Nintendo's E3 event is coming up today, and there's an enormous amount of hype generated from everyone's expectations. Understandably so, people expect big announcements, especially potential gameplay footage for the sequel of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Yet, despite the excitement surrounding the upcoming event, Nintendo has gone and done something that's rather deterring.

Nintendo's Japanese division tweeted, requesting that streamers refrain from including any footage from today's Nintendo Direct in their live streams. It's an unexpected move, but part of the excitement of a live stream is that viewers would be watching the streamer's reaction and the event.

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However, this does not mean that streamers won't be able to stream their reactions to what they're watching, but it does mean they won't showcase any footage of what they're reacting to. Furthermore, the tweet, which was translated from Japanese, came only hours prior to the event. As a result, a lot of excitement has dialed down, and some streamers are going as far as canceling their live stream of the event, which is understandable. As of now, Nintendo hasn't provided an explanation for this last-minute decision, but it's an odd move to see such discouraging behavior only hours before the show.

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