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Another empty spot sighted on the Nintendo Direct Archives.
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Nah it should be early to mid December if there's already a slot. I hope it's a general direct since I need to know Q1 games as I keep spending my money on what's out now instead of saving it. :(
(Getting AA6 & Rhythm Heaven 3DS on sale was great tho. I actually had money when a sale happens. :D)
(Getting AA6 & Rhythm Heaven 3DS on sale was great tho. I actually had money when a sale happens. :D)
Going by this blank space, I am going to predict that we'll see a Nintendo Direct within the next six months.
Well we don't have a game for January yet (only Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle for Japan) so if they need a game there they'd need t announce it in December
Early/Mid Januray is likely as they'll want to lay out their 2018 line up.
It's also the time of year where we get the most announcements from Nintendo.
It's also the time of year where we get the most announcements from Nintendo.
There was a December direct in 2013 where they showed a lot, but that's 2013 for you.
*sighsighsighsigh*
That "empty" spot has been there since the last Direct.
Those "empty spots" don't mean jack sh*t. When will people learn?! They're not trying to keep a round number of links on that page, you know...
That "empty" spot has been there since the last Direct.
Those "empty spots" don't mean jack sh*t. When will people learn?! They're not trying to keep a round number of links on that page, you know...
Wasn't it always just a few weeks from people noticing an empty spot to the direct occuring?
Well, guess not.
Well, guess not.
Well we don't have a game for January yet (only Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle for Japan) so if they need a game there they'd need to announce it in December
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I think it'll have to show up before January. Nintendo has yet to announce the big game of January, so I figure they'll drop that info sooner rather than later. January Direct would be too late, unless they won't have a January game and will start the monthly game rollout in February.
There probably won't be a big game in January. The Switch isn't going to have a big first party game every month.
It might mean nothing, but I think a January direct is happening anyway. I don't know about December, though.
Well, of course there's a Direct happening, either in December or January, or some other sort of event. But the ND page isn't one way to predict them, unless you count looking at a broken clock for when it gives the right time twice a day as valid :P
Last time a slot owned up, how long was the gap before we got a Direct announcement?
Pre-Chrimbus Direct in December with announcements like Smash 4 port, anything else that might come out in Q1, big Switch OS updates like theme support, etc.
Pre-Chrimbus Direct in December with announcements like Smash 4 port, anything else that might come out in Q1, big Switch OS updates like theme support, etc.
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They've pretty much done this since the release of the NS. I'll admit that it's possible that they'll take a breather for January, but I don't imagine they'll really relax until the end of their fiscal year, so they'll have a big game even if it's a third party game. If they do a Direct next week or the week after, then they'll have plenty of time to hype it up as they roll into next year.
Means nothing honestly. Nintendo have been steady with directs after going a hiatus since Iwatas death.
A January (or so) date for a Direct is easy to guess.
A January (or so) date for a Direct is easy to guess.
Empty slot or not I'm banking dollars to doughnuts on a new Direct at the beginning of the year.
Not in May, November, and technically not in August (Rabbids is a big game, but not first party). January seems like a safe month for a temporary lull in first party output, but we'll see what happens. I could very much end up being wrong.
The 3 wise men that brought gifts to baby Jesus. Celebrated as "3 Kings Day" in some countries on January 6. It's basically a second Christmas.
On one hand, it's fair to say that they won't make a Direct before the holidays so they don't take the attention away of the games already released.
On the other hand, they might want to make a Direct before Christmas to incentivate Switch sales with the promises for 2018.
Either way I'm OK. Xeno is coming, fuckers.
On the other hand, they might want to make a Direct before Christmas to incentivate Switch sales with the promises for 2018.
Either way I'm OK. Xeno is coming, fuckers.
