Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

There might not be a direct until E3😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.

Prime Minister Abe has requested all schools be closed nationwide across Japan for the next month, and practically every major event has been scaled back or cancelled, which is fairly unprecedented when compared to any of the other diseases listed.

The last swine flu epidemic was over 10 years ago in 2009, and while it did impact the country (42 deaths and some school closures in Kansai), Nintendo Directs didn’t exist at this point, so it’s hard to draw any conclusions from this.

As for Ebola, I’m not sure if there were any cases in Japan whatsoever, so it would be strange for a Direct to be affected by it.

And as for standard influenza AKA ‘the seasonal flu’, well... it is by definition ‘seasonal’, and so happens every year, and companies typically carry on as usual (maybe with a employees off sick for a week or so).

While the disease in Japan is still in its early stages, large swathes of China have been brought to a standstill with tens of thousands infected and over two thousand dead. Even if Japan isn’t directly affected by this, the halt to manufacturing is likely to have a knock on effect to the supply chain of any company sourcing products from this region. Including Nintendo.

On a less global scale, anyone with kids now has those kids at home for the next month, putting added pressures on parents. Almost no-one is Japan is unaffected by the effects of virus on some level. I think it’s naive to say that Nintendo isn’t affected.

@PikPi It definitely is. Production of hardware in China, and I wouldn't be surprised if they outsourced some game development in China as well, every company is doing that these days. And since Japan is bent on letting the Olympics happen, they're going to extremes to ensure the problem doesn't develop any further in the country. All schools are closed for a month, so it's not unlikely to think that business meetings and whatnot will be cancelled.

I think after Animal Crossing is released there will be a mini direct that is focused on any games that will definitely be releasing in April and May

How long can they keep this silence up for?

There's one rumor that's been floating around that correctly confirmed both the reveal and air date of the ACNH direct, as well as some of its content. Said rumor also states that the main direct would be set for the second week of March. Since it is a rumor take it with a grain of salt, but I'm holding on to some hope...

@Maxz @Octane Call me naive, then, I don't mind, but I won't be attributing anything to coronavirus until we're told as much, which I'm sure they will if that's the case.

@naive

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51726954

This is potentially affecting the entire global economy.

@gcunit
I just wonder from where Corona virus suddenly appear?
And i also heard some peoples claimed that the Corona virus epidemic was a sign of God's wrath. Those peoples used religion propaganda to justify the epidemic was a part of doomsday, there will be a lot of sinners then there will be a very dangerous disaster according from its revelation.
I thought it wasn't funny because of using religion propaganda.
Some peoples just want to take a chance by justifying their own claims for the sake of humanity.

@Anti-Matter Well, if it is God's wrath, one can only hope that he takes it out on EA before he takes it out on Nintendo

@Anti-Matter
It was bioengineered by China and it got loose or intentionally set loose.

Or it's a strain of flu that cannot be treated with the usual antibiotics. We overuse them so it'd make sense the virus would evolve over the ages.

But that's just my two cents.

@GameOtaku

I mean, Coronavirus is a class of viruses that originates in animals to my knowledge. It probably came from a pig or chicken or something. There's a ton of naturally occurring viruses that could potentially infect humans that haven't yet so...

And in any case, antibiotics can't treat the flu no matter what. It's viral, antibiotics don't work on viral infections. The only solution for something like that is to vaccinate ahead of time. But since no one expected this to happen, it wasn't included in the yearly flu vaccine.

@link3710 Is that a thing in the US by the way, those annual flu shots? I've never heard of them over here.

@Octane
Yeah. I thought most countries do this?

@GameOtaku Not as far as I know.

@Octane There is an annual flu vaccine in the UK. It's free for over 70's and those with respiratory conditions. I've got asthma so I've been entitled to it since I was a lad. I haven't had one for several years though.

I wonder if Nintendo's getting rid of E3 Directs. There's generally been equal spacing between general Directs before 2019 so like for the Switch era you had:

January 2017 Switch Presentation
April 2017 Direct (3 months later)
E3 2017 Direct (2 months later)
September 2017 Direct (3 months later)
January 2018 Direct Mini (4 months later)
March 2018 Direct (2 months later)
E3 2018 Direct (3 months later)
September 2018 Direct (3 months later)
February 2019 Direct (5 months later)
E3 2019 Direct (4 months later)
September 2019 Direct (3 months later)

So until 2019 the average was 3 months between general Directs, then 2019 was 4 months average. If there's a general Direct in March then the gap between September 2019 and March 2020 is 6 months and 6 months after that is September 2020.

Hence it could be that Nintendo intends to eliminate the E3 Direct in favour of just 2 general Directs a year.

@Grumblevolcano im not sure I follow. If e3 were to be around, id imagine Nintendo would be inclined to offer something, even if it's ONLY a direct and not presence at e3. Now if e3 stops being what we know it as, or stops being e3 in General, i can understand Nintendo doing a direct whenever they please.

@NintendoByNature In the case of the 2 general Directs a year schedule, E3 would be Treehouse and show floor only like in 2016.

@Grumblevolcano gotcha. I guess I'd still be surprised if they skipped e3, even though sony has.