. "A variety of exclusive content" will also be accessible on the Wii via the Nintendo Channel.

We hope your body is ready.

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Nintendo to Offer Live Coverage of E3 Expo 2011 Presentation

Video game fans around the globe are invited to bookmark http://e3.nintendo.com in their browsers as Nintendo prepares to offer a virtual front-row seat at this year's E3 Expo in Los Angeles. A live webcast of Nintendo's E3 Expo 2011 media presentation will begin at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, June 7. Immediately following the presentation, fans can enjoy additional Nintendo Network coverage on the site, including interviews, game trailers and special video segments. A variety of exclusive content will also be available on the Nintendo® Channel, which is accessible to anyone with a Wii™ console that is connected to the Internet.

The E3 Expo, scheduled to take place June 7-9 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, is among the year's biggest events for the global video game industry. Exclusive Nintendo Network programming will be viewable at http://e3.nintendo.com and on the Nintendo Channel throughout the week, offering the latest information and updates on Nintendo's announcements.

Source: E3.Nintendo.com

Tags: 3ds, ds, e3-2011, nintendo, project-cafe, wii, wii-2

Reader Comments (62)

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@Mrguy you know that guy
Join the Navy?

they better have a MAJOR 3rd party exclusive for this new console or its a ZZzzzZZZzzz

@Tradio

Right.

Because clearly Nintendo has always banked it's successes on quality 3rd party titles in order to sell their hardware.

@Tradio I'm sure it will be Halo.

@Tradio

Because Nintendo's 1st party games don't typically sell the systems themselves, right?

@Tradio

Uhoh, looks like someone wants more party games!

@ItsameMatt03
So you guys want Nintendo to go it alone this gen, right? Whlie I don't doubt Nintendo's ability to produce quality first-party titles and system sellers, doing all of this without major third-party support is downright dumb.

Imagine what would happen if Nintendo and some minor parties were supporting the 3DS. I just cringe at the thought of it...

@Silent Intent
Doh! I read his statement wrong. He said third-party *exclusives* not support. But he still does have a point...

@Tradio

A special superior than PS360 version of Battlefield 3 actually running on the hardware?

Thats will make people really take notice...

@Tradio

You're right Tradio, it is "electrifying!"

...lemons to lemonade.

@xFenixKnightx

I wish that would be possible, but alot of people are saying that the new hardware couldn't handle 'Battlefield 3' according to the rumored specs.

@Tradio

GTA5. Reggie got the tattoo this past weekend.

@Nofriendo

"If life gives you lemons say 'F*ck the lemons', and bail"

Bookmarked.

I'll watch Nintendo and Sony's on G4 and Microsoft's on Spike
Here's to hoping this "project Cafe" is going to be showed off with Super Smash like the latest rumors are saying

P.S. If Sony doesn't show more Sly 4 I will die! That teaser at the end of the Sly collection has been killing me!

@Telechubby710
If they reveal that sly 4 teaser was actually just a sly themed part of the infamous 2 creation tools, I will quit video games.

My body ain't ready.. but my mind is (kinda)

I'll just get my soul and mind in a robot and watch the streaming

You cannot grasp the true form of Satoru Iwata's attack!

I'm watching all of E3 coverage on TV. MS will be on Spike and the rest on G4.

And of course, updates and comments on Joystiq!!!

$10 says they're going to have Skyward Sword as a Wii 2 launch title.

@Faceless Troll
Er...hasn't it already been announced for Wii? I mean, I'm sure they'll port it over but it'll going to be like Twilight Princess all over again.

@The Only Girl
Ah grammar...what a cruel mistress ye are.

@The Only Girl Twilight Princess was announced for the Gamecube too. Then they changed their minds.

@Faceless Troll
I was cooking up a Skyward Sword remark as I scrolled down the comments session but you beat me to it.

@Faceless Troll

I'll take it. Unless Project Cafe materializes this winter, there's no way.

@Faceless Troll

The difference being that GameCube was a failure, and making TP GameCube exclusive would only have diminished the game's significance. Wii could still have a great holiday season this year if it has games, and the first full-motion Zelda could definitely make that work.

@Faceless Troll Get ready to lose your $10. This is meant to be a substantial hardware upgrade. Skyward Sword looks extremely good for a Wii game. Bur compared to PS3/360? Uh, no. I don't think simple upscaling would work here to get it in line. Nintendo treats the Zelda franchise with the most caution; Zelda games have to look THE best. I doubt they'd create a Zelda with subpar graphics for a system.

Why don't the big three stream their shows on each of their consoles? They all have the networks in place.

@Im No Hero Well Xbox tends to put up the conference on Xbox Live some time afterwards, for DL.

Nintendo streams their stuff on their personal website.

It's just Sony who's left in the dust. But no one wants to watch charts & graphs anyway.

@Im No Hero last years Sony conference was streamed in home...understandable why no one realized though.

It's time for bingo!

Yeah I'm sure everyone will take off in the middle of a workday to watch this.

@Raffi256
I'm certainly considering it!

@cantwait2bhome

Yeah me too =(

@Raffi256
Um, that's practically the whole point of having an office job...

@Raffi256 I actually get off work at 9am, but I don't think the company will appreciate me streaming this over their network...so I'll have to book it home.

$50 says Metroid Dread for Wii will be announced for this fall.*

* - I will not pay this, ever.

@KingBroly
I never thought I'd ever gonna say something like that but, as much as I liked The Other M, I don't feel... I don't know, the Metroid series just don't feel as magical as they used to. I'm always up for a new game on the genre though (looking at you, Shadow Complex!)

@TheShaper
That's because it was really unpolished for reasons only known to Nintendo.

Sounds like a promising E3 is coming. Nintendo's conference is gonna go pretty well.

I'm always looking forward to E3! Would love to go at least one year! Can fans buy tickets or is it only for the "special people"? I will watch ms on spike but I think direct tv got rid of G4.....bastards!

Glad to hear it'll be online directly from Nintendo. I look forward these conferences every year and the live blogging from Joystiq.

Im more interested to see how Sony is going to be dong its Press Conference after all of this has happened. It will probably be entertaining to say the least.

$10 says Nintendo will be announcing the 3DSi (Or XL)

25$ Says Microsoft will be announcing that Saber Interactive will be making the Halo 1 Remake AND 343 Will be announcing Halo 4 for 2012-2013, or a Halo Reach Map Pack in the next few months.

Bungie, while they say they wont be at E3, will actually be at E3 and will be announcing their new IP

@killer rin

I'll take that bet too!
I don't think Nintendo has ever announced a handheld 'update' at E3 besides the Game Boy Micro, and 3DS has been out for weeks. It hasn't even had a holiday season yet. No way. A price drop would be nice;)
Red or White Super Mario Bundle at the holidays for 269.99, but that wouldn't be announced 'til October.

@killer rin

I think you lost 10 dollars then.
The only reason (As far as I can tell) why someone would buy a DSi over a regular DS lite is the Virtual shop.(Sure there are other nifty stuff but I'm pretty sure this is the number 1 reason). Since the 3DS will have an Eshop and automatic updates will add anything that will need to be added, theres no need for a 3DSi and its just plain silly to assume that there will be a 3DS XL. The battery life on that would be like 1 hour or something.

Nintendo is going to have to work extra hard to win me over this time. I haven't truly enjoyed a nintendo console since n64.

The 1st party games aren't what they used to be. In some cases they have even butchered and destroyed them like the metroid prime games.

Get with the times give us a real online system. Give us a modern gaming system.

Wii and gamecube were fun for awhile.....but nintendo is gonna have to do a wii bit better this time....

@Timjoy

Wow it's like 2006 all over again!

Seriously but your comment just went to shit when you spoke of Metroid Prime unfavorably.

@Timjoy

Really!? Metroid Prime is shit?

That's like saying "What the hell were they thinking creating the Polio Vaccine."

@Timjoy
Ugh. If Metroid Prime had been the first metroid game, No one would be complaining. You just hate on it because its different then the other metroid games.

@JMC611
I don't understand why people still do it. Metroid Prime (the first one, at least) really felt like Metroid. You feel forsaken in an isolated, hostile world. And if you (player) are smart enough, you turn off the damn hint system as soon as you see it the for the first time, so you will also feel lost in this planet. JUST LIKE Super Metroid. Get over it people.

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