Not comparable at all. This year we know for a fact that June+H2 is stacked as fuck, and we know next to nothing about all those games!
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Why would individual saves matter for a "portable only" system? Wouldn't that be beneficial for any type of Switch?
Not at allSo, you Guys are expecting a Direct this Week?
Smash news will be after the Persona concert at this point.
So we are not expecting any News regarding Smash 3.0 or Joker before the 25th ?
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So I went back to the February direct...
In the smash 3.0 segment, the giant Yoshi egg is clearly a hint for Easter reveal!
So I went back to the February direct...
In the smash 3.0 segment, the giant Yoshi egg is clearly a hint for Easter reveal!
I'm just trying to find something to keep myself hyped in the short terms
It's weird they haven't announced the Mario Maker bundles yet, they're probably waiting for the Direct. Maybe it'll be bundled with a new model and they are waiting for its announcement first? I think Nintendo will want to promote the new models with its big games this year and Mario Maker is probably top 3 next to SwSh and AC.
I want to believe in something happening this week (as with every other week, lol), but i'm not repeating the January cycle of getting my hopes up every week again.
The February Direct had enough to keep me going through March, but i'm feeling the thirst now.
The February Direct had enough to keep me going through March, but i'm feeling the thirst now.
You're crazy if you think a Direct isn't being announced in five hours. I honestly can't imagine someone more wrong. If a person told me the ocean was made of cheese, they would be more correct than a Direct denier. I am preemptively blocking people who I even THINK might doubt this week's Direct.
Yeah, I think it's simply an extension of the already existing feature of transfering all save files. It points to a revision tho but more like an improved model that will make people get a second Switch. A portable only model wouldnt probably aimed at people that already own a Switch.
You are 100% right; yet, I think they do not care. They'll have a focused direct on MM2 and call it a day.
In all fairness, the last February direct was packed with new stuff. Arguable more than the Mini+General Direct which we had last year. In that context, 2019 may have less directs, but overall more quality stuff being shown. And I'm fine with that, direct are just glorified advertisements (enjoyable nevertheless). But in the end, we all agree that what matters is the games we get.
I know we are already spoiled imo, last Direct was great and so was the Nintendo showcase.
However I disagree on your first point. Nintendo does Directs in order to maximize their software sales. They are going to push hard their multi-million selling games and notably their 1st party games. Right now, a lot of them coming soon are lacking a release date (Cadence of Hyrule, Super Mario Maker 2, DxM and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3).
Right; the lack of a date for Cadence is very strange, since it's set to release in the next two months. Unless they were going to spotlight it in a full direct (with a bigger audience) I don't see why we didn't get a date from the initial reveal.
Indeed, but what seems to me to be the limiting factor is the amount of new software they could show on a Direct; even if they indeed need to advertise their upcoming games, directs always have a minimum amount of new content to show. 2019 is already very good; we know that they'll show new stuff at E3 and most probably around September. Having another direct on top of that would surprise me. If they indeed planned an April direct, I would have expected them to keep the Link's Awakening announcement for that one, to spread a little bit more the big stuff.
I would not be surprised if they did a kind of twitter direct by dropping trailers and release dates in the course of the week.
Now, I hope to be completely wrong and that Nintendo still has tons of stuff to announce for 2019. I just don't expect anything until E3.
That Persona concert will be the death of me I swear. If they're truly waiting for some NicoNico exclusive Atlus thing to release details about a Smash DLC on Twitter, then my god is Nintendo nice to Atlus, to an absurd extent.
Personally I don't buy it for a second. I don't believe in this kind of one-sided synergy between Nintendo and a third party for something as big as Smash marketing.
Personally I don't buy it for a second. I don't believe in this kind of one-sided synergy between Nintendo and a third party for something as big as Smash marketing.
Pre-orders, plus more advertising and mindshare before it releases.
Remember when Yoshi has it's release date revealed in January and then still got showcased in the February Direct anyway? It was for a reason.
Maybe the strategy is to put more emphasis on e3? With Sony not showing up and some Microsoft partnership info planned, it's a good opportunity to have a captive audience to pitch to that they don't normally get the opportunity through a direct.
I don't think we need a Mario Maker 2 direct, but if E3 is the next time the game is going to be shown then that means Nintendo is waiting until at least two weeks before the game releases to start advertising it. Seems pretty clear we're going to see it again at least once before E3, regardless of how we see it again.
That's what it sounded like to me. Felt like a way to shoehorn that part in lol.
Pre-orders, previews, reviewers will be playing the game already by the time of E3, etc
They won't start promoting one of its biggest games on Switch just two weeks before.
That'd left them at most 2 weeks to market the big new features.
I don't expect a dedicated direct but I think it's reasonable to expect news before E3
I think people mentioned that the update would be announced around a week before to give time to save your replays.
Meaning, this week could be the week of the announcement with Joker releasing on the 24th/25th.
Can someone explain this whole "save your replays" in Smash and giving people a week heads up? Do replays get deleted or something with a new Smash update?
They stop working because the game saves them as button inputs, but you have the option to save them as video later.
Replays stop working whenever characters get buffed/nerfed due to how replays work in Smash Bros. Since 3.0 is almost certainly going to come with character changes they need to give people a heads up to save their replays.
I see it more like : You unlocked all in MK8 and Smash with your relative. When they will have their own switch, they can take the saves instead of doing all again.
Replays are saved as button inputs by the game, so when balance patches come out they become unusable. Luckily, they have the option to convert them to mp4 files so they can permanently saved.
Combined with the zoom feature, I think it might very well point to a portable-only Switch, or a Switch with smaller screen at least.
I mean really what do they have to announce that can't wait for E3? More ports?
H1 is pretty carved out at this point. There isn't going to be anything until Mario Maker 2 and Fire Emblem. A Mario Maker 2/Smash double header Direct makes a fair amount of sense because both have more pressing info to announce than games in the post-July bracket.
I think the General Direct pre-E3 is dead if we don't get one this week.
Well, they did provide info for their 2 previous June titles (ARMS and Tennis Aces) months before their release. I guess people here are assuming Ninty will do the same for Mario Maker 2.
Emily still seems very confident in Pikmin 3 coming this year 100%. It's the only thing that bothers me. I mean if we get a Pikmin 3 + Pikmin 4 reveal at E3, I'll be happy with that. That's the only way I see it working at E3.
I believe the patch notes suggested that it will delete the individual's user save data after the transfer from the original switch, so it all depends on if they're the save file to use with all the unlocks (probably again to prevent clones in games like Pokemon)
In 2013 Nintendo had a Direct on February 14 (this year February 13). Then they had a direct on April 17 in 2013...this year it would be on April 18 if we got a Direct this week.
The year of 2013 repeating itself for 2019? 2013 was also the "Year of Luigi".
This year we have NSMBU Deluxe + NSLU in January. Super Mario Maker 2 looks like Luigi will be playable. Luigi's Mansion 3 releases later this year...wow
I'm half joking about it being a repeat of 2013 btw.
The year of 2013 repeating itself for 2019? 2013 was also the "Year of Luigi".
This year we have NSMBU Deluxe + NSLU in January. Super Mario Maker 2 looks like Luigi will be playable. Luigi's Mansion 3 releases later this year...wow
I'm half joking about it being a repeat of 2013 btw.
Don't forget about my chart (which is really outdated now; this thing is from December).
How come? I think it'd be a good announcement. And if it's not announced then Pikmin 3 would have to be announced before E3 I think. King Zell and Emily has been on the mark with pretty much everything else for 2019.
I doubt Pikmin 3 and 4 would be announced simultaneously. 2019 is absolutely stacked as is. At best I could see Pikmin 4 be announced for a fall Direct.
Well, she said she was just about 100% confident in the 2013 Wii U port releasing this year, and we know that said port is Pikmin 3 thanks to Zell.
She might've also said it was Pikmin 3 herself, but I don't remember that.
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