Topic: Those games not in the November direct- missing, presumed....?

Watching the direct, I was really excited to see a lot of games get earlier than expected release dates, plus the announcement of MM. But what about what we expected to be an early release? Yoshi was originally announced as a first half title, as was Mario Maker- both were absent. Do you think they've been left for the December/January Direct, or have they been delayed- perhaps to incorporate Amiibo?

Also missing was Devil's Third which was originally listed as a 2014 title, not to mention Project Robot which was recently said to be a first half 2015 title. We also had the odd announcement that Kirby was a US Feb release, but Europe would be receiving it in the 2nd half of the year- is this so not to release to close to Cpt Toad, or for localisation issues? The other worrying announcement was that Xenoblade was 'hopefully' a 2015 title, which means Christmas at best- would it be released at the same time as the Zelda game, or does this mean Zelda will be delayed? or earlier?

Nintendo Directs have never really gone and listed every single game, they usually just focus on a handful of games. So I wouldn't read too much into it.

I don't think Devil's Third was ever a 2014 release, I reckon IGN just got the date wrong.

I know they said Kirby in Feb for US but did they really say 2nd half of 2015 for EU? That would seem wrong.
I also expected Yoshi before Kirby. There will be a full implementation of Yoshi in LBP3 at this rate before it's released.
They probably have no idea what to do w/ Mario Maker as it always looked like a editor part of a game to me and not a game in and of itself. Maybe they finally figured that out and are working on incorpaoraintg it into a full game? Or selling it unannouced as a $19.99 eShop download some day?
XCX was always "hopefully" 2015 for me, JRPG take forever. Jut ask Squenix about FFvs13 now renamed FF15.
Zelda was always 2016 for me. They have never done an open world game before. This is 180' from Skyward Sword. Maybe 2017?

Nintnedo is always very bad w/ dates though.
SSB for 3DS summer 2014. Came out in Oct. NOT summer.
Pikmin 3 a launch window title. Came out in August 8 months after launch.
SSBU was winter 2014, then holiday 2014. It's coming out Nov 21, that's not winter, its fall/autumn. Barely holiday either a week before Thanksgiving.
DKCTF was holiday 2013, maybe even Dec? before getting delayed until Feb.
Moral of the story - don't care about Nitnedo's release dates, they certainly don't care. Why release Captain Toad Jan 2 a week AFTER Christmas? It's the PERFECT gift for kids.

I am confident that Zelda (and Star Fox) will not come out next year. I don't really see why release timeframes have been announced for either of Projects Guard and Giant Robot, considering we don't even know if they're their own games. (It's like trying to pin down a release window for that shield game from E3 2011, the one that would apparently become "Pirate" in Game & Wario.)

The video game industry counts November as part of the winter/holiday season because that's when the holiday shopping starts.

Plus no serious publisher releases their big title on Thanksgiving week.

Kirby coming out in February in the US but 2nd Half for us Europeans is really bad.

Isn't that just a Japanese thing? I know that seasons in Japan are different from ours. Winter in Japan starts on the 8th of November and lasts until the 4th of February.

This. We'll probably see more on games like Mario Maker and Yoshi's Woolly World soon, I'm guessing we'll get another Direct in January or something.

No, winter starts on the solstice

Then again, the terms "Winter" and "Summer" are incorrectly used anyway

I'm confident that Zelda will release in 2015 (knocks on wood). Star Fox on the other hand, no way in hell will that meet its 2015 target. Xenoblade Chronicles X releases in Japan in Spring 2015, so it is likely a late September/October release in the US and Q1 2016 in Europe (sorry guys).

Kirby releasing in February in the US honestly shocked me. I didn't expect that game until late summer. Splatoon is most likely a May title, and it might be a pillar of Nintendo's marketing for the Wii U next year along with Zelda, like Mario Kart 8 and Smash this year.

I think Yoshi will be a March/April title, same with Mario Maker. Devil's Third and Mario Party 10 are the ones I'm not sure about. Devil's Third has to be strategically placed so that it's not competing with Splatoon, but also isn't competing with major shooters on other platforms, such as Evolve, Star Wars Battlefront, and Halo 5 (the latter two of which will probably release super close to each other). Mario Party 10 could be released just about anytime really, so it's a good "fill the gap" title to use during what would otherwise be a drought.

Predictions for the US:

January - N/A
February- Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
March- Yoshi's Woolly World
April- Mario Maker
May- Splatoon
June- N/A (can live off E3 news)
July- N/A
August- Mario Party 10
September- Devil's Third
October- Xenoblade Chronicles X
November- Zelda
2016- Star Fox

So the only real drought month is July, as January doesn't matter (that's traditionally a drought month for the industry) and June is E3, so the hype from that will cover that month.

I'm surprised Scribblenauts Unmasked wasn't about of the Euro direct, I may just order the Aussie version as I'm !$?%*!£ of waiting for the UK version now.

True They don't have time to add all games into a 30 min direct

I agree with @skywake. If they don't cram all the announced games plus a new title in one, people act as if that is the last Direct ever.

I don't see Nintendo putting X and Zelda close to each other, so that leads me to believe the former will be for 2015 and the latter for 2016. For as little as has been shown about Zelda, it will be a long time coming. And I feel the same about Uncharted 4, also announced for 2015.

For Mario Maker, I don't really see what much is there to show beyond a release date. An editor for Mario levels with two art styles. Devil's Third is basically a third party game, so Itagaki is the one who knows. Giant Robot feels like an eShop only game.

Here's what I think the schedule is.

January - M/A
February - Kirby: Rainbow Curse
March - Yoshi's Whoolley World
April - Splatoon, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate & New 3DS
May - Mario Maker & Mario vs. DK
June - Mario Party 10 & Majora's Mask 3D
July - Codename: S.T.E.A.M
August - Xenoblade Chronicles for New 3DS
September - Star Fox U (They seem really determined to get it out by 2015)
October - Xenoblade Chronicles X
November - Zelda U

Are you basing this on E3 demos or facts?

Are you basing this on E3 demos or facts?

E3 demos are all we know now, so are they facts now until Nintendo unveils more? For games that supposedly arrive first half next year, they have been pretty silent about any other possible features or content. Project Giant Robot? That barely sounds like a final name. So either the game won't be ready so soon, or it won't have so much content as to finalize it in such a short time.

If they add a game to Mario Maker as @rjejr suggests, they will get the "Yay, yet another Mario" reaction, so I don't really see it as more than a tool for making Mario levels, as the name implies.

Nintnedo (sic) is always very bad w/ dates though.

That's true for the entire software industry and due to the complexity of predicting unknown quantities. How many hours it will take to make something you have not done before is a tough question to answer. And Nintendo is always very clear that a projected release window is subject to change That's why they never announce a firm date until the last moment. And i've never seen them miss that date.

I totally agree= February: Kirby, March: Yoshi, April: Mario Maker, May: Splatoon
Xenoblade Chronicles X has taken forever to develop, but apparently it is in the final stages of development ( http://nintendoeverything.com/xenoblade-chronicles-x-currentl... ). I would like to see this game released in NA sometime over the summer, hopefully June.
As for the 3DS, I don't expect another Nintendo title until maybe April...

I think we're all too spoiled sometimes. Expecting news whenever a game developer makes progress on a game. Just because we haven't heard anything from a certain game, doesn't mean it will be delayed, or something like that. I think it [little information] is a good thing; these days, games get hyped months or even years before their release. Once the game has been out for a couple of weeks, barely anyone talks about it anymore; the game didn't live up to expectations; or people were simply burnt out of talking about the game. Let the hype build up after the game is released, not before.

You seem act as if this is something new. It's been the same for every Zelda; during the first E3 we get a little teaser; the second year we get the actual trailer at E3, followed by its release during holiday.