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Alright gang, how does the Pokémon Direct affect our chances?

  • #TeamAppetizer (a Direct will come between 1/14 and 1/17)

    Votes: 806 70.6%
  • #TeamEntrée (this is the main course; another Direct won’t come until later)

    Votes: 237 20.8%
  • I'm on #TeamAppetizer, but I don't necessarily think it will happen next week.

    Votes: 99 8.7%

  • Total voters
    1,142
  • Poll closed .
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karmitt

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Oct 27, 2017
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I'm saying it might be less than 3 years.



AFAIK nobody (reputable) actually rumored BotW2 being there, right?

Just people assuming it's a good platform for it. Don't think there's been a single Nintendo rumor around TGA? At the moment the only facts are Bowser and Reggie are there, and Nintendo retweeted the show.

Reggie being there is interesting as he's no longer truly affiliated with Nintendo, and I assume no longer privy to secrets. Just wondering what he'll do
 

Naga

Alt account
Banned
Aug 29, 2019
7,850
honestly it looks like outside of this little oasis in NintendEra and die hard Zelda fans, no one is even really predicting BoTW2 to be there?

That's the feeling that i get from Twitter, anyway.

Either way - what's the countdown look like? 4 hours?

too bad imma be asleep
4h for preshow, 4h30 for main show yeah
 

ILikeFeet

DF Deet Master
Banned
Oct 25, 2017
61,987
benji has access to pre-order data from 1 retailer. that's it, but pretends to have way more access. and he's usually wrong with his predictions, other than when he's predicting something super obvious.
the difference between shit on a plate and shit in your hand, I guess
 

NateDrake

Member
Oct 24, 2017
7,505
i mean of all the things to pretend to be, who would pick a video game sales insider? i would pretend to be a pilot or an astronaut or something.
The funny thing is if he was just honest and said he has intel from one retailer and gave expectations based on the limited info he has, then people would be more than okay with it. Calling oneself an analyst and implying the information you share is NPD tier or in the same ballpark just makes the jobs of actual analyst more difficult.
 

BlueManifest

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 25, 2017
15,339
I don't know anything about what's being announced at The Game Awards.

But I doubt Nintendo will talk about Prime Trilogy until they're ready (or close to ready) to finally talk about Metroid Prime 4.

I mean, isn't that the entire point of remastering 'Trilogy'? It's just a big promotion/advertisement for Metroid Prime 4.
I don't think the trilogy should be released too close to prime 4 I would like to have breathing room between them esp since it's 3 games to finish

2 years before prime 4 would be a good spread imo
 

Skittzo

Member
Oct 25, 2017
41,037
Just people assuming it's a good platform for it. Don't think there's been a single Nintendo rumor around TGA? At the moment the only facts are Bowser and Reggie are there, and Nintendo retweeted the show.

Reggie being there is interesting as he's no longer truly affiliated with Nintendo, and I assume no longer privy to secrets. Just wondering what he'll do

Right, so I'm wondering why people are taking Geoff's "we'll find out which rumors are true" thing to mean no BotW2 (or other Nintendo stuff).

It feels much more like anxiety than anything else.
 

Quinton

Specialist at TheGamer / Reviewer at RPG Site
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Oct 25, 2017
17,294
Midgar, With Love
The funny thing is if he was just honest and said he has intel from one retailer and gave expectations based on the limited info he has, then people would be more than okay with it. Calling oneself an analyst and implying the information you share is NPD tier or in the same ballpark just makes the jobs of actual analyst more difficult.

Yeah, it really bugs me. Normally I don't think I'd be remotely invested in repeatedly side-eyeing someone in this fashion but it's just not a good look at all for precisely the reason you mention here.
 

MarcelRguez

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Nov 7, 2018
2,418
I feel like Nintendo is trying to position Metroid Prime as a top western franchise this time whereas Bayo was aimed at a particular segment.
Based on what? I don't think they are willing to put that much faith in the franchise, personally. Not that I blame them much, they did try during the GC/GBA days.

Lol, you gotta be fucking kidding me. It's fucking Groundhog Day.
 
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