New Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser had his first major appearance on the E3 2019 Nintendo Direct this past week. Nintendo couldn’t help but play up his last name, which meant bringing the video game character into the equation.
During the latest episode of the Nintendo Power podcast, Nintendo’s executive shared an inside story about filming for the presentation. He said the following:
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Pokemon Crystal
2. Persona Q2
3. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
4. Pokemon Yellow
5. Tomodachi Life
6. Luigi’s Mansion
7. Super Mario Bros. 3
8. Pokemon Silver
9. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
10. Pokemon Gold
11. Pokemon Red
12. Super Mario World
13. New Super Mario Bros. 2
14. EarthBound
15. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
16. Super Mario Maker for 3DS
17. Pokemon Ultra Sun
18. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
19. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
20. Fire Emblem Awakening
Videos
1. Kirby: Planet Robobot Overview Trailer
2. Nintendo Direct 9/13/18
3. Tomodachi Life Wish List Video
4. Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Overview Trailer
5. Mario Kart 7 Video
6. New Super Mario Bros. 2: Coin Rush
7. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
8. Super Mario 3D Land Video
9. Tomodachi Life Direct 4/10/14
10. Team Kirby Clash Deluxe – Ready for Launch
11. Introducing Tomodachi Life
12. Introducing Zara
13. Kirby: Planet Robobot Accolades Trailer
14. Pokemon Bank Trailer
15. IronFall Trailer
16. Nintendo Minute – Tomodachi Life
17. Horror Stories gameplay trailer
18. Super Mario World Trailer
19. Nintendo Badge Arcade Trailer
20. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
Source: 3DS eShop
At E3 2019 this week, we were able to go hands-on with Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3. Have a look at some footage from our hands-on session below.
Several new games out came out this week on the eShop. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
The adventure exploration title Lost Ember was on display during GameSpot’s E3 2019 stage show with the latest footage. Have a look at the video below to see the game in action.
Contra Rogue Corps will not impose any microtransactions on players, Konami has confirmed. That news comes straight from director and producer Nobuya Nakazato, who shared the news in an interview with 4Gamer.
Nakazato said the following regarding keeping microtransactions out of the game:
The latest episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta show off some gameplay from Cadence of Hyrule. Check out the full episode below.
One of the new features we found out about for Doom Eternal this past week is Battlemode. In this multiplayer mode, a fully-armed Doom Slayer goes up against against two player-controlled demons in first-person combat.
As far as multiplayer goes, that’ll be just about it for Doom Eternal. Executive producer Marty Stratton told IGN at E3 this week that there will not be any other traditional multiplayer mode in the game.
Through E3 2019, Nintendo had various developers (and more) stop by to contribute to a large-scale mosaic of sorts with various drawings. Shigeru Miyamoto, Eiji Aonuma, and Hisashi Nogami are just a few who participated. You can view the full video below.
Look who came to #E32019 this year! Enjoy these fun signatures and doodles from developers and others who swung by the Nintendo booth! pic.twitter.com/qEtNSqWHLt
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 14, 2019
Had history gone another way, things could have gone very differently with Fortnite. Rod Fergusson, the former director of production at Epic Games, told Game Informer in a recent interview that he tried to cancel the game.
Fergusson referred to how Fortnite “had some challenges” when it was only comprised of Save the World. “As the director of production at the time, that game would not have passed my bar for something we should have continued to keep going,” he said.
Below are Fergusson’s full words:
