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Who had the best conference at E3 2019?

Who had the best conference at E3 2019?

  • Microsoft

    Votes: 425 12.6%

  • Bethesda

    Votes: 31 0.9%

  • Devolver

    Votes: 69 2.0%

  • Ubisoft

    Votes: 59 1.7%

  • PC Game Show

    Votes: 30 0.9%

  • Square Enix

    Votes: 481 14.2%

  • Nintendo

    Votes: 2,283 67.5%
  • Total voters
    3,380
  • Poll closed .
shinobi602

shinobi602

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Oct 24, 2017
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SuperFakerBros said:
CGI bullshit is common towards the end of a generation and even in the beginning. It's usually mid way into a generation that E3 conferences pick up
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You'd have a point but E3 2012 was full of gameplay before next-gen hit. A lot of games at the show this year are out in next few months to about 10-11 months from now. The lack of gameplay on display was significant.

I was stunned we didn't get a massive Gears 5 blowout for example and that's out in 3 months.
 
nanskee

nanskee

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Oct 31, 2017
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Nintendo just because they showed gameplay, but wasn't that great. Microsoft wasn't bad if you view it as gamepass the show, and get gamepass for cheap
 
FantasticMrFoxdie

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Oct 26, 2017
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Mushroom Kingdom
Nintendo for me. That BOTW announcement at the end pushed them over. if it was MetroidP4 instead of BOTW, I would have given it to:

Squeenix
FFVIIR hit me hard in the core. Game is looking incredible. Game of the Show. Sorry Cyberpunk /shrug
 
Hzsn724

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archreaper93 said:
We knew BOTW 2 was coming? Since when?
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Given the history of Zelda and this new engine, it just made sense. Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, A Link to the Past and Links Awakening, Zelda 1 & Zelda 2, Oracle of Ages/Seasons.... I'm pretty sure everyone expected a sequel in this world and the ending also pretty much set one up.
 
Man-is-Obsolete

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Oct 26, 2017
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My head says Nintendo but my heart went with SE. I'm guessing Retro just scrapped whatever project they were working on between Tropical Freeze and taking over MP4? Their absence was really disappointing.
 
Kerotan

Kerotan

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Oct 31, 2018
3,951
Square Enix is the only one I thought was good. I didn't watch the Nintendo one and I see it got the majority of votes so it looks like that was the best.
 

srtrestre

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Oct 25, 2017
18,970
Nintendo did not only win the "show" portion of E3 by a large margin, they are still absolutely killing it right this very second with the Treehouse. Should check it out! (Luigi's Mansion 3 looks incredible) EDIT: ASTRAL CHAIN NOW
 
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Kuro

Kuro

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Oct 25, 2017
20,653
Square would have been on level with Nintendo if Avengers didn't look so ugly.
 
Linkyn

Linkyn

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Oct 27, 2017
393
Glad most people agree that it's Nintendo. Their presentation had levity, solid announcements, and updates on known titles. Even with the AC delay, they have plenty of exclusives coming out over the rest of this year, as well as some third party titles whose developers have to be commended just for getting their games to run on the Switch. Plus, they showed actual gameplay, and not just CG trailers.

Furthermore, the Treehouse stream is providing us with additional insight into these upcoming games over the next 3 days, so their overall presentation feels the most transparent, as well. Seriously, if you have time to kill, tune in to their stream - they're always entertaining to watch as well as informative.

As an aside, EA not even being an option in the poll got a good laugh out of me :p
 
coldcrush

coldcrush

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Jun 11, 2018
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One of the worst E3's in a long time, Nintendo was by far the best and only half decent showing (FFVII was pretty good as well)
 
Lua

Lua

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Aug 9, 2018
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Lmao at anyone saying "smash isnt tha big to deserve this everytime". It absolutely is. Its the game that sold 10 million in less than 2 months.

Its fine that you dont like it,but at least call it how it is.
 
SuperFakerBros

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Oct 26, 2017
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shinobi602 said:
You'd have a point but E3 2012 was full of gameplay before next-gen hit. A lot of games at the show this year are out in next few months to about 10-11 months from now. The lack of gameplay on display was significant.

I was stunned we didn't get a massive Gears 5 blowout for example and that's out in 3 months.
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Hmm...maybe I'm thinking of E3 2013 or something. I know we've had quite a few E3s that were just filled with CG and people walked away with the same complaints. It is weird that games that are out soon didn't have gameplay shown off. My only guess is is that they plan to show off more at another event or on their own terms

Is Microsoft not doing anything else after their E3 Conference? Because not showing off more of one of their most hyped games when it's coming out so soon is something else
 
Danton

Danton

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May 31, 2019
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Despite the absence of Bayonetta 3, Metroid Prime Trilogy, any update as to what's happening with Metroid Prime 4, SMT V, OR whatever Retro is working on, Nintendo had a great presentation.

It won this E3 fairly handily.
 
Raskol

Raskol

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Sep 5, 2018
690
Had to vote for Square-Enix purely for FFVII-R. The rest of their conference didn't do much for me however.

Microsoft probably had the most consistently interesting one.

Bethesda's was a total shitshow.
 
weekev

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Oct 25, 2017
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Nintendo basically just politely asked for all the contents of my wallet for the rest of the year. I am going to be broke because of them and the ridic 2019 line-up. It starts in 2 weeks then doesn't let up till the year end.
 
Wamb0wneD

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Oct 26, 2017
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LifeLine said:
Square. Apart from BotW2, Nintendo was pretty boring
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I think FF VII was easily game of the show, but Luigi's Mansion, Zelda Links Awakening, Animal Crossing and 2 outstanding looking Smash characters Ithere's no way I'm not giving my vote to Nintendo. Like, a lot of it hasn't been for me, but I saw other people freaking out about stuff like Panzer Dragoon, too. The only dumb part in that direct was the Resident Evil stuff. THey showed the most gameplay too, by a huge margin.
 
carlsojo

carlsojo

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Oct 28, 2017
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Nintendo I guess, but for me the PC gaming show surprisingly had the most games for me.

PC
Nintendo
Square
Ubi
Bethesda
Microsoft

Game of the show for me is Watch Dogs Legion by far.
 
danhz

danhz

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Apr 20, 2018
3,238
Nintendo was the best, followed by SE.
Then microsoft was only saved by cyberpunk and ori.
Ubi

thats it, no more companies attended e3.
 
Miles

Miles

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Oct 25, 2017
639
San Diego, CA
Nintendo did spectacular this E3, but i'm gonna give it to Squenix this year. I FUCKING LOVE how FF7R looks. With that alone they won, even with Banjo joining Smash.
 
Biske

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Nov 11, 2017
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weekev said:
Nintendo basically just politely asked for all the contents of my wallet for the rest of the year. I am going to be broke because of them and the ridic 2019 line-up. It starts in 2 weeks then doesn't let up till the year end.
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Same. Here I was cutely thinking I'd have a moratorium on purchases for a bit and then "oh would you like to buy Secret of Mana 3" Fuck you Nintendo!!!
 
Quintus

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Oct 26, 2017
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Personal favorite is Square Enix because of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Nintendo did have a better-paced presentation although I was expecting some more bigger surprises - no worries though as there is always the next direct.
 
werezompire

werezompire

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Oct 26, 2017
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FF7R looked better than I expected, although I'm not sure if I like the first boss taking so long. I was not expecting a RTwP battle system, but I'm intrigued. Other than that, I thought the SE conference was fairly uninteresting. I did like the SaGa section although some release dates would have been nice.

I liked the Nintendo conference more, although ironically, the biggest announcement for me was probably the Secret of Mana collection coming out today which is SE. Didn't watch the other conferences since I had no interest in them.

Wamb0wneD said:
The only dumb part in that direct was the Resident Evil stuff.
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The video was pretty silly, but RE5 & 6 on Switch was not a bad announcement. That's around half the main series portable on the Switch.
 
jett

jett

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Oct 25, 2017
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The only game showing I was really into was FF7R to be honest.
 
Einbroch

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Oct 25, 2017
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Nintendo had the best conference, but Square-Enix had the most games I was interested in (Mana games showing up in Nintendo's Direct, etc).
 

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Oct 25, 2017
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Microsoft because they finally pulled through for PC Gaming.

Nintendo didn't show off Bayo 3 so I could care less
 
KCsoLucky

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Oct 29, 2017
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Square Enix by a long country mile. People claim that Nintendo won E3 2016 with just BotW and Square pulled that off here for me. There's also the continuing love for their classic JRPG IP which(as my favorite genre) is exactly what I want from them. I'm so glad I didn't have to snore through Just Cause or Tomb Raider or anything this year.

Second to me is Microsoft barely edging out Nintendo. MS was CG trailers and Gamepass: The Show, but I thought Cyberpunk continues to look excellent as well as being surprised by Bleeding Edge, being weirdly into Battletoads and liking a couple other of the smaller games shown. They also talked just enough about their services(GP on PC and combined service!) and hardware for the future, as was required of them this show.

Nintendo's games did very little for me. People complain about CG reveals but are impressed by the BotW 2 reveal? 🤔 Fire Emblem, Link's Awakening and Pokémon SwSh are the only games that they've shown that speak to me(somehow not Astral Chain despite loving all of Platinum's big games besides W101 and MGRR). I was hoping LA would feel a bit grander, but hey, I'm still in Day 1. The hypest parts of that whole direct for me were Panzer Dragoon and Mana announcements. Beyond excited for both remakes.

I still need to go watch Devolver.


This question is being posed to a community who had a major portion claiming that Nintendo once "won" an E3 with an MP4 logo(and boy did that age well). There was also only one major company's show that wasn't all leaked beforehand, hmmm.


Of what I watched:

1. SE
2. Microsoft
3. Nintendo
4. Ubi
5. Bethesda
6. EA

The last 3 all had at least one game that I'm more hyped for than anything from Nintendo or Microsoft first parties, but their conferences overall weren't that amazing.

Edit: I almost forgot. 2 big hype suppressors for me. Avengers and Contra. Both literally added negative excitement for me, instead of the usual apathy.
 
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LazyLain

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Jan 17, 2019
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Nintendo, with Microsoft a pretty close 2nd.

Astral Chain, Daemon X Machina, Link's Awakening, Fire Emblem Three Houses, and Pokemon Sword/Shield all look fantastic. Witcher 3 on Switch is a pretty cool get too, even if the graphics might be rough.

And BotW2 is easily the best new game announcement of E3, and Trials of Mana & No More Heroes 3 are very sweet too. Empire of Sin piqued my interest as well.
 
Wamb0wneD

Wamb0wneD

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werezompire said:
The video was pretty silly, but RE5 & 6 on Switch was not a bad announcement. That's around half the main series portable on the Switch.
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Oh for sure, I just didn't get what the video was trying to convey with the REmake footage and then 5 and 6, the unscariest of the bunch, get announced. Also way too long for this annouincement. They could've easily fit them in the highlight reel later on.
 
dkeane

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Oct 27, 2017
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Nintendo had a bunch of games I'll definitely buy, plus they didn't even show many Indies.
Also ... Animal Crossing, Zelda, Gooligi
 
Wamb0wneD

Wamb0wneD

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KCsoLucky said:
Nintendo's games did very little for me. People complain about CG reveals but are impressed by the BotW 2 reveal? 🤔 Fire Emblem, Link's Awakening and Pokémon SwSh are the only games that they've shown that speak to me(somehow not Astral Chain despite loving all of Platinum's big games besides W101 and MGRR). I was hoping LA would feel a bit grander, but hey, I'm still in Day 1. The hypest parts of that whole direct for me were Panzer Dragoon and Mana announcements. Beyond excited for both remakes.

There was also only one major company's show that wasn't all leaked beforehand, hmmm.
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People were impressed that BotW2 is already a thing. A lot of people also just really liked the shift in tone, especially Majora's Mask fans. It's also not CG. Ad vver all Nintendo just showed the most gameplay, by far. Luigi's Mansion also looks fucking dope, btw. But tastes differ I guess.
 
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