Nintendo Steps Towards Immersion at E3 Treehouse Conference 2016

At Nintendos E3 2016 Treehouse Conference at, Nintendo introduced and went in depth on its two new titles Pokmon: Sun/Moon and Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Starting with Pokmon, Nintendo opened up Treehouse showcasing new Pokmons new design, the new region Nintendos Treehouse Conference, and even a revamped interface for new and old players to the series. Sun and Moon introduces a slew of new Pokmon including the introduction of the two new legendary Pokmon, Lunala and Salgalio. Salgalio for Sun, is a Psychic Steel type Pokmon where its legendary counterpart Lunala in Moon, is a Physic Ghost type. Pokmon Sun/Moon would also be introducing a UI redesigned to make battle information not only more accessible but also more simple for its newer audiences.

This information is obtained by looking into the newly upgraded Rotom Podex. Not only does this new Pokedex give information such as type and background, but now it recalls past battles and gives the player various strategies on what moves are best at capturing or defeating the enemy.

The biggest reveal for Pokmon today however, is the new multiplayer mode called Battle Royal where it pits 4 players against one another in a free for all battle. In this mode each player picks up to 3 Pokmon to use one at a time and battle with friends. A winner is decided when either the time runs out, or any of the trainers loses all their roster. The number of knock outs and remaining Pokmon are calculated decided the battle royal champion. Pokmon Sun/Moon seems to offer the same promises as any other Pokmon installment, just with one more game mode.

Nintendo ends its short press conference with the most anticipated game at Nintendos Live Treehouse event, Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Which features Link for the first time in the open world of the Great Plateau Kingdom of Hyrule. New game mechanics like crafting, a new jump feature, and other RPG features like weapon and clothes stats, breakable weapons, and eatable collectables to regain health and stamina (so no more Hearts); are some of the many new features to the game.

The game introduces even more along with its aspects of survival, where players have to not only cook and make or find weapons but gather all the materials to do so. In terms of combat, a new feature called Furry Rush which if timed correctly, it slows down time allowing players to do more damage in a shorter time. The goal of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is to finally allow dedicated fans to explore and immerse themselves in Hyrule herself, rather than just trench through various dungeons. Nintendo ends its lack luster conference with just that, two games and no talk of anything else. Hopefully Nintendo was just teasing us and will wow the crowds on the floors at this years E3.