Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

Okay.

IGN claimed that Nintendo was gonna released Switch 2 in 2023. That’s good.

@LinkxPeach
I can guarantee there will be NO Switch 2 due to year 2023.
You will see.

I strongly agree, though there still is a very slim chance it could get announced near the end of 2023.

At most in October for Nintendo presentations we'll see a Bayonetta 3 Direct (Bayonetta 2 had a Direct) or Indie World (there was no Indie World in August).

Oh, thanks.

The Nintendo Switch was announced on Fall 2016. Maybe.

I can't see a new system happening until 2024/2025, but that's because I don't want to have to get scalped again just to play Tears of the Kingdom how it was marketed to play.

@VoidofLight Oh ya scalping is a thing... The next Nintendo console launch is going to be crazy.

@Grumblevolcano

Eh, I doubt Nintendo are going to roll out the red carpet for a series that doesn't sell amazingly well.

I wouldn't be surprised if Bayonetta 3 sold fewer copies than Metroid Dread has.

Hate to say it (because I love the series dearly), but I don't think it'll crack the Switch top 40 best sellers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_Nintendo_S...

@Magician
I agree that it's very unlikely we'll get a Bayonetta 3 Direct, but Nintendo has done game-specific Directs for games that aren't big sellers before (i.e. both Xenoblade 2 and 3 received their own dedicated Directs even though both games have sold less than Metroid Dread).

@Magician @westman98 Bayonetta 2 got its own Direct in 2014. The games that got Directs in the 3DS/Wii U era have been mostly the same franchises that got Directs in the Switch era:

• XCX, XC2, XC3
• Splatoon, Splatoon 2, Splatoon 3
• Smash 3DS/Wii U, Smash Ultimate
• Pokemon
• Monster Hunter
• Animal Crossing New Leaf, Animal Crossing New Horizons
• NSMB2, Mario Maker 2

Hyrule Warriors is the only one which hasn't followed through with its own Direct in the Switch era though given the release timing of Age of Calamity, maybe the pandemic cancelled it. Of course there's some franchises which haven't had a comparison in the Switch era like MK8 is the still the current mainline Mario Kart and Pikmin 4 only just resurfaced. So looking forward I think there'll be a Bayonetta 3 Direct in early October and a Pikmin 4 Direct in 2023.

@Grumblevolcano i foresee two situation happening to Bayonetta 3, or Nintendo do a dedicated Direct for the game or do a demo.

All first-party (except Monster Hunter), and all E ticket games (and Xenoblade). Pretty clear pattern.

I imagine we get a Direct for the movie trailer. Simply because I think Nintendo will be plugging all sorts to go with the movie.

@Fox-McCloud theres also a possibilty of Nintendo showing the Mario movie on TGA 2022, along with the reveal of the next 2D/3D Mario game

@Giancarlothomaz Is that this or next month?

@Fox-McCloud TGA 2022 is in dezembre 8th

@Giancarlothomaz Given the increased focus on the Wii era over the past few years, I could see the Mario movie tie-in being bringing back 3D All Stars with Galaxy 2 as DLC.

@Grumblevolcano
There is no "increased focus" on the Wii era. Nintendo and their development partners have ran out of feasible Wii U games to port to Switch, so they are looking to older platforms such as Wii or GCN.

Nintendo also won't add DLC to a game they don't sell anymore.