Talking with Nintendo's Bill Trinen @ E3 2019 (Banjo & Smash, BotW2, Xbox & amiibo Support, & More!)
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- We had the chance to sit down with Nintendo Treehouse's very own Bill Trinen to discuss Nintendo's E3 2019 and beyond! Including their relationship with Microsoft, Bill's history with Link's Awakening, the future of amiibo & Labo and much, much more!
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Even Bill Trinen knows of Gamexplain’s excruciating analyses.
They’re on to you.
Soon they are gonna figure out how Jon is getting inside information for his predictions.
*analyses
@@Thunder_Hawk I think it's not just Jon, it's all of them. This year, Andre was right with his Animal Crossing prediction. Then Jon was their stinger.
@@SappyNoypi I KNOW I THOUGHT OF THAT INSTANTLY! 8-player animal corssing game with a focus on a tropical island. That's exactly what they predicted. That's preeeeeetty suspicious
Orbic litterally what I was thinking, these guys literally got a Wesley telling them info and they roll a die on who gets to reveal it.
Parents: let’s talk about the birds and the bees
Nintendo: let’s talk about the birds and the bears
YES
Okay.
Freddy and chica jumpscare the brawl!
Nintendo: When a Mommy and a Daddy love each other very much. They *S M A S H*
I_Am_Dragoon
And make *BROS*
Or sisters :/
Mr.Ridley please stop
I love Bill. He’s so down to earth. You really get a sense that he’s doing his best to be as open as possible. Great interview guys.
Nintendo was my favorite E3
Also that Bowser gag.
It gets even better if you watch Easy Allies (former GameTrailers staff) on UA-cam and Twitch. Every E3, they hold a "betting special" where they all place bets on whether or not _x_ will happen (and some of those bets can get pretty ridiculous). One of the ones this year was whether or not Doug Bowser would make a joke about Bowser during the Direct. They all absolutely lost it on-stream!
Yeah, that Bowser thing was both clever and hilarious!
that was wholesome lmao
Bill Trinen is a MASTER at dodging the hard part of a question while still giving a satisfying answer. How does he do it?!
Maby a layer taught him how
Just realized we get a Banjo Kazooie Amiibo.
y e s
I know and it will be my first amiibo
Yes
*furious budgeting*
Damn it my wallet
So happy Grant Kirkhoppe got some love. His music deserves it. Banjo is in Smash and we get an amiibo. What a time to be alive!
Doug Bowser has yet to complete the trial of every Nintendo of America president:
Go over to Bill and say "Bill, you're fired"
Yes
But I like Bill
Andrezits the Meme Connoisseur I really hope that happens now
*AND AS MR.SAKURAI GAVE THE WORD*
*HE RETURNED TO US, THE BEAR AND THE BIRD!*
I saw your comment on another vid lol
*Very Happy the fans were*
*Now the duo will kick some fur*
That was a horrible rhyme
@@Jevmin i had to do it again!
Sakurai gave us the bird? I don't remember seeing that part of the direct.
@@emc246 made me lol
Click bait thumbnail, Bill was clearly holding a Wooloo there
And banjo was behind 😞
Agreed, only reason I clicked
i legit thought he was going to announce the official Wooloo plush. I want one so bad.
Their bait thumbnails are why I unsubbed.
And the link's awakening amiibo
Fans: Give us banjo
Sakurai: Ok
Sakurai doesn't get to pick the characters that are in smash anymore, nintendo handles the DLC now
@@pugzilla4179 Apparently Nintendo gave Sakurai a list of fighters to choose for the DLC. So, he did pick them.
Said no one ever!!!
@@somepizzaguy8855 Ohhhhh yeah yeah, You're right, My bad, I completely forgot about that, thanks for reminding me
Sakurai: Spencer-san is Banjo ok?
Phil: yep
Done
Bill Trinen is a legend. Also, awesome interview. I love how even he knew how in-depth your analyses are.
Bill Trinen is so real in interviews like hell say we cant talk about that really qucik to dive into some other deep questions and answer, he's by the book and glad he watches your videos.
Bill is such a treat. Such a genuine kind and passionate guy, I can tell he really love his job. The best
Poor Bill. He's gotta dodge a lot of juicy questions
It is his job, I’m sure he’s fine with the role
He gets decent pay, is respected, and gets to help in translations between the different nintendo division ceo. He probably loves his job if hes been with Nintendo since the N64
11:32 I’m glad too! I gambled my smash ballot on that freaking bear! It’s about time!
Lucky you!! I was rooting for Lloyd Irving. And he got a mii costume
@@RodH-pj1py maybe he'll get in later as a namco rep.
@@antasmaxgenoforsmash5434 hope that is the case
@@RodH-pj1py Probably not before Heihachi Mishima just saying
But a Tales rep is a great idea
Brings a refreshing RPG rep to the roster like Joker did
Rod0395 H. Oh that’s tough about Lloyd. You never know though. I feel like he’s relevant enough to have a chance. Sakurai never disappoints...
Microsoft employee here, driving past Nintendo is such a trip for me honestly, because the two consoles I grew up playing were GameCube and Xbox, so it's really special to be so close to these legends
Hearing Bill Trinen mention dragon quest 9 really made me happy because I played that game to death
Doomphase that game was so underrated!! It’s the only dragon quest I’ve played but it’s one of my favorite games for the DS!
GUYS WERE GETTING A BANJO AMIIBO
My favorite E3 tradition: Bill roasting GameXplain. Haha I love seeing y'all together.
Glad Nintendo is still keeping their strong friendship with Microsoft.
I remember seeing a similar video you did with Trinnen about Smash Ultimate from last e3. And that’s when I subbed 👍
e3 2019
who would win
a plethora of highly anticipated games plus a few unexpected suprises
one birdy and beary boi
Two rare bois
@@jairayala2646 Uh, _actually,_ Kazooie is female, you uncultured swine.
@@jairayala2646 kazooie is female
Tfw banjo-kazooie themselves are an unexpected surprise
Tyler Launius
How is he uncultured ?
Wow I'm so glad you could do an interview with them I'm glad you guy's went out of your way for us
Bork
@@mrnukes797 what? 😂
@@bestgamer_c5875 Bork
@@mrnukes797 English? 😂
Oh hey Bill, *YOU'RE FIRED!*
Nintendo pulled a Thanos and made my wallet disappear
You mean half of it
You mean half of it
You mean half of it
You mean half of it
You mean half of it
Awesome interview, as always Gamexplain. My first video of yours was finding out how to unlock Luma in Mario Tennis Open on 3ds some odd years ago and I'm so glad I found you guys. Love the work, keep it up!
Bill is so cool. Nice, funny and easy to talk too!
Glad you guys got to sit down with him
What a great guy! Really good interview as always GameXplain :)
Bill Trinen... He speaks fluent Japanese! As a Japanese, I respect that a lot. Japanese is one of the hardest language in the world!
Is his Japanese really that good? I enjoy hearing him translate for Shigeru Miyamoto, but I sometimes wondered how fluent he was.
@@valjean3663 Apart from his work for Nintendo, he is a professional Japanese-English translator!
From his biography: Trinen began studying Japanese while in high school and continued at the University of Oregon, where he majored in Japanese and minored in Business. He also studied international business, international management, economics, and translation a year overseas in the Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, Japan, and lived in Shibuya.
Great interview, guys! I was particularly happy to hear that the Link's Awakening remake mitigates the only real design problem with the game - inventory management.
Fans: Banjo 4 Smash!
Nintendo: Well ur dreams have come true.
ah i see what you did their (project dream eh eh eh)
Other way.
You tricked me! Bill never holds a big plush Wooloo!
I can’t have been the only one who thought that Bill was actually holding a wooloo plush.
I wonder if the Guardians will become the good guys and we can control them in BOTW 2?
That be cool
@@knightmayor1703 I know. I'm just hoping he doesn't turn them evil again
Perhaps Link's new hand can get rid of the calamity controlling the guardians. Allowing him to ride them.
GOOD IDEA
I just want the Master Cycle Zero in base game!
Considering Wooloo was in the thumbnail I thought they would talk about Pokemon a bit more in this conversation.
Y’all are so lucky able to meet Bill
"BIIIIEL!"
- _Reggie Fils-Aimé_
Really good questions as usual. All covered topics that I was intrigued to here a Nintendo rep talk about and haven't seen officially discussed before. Keep up the great work.
Mother 3 is a question I’d love to hear
So Joker was used to promote Persona 5, Hero was used to promote the new Dragon Quest, I'm hoping Banjo is being used to promote a new Banjo title? Maybe I'm looking too far into it but that would be amazing, even remakes of Kazooie and Tooie would be awesome!
Wow GameXplain is on fire with the E3 coverage!
Imagine next smash trailer shows the exact same thing as the Banjo trailer but than it shows Banjo in the photo thing. Than we see Banjo sleeping with the DK gang and than conker gets revealed.
they wouldnt use the same joke 3 times. also, who could juke us disguising as conker?
GoombaFang Maybe squirtle?
GoombaFang yes they can. The rule of 3 is like day one comedy school
David S Lmbo
Smash fans: banjo is a duck hunt clone
Sakurai: nope
@firstname lastname Yea, I don’t think they really understand that Banjo-Kazooie are completely different from Duck Hunt. Plus, Banjo had that “duo” idea with Kazooie first and the dog and the duck never became a duo in their own game but in Smash 4.
Like how people say Steve would be a Link clone
@Jayden The NTF probably because Steve has a sword in his arsenal but, he has more than that. And the pickaxe is like one of his main weapons so it shouldn’t be too hard for them to see that Steve wouldn’t be a Link clone.
@Jayden The NTF hell, that’s probably what they say about the Dragon Quest Hero too. Although he’s the first sword/3rd party character to attack with a shield. And have an rpg mechanic which allows the player to choose different spells.
He looks kind of like a mix of snake duck hunt and k rool
bill looked so uncomfortable when the talk of nintendo and microsoft teaming up for banjo and kazooie idk if thats just me but he seemed off when he was giving his explanation on it
Me and the bois talking about Nintendo
Bill you're fired
No matter who is added to smash, people will be mad. There is no point in being upset.
They put Banjo in, anybody who is disappointed now are the most ungrateful players ever.
Bill is just a swell guy. In this post Reggie era, I'm really glad he's still around.
Great interview, Thanks GX
Bill, BILL, BILL, BIIIIIILLL
a voice that low coming out of a skinny young dude like that. trips me out.
The Enygma My voice is pretty low and I’m on the skinnier side as well. It isn’t THAT weird. Right?
Haha same, I get a lot of strange looks when I introduce myself
Am I high or are there voices both darker then my morning coffee?
I'm super thin and my voice sounds like a monotone whale.
I envy them and wish my voice had bass like them
Bill, you're hired
Nice. We've been trying to get him on our show for years. :)
Nice interview. Those were some great questions (and great answers 🙂).
Bill is definitely a closeted Gamexplain fan
You should've asked about the whereabouts of PIKMIN.
Probably next year, with some glance at Metroid 4 and Mother(if there's actually something going on for it of course).
@@wilsonso5784 oh no no no, i completely understand and can wait. To be honest i think 2019 will be a good year for nintendo with the lineup of games and i am morr than happy but could be happier with pikmin, that's all
@@RodH-pj1py I get you. I was legitly waiting for Pikmin 4. But honestly, the one that i'm still doubtful about is Mother.
I never knew Nintendo and Microsoft were so close together. No wonder they’ve been so friendly recently.
I really wish you guys had asked about some details for the hero! He probably wouldn't have been able to say much, but just something about how the whole menu thing works, how many specials there are, just how the specials work just in general. Anything would help.
12:40 THAT ROAST THOUGH
Solid interview, good job.
I'm a simple man. I see Bill, I click like.
Nintendo 2020 will be pure pleasure
Every year Bill charms me more and more
Great interview! Bill is an awesome guy!
Good interview! Thanks
I like that Bill was prepared to answer for the Animal Crossing delay. Instead of spouting BS about it being delayed so the game could be better, he provided actual examples of what they are doing to make the game better.
Should of asked about Rare Replay or a new Banjo game
RGkong no way bill would've known about that
This is the first time seeing Andre, and he totally doesn't look like I expected based on his voice.
I'm glad Andre asked him specifically about amiibo support / Mystery Mushroom costumes being later added to Super Mario Maker 2. Nintendo really hadn't addressed why they weren't being included when the game launches on June 28. I do hope that they are brought back in, as there are a number of amiibos that have come out since the original Super Mario Maker game that aren't compatible with it as far as Mystery Mushroom costumes. Andre, you should have also asked him about the "Other Styles" menu seen in the 5/15/2019 Direct on Super Mario Maker 2. You should have asked him whether that will be a free update or paid DLC. The one other thing I wish Andre would have asked Bill about is why there weren't any announcements during Nintendo's E3 Direct pertaining to the Nintendo Switch Online service, such as future NES games coming to the NSO NES app, the possibility of SNES, N64, GameCube, Wii and Wii U along with the handhelds GB, GBA, DS, DSi, 3DS getting their own apps as well and what games may be included. I would imagine we will eventually hear something regarding this in the near future, especially once we reach the 1 year milestone of the NSO service in September.
Man i wish i could be a part of the Gamexplain crew to interview people about games but im only 14 years old.
_ D0ct0r _ - *HARVARD WOULD LIKE TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION*
_ D0ct0r _ Harvard: *Yo, you want a scholarship?*
You are so young, Keep studying to be a good interviewer, start from now, dont be scared about your dreams :)
Great questions!
Never played a top down Zelda game before. Think I’ll have to try this one
Omg at first I thought it was a Plushie
😢
Saame 😭
I really want that creepy concept art of the guardians in botw 2 since it looks a lot darker
We are here to grill you!! Lolll yall are special
Dragon Quest IX is one of my favorite games. I wish the others had that level of customization and coop play
GameXplain: (Asks a question)
Bill Trinen: WELL...
The Duckhunt Duo VS Banjo-Kazooie
WHO WILL WIN
After seeing all those, "Banjo for Smash" comments, it can finally stop.
Too bad that in the next Smash game, it's obvious they're not gonna bring back every character again. Which means we'll hear those, "Banjo for Smash", comments again
Who knows? Maybe in the future games they are gonna bring back every character, that would defeat the "everyone is here"
Waheed Abdullah Waluigi for smash was worse
We'll still hear the geno for smash, shadow for smash, and the waluigi for smash.
All we need now is the current smash
I mean, considering they said getting Banjo in Smash was pretty easy, if Phil keeps being the head of Xbox when the next Smash comes out, they might bring them back
Nice! GameXplain got Bill on the show! 👍👍👍
*you guys should have asked him when are we getting a full fledged banjo game for switch?*
This was a great interview and Bill is a cool guy, but I wish you guys asked them about Retro! What happened to their project(s) before Metroid prime 4 and how is the studio doing?
Nintendo interviews: (exists)
Obvious facts: Allow us to introduce ourselves
Lmao, every time
Bill?
Oh goodness Isabelles crush in the flesh.
Question, is Geno going to be dlc fighter four or five?
I really should be studying right now.
Same whoops
Saaaaame omg
Man, I'm not even from America, but Bill is a precious guy. Love him and Reggie (I hope he's enjoying retirement)
Oh damn. This oughta be interesting. Today was absolutely amazing! Best conference for this year ever. Well done, Nintendo, you sly bastards lol.
I was hoping they would ask about more styles for Mario Maker 2.
The real link's awakening question to be asked. Will Totaka's song still be in Richard's house?
sick interview
You dropped this:
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love you guys!!
bill should've taken Reggie's position.
Just saying he may lure doug out to a yoshi stampede with Bowser Jr at the bottom
Doug isn't bad at all though...his E3 debut gave us Banjo in smash, BOTW 2, Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion 3, Pokemon, a nice little skit for introducing him, and so much more so he good in my book!
@@jaystapes3086 nothing wrong with Doug. I just think bill was around longer (could be wrong)
@@KadenRenz Trinnen has been with Nintendo longer than Reggie was. He was Miyamotos translator in the 90s. I think it was that far back.
He did mention that he helped with translation on Ocarina of Time and Wind Waker DX
Great video and I gotta say I have all the consoles and switch definitely gets the most use due to the portability and of course games . Exciting e3 awesome time to be a Nintendo fan
Amiibo's not DEEEEEEEADDDDD! That's the news that got me most hype.
Bill could be his own Avenger
Brilliant interview guys, you’ve come a long way :)
I just hit me that there's going to be a Banjo amiibo