It's pretty clear to me that Fire Emblem was supposed to be that game.
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Nintendo Direct Speculation |OT|
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They gotta save stuff for E3. Nintendo would have nothing big to reveal there if they showed their entire hand in the middle of February.
If BOTW and Odyssey weren't simply such masterpieces, this year might be the best year for Nintendo ever in my personal opinion.
There is SO MUCH good stuff coming.
edit: Give me Pikmin trilogy or Pikmin 4 and this is the greatest year in video gaming altogether.
There is SO MUCH good stuff coming.
edit: Give me Pikmin trilogy or Pikmin 4 and this is the greatest year in video gaming altogether.
I'd rather they spend a lot of time and get Animal Crossing right. If not, I'll probably grab Stardew over AC.
You made a mistake and posted three PokemonSo long as best Pokemon gets his due, I am
What if the Pokemon direct is this, plus say, an earlier Pokemon game getting a release on switch e-shop as a standalone title and not part of any VC or subscription package.
Last year we got Pokemon Quest at the Let's Go announcement. I know it wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but I enjoyed it. Any chance we get another surprise spin off this year?
They wouldn't flood the market with multiple mainline releases at once even if it was just a rerelease.
General Direct? Yes probably. But we're definitely getting a Pokemon Direct before then. And I wouldn't be surprised if whatever the Smash DLC update is shown in (mini Direct? Smash Direct) happens before April.
excluding dedicated directs feels unnecessarily restricting. they're all labeled the same way for a reason, so they should be included here.
Reminder on the reveal dates for past Pokemon games, main gen games are bolded:
- Pokemon Black and White - Revealed January 29, 2010
- Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 - Revealed February 26, 2012
- Pokemon X and Y - Revealed January 8, 2013
- Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire - Revealed May 7, 2014
- Pokemon Sun and Moon - Revealed February 26, 2016
- Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon - Revealed June 6, 2017
- Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee - Revealed May 30, 2018
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I only meant to say exactly that. There is technically a Pokemon speculation thread already, but I think our paths will cross no matter what.
Definitely think we should freely talk about other dedicated directs in here too!
Oh yeah I'm referring to a general Direct.
I don't think there will be another Direct for Smash, they will just say that "a new trailer for Smash Bros will be released on Nintendo's YouTube channel at X time".
Such teasing of things behind question marks felt like a new Smash Direct is coming.
Remember, in Spring 2019, they are planning to release the Smash Online service. Update 3.0 will have this. They will also show the various moveset Joker will have.
I think you missed this from the OP: "ALSO: DO NOT MESSAGE/HARASS AND TAG 'INSIDERS' (this should go without saying, but they've alluded these things crossing the line)"
I could see a general Direct in early April, with new Smash info as the hook. This would include Joker and details on the 3.0 update, and it would probably close with a tease for Challenger Pack 2. But it would also include more info on Super Mario Maker 2, a major game that will already be in reviewers' hands by E3. It would likely continue to build hype for Fire Emblem and Astral Chain as well, and perhaps offer another look at Luigi's Mansion 3, while also announcing the Pikmin 3 port.
I don't see a general Direct happening considering we've already seen trailers for games like Astral Chain, Fire Emblem, Link's Awakening, DQXIS, Builders 2... Their follow up trailers should be at E3. So either they have a a new general Direct in April and don't mention these games, which would be strange since they're so important, or they do mention them, which seems redundant and unlike the usual marketing cycle. I don't think either are happening.
I do agree that we should see Mario Maker before E3 though. Remember that Arms Direct that also included a Splatoon 2 trailer? I could see something like that.
I do agree that we should see Mario Maker before E3 though. Remember that Arms Direct that also included a Splatoon 2 trailer? I could see something like that.
January: Indie Highlights
February: Nintendo Direct / Pokémon Direct (Gen 8 + Detective Pikachu HD)
March: Nindies Showcase
April: Nintendo Direct Mini (Pikmin 3 + Metroid Prime Trilogy HD + Smash 3.0 + Emily's third eShop game + more 3rd party ports)
May: Mario Maker Direct
June: Nintendo Direct @e3 2019 (Emily's 4th mystery 2019 game + Retro Studios + Yo-kai Watch 4 + Challenger Pack 2)
July: Fire Emblem Direct (Expansion Pass)/ evo 2019 (Challenger Pack 3)
August: Astral Chain Direct (demo) / Nindies Showcase
September: Nintendo Direct (Challenger Pack 4 + Bayonetta 3 + Super Mario 3D World + new Kirby)
October: Pokémon Direct
November: Animal Crossing Direct
December: The Game Awards 2019 (Metroid 5 + Challenger Pack 5)
February: Nintendo Direct / Pokémon Direct (Gen 8 + Detective Pikachu HD)
March: Nindies Showcase
April: Nintendo Direct Mini (Pikmin 3 + Metroid Prime Trilogy HD + Smash 3.0 + Emily's third eShop game + more 3rd party ports)
May: Mario Maker Direct
June: Nintendo Direct @e3 2019 (Emily's 4th mystery 2019 game + Retro Studios + Yo-kai Watch 4 + Challenger Pack 2)
July: Fire Emblem Direct (Expansion Pass)/ evo 2019 (Challenger Pack 3)
August: Astral Chain Direct (demo) / Nindies Showcase
September: Nintendo Direct (Challenger Pack 4 + Bayonetta 3 + Super Mario 3D World + new Kirby)
October: Pokémon Direct
November: Animal Crossing Direct
December: The Game Awards 2019 (Metroid 5 + Challenger Pack 5)
I like this... This is a calendar that would work, Directs have to happen often, be snappy, drop a bunch of games but leave people wanting a bit more, and that bit more being announced in the next Direct a few months after.
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It is the morning of February 19th, in the year of our LORD 2019.
Metroid Prime Trilogy for Switch still alludes us– alludes me. My pursuits for Metroid satisfaction have come up void and null, and my efforts to remain patiently eager draw weaker by the day.
The long, dark night.
Metroid Prime Trilogy for Switch still alludes us– alludes me. My pursuits for Metroid satisfaction have come up void and null, and my efforts to remain patiently eager draw weaker by the day.
The long, dark night.
After the break between September 2018 and last week this would be a pretty amazing turnaround.
You all got it wrong
I'm Bowser, VP of marketing at Nintendo and this is our schedule for this year
February: Pokemon Direct
March: 3rd party announcements
Late April: General Direct with a focus on Mario Maker and Smash Update
May: E3 announcement, to focus on Animal Crossing
E3: Animal Crossing and Pokemon are the big games, 2020 announcements such as new Monolith IP, more info on Zelda and Luigi's Mansion
August: Switch Lite announcement
September: General Direct focusing on fall games
November: Animal Crossing Direct
December: BOTW2 announcement at TGA
I'm Bowser, VP of marketing at Nintendo and this is our schedule for this year
February: Pokemon Direct
March: 3rd party announcements
Late April: General Direct with a focus on Mario Maker and Smash Update
May: E3 announcement, to focus on Animal Crossing
E3: Animal Crossing and Pokemon are the big games, 2020 announcements such as new Monolith IP, more info on Zelda and Luigi's Mansion
August: Switch Lite announcement
September: General Direct focusing on fall games
November: Animal Crossing Direct
December: BOTW2 announcement at TGA
I expect E3 to be "only new reveals" direct. My wild guesses:
- Super Mario 3D World port for January, 3D World 2 trailer for 2020.
- Retros game, possibly F-Zero.
- Next game from Starlink devs: This time it's a full blown StarFox game.
- Mario + Rabbids 2, with Rayman and friends
- GTA5 and Witcher 3
- As finale, Nintendo's salvages: Scalebound by Platinum and Star Wars 1313 by Namco Singapore, Metroid Prime's previous devs
If it's not "new reveals only" I expect it to be full Animal Crossing show.
- Super Mario 3D World port for January, 3D World 2 trailer for 2020.
- Retros game, possibly F-Zero.
- Next game from Starlink devs: This time it's a full blown StarFox game.
- Mario + Rabbids 2, with Rayman and friends
- GTA5 and Witcher 3
- As finale, Nintendo's salvages: Scalebound by Platinum and Star Wars 1313 by Namco Singapore, Metroid Prime's previous devs
If it's not "new reveals only" I expect it to be full Animal Crossing show.
The only thing I would change is that I think the second Smash DLC will be revealed in April. June is when I expect the second one to release.
Unrelated to the current discussion, but I just wanted to say it kinda sucks that the DMC, Spyro, and Danganronpa Trilogies that we were so sure of being announced in the Direct are just not coming (yet, presumably, in the case of Spyro but who knows about the other two?).
This is actually a pretty reasonable prediction, though I feel like there's a chance that we'll get a regular Direct in April considering that there's quite a bit to cover. Likewise, while I recognize the possibility of Challenger Pack 3 being straight-up revealed at EVO, I could also see Nintendo doing what they did last year & announcing a Smash Presentation before Smash Ultimate Grand Finals, which will be when we see the reveal of Challenger Pack 3.
Considering a new Pokemon gen has never been revealed after the end of March (most before March) yes.
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