I need Pikmin 4 right now! Altough whole Pikmin collection would be better.
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Nintendo might have a brand new retail first party game for december.
And the Wii U port that was teased by her and Zell (probably Pikmin 3 according to Zell) will probably release in january of february 2020.
I don't think so. We all know that Pikmin 4 exist at some point. It's just like Retro's game everyone is saying: At this E3 they will show it, at this Direct they will show it. And nothing is happening
If it winds up happening and being a completely new title, and not a port/collection of some kind, that would be one of the best kept secrets in gaming in recent memory.
Gotta imagine it would be something that wouldn't need much marketing if it's releasing before the end of the year.
Probably a cool little game such as Wario Ware or something, something more casual, not a big AAA game such as Mario
Yeah that makes sense, but in this day and age, I find it very rare to be (pleasantly) surprised. I'd still give kudos to Nintendo for being able to pull even something on a smaller scale like that off.
I wouldn't go down this path. Nintendo has basically never announced and released a game this late in the year. With Luigi's Mansion 3, Pokemon, and Mario/Sonic Olympics already filling up the Holiday/November slot, anything released in December would be sent to die.
I can almost guarantee, if something new is announced, even a port/remaster would fall into Q1/2020. I'd love to be wrong.
With that said, last year the September Direct had a few neat 3rd party announcements for imminent release such as Civ6.
Hoping for a November Direct for extended pain and suffering. Waking up every morning for that long awaited tweet. Scouring the message boards and Youtube for any hint that relief will come soon...but it never does.
Hopefully we never get a Direct again, not any information on any Nintendo games going forward. It's a dream of mine to live in absolute agony.
If they do a remaster of Mario sunshine I hope they add a hard world to it for collecting all shines
Reposting what happened the past two Septembers + the content of the last non-E3 Direct (new unveilings in bolded)
September 2017
September 2018
February 2019
Also, I wanted to add my own opinion on the matter.
It's pretty clear how September 2018's Direct was more stuffed with announcements than September 2017's presentation, especially for the Switch:
- 8 new announcements for Switch + 3 new announcements for 3DS = 11 announcements between US/EU and Japan in 2017
- 22 new announcements for Switch + 2 for 3DS = 24 announcements between US/EU and Japan in 2018
Of course, the amount of Switch games first revealed in the September 2018's Direct is influenced by the "Final Fantasy bomb" when Square Enix decided to announce several titles in the series for Switch (and Xbox One / Steam). Still, even when trying to filter them, it's undeniable that things have seen important improvements, and the February 2019 presentation was not far off, with 19 new titles shown between US/EU and Japan. If a Direct is indeed happening next month, we can assume we're going to see 15+ new titles again, between first and third parties. No, not all the announcements would be available for preorder right at the end of the Direct. Also, don't forget there can be multiple SKUs for one single game (regular, collector's, etc.).
On the first party side: Pokémon Sword / Shield might be one of the highlights, just like Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon back in 2017. Plus new infos (without highlights) for both Link's Awakening and Luigi's Mansion 3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons might get the highlight treatment as well (unless it just gets its own Direct, like Super Mario Maker 2 did).
In terms of new announcement, if the mystery Wii U port is coming out in early 2020, this would be the right time to unveil it, exactly like NSMBU: Deluxe one year ago. It would also be the right venue for the Mystery game still seemingly slated for this year. I wouldn't expect anything that big, though: Nintendo is set in terms of major sellers this year, however I wouldn't discount the possibility of seeing more casual-focused software to try to catch on the audience expansion the Switch Lite might bring. Something like Brain Training or Style Savvy might get a December release. I really, really doubt Tomodachi Life is a good candidate, since Animal Crossing is coming out in March, there would be no point in releasing it now. Holidays 2020? That's another story.
In addition to the aforementioned games, I'd say 2-3 more Nintendo announcements for 2020 might be possible. After all, Nintendo announced 3 2019 games back in September 2018 (Luigi's Mansion, Animal Crossing - then delayed - , NSMBUD), it's not so implausible. I wonder if Kirby may be one of the, since it's been more than 2 years since Star Allies was announced, and around 17-18 months since its release. It'd be a perfect release for the Golden Week period.
On the third party side: this is quite tricky, but there are several potential candidates
- Game Freak has recently registered a trademark for Little Town Hero, which is 99.9% the official name for Town. The game's last appearance was...at last September's Direct
- NateDrake mentioned both Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Assassin's Creed Rogue coming to Switch
- Mario & Sonic should be getting its own spot; Super Monkey Ball might as well
- Square Enix / Silicon Studio have teased Bravely in the past. It could be the right time to announce a collection of the first two games, now in HD. Actually, I wouldn't exclude the possibility of the collection being the so-called Mystery Game #4: in the West, Nintendo would be the publisher.
- The Witcher 3 should be getting its own spot as well
- Might Namco announce the remaster of We Love Katamari right one year after KD: Reroll? Or may they decide to give the remaster treatment to another long gone property...like Klonoa? This is more a personal hope of mine, I know. However, Namco has recently trademarked the name for a new Taiko game in Europe. It may be for a mobile / PS4 (doubtful) entry, but if it's for Switch, maybe the (Japanese) Direct might be a decent place to unveil it.
- Speaking of Japanese family-friendly games, this might also be a good occasion to reveal a brand new Itadaki Street by Square Enix: the last entry on PS4/PSV was released almost 2 years ago, the Switch is definitely way more receptive towards board games (no, not you, Billy on Road). I wonder if, this time, they would go again with DQ and Mario (like the Wii / DS entries) or, thanks to FF's stronger presence on Switch, they're going to bring FF into the mix as well
- Capcom might reveal other Devil May Cry ports. Undoubtely, the dream would be to see the long-anticipated seventh entry in the Ace Attorney series: the last two main entries have been announced before TGS, it would fit the pattern. But, I fear a second AA trilogy (with 4-5-6) might be everything we see (and I'd still buy that one XD )...unless they pull off a Rune Factory. Not feeling this is the right time for Monster Hunter, since it'd be way too close to Iceborn's release
- ...Biomutant? It's the only retailer leak from a while ago that has yet to be confirmed
- 1% of chance, I know, but I don't think it would be impossible to see GTAV announced in this Direct, especially if the main reported issue (cartridge-size) is now less of an hurdle (as The Witcher 3 shows)
September 2017
Length: 45:58
Highlights:
- Pokémon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- Octopath Traveler
- Super Mario Odyssey
3DS:
- Style Savvy 4
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
- Kirby: Battle Royale
- Yo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters and Oni Evolution
- Layton's Mystery Joutney
- Minecraft
- MarioParty: The Top 100
- Metroid: Samus Returns
- The Alliance Alive; Etrian Odyssey V; Strange Journey Redux; Radiant Historia
- Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney; Fire Emblem Warriors
NSW:
- Splatoon 2 Updates
- Fire Emblem Warriors
- Snipperclips plus: Cut it Out, Together!
- Morphies Law
- Rocket League
- Arena of Valor
- The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
- Doom; Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
- Flip Wars
- Arcade Archives Mario Bros.
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Amiibo
- NBA 2K18; WWE 2K18; FIFA 18; Pokkén Tournament DX
- Arms Ver. 3
- Dragon Quest Builders
- Kirby Star Allies
- SteamWorld Dig 2; Golf Story; Nine Parchments; Battle Chef Brigade; Tiny Metal; Super Meat Boy Forever
- Lost Sphere; Sonic Forces; Resident Evil Revelations 1/2; LA Noire
Japan Exclusive:
- Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers
- Karaoke Joysound
- Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
- Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime; Ultimate Chicken Horse; Crypt of the NecroDancer
- Winning Post 8 2017
- Phantasy Star Online 2: Cloud
Highlights:
- Pokémon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- Octopath Traveler
- Super Mario Odyssey
3DS:
- Style Savvy 4
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
- Kirby: Battle Royale
- Yo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters and Oni Evolution
- Layton's Mystery Joutney
- Minecraft
- MarioParty: The Top 100
- Metroid: Samus Returns
- The Alliance Alive; Etrian Odyssey V; Strange Journey Redux; Radiant Historia
- Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney; Fire Emblem Warriors
NSW:
- Splatoon 2 Updates
- Fire Emblem Warriors
- Snipperclips plus: Cut it Out, Together!
- Morphies Law
- Rocket League
- Arena of Valor
- The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
- Doom; Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
- Flip Wars
- Arcade Archives Mario Bros.
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Amiibo
- NBA 2K18; WWE 2K18; FIFA 18; Pokkén Tournament DX
- Arms Ver. 3
- Dragon Quest Builders
- Kirby Star Allies
- SteamWorld Dig 2; Golf Story; Nine Parchments; Battle Chef Brigade; Tiny Metal; Super Meat Boy Forever
- Lost Sphere; Sonic Forces; Resident Evil Revelations 1/2; LA Noire
Japan Exclusive:
- Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers
- Karaoke Joysound
- Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
- Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime; Ultimate Chicken Horse; Crypt of the NecroDancer
- Winning Post 8 2017
- Phantasy Star Online 2: Cloud
September 2018
Length: 38:12
Highlights:
- Nintendo Switch Online
3DS:
- Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
- Luigi's Mansion
- Yo-Kai Watch Blasters
NSW:
- Luigi's Mansion 3
- Splatoon 2 Ver. 4
- Mega Man 11
- Mario Tennis Aces Ver. 2
- Capcom Beat'em Up Bundle
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
- Katamari Damacy Reroll
- Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Let's Go, Eevee!
- Diablo III: Eternal Collection
- Super Mario Party
- Town
- Cities: Skylines Nintendo Switch Edition
- Daemon x Machina
- Yoshi's Crafted World
- Carcassone; The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game; Pandemic; Catan Universe; Munchkin
- Sid Meier's Civilization VI
- Starlink: Battle for Atlas
- The World Ends with You: Final Remix; Xenoblade Chronicles: Torna
- Warframe; Just Dance 2019; FIFA 19; Team Sonic Racing; NBA 2K19; NBA 2K Playgrounds 2; LEGO DC Super-Villains
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition; Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition HD; World of Final Fantasy Maxima; Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy!; Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age; Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy IX; Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster
- Isabelle in Smash
- Animal Crossing
Japan Exclusive
- XFLAG
- Persona Q2
- Go Vacation
- Billy on Road
- Tangledeep; Nidhogg 2; Downwell; Muse Dash
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey Cloud Version
- Undertale; Valkyria Chronicles 4; Warriors Orochi 4; Dragon Ball FighterZ
Highlights:
- Nintendo Switch Online
3DS:
- Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
- Luigi's Mansion
- Yo-Kai Watch Blasters
NSW:
- Luigi's Mansion 3
- Splatoon 2 Ver. 4
- Mega Man 11
- Mario Tennis Aces Ver. 2
- Capcom Beat'em Up Bundle
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
- Katamari Damacy Reroll
- Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Let's Go, Eevee!
- Diablo III: Eternal Collection
- Super Mario Party
- Town
- Cities: Skylines Nintendo Switch Edition
- Daemon x Machina
- Yoshi's Crafted World
- Carcassone; The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game; Pandemic; Catan Universe; Munchkin
- Sid Meier's Civilization VI
- Starlink: Battle for Atlas
- The World Ends with You: Final Remix; Xenoblade Chronicles: Torna
- Warframe; Just Dance 2019; FIFA 19; Team Sonic Racing; NBA 2K19; NBA 2K Playgrounds 2; LEGO DC Super-Villains
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition; Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition HD; World of Final Fantasy Maxima; Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy!; Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age; Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy IX; Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster
- Isabelle in Smash
- Animal Crossing
Japan Exclusive
- XFLAG
- Persona Q2
- Go Vacation
- Billy on Road
- Tangledeep; Nidhogg 2; Downwell; Muse Dash
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey Cloud Version
- Undertale; Valkyria Chronicles 4; Warriors Orochi 4; Dragon Ball FighterZ
February 2019
Length: 36:45
Highlights:
- Dragon Quest XI S
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses
NSW:
- Super Mario Maker 2
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3
- Box Boy! + Box Girl!
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ver. 3.0
- Captain Toad Treasure Tracker Updates
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
- Dragon Quest Builders 2
- Disney Tsum Tsum Festival
- Starlink: Battle for Atlas updates
- Rune Factory 4 Special; Rune Factory 5
- Oninaki
- Yoshi's Crafted World Demo
- Tetris 99
- Dead by Daylight
- Deltarune: Chapter 1
- Daemon x Machina Demo
- Grid Autosport
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
- Mortal Kombat 11; Unravel two, Assassin's Creed III Remastered; Final Fantasy VII, Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy!, Final Fantasy IX
- Astral Chain
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Japan Exclusive:
- Doraemon: Story of Seasons
- Ace Attorney Trilogy; Super Robot Wars T; Atelier Lulua; Zoids; Destiny Connect; Caligula Overdose
- Dragon Quest Rivals
- Forgotton Anne; Goat Simulator: The Goaty; River City Melee Mach!; SteamWorld Quest; A Hat in Time
- Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball
- Super Dragon ball Heroes: World Mission; Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen; Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization - Deluxe Edition; Cytus Alpha
Highlights:
- Dragon Quest XI S
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses
NSW:
- Super Mario Maker 2
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3
- Box Boy! + Box Girl!
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ver. 3.0
- Captain Toad Treasure Tracker Updates
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
- Dragon Quest Builders 2
- Disney Tsum Tsum Festival
- Starlink: Battle for Atlas updates
- Rune Factory 4 Special; Rune Factory 5
- Oninaki
- Yoshi's Crafted World Demo
- Tetris 99
- Dead by Daylight
- Deltarune: Chapter 1
- Daemon x Machina Demo
- Grid Autosport
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
- Mortal Kombat 11; Unravel two, Assassin's Creed III Remastered; Final Fantasy VII, Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy!, Final Fantasy IX
- Astral Chain
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Japan Exclusive:
- Doraemon: Story of Seasons
- Ace Attorney Trilogy; Super Robot Wars T; Atelier Lulua; Zoids; Destiny Connect; Caligula Overdose
- Dragon Quest Rivals
- Forgotton Anne; Goat Simulator: The Goaty; River City Melee Mach!; SteamWorld Quest; A Hat in Time
- Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball
- Super Dragon ball Heroes: World Mission; Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen; Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization - Deluxe Edition; Cytus Alpha
Also, I wanted to add my own opinion on the matter.
It's pretty clear how September 2018's Direct was more stuffed with announcements than September 2017's presentation, especially for the Switch:
- 8 new announcements for Switch + 3 new announcements for 3DS = 11 announcements between US/EU and Japan in 2017
- 22 new announcements for Switch + 2 for 3DS = 24 announcements between US/EU and Japan in 2018
Of course, the amount of Switch games first revealed in the September 2018's Direct is influenced by the "Final Fantasy bomb" when Square Enix decided to announce several titles in the series for Switch (and Xbox One / Steam). Still, even when trying to filter them, it's undeniable that things have seen important improvements, and the February 2019 presentation was not far off, with 19 new titles shown between US/EU and Japan. If a Direct is indeed happening next month, we can assume we're going to see 15+ new titles again, between first and third parties. No, not all the announcements would be available for preorder right at the end of the Direct. Also, don't forget there can be multiple SKUs for one single game (regular, collector's, etc.).
On the first party side: Pokémon Sword / Shield might be one of the highlights, just like Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon back in 2017. Plus new infos (without highlights) for both Link's Awakening and Luigi's Mansion 3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons might get the highlight treatment as well (unless it just gets its own Direct, like Super Mario Maker 2 did).
In terms of new announcement, if the mystery Wii U port is coming out in early 2020, this would be the right time to unveil it, exactly like NSMBU: Deluxe one year ago. It would also be the right venue for the Mystery game still seemingly slated for this year. I wouldn't expect anything that big, though: Nintendo is set in terms of major sellers this year, however I wouldn't discount the possibility of seeing more casual-focused software to try to catch on the audience expansion the Switch Lite might bring. Something like Brain Training or Style Savvy might get a December release. I really, really doubt Tomodachi Life is a good candidate, since Animal Crossing is coming out in March, there would be no point in releasing it now. Holidays 2020? That's another story.
In addition to the aforementioned games, I'd say 2-3 more Nintendo announcements for 2020 might be possible. After all, Nintendo announced 3 2019 games back in September 2018 (Luigi's Mansion, Animal Crossing - then delayed - , NSMBUD), it's not so implausible. I wonder if Kirby may be one of the, since it's been more than 2 years since Star Allies was announced, and around 17-18 months since its release. It'd be a perfect release for the Golden Week period.
On the third party side: this is quite tricky, but there are several potential candidates
- Game Freak has recently registered a trademark for Little Town Hero, which is 99.9% the official name for Town. The game's last appearance was...at last September's Direct
- NateDrake mentioned both Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Assassin's Creed Rogue coming to Switch
- Mario & Sonic should be getting its own spot; Super Monkey Ball might as well
- Square Enix / Silicon Studio have teased Bravely in the past. It could be the right time to announce a collection of the first two games, now in HD. Actually, I wouldn't exclude the possibility of the collection being the so-called Mystery Game #4: in the West, Nintendo would be the publisher.
- The Witcher 3 should be getting its own spot as well
- Might Namco announce the remaster of We Love Katamari right one year after KD: Reroll? Or may they decide to give the remaster treatment to another long gone property...like Klonoa? This is more a personal hope of mine, I know. However, Namco has recently trademarked the name for a new Taiko game in Europe. It may be for a mobile / PS4 (doubtful) entry, but if it's for Switch, maybe the (Japanese) Direct might be a decent place to unveil it.
- Speaking of Japanese family-friendly games, this might also be a good occasion to reveal a brand new Itadaki Street by Square Enix: the last entry on PS4/PSV was released almost 2 years ago, the Switch is definitely way more receptive towards board games (no, not you, Billy on Road). I wonder if, this time, they would go again with DQ and Mario (like the Wii / DS entries) or, thanks to FF's stronger presence on Switch, they're going to bring FF into the mix as well
- Capcom might reveal other Devil May Cry ports. Undoubtely, the dream would be to see the long-anticipated seventh entry in the Ace Attorney series: the last two main entries have been announced before TGS, it would fit the pattern. But, I fear a second AA trilogy (with 4-5-6) might be everything we see (and I'd still buy that one XD )...unless they pull off a Rune Factory. Not feeling this is the right time for Monster Hunter, since it'd be way too close to Iceborn's release
- ...Biomutant? It's the only retailer leak from a while ago that has yet to be confirmed
- 1% of chance, I know, but I don't think it would be impossible to see GTAV announced in this Direct, especially if the main reported issue (cartridge-size) is now less of an hurdle (as The Witcher 3 shows)
Not even a wish, more of a guess. Shlooters are absent on switch except for Warframe which seems to be doing good; the market is wide open.
Snowdrop engine performs really well on switch, including for open world games.
Ubisoft ain't great on switch, but they ain't EA brain dead either.
Mix everything together, and The Division 2 on switch becomes a possibility, and I guessed it for about 6 months. Now the ship is definitely sailing, and after this direct I'll stop thinking that it'll come.
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The Mysterious Murasame Castle remake.
By the way, the original need be in the NES app asap imho.
It seemed like some people thought (and still think) it would be pushed into 2020 (since a three month reveal-to-release span seems too small for a new physical release). I'll put my trust in Emily on this one though; if it exists, it'll be revealed fairly soon anyway.
It's gonna be either a more niche game or some party game people won't be that hyped over. I'm putting money down, let's all calm down. Think realistically about what they would reveal so close to its release in the holiday that they wouldn't have already shown in the February or E3 direct
There could be a game for Q4 2019 (fiscal year). And no, not animal crossing which was not only delayed, but is borderline the quarter after.
Nintendo dropping the ball a third time in a row from January to March would be disappointing after the excellent string of releases we're seeing.
Nintendo dropping the ball a third time in a row from January to March would be disappointing after the excellent string of releases we're seeing.
I mean, it's not that inconceivable that they might announce a game releasing in 3 months. I don't think people are expecting a major game or anything, rather something smaller but nice.
Back in February, Emily posted a list that gave us an approximate amount of Nintendo-published games that would most-likely release for the Switch this year. Almost everything on it has shown up so far, besides the Wii U port (Pikmin 3) and the elusive "Mystery Game #4".
Yesterday (well, in my timezone at least) Emily gave us two new hints/pieces of information:
- The Wii U port seems to have been bumped to early 2020 (something people were already predicting).
- In reply to someone mentioning the lack of a December game, mystery game #4 was mentioned, implying that it will still release this year.
Well astral chain was announced fairly close to release but 3 months is short notice
I have no theory about what game it will be, but my guess is that a game coming out in December instead of January or February is one that Nintendo feels would benefit from the big holiday rush, and wouldn't do as well as a stand-alone title after the holiday money has been spent.
I'd love for it to be WarioWare.
Yeah; I think a series like Tomodachi or Rhythm Heaven could get away with a short reveal-to-release span.
If we're looking at something outside of Group 7?
If this new mystery game is indeed coming out in December/end of the year I'd assume it's not a game with a big name or something that would require a long period of time between announcement and release (4-ish months from now)
Think of Wario Ware or titles with similar caliber.
Think of Wario Ware or titles with similar caliber.
If I remember correctly Mario & Rabbids also had a verry short cycle between announcement and release
Yeah; June-August. That wasn't published by Nintendo (outside of Japan, where it was delayed to January 2018) though, so who knows why Ubisoft decided to go with that.
Oh! OK, my apologies, I should have been able to infer that. Thank you for clarifying.
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