Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Of course the rumor of the Direct being on the 13th could have just been someone pulling a date out of their rear. We don't know, do we?

They realised the Pikmin 4 trailer wasn't ready yet, so they won't do another Direct until they've got proper footage of that game.

@FaeKnight the 13th date was mainly based on the Splatoon 2 data mine if I remember correctly.

@FragRed Doubt it because of this:

Not just the Direct was delayed but the instore viewing too so if it's not announced today, I don't think the Direct will be this week.

if not this week then I'd prefer if they just wait till the next scheduled direct, assuming most of their announcements end up being redundant.

Okay, I'm confused. How is someone looking through the coding for Splatoon 2 suppose to have given a date for the Direct?

@FaeKnight it's based on the assumption that the update is meant to be a post-direct surprise, since it was originally set to launch last thursday.

Or it could be that the update was delayed due to damage to the hardware caused by the earthquake. Assuming that A=B so C must be true is a recipe for disappointment.

@FaeKnight relax, it's just a rumor lol, not that big of deal. We will find out soon enough

Oh I'm very relaxed. In fact, I've got a stack of pancakes, sausage, and scrambled eggs in front of me now. And once my groceries get delivered (sometime between 9am and 10am) and are put away, I'll be so relaxed you can hear me snoring.

I just think it's silly people are taking a rumor as 100% true, when the rumor is based on idle speculation. Then again, people have latched onto the idea that the Direct will reveal every bit of information people want about Nintendo Online Service despite the fact there's no evidence to support that belief.

The old amiibo are back in stock @ Nintendo.co.uk

Direct confirmed! Same time as last week

https://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/09-13-2018/

@FaeKnight lmao i get your whole grain of salt approach, but it was a pretty obvious correlation. I really doubt the earthquake affected Nintendo in any practical way other than maybe some of their relatives were affected by it and understandably wanted to focus more on that.

A date for the Nintendo Online Service!

@FaeKnight looks like there will be info on the online during the direct

NoA shows 18th September so that suggests the paid online is going to go live Tuesday evening/Wednesday morning dependent on region.

@FaeKnight For reference, in addition to Splatoon 2, there were 2 NDA's that were confirmed to have been extended a week (though we don't know for what precisely other than they were Switch related), and several other small things delayed from the 6th to the 13th. Nothing was proof of course, but with all this post-direct stuff getting moved to the same date, it's a bit more than idle speculation.

Plus, now we have confirmation that NSO stuff is in it, and Smash Blog datamining shows the skipped several items (3, when the blog only updates 1 to 2 per day outside of reveals) and there was a missed blog day, so there's a good reason why people think Smash will have at least a small presence. There's a difference between blindly following rumors and using critical reasoning to deduce likely outcomes.

And that surprises me greatly. Although it is nice to finally have a launch date. And I will be watching the Direct. Maybe not the second it hits, but tomorrow.

@link3710 "Plus, now we have confirmation that NSO stuff is in it, and Smash Blog datamining shows the skipped several items (3, when the blog only updates 1 to 2 per day outside of reveals) and there was a missed blog day, so there's a good reason why people think Smash will have at least a small presence. There's a difference between blindly following rumors and using critical reasoning to deduce likely outcomes."

Seriously how much spare time to these people have to analyze missed posts on a blog about a video game and compare it to the posting pattern? With that much spare time what do they actually do with their lives? And why are they not filling it with more video games?!

Honestly I don't expect anything more for the online service. Not like it matters since I'm going to split the cost with a friend of mine because family plan, so whatever.

Guess I'll be playing Mario 3 for the bajillionth time when it comes out though.