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Nintendo Direct Speculation |OT2| Reset the Thread
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Definitely. It helps the Game Awards isn't a joke show anymore. Many publishers take it serious. I honestly believe Nintendo was one of the earliest companies to really help legitimize it when they showed BotW gameplay at the Game Awards in 2014. Like you said they've shown those and revealed Bayonetta 3 in 2017. The audience is too huge to pass up.
I do remember the Cranky Kong reveal. It was so bad lol. Cranky was already leaked. Then you had Reggie show up with a Samus pin on his collar lol.
at the one before that they shadow dropped champions' ballad for botw and announced bayonetta 1+2 and 3.
pretty much all major publishers show up with something major, and geoff makes sure to get some cool smaller/indie announcements as well. it's really become a very fun show for game fans. his gamescom show tho, not very good. but it was the first year, so maybe that can be as big as TGA in a few years.
I would assume it would have crossover. Nintendo and Microsoft are good about that with other games and Minecraft. I think it would be piecemeal.
They won't wait on the western release of P5R to talk about SMTV, nor TMSFE, which is basically just a port.
As said earlier, there's no reason for them to wait on a Direct to talk about that game anyway.
Wait what
You have a link to that post? I have no interest in Halo, but the sheer bizarreness would break the internet.
Edit; nvm, found it. Oh man.
While I digged Nintendo's announcements during the last Direct (Xenoblade Definitive Edition!!) the announcement of Deadly Premonition 2 was legit my favourite of the bunch. Of all the games to receive sequels, that's the one I did not expect at all.
I hope Nintendo continues this trend of out of the blue announcements; Especially during the last few years, we have received more weird crossovers or unexpected games and that's the reason why I love Nintendo's portfolio of releases as well. I also like that Nintendo, when looking for games to bolster their line-up with, always get something outside of their comfort zone or just plain weird.
Eternal Darkness, Resident Evil REmake, Zero and 4, Baten Kaitos (Origins), Fatal Frame/Project Zero, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Bayonetta 2 + 3 and more. Hope they will continue this streak.
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Australian Rating Board re-rated GTA3 for new platforms, most likely for Switch or Xbox One or both. We'll see.
Honestly I think part of the problem there is that Microsoft never actually ported the Banjo XBLA remasters anywhere beyond Xbox 360. Rare Replay on XBone just uses special 360 emulation for BK and BT, and the rest of Rare's 360 games.
In the end, regardless of Banjo's popularity with Nintendo fans, if Microsoft didn't think it was worth the effort actually porting BK/BT to Xbone and as well as PC, then really, a Switch version of those games was always a huge stretch.
I feel like Banjo and a few other N64 Rare games in their original, unaltered states being available on an N64 Online catalog would be a more likely outcome, if anything.
Anyone hoping for one last major direct byend of October/November? Or is it a long wait until January/February/March.
I was kidna hoping for a Mario 3D World Deluxe to be announced for January/February next year.
I was kidna hoping for a Mario 3D World Deluxe to be announced for January/February next year.
They already announced TMS for february. They won't release another Wii U port the same month, and they won't announce a Mario port for a month earlier when they haven't announced it in the september direct.
TMS is January, not February.
Does another Smash presentation count as a Direct? Because we'll definitely get one of those.
I think the release schedule for the rest of the fiscal year (until 31 March 2020) is completely known. I think new first-party announcements will all release in April or later.
I wouldn't write off the potential of another eShop title being revealed and released within the fiscal year (unless you're just talking retail releases), probably after the first Direct of 2020. Both the February and September Directs this year had shadowdrop first-party releases.
Yeah, a smaller digital-only release is still possible of course. Or perhaps something like a new Picross 3D game that could potentially have a retail release in some regions.
I'm expecting the last Smash character to be announced at the VGA's, seeing as the Joker announcement was met with a lot enthousiasm last year. If they do, it needs to be a big reveal.
And maybe one more announcement of Nintendo themselves, but that will be it till February 2020.
And maybe one more announcement of Nintendo themselves, but that will be it till February 2020.
Hard pass at having Smash DLC being revealed at TGA. I'd much rather have BOTW 2 or another game take the spotlight.
Idc for another Smash reveal at Game Awards. I really hope that's not the plan. We had that last year already. Just announce them in a video with Terri.
I hope a KH Collection gets announced for Switch at the Game Awards. I know it's probably not the best place to announce it, but I just want to hear it's coming sooner lol.
It will happen, Square just needs to space out their releases. They are bringing so many games lol
It's got to the point now that if there's no cool Square ports coming every few weeks I get tetchy. We just got DQ1-3 and DQXI but I believe the next announced game is Crystal Chronicles in early 2020?
There's definitely a lot lol. I think Kingdom Hearts is next. We need Chrono Trigger and the early FF games too.
Romancing Saga is next month then Crystal Chronicle is January.
I agree, I feel like hype wise the best time to sell it would have been when all eyes were on Banjo again. Obviously it would still be a major announcement, so they could do it whenever they want, but if it was in the works before September, I think we'd have gotten a hint and not Sakurai saying "go play it on Xbox".
Then again there's always the naive skeptic in me who thinks there's the possibility it needed some extra time or something. I imagine they'd be using the Xbox Live Arcade version, maybe it isn't as compatible as they thought it would be.
Yeah Smash reveal with Joker was the big thing last year. I expect at least 2 announcements from Nintendo because that's what they've been doing.
Smash character and BotW 2
Smash character and Bayonetta 3
Bayonetta 3 and BotW 2
Smash and a new Nintendo game
Star Ocean is better candidate as their next remaster compilation. The first one is already coming December but I expect HD versions of 2-3-4 to be released early next year. And maybe a remastered Dawn of Mana too.
I'm not sure about Kingdom Hearts. Didn't NateDrake or someone said there will be no KH games on Switch for a foreseeable time?
Looking at how the PC Port turned put I kind of don't really want Chrono Trigger.
It was patched and is better now sure, but just better is not enough for a game like this.
If they port it will most likely be based on that version.
Depends if Microsoft brings over the whole package or just the campaigns. And if they bring the multiplayer, will it be the MCC's playlist system or each original game's separate multiplayer mode?
And Master Chief in Smash! Or is he in already? I don't quite follow that game...
Didn't Nintendo show BOTW at the Game Awards first? Would be nice to see the sequel's first gameplay here too!
If i remember correctly acording to a source nintendo approched square after the release of KH3 to see the posibility of a port square said it was probably not viable, but the HD collection could be, so thats why it would take time assuming work on those ports started around that time, but to me it makes sense im assuming they will handle it like they handled the FF ports, PS only first and then Xbox and Switch versions releasing later at thr same time.
"We'll give you a Breath of The Wild sequel trailer for you little award show, Geoff. But in return, a Nintendo game has to be rewarded the game of the year".
"Doug, it is up to the voters to decide who will know doubt award it to my best friend Hideo Kojima for Death Strandings. Reggie would never make such demands".
"Do you know what my last name is Geoffrey? I am not Reggie. Now make it happen or you'll find Kojima in another castle".
"Doug, it is up to the voters to decide who will know doubt award it to my best friend Hideo Kojima for Death Strandings. Reggie would never make such demands".
"Do you know what my last name is Geoffrey? I am not Reggie. Now make it happen or you'll find Kojima in another castle".
I don't think we will get another Smash reveal at VGA. Joker was a matter of timing since it allowed them to advertise Smash one more time on release night while also announce the first Fighters Pass character before the end of the fiscal year. BOTW2 and Bayo 3 trailers both seem more likely.
Man, too many conflicting rumors...
But I'd be super surprised if KH HD on Switch turns out to be real. I believe Sony has some sort of exclusivity over the first game but that doesn't mean this can't be sorted out. Yet I still think we won't get classic KH games on Switch. FF13 Trilogy is more believable.
I kinda wish I had never heard the Metroid Prime Trilogy rumor because I've been craving that for months and been continually disappointed.
I would love a port of the original for Switch. That game was really addictive.
I don't think we'll get a Smash character reveal either. I think it'll be Bayonetta 3 and BotW 2 if it's coming in 2020, if not then Bayonetta 3 and a brand new game.
Nintendo won´t show BOTW 2 at the game awards unless its coming in the first half of 2020.
They have a clear pattern how they announce their big "AAA"-games and reveal more stuff later on.
1.) They tend to announce the game and show barely any gameplay
2.) They reveal the hook of the game, what makes it special and different from the previous games
3.) They announce more cool stuff
Mario Odyssey:
1.) Announcement at the Switch reveal event: Just a short trailer; hiding the hat-mechanic
2.) E3 Direct 2018: Revealing the hat throw mechanic as the major hook for the game; game is playable for the first time
3.) September Direct 2017: Final trailer with new mechanics
Smash:
1.) March Direct 2018: CGI-Trailer announcement, Inklinks revealed as a new charatercs, no gameplay
2.) E3 Direct 2018: "Everyone is here"-Trailer; Gameplay for the time, playable at the event;
3.) Smash Directs: Shit more stuff
Zelda BOTW:
1.) E3 Direct 2014: Announcement, no gameplay
2.) Game awards 2014
3.) E3 Direct 2016: Basic gameplay; shiekah-tablet
4.) Switch reveal event: "Story"-trailer
The showing of botw at the game awards 2014 is a small deviation but i guess they were desperate to sell WiiU´s and the holiday 2014 was their last chance to turn the WiiU around. I don´t think they revealed anyhing major there.
Luigis Mansion:
1.) September Direct 2018: Announcement, short trailer
2.) E3 Direct 2019: Long trailer, new mechanics explained
3.) September Direct 2019: More themes
Animal Crossing:
1.) September Direct 2018: Announcement, no gameplay or graphics
2.) E3 Direct 2019: Long trailer, new mechanics explained
3.) September Direct 2019: I took a bathroom break, i guess they showed off the same stuff?
Mario Maker 2:
1.) Skipped the first step and showed immediately new stuff
2.) Mario Maker 2 Direct: Focus on the story mode and new mechanics
What I´m trying to say, if they show a BOTW 2 trailer at the game awards, then they need to go all out and show the exciting stuff, what makes the game special and different from the first game. That´s just not going to happen if they want to release the game in November 2020.
They have a clear pattern how they announce their big "AAA"-games and reveal more stuff later on.
1.) They tend to announce the game and show barely any gameplay
2.) They reveal the hook of the game, what makes it special and different from the previous games
3.) They announce more cool stuff
Mario Odyssey:
1.) Announcement at the Switch reveal event: Just a short trailer; hiding the hat-mechanic
2.) E3 Direct 2018: Revealing the hat throw mechanic as the major hook for the game; game is playable for the first time
3.) September Direct 2017: Final trailer with new mechanics
Smash:
1.) March Direct 2018: CGI-Trailer announcement, Inklinks revealed as a new charatercs, no gameplay
2.) E3 Direct 2018: "Everyone is here"-Trailer; Gameplay for the time, playable at the event;
3.) Smash Directs: Shit more stuff
Zelda BOTW:
1.) E3 Direct 2014: Announcement, no gameplay
2.) Game awards 2014
3.) E3 Direct 2016: Basic gameplay; shiekah-tablet
4.) Switch reveal event: "Story"-trailer
The showing of botw at the game awards 2014 is a small deviation but i guess they were desperate to sell WiiU´s and the holiday 2014 was their last chance to turn the WiiU around. I don´t think they revealed anyhing major there.
Luigis Mansion:
1.) September Direct 2018: Announcement, short trailer
2.) E3 Direct 2019: Long trailer, new mechanics explained
3.) September Direct 2019: More themes
Animal Crossing:
1.) September Direct 2018: Announcement, no gameplay or graphics
2.) E3 Direct 2019: Long trailer, new mechanics explained
3.) September Direct 2019: I took a bathroom break, i guess they showed off the same stuff?
Mario Maker 2:
1.) Skipped the first step and showed immediately new stuff
2.) Mario Maker 2 Direct: Focus on the story mode and new mechanics
What I´m trying to say, if they show a BOTW 2 trailer at the game awards, then they need to go all out and show the exciting stuff, what makes the game special and different from the first game. That´s just not going to happen if they want to release the game in November 2020.
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No offense mate, but I disagree with you. Nintendo has many things, but a clear pattern isn't one of those.
I agree; I think the final character is being targeted to be out by Christmas and TGA would be too late for an announcement in that case.
Nah, I don't think they'll have them out by Christmas, Terry still is due for a November release and the stated goal was to have all fighters out by February. I think fighter 5 will be out by mid-late January.
Terry 1st week of November, Fighter5 week before Christmas (which'd be about the time gap between Hero and Banjo) and that'd still fit with everyone being out by February. ;)
I'm pretty sure saying Feb 2020 was allowing for delays and probably before Nintendo approved another round of DLC.
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