Nah, we have no hints for next week. At this point I think I'm done trying to anticipate it.
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Nah, we have no hints for next week. At this point I think I'm done trying to anticipate it.
Yeah, at this point if the Direct is in April, Xenoblade is probably that mid-late June slot.
Nintendo really doesn't value the first half of the year for lots of new releases do they? It was equally crap last year with Yoshi in March and SMM2 in June and nothing inbetween. 2018 was a flooding of ports (good ones atleast) and Mario Tennis Aces (which seemed rushed). It's too bad they couldn't squeak out another WiiU remaster.
I'm just going to say what every single person in this thread already knows right now. This is going to be a very bad year for the Switch.
The first year of the Switch was an anomaly and each year since then has just been a slow slide back to normal. Combining all development resources hasn't really changed much because they've directed resources towards mobile and random projects like Labo and Fitness Adventures.
It would be wise to just lower expectations going forward. We're back to normal Nintendo. Big gaps between big first party releases.
The first year of the Switch was an anomaly and each year since then has just been a slow slide back to normal. Combining all development resources hasn't really changed much because they've directed resources towards mobile and random projects like Labo and Fitness Adventures.
It would be wise to just lower expectations going forward. We're back to normal Nintendo. Big gaps between big first party releases.
While everyone else here feels starved, you're going to have a fantastic time. Particularly if you're open-minded enough to appreciate what Star Fox Zero is trying to do.
They are really waiting as long as possible though.
They 100% have to announce the slate of games before next investors meeting. That is the FY report. Would be lunacy for them to go into next FY with absolutely nothing with a solid release date
They 100% have to announce the slate of games before next investors meeting. That is the FY report. Would be lunacy for them to go into next FY with absolutely nothing with a solid release date
capitalist organisation needs to be defended for emotional bandwidth or something
Even that is releasing later than the other console versions
Don't you know that unless news is something that I in particular care about, it's not news?
Oh some of them were huge announcements and a ton of people got excited over them.
I don't think that's out of the question, given the situation. Announcements for May, June, July, but no news for later this year. The Olympics were just delayed by a year. 1.7 billion currently living their lives under some form of lockdown policy - that'll jump to close to half the planet when India's curfew comes into place.
Personally, I'd take a Mini and some news for the next few months, because I know that it's going to be difficult to make promises for the rest of 2020, given the way the world is.
It already has a the best first half since 2017, and we have no idea what the second half will entail.
Announcement seems to be done after 5:00pm (France time) during those special times just saying...
i look at their indie direct anouncement time and some recent days
i look at their indie direct anouncement time and some recent days
Is it? Outside of like one or two people and a single obvious copypasta all that is being posted here is general disappointment and genuine critique/worry about Nintendo's plans for the year....
...honestly I'd say the whole "shut up Nintendo owes you nothing stop being invested you nerds," crowd is making this thread more toxic than it needs to be. They're trying to police this thread for some weird reason and it's getting a bit annoying at this point imo
the last thing that Tsubasa said: "and this was supposed to be my 10th E3 :( at least we can look forward for the Direct "
This makes me feel better.
Also thanks to Animal Crossing I'm temporarily satiated.
thanks, i used to have a wii u, sold it in 2015, but now i want to re-experience some of those games and play ones i missed since nintendo doesnt seem to be bringing them to switch any time soon. Havent quite decided Yet, but im
Seriously considering pulling the trigger lol
You are right overall. I'd just add that the 3DS is no longer a thing and their focus is only in the Switch hardware now -- unlike previous gens, so I'd say even a "normal" software drought should be at least a bit better than previous consoles.
Still no official word about that one. Is it really gonna get shadow dropped without any Direct at all? Or PS Blog made a serious mistake.
not the best time to go to a tattoo removal place. tolerate it for a few months at least.
Still believe in announcement today, just not at the regular time. At least based on what Nate/Zippo and others have said in this thread.
What a thing for the OP of a Direct Speculation thread to post.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with anticipating and getting excited for a Direct, and then for being disappointed when it doesn't happen, particularly given how totally barren Nintendo's schedule looks now.
Look, if the coronavirus has changed things, that's absolutely fine- Nintendo should level with us, as many different companies selling many different products have before them, and we'd totally understand. They haven't, however, and are leaving themselves wide open for criticism as a result.
I do feel like people have a right to be upset without undermining the state of the entire world right now. If anything, things like Directs can help ease the moment we're experiencing. But I definitely agree some people here are taking it to a whole new level. Considering the impact of COVID-19 around the world, I wouldn't be surprised if the Direct was somewhat affected by this as well. And even if we have a Direct, we should definitely expect delays throughout the year, so why is everyone so incredibly anxious to know what's coming? The Animal Crossing updates are probably getting delayed as well, as mentioned by their own team.
Yeah. It's like these people WANT Nintendo to continue doing nothing. It's pretty baffling. This is just a company, defending it for not communicating with fans seems ridiculous.
Too bad there is no E3 this year so who knows when Nintendo will air the Direct
I was talking in addition to anything between now and then.
And LOL at the idea that Nintendo cant release a game without extensive marketing and warning. Super Mario 3D World would do just fine. Pikmin Deluxe would do just fine. Everybody has known about Xenoblade DE for almost a year.
Why would they release a mini? Might as well release a direct. Also Coronavirus didn't delay anything, they released an indie last week despite GDC not being there like nothing happened, yet I'm supposed to believe just 1 week later things changed so dramatically? This is just Nintendo being stupid in marketing as usual.
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