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Nintendo Direct Speculation |OT4| The Sequel to OT3 is Now in Development.
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I realized the entirety of the previous 401page thread went by without a single general Direct through its course LMAO
Rhythm Heaven Warriors. A rhythm based warriors could be amazing.
I don't know if this means anything towards a direct, but Smash Bros weekly events are usually announced on Tuesday, but this week's event was announced just now, a day early.
Yea, basically, this
Honestly I think this thread needs a disclaimer somewhere saying that "THE DIRECT NOT BEING ANNOUNCED ON TUESDAY IS NOT CAUSE FOR PANIC IF YOU BELIEVE IT WILL/CAN HAPPEN ON THE 16TH." The notion that a 16th Direct has to be announced tomorrow is a literal falsehood as there hasn't been a Direct in years announced two days before its release.
If not then I can definitely see some overreactions tomorrow if/when it doesn't get announced; and not really the fun jokey kind.
If not then I can definitely see some overreactions tomorrow if/when it doesn't get announced; and not really the fun jokey kind.
How come you think they'd announce it one day early? To keep more space between it and the Smash character announcement in a possible direct this week?
Might announce a Smash presentation tomorrow night and didn't want to have two announcements on the same day, maybe?
Do you know when they announced the weekly event during the September Direct's week ?
PSA About Announcement Time
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PSA: General Direct announcements have, in general, two possible days. If a Direct is Wednesday, the announcement will be Tuesday. If it is Thursday, the announcement will be Wednesday. Both at 9 or 10 AM ET.
Please do not panic if nothing happens Tuesday
Please do not panic if nothing happens Tuesday
I personally think Wednesday is the more likely day for an announcement, but I'll still be here riding the hype train tomorrow morning.
The event was revealed a day later than usual that week (a few hours after the Direct) because it would've spoiled Banjo's shadow-drop.
Are game-specific and general directs really that different in that regard?
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Guess I don't believe in an announcement tomorrow then either.
wednesday it is.
Thanks for posting this!
Same here. I've already started my bingo card and the Direct hasn't even been announced.
Direct hype isn't just getting excited over video-game advertisements. It's a lifestyle.
September 5th
We've never had an event announced early, they've been announced late if the event related to the unannounced character. Which would imply that whatever announcement is coming doesn't involve the actual release of the character.
Yeah; game-specific Directs are generally (as in I haven't checked them all) announced two days prior whereas General Directs are announced around one and a half days. I think it's because General Directs tend to get more traction quicker whereas Game-Specific ones may require a little more time to get more people knowing about them; whether or not that's the case I've yet to find a General Direct (outside of E3, of course) in the Switch Era that wasn't announced the day before showing.
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Can you check the September 2017 Direct ? I have a doubt about this one.
The general direct of September 2017 was announced on Monday and the direct was a Wednesday. That's the main one that sticks out from what Nintendo usually does (32 hours prior with general)
Info is still being shared as we speak, but my God this thing sounds impressive.
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Honestly, a Smash Direct isn't ideal but it'd be enough to hold me over. Fighter 5 could be the first actual surprise since Joker since it hasn't leaked, and in really interested to see how they handle future DLC.
Animal Crossing Direct in the other hand, I have no interest in so that'd be a bummer
Animal Crossing Direct in the other hand, I have no interest in so that'd be a bummer
Feels like if E3 was to collapse entirely, or if Nintendo decided to pull their presence completely, they'd lean a whole lot more into PAX and Comic Con presences, right?
Oh hello again, my only Gamecube import, didn't expect to see you here.
My brain says this week, my gut says February.
Logically speaking, this week is the best time. A Smash character needs to be announced and I don't think they'll do a Smash Direct for that. The previous Smash Directs had much more to talk about than just new characters. Plus AC preorders needing to go up, the DMC guy saying to watch out on the 16th, and I suppose Metro Exodus needs to be announced.
That being said, because it's Nintendo, I expect radio silence until the second week of February. Maybe a tweet to announce preorders for AC are up
Logically speaking, this week is the best time. A Smash character needs to be announced and I don't think they'll do a Smash Direct for that. The previous Smash Directs had much more to talk about than just new characters. Plus AC preorders needing to go up, the DMC guy saying to watch out on the 16th, and I suppose Metro Exodus needs to be announced.
That being said, because it's Nintendo, I expect radio silence until the second week of February. Maybe a tweet to announce preorders for AC are up
Some of you have speculation-itis
It's highly contagious and and can only be cured by completing something in your backlog.
It's highly contagious and and can only be cured by completing something in your backlog.
that wasn't the one that was delayed because of the earthquakes was it?
Huh, yeah you're right there. Both the April and September 2017 Directs were announced two days prior:
However that was 2017, and since then all 4 General directs, even the re-announcement of September 2018's Direct, have been announced less than 2 days prior. So if we're going to by precedent then it wouldn't really make sense for Nintendo to break tradition here. That's especially true since a Wednesday Direct would mean only 6 days between two relatively major Nintendo events (Pokemon and General Directs); that hasn't happened at all in the past 4 years outside of a single time dictated by E3's schedule and not Nintendo's.
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I think the biggest thing to note about Nintendo is that they do not have specific guidelines and that they play by their own rules
Our direct of the week folks. There's no way they're going to do a direct on top of this announcement. Too much going on in one week. News cycle has to blow over
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