Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

I expect nothing since I was content with Wholesome Direct 2022 for upcoming kids games.
If there is nothing interesting from Mini Direct, I just moved on and focus on other games I haven't bought yet.

@StarPoint That'd be pretty cool, to say the least.

I think we should take Nintendo at their word and assume there will be no announcements regarding 1st party games, I think Mario Kart and Strikers DLC will be announced via tweets at some point.

My predictions:-
1. Mario + Rabbids
2. Lara Croft double pack
3. Batman: Arkham collection
4. Sports Story (new trailer + date)
5. Outer Wilds (dated)
6. Cursed To Golf (Shadow Drop)
7. Tunic

If we get 6 out of 7 I will give this Direct a 10/10!!!

My niece's Chihuahua Cassandra listened in on a conversation between 2 janitors while waiting outside Atari's main building. She told me Nintendo is holding this Partner Showcase to get 3rd parties out of the way first. Expect a proper Direct within 2 weeks. Woof.

Considering the fact that Square Enix is a stupid company that doesn't know what they're doing, I don't think so.

Ok, if Mario and Rabbids doesn't get announced in the partner showcase, then why didn't Ubisoft just announce more details during Summer Game Fest? They announced it during their Ubisoft conference last year, so I don't see why not.

I will say, it's a bit disappointing that's its only a 3rd party showcase. They could've extended the direct an additional 10-15 min, make it a general direct, and have some 1st party stuff. Throw in 1 or 2 new game announcements for 2023, and we're playing ball. But whatevs..I'll watch anyway and more than likely enjoy it 🙃

@HotGoomba Considering how low-key Nintendo's presence as a whole was in that event (it was literally just ADS), they may have either been saving it for this Mini or didn't want it to get lost in the sea of space games (when it itself is a space game).

Oh, and Last Of Us Remake. That might've swayed things just a tad as well.

@HotGoomba Yeah, you're probably right 😅shouldn't get my hopes up lol

@Slowdive NieR Automata?

Sounds like a prime candidate for a Switch cloud version!

I'm disappointed it's a partner showcase, not going to lie, but maybe we'll get a couple of nice surprises.
Ghost Trick Remaster, anyone?

@Slowdive I saw that tweet. The second and third coming separate has me worry these are gonna be full price bare minimum remasters spread over 3 years with the fourth game releasing on the Switch successor. That sounds like the typical Nintendo approach

@FragRed I'd guess it's a situation where in the big September general Direct all 3 gets announced (kind of like how Front Mission was handled in February) and then followed up with a Prime 4 teaser.

cant wait for re4 remake announcement as a cloud game that looks fuzzy and runs at 20 frames. best console!

What a Nintendo Direct is happening Late June, the rumours are true.

Just ignore the fact that they got the date wrong and the type of direct wrong.

It’s almost like they’re lying and are using precedent to make educated guesses that we all could have made.

I like how literally 10 seconds before reading this I see someone posted a tweet guess the correct date 2 days ago.

Anyway I am mostly indifferent. But I will say I'm not sure I would've done things this way because normal Directs get more attention than either the Xenoblade or 3rd party direct will on their own. If they had literally put (a presumably truncated version of) the Xenoblade Direct in between what will be at this one, otherwise the exact same announcements, but called it a regular Direct, more people would've watched it I presume.

@kkslider5552000

I agree, it’s definitely weird to split it up, especially since it’s super rare not to have a full direct in June.

However I suppose the benefit for more hardcore fans is that we can better temper our expectations. (No BoTW2, no SMO2, etc.) I do expect to see a lot of people wanting HKSS, Bayo 3, and Pokémon SV. Hopefully whatever the big announcement is lives up.

Its finally time for capcom to unveil the remakes of the oracle games 🙃. Wishful thinking I guess. They're 3rd party, so it can happen! Don't burst my bubble.

& maybe SE will finally drop Star Ocean 2nd Evolution R.... I'm sure I'm not the only 1 who wants that Although Chrono Trigger &/ or Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions Remasters would be awesome, too

Well we got are direct, but only 3rd party’s, and It said it’s not even going to be a stream right? Sigh, maybe there will be some cool 3rd party stuff, I doubt it but, we have to wait and see.