By Jon Porter
Let me make something clear right off the bat. I love The Legend of Zelda, and I couldn’t be more excited about its new Wii U entry, Breath of the Wild. It looks like a solid addition to the series which balances maintaining its traditional feel while bringing in some significant, and welcome, changes.
But in order to take in the new Zelda in its entirety, Nintendo expected people to sit and watch a dedicated stream of the game which went on for a mammoth five hours.
When compared to Sony’s ten minute demonstration of Days Gone, which still managed to show off many of the game’s biggest features, Nintendo’s showing looks needlessly bloated
Depth, not just headline features
Nintendo’s intention with the move appears to have been to give people as much information and gameplay as possible directly from them rather than having to rely on journalists playing its games and then reporting this fuller information to their own audiences.
In comparison, Sony showed off just a five minute trailer of Resident Evil 7 at its press conference and then had to rely on journalists playing the game on the show floor to deliver more in-depth impressions.
This way Nintendo can …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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