Wasting money on an E3 presentation that would only show off one major game (Zelda), two massively hated games (Color splash and FF) and maybe some other minor stuff sounds like a pretty asinine business move I'd say. Instead they are focusing their money and man power on making the NX reveal as good as possible.
A Direct would have been fine though.
And would not have cost a lot of money.
They could have shown off both Wii U and 3DS games, Hyrule Warriors DLC, and I'm sure they've got some amiibo down the pipe too.
I wouldn't have as big an expectation for it as a Digital Event but it would have been something to remind people that stuff is coming out.
Of course, if it turns out they do one close to E3 anyway, then it's not as much of an issue.
IMO though, focusing all of their money and manpower on Zelda at E3, is risky.
Keep in mind people, they aren't just simply throwing Zelda booths out on the show floor and calling it a day. They are making a "fully immersive" experience.
Last time they did that with Zelda was with Twilight Princess, and they basically made a Zelda theme park as the result, where you could play Twilight Princess.
So essentially, they're probably spending just as much money as they normally would at E3. More than the past two years, and it's just on one game.
Great for Zelda fans and if people end up liking the game. But if people don't like it, it's a huge risk that will be for nothing.
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