Nintendo Won't Be Announcing A New Console At E3 2014

The rumors of Nintendo possibly announcing a new console at this year's E3 are quite possibly greatly exaggerated.

2014 Is Upon Us, And I Want To Be Excited.

So, 2014 is in full swing, and to be honest, I can't say there are a lot of things in gaming that truly have me excited. There isn't a glut of things coming for the Xbox One or the PS4 that are inspiring a great deal of excitement outside of Titanfall and the third proper game in Capcom's Strider series, and they both have Xbox 360 iterations on deck as well. As for the Wii U, there are a few titles, but I actually have to get the console first. Then there's the Steam Machine, which is in the same position as the Wii U. I don't think I've gone into a year with this level of apathy in regards to gaming in a long time, and that saddens and worries me.

All isn't lost though, as I felt a degree of apathy at the beginning of 2013, but it proved to be a great year in gaming outside of the titles that garnered all the hype. My concern though is that major game publishers are more interested in making blockbusters than games that will stand up to the test of time. However, there are games like Keiji Inafume's Mighty No. 9, a long awaited new entry in the cult classic Oddworld series, and several other great games that won't immediately catch the eye of the crowd that didn't get into gaming until Call of Duty went yearly, but they'll win any gamer over who appreciates fine game artistry over big budgets.

Here's to hoping that 2014 proves to have as many great experiences as 2013 gave gamers. I want to give my money to game publishers, so I hope they provide experiences that will give me a desire to part with my funds.

E3 Hype Begins: What Nintendo Already Told Us

With Nintendo possibly facing their most important E3 since they announced the first Wii console, they released a video to the masses outlining some of the basic features associated with the console. It seems as though Nintendo has paid a great deal of attention to what fans were asking for and put their own Nintendo twist on it. Bigger questions like the console's price point, launch lineup, and any pack ins included with the console will be revealed either by Nintendo's press conference of a little later.