Electronic Entertainment Expo: Difference between revisions

The '''Electronic Entertainment Expo''', better known as '''E3''' or '''E³''', is an annual game conference that has been held in Los Angeles, California; Atlanta, Georgia; and Santa Monica, California since 1995. In addition to their hardware and other series, [[Nintendo]] has showcased many new developments concerning the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] since 2001.

*Oddly, every time a character uses a [[grab]] in the trailer, they are shown to shield first, meaining that the actors are always using the shield+attack inputs instead of the grab button.

At E3 2005, the [[Wii]] was unveiled as the Nintendo Revolution. Alongside a few other games, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' was first announced with the placeholder name ''Super Smash Bros. Revolution''. [[Masahiro Sakurai|Sakurai]] was surprised at this announcement, since Iwata had refrained from informing him of the game's existence. However, he later accepted Iwata's offer to become the game's director. No details about the game were released.

*[[Battlefield (SSBB)|Battlefield]]

During June 10th, 2014 at 9:00 AM [[wikipedia:Pacific Time Zone|PTZ]], Nintendo released an E3 2014 video presentation in the form of a Digital Event. The video featured [[wikipedia:Reggie Fils-Aime|Reggie Fils-Aime]] (President and CEO of Nintendo of America) and [[wikipedia:Satoru Iwata|Satoru Iwata]] President and CEO of Nintendo of Japan) in scenes of combat, culminating in a sequence that revealed {{SSB4|Mii Fighter}} as a playable set of characters. [[amiibo]] figurines were also unveiled with proper terminology. ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' was stated to be a pioneer, being the first Nintendo game to feature interaction with such figurines. At the end of the presentation, animated footage was shown of [[Link]] and [[Pit]] both engaged in battle, subsequently indicating {{SSB4|Palutena}}'s presence as a playable fighter in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.

===Super Smash Bros. 4 Roundtable===

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRq5bz6ZNYU A trailer] for [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]] was also released during the event. Demonstration kiosks of ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' were also available for use by event-goers of the public and press. Nintendo Treehouse also broadcasted live-streams throughout the duration of E3 2014, with many segments involving gameplay and discussion of both the [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] iterations of ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.