Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

@Fizza I think timing-wise, it would make sense to have it before the investor meeting. Like @jump said, it's mainly about making those existing investors happy and informed, so I think it would be a smart move to have the Direct before that meeting.

I see it very likely that Nintendo could plan their Direct for after the Sony State of Play, as that's similar to how their E3 timing was.

It's for existing shareholders, who mostly need continual reassurance their investment is paying off, @Fizza .... So, as long as Sony isn't doing that on June 30th, @StarPoint! We'll have to wait & see, I suppose

@FragRed Well it's pretty obvious that the Partner Showcases in 2020 are remnants of the cancelled E3 Direct so it's not impossible. All that would be affected are any 3rd games planned for the Direct that were launching in between the 2 dates, maybe those games were given to Geoff.

@BruceCM it's not so much about reassurance though, it's a legal duty for public companies to have shareholder meetings. You can't expect people with stock to google the company to find out what's going on. It's why the meetings are normally held around 3/4 months after it's years end so the financial statements for the year are then finalized and ready to review.

Yeah, I meant for why they'd want the Direct before, @jump .... They usually have had one a week or 2 before them!

Maybe they'll watch the Direct at the meeting? 😀

@dmcc0 investors don't like games, they only care about money

@Giancarlothomaz but what if some do like games?! It'll send the investors meeting into a complete chaotic mess!

@NintendoByNature that would be hilarious

Thing is shareholders are looking for growth in companies hence why they are a shareholder so they need a knowledge of games (such as being a fan) to know what's going on plus specifically with companies like Nintendo, Disney etc where it's very brand driven they do tend to get a lot of fans being shareholders rather than just hedge funders.

Also investors and shareholders are two different things btw, you can invest in a company and not be a shareholder.

My prediction "we will get it when we get it"

@Kermit1 Surely you can do better than that, Mr. Well-Dressed Frog. I strongly doubt that Ms. Piggy would accept that answer...

@CANOEberry "waiting is a part of life"

@Kermit1 At the moment, that's the only thing we know for sure, yeah - waiting will tell.

Maybe I've changed, because the lack of a Direct in 2020 didn't much trouble me. Perhaps the excitement of seeing Metroid Dread last year has whetted my appetite for these things. What I really wonder about is this - has Nintendo done these things in the past purely because because they were expected to, or because it was genuinely something they were strategically interested in? I'm not sure waiting will ever make that clear...

@anoyonmus Three Holes? I hope that was a typo and you meant Three Hopes? xD

@CANOEberry I think 2020 trained me to just wait... for everything, directs especially. But at least I'm not antsy like some people.

edit I hope "antsy" means what I think it means

@TowaHerschel7 yeah it was a typo. My bad

I doubt the 29th for a few reasons - it's oddly late (I don't think a Direct has ever been that late in a given month, though they certainly aren't locked to the first half), it basically overlaps with the investor meeting as others have said, and it's right before the release of Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak. Outside of E3, I don't think we really get Directs right before major releases. Sure, Sunbreak is DLC, but it's still being touted as a huge deal. And that makes the idea of a Direct next week sketchy, too, as Three Hopes releases then (the scheduled eShop maintenance on the 22nd probably doesn't indicate anything). It's not impossible, but this week feels like the most sensible one for a June direct.

Would it really hurt Nintendo to be a little less mysterious and just announce the date for the Direct now instead of the day or two beforehand? Right now outside of already announced games (while those are indeed good games) we have really nothing going on from July onward. The whole deal with Persona as well is baffling. Why wait till a direct to announce it? All that does is anger and confuse consumers.

Nate the Hate said the Direct would be on the 28th or 29th depending on time zone.
If that's true and they air the Direct at the usual time, it would be like 4 hours before the meeting.
If anything of this is actually true.