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Nintendo Direct mini January 11th (early 2018 games)
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Thanks for sharing the open space in the Directs page too. The past has shown a Direct has come usually soon after a Mini.
http://comicbook.com/gaming/amp/2018/01/14/lego-dc-villains-the-incredibles-2/
This is also apparently a thing.
This is also apparently a thing.
Exactly. They obviously wanted to get the smaller announcements, and ports out of the way.
To add to it all, games that will likely come early in the year were neglected. Like bayo, wolfenstein, and I'm likely missing something else.
It is certainly not a fanboy dream, but everything hints to it, and if anything, it just makes sense for it to happen.
It does not even have to be this week or next month, but any time before e3
Same.
I'm still really curious what artist they're gonna go with this time.
0 chance. That's one of the reasons why Awakening and Fates are so popular.
My dream would be another Direct hype... it was so wonderful with you guys... Resetting the clock is life!
ITS EVEN BETTER THAN THE DIRECTS AND YOU KNOW IT.
ITS EVEN BETTER THAN THE DIRECTS AND YOU KNOW IT.
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Boy I can't wait to see all the salt on Nintendo fanboys tears when they start announcing more casual games. These triggered snowflakes won't know what hit them.
I hope Fire Emblem deepens the relationship aspect personally. Then again I'm a FE casual that has only really ever liked Heroes, heh.
How can you cite lack of Bayonetta 1&2 showing as a hint of this if you say the date doesn't matter?
I do think it will happen before bayo 1+2 come out. (the Direct)
Here is a list that shows how every mini direct has always been followed by a normal one
https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/7pr9jk/apparently_every_mini_direct_is_followed_by_a/
But Echoes shows you can still have a great Fire Emblem game with a serious tone and still be enjoyed by the post-Awakening crowd.
Wow people are still posting this... What's the last time you remember seeing two generally focused directs in quick succession?
Yet Echoes only sold a fraction of what Awakening/Fates did. It wasn't a major release.
I agree that specific evidence for new direct is weaker, mostly since a global mini is a new thing. The other evidence is strong enough on its own.
I've come to terms that relationships are probably going to be a staple part of FE now, but they damn better sure actually put an effort into the story and world-building in FE Switch. Not the throwing random shit at a wall just to quickly give context for the next battle that the recent games have done.
Irrelevant to this thread, but as we've gone into exhaustively in the Radiant Dawn thread, this is overstated. We only have Japan's initial numbers, and there are a number of factors for why it wouldn't do well there, as well as why it would do less well overall, regardless of its content.
According to what we know from NPD and Nintendo, Echoes did quite well abroad, and exceeded expectations.
Indeed. That guy was a reliable source in the last few days and he was right about the thursday direct last week.
I think its worth its own thread...
Speaking of Echoes, I wonder how close the Japanese and international releases of FE Switch will be, they tried to get it as close with Echoes as possible. Same with Warriors, both were about a month apart.
Oh, really? Wonderful. I've been wondering how it did but I've never been able to find numbers on it.
Oh, really? Wonderful. I've been wondering how it did but I've never been able to find numbers on it.
That thread had a ton of people enjoying themselves too, and it was rather contained.
I didn't mean to say that it sold badly or under the expectations, but that it wasn't a major title like Awakening or Fates, and sold less as a consequence. Fire Emblem Switch is supposed to be the next major entry, so it is more likely to be like Awakening and Fates rather than Echoes.
Fire Emblem tweet guy? Eh, idk. He's been right on one big thing so far, that FE Switch wouldn't be on the mini direct. This could imply he has some source at IS. We know they are open for leaks: we had a major Fire Emblem Heroes leaker a few months back, leaking 2 months of new events and units. So I can definitely see that. But going from there to knowing the date for when FE will be revealed... I will defo keep my eyes out extra next week but hard to give him that much credit already imo.
Also adding on to your point there's this:
- "When asked if this momentum can continue, Kimishima said Nintendo's games are focused on the family demographic. In the future, different sorts of genres will be covered by third-parties, which will help expand the system's user base. Other companies may also be able to release game consoles that are more interesting, so if Nintendo doesn't think of new ways to play, the momentum could come to a halt right away."
Yeah, it's frustrating that U.S./international numbers are so rarely given. As for release dates, it does seem as though they're trying to narrow them with each recent release, so it's plausible that FE: Switch would be simultaneous.
For reference: Awakening had a 10.5 month release gap. Fates had an 8 month gap. Echoes had a 1 month gap, and had the addition of full voice acting that needed localization.
We should put all the points into one post.
Nintendo does want to sell another 20 million, a big task. They have to have the games to get there.
This is just something on the side from me, but this makes me believe Pokémon is a holiday title.
the waifu-pandering is embarrassing but you'll pry my matchmaking simulator from my cold dead hands
I think we should keep it here until we have a least a little more evidence. I feel an air of genuine honesty from him though, i don't know why.
Given how Fire Emblem changes significantly with each hardware generation, I wouldn't expect it to have wholesale similarities to any previous game; rather, expect it to draw from various different ones, including Echoes with its exploration (which was meant to be in Fates), while also bringing many new mechanics.
For me the big points summarized are:
- Empty spot on Direct site even after Mini. This never fails in the past.
- Lack of obvious stuff to talk about. Fire Emblem, Bayo 1-2, Yoshi, Octopath, Wolfenstein, anything from EPD's 11 teams including the "new ways to play"
- By simply adding a few of these + 3DS they could have skipped the whole Mini thing. Why do a Mini if you don't have to and then not have another direct for months?
- Nintendo wants to sell 20m units, is current lineup enough to carry momentum fully until June? I'd say no, we lack one big game. imo it is indeed Fire Emblem. Probably a more casual aimed game as well.
- Small point for now, but a guy with apparently a source from IS correctly predicted no Fire Emblem in 11th direct. He says reveal will be on the 18th. Take this with a pinch of salt for now!
I mean the little more evidence will come Tuesday or Wednesday. Remember Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day so nothing will be announced Monday if there is a Direct this week.
Nah bruh, that's not happening.
This, I love the waifus/husbandos the rest of the game suffers though and I don't see why, the writing for relationships isn't exactly story tier.
Pretty sure all new threads will be locked fast until a big leak happens so that will probably be the case.
EdIt: thread lived longer than I thought.
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Well, seems like there is not enough of evidence yet.
But if that guy is right, we should be hearing something on monday or tuesday.
But if that guy is right, we should be hearing something on monday or tuesday.
Yeah, all evidence is circumstantial, and the guy quoted is not yet proven (though he was right that FE wasn't in the direct last thursday). We'll just wait and see if anything happens this week.
Another thing to point out; we still have yet to see Tales of and Taiko on Switch when both are supposedly still due by March 31st.
Time's running out to reveal both. I would've thought Bandai Namco would've confirmed a delay if they wouldn't make it.
Yoshi's also an odd omission from the Mini Direct.
Time's running out to reveal both. I would've thought Bandai Namco would've confirmed a delay if they wouldn't make it.
Yoshi's also an odd omission from the Mini Direct.
100% agree with this. It's an interesting thing to discuss but we don't need to repeat all of that nonsense.
Make a thread in etctera called "Hyping up the next hour forever!"
I do agree that the hype thread was better than the Direct but I don't have the heart, the energy or the time to do that again this week. Others might though!
Well, when's the last time we had a global Direct mini? Never is the answer. And I don't think people are banking on this being a general Direct, I think it's likely going to be FE focused with a few minutes for some other games. Like the ARMS and Splatoon April Direct last year.
The bolded is the most damning point to me. Why on earth would they do a Direct mini when they could've easily stretched it into a full Direct with games that have already been announced but need some further marketing and detailing?
If it's just a FE Direct...one of my least favorite Nintendo franchises would be another letdown of a Direct for me lol.
To highlight smaller games that would be overlooked in a bigger direct.
Well yeah, that's exactly what I'm saying. I guess I should've said "why else" would they do that.
The biggest reason why I think that a new direct might be coming soon is because they didn't mention any new 3DS games in the mini one. I think that Nintendo still has some surprises for the 3DS, and we also need release dates for those Atlus RPGs, so they need to talk about it soon, and a full Direct makes a lot of sense.
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