New Ways To Play at the Nintendo E3 2014 Press Conference
Over the past few years Nintendo haven’t announced anything big, per-say but they always manage to announce something interesting and appealing to players of all ages and with many gamers assuming that Nintendo were not going to hold a press conference this year: Nintendo came out with a funny and witty press conference whilst also announcing some new games and hardware like the “Amiibo”.
Amiibo
Amiibo was definitely the most notable point about the Nintendo E3 2014 press conference as it is going to be a major player in Nintendo’s first party games and will hopefully be opened up to third party developers over the coming year. Amiibo is an action figure – like what Disney Infinity uses – but for multiple games; you can take your Amiibo into five different games where you can grow and improve their skills!
Around 10 figures are set to be available at launch with Super Smash Bros. set to be the first game to support Amiibo. Other games including: Mario Kart 8, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Mario Party 10 and Yoshi’s Woolly World will have Amiibo support.
Mario Maker (Working title)
Mario Maker was yet another surprise announcement at the Nintendo E3 2014 conference as in all the years that we have been able to play Mario games, not once have we been able to create full levels ourselves but now: Nintendo are giving players the opportunity to do so with the arrival of Mario Maker.
Yoshi’s Woolly World
One of everyone’s most favourite characters from the world of Mario is: Yoshi and now he has his own game too! Yoshi’s Woolly World is a game focussing on similar elements to Mario Bros. where you can explore different worlds alone or with a co-op partner but this is not your ordinary exploration game – oh no! Yoshi’s world is all made of wool!
From the platforms to the pipes to Yoshi himself: all made out of wool. The game looks insanely fun to play with the ability to eat your co-op partner and spit them back out to get them to higher positions looks like a lot of fun.
Plenty of other games were announced at the Nintendo E3 2014 conference including:
- Art Academy (working title) (Wii U)
- Bayonetta 2 (Wii U)
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Wii U)
- Hyrule Warriors (Wii U)
- Kirby (working title) (Wii U)
- Mario Party 10 -(Wii U)
- Mario vs Donkey Kong (Working title) (Wii U)
- Splatoon (Wii U)
- Xenoblade Chronicles X (Wii U)
Third Party Games
Publisher | Title | Release Date |
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Wii U |
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Activision | Skylanders: Trap Team | 10th October |
Activision | Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark | 27th June |
BANDAI NAMCO Games Europe | One Piece Unlimited World Red | 27th June |
BANDAI NAMCO Games Europe | Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 | October |
Disney | Disney Infinity Play Without Limits 2.0 | Autumn |
Little Orbit | Falling Skies | Autumn |
Little Orbit | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Summer |
Sega | Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric | November |
Ubisoft | Just Dance 2015 | October |
Ubisoft | Watch Dogs | Autumn |
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham | Q4 |
Wii U eShop |
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Ackk Studios | Chromophore: The Two Brothers Director’s Cut | Q4 |
Arachnid Games | Ballpoint Universe | Summer |
Atlus | Citizen of Earth | Autumn |
BeautiFun Games | Nihilumbra | Summer |
Breakfall | STARWHAL: Just the Tip | Q3 |
Curve Studios | Stealth Inc. 2 | Q3 |
Curve Studios | Lone Survivor | Q4 |
Digital Lounge | Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition | Summer |
Drinkbox | Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition | Summer |
Frima Studios | Chariot | Autumn |
Fuzzy Wuzzy Games | Armillo | Summer |
Gamesbymo | A.N.N.E. | 2014 |
Image & Form | SteamWorld Dig | Autumn |
Knapnok | Affordable Space Adventures | Autumn |
Neko Entertainment | Wooden Sen’Sey | Summer |
Nicalis | 1001 Spikes | Summer |
Nicalis | 90s Arcade Racer | Summer |
Nnooo | Cubemen 2 | Q3 |
Nyamyam | Tengami | Summer |
Rain | Teslagrad | 2014 |
Ronimo Games BV | Swords & Soldiers 2 | Q4 |
Slightly Mad | Project CARS | Q4 |
Turtle Cream | 6180 the Moon | Q3 |
Watermelon | Pier Solar HD | Q3 |
Yacht Club Games | Shovel Knight | July |
Nintendo 3DS |
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Activision | Skylanders: Trap Team | 10th October |
Activision | Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark | 27th June |
BANDAI NAMCO Games Europe | One Piece Unlimited World Red | 27th June |
BANDAI NAMCO Games Europe | Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 | October |
BANDAI NAMCO Games Europe | Tenkai Knights Brace Battle | Autumn |
BigBen Interactive | Hello Kitty Happy Family | 26th September |
BigBen Interactive | WRC Official Game of the 2014 World Rally Championship | October |
Capcom | MONSTER HUNTER 4 ULTIMATE | 2015 |
EA | EA SPORTS FIFA 15 | September |
Konami | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Carnival | 27th June |
Little Orbit | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Summer |
Little Orbit | Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom | Autumn |
Little Orbit | Planes: Fire & Rescue | Autumn |
Little Orbit | Violetta: Rhythm & Music | Autumn |
Little Orbit | Winx Club: Saving Alfea | Autumn |
NISA | Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth | 2014 |
Sega | Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal | November |
Square Enix | THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY CURTAIN CALL | 19th September |
Ubisoft | Tetris Ultimate | Autumn |
Ubisoft | Petz Beach | Autumn |
Ubisoft | Petz Countryside | Autumn |
Warner Bros | LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids | 1st August |
Warner Bros | LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham | Q4 |
Nintendo 3DS eShop |
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ATLUS | Citizens of Earth | Autumn |
ATLUS | Shin Megami Tensei IV | Q3 |
Big John Games | Thorium Wars 3D | Summer |
Capcom | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy | Winter |
Digital Lounge | Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition | Summer |
Gaijin Games | Woah Dave! | Summer |
Goodbye Galaxy Games | Tappingo 2 | Summer |
Hörberg Productions | Gunman Clive 2 | Autumn |
Mojo Bones | Siesta Fiesta | July |
Nicalis | 1001 Spikes | Summer |
Nnooo | Blast ’em Bunnies | Q4 |
Renegade Kid | Treasurenauts | Q4 |
Renegade Kid | Moon Chronicles (ep. 1 & 2) | 2014 |
WayForward Technologies | Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse | Summer |
Yacht Club Games | Shovel Knight | Summer |
Watch The Full Press Conference here.
With Nintendo unveiling quite a few surprise announcements: which was your favourite from this year’s Nintendo E3 2014 press conference?