Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

Well, the 1st seems interesting. There's a Monster Hunter Rise presentation which is being scheduled later than usual, and Final Fantasy Theatrhythm Final Bar Line is getting a free demo on the 1st as well, which is odd seeing as they announced it today, and there's no reason for them to wait to drop it. I feel like they might be waiting for a direct or State of Play in order to remind people about the demo, for those who didn't watch the stream today. Guess we'll see for sure tomorrow if a direct is coming this week or not.

@EaglyTheKawaiiShika yeah, hopefully Geoff Keighly pace Game Summer Festival this year better and have better anouncement too.

I think Nintendo will hold to February - June - September Directs regardless.

My guess is next Direct will better showcase the games we know about, including a more substantial TotK trailer. TotK Direct will follow in late March to early April.

Another thing about February 1st is it's the day after the NSO Expansion Pack bonuses end. November 1st 2022 - January 31st 2023 got double Gold Points on everything in the eshop and Switch consoles on My Nintendo Store. Also N64 user icons were made available during that time.

It seems like Nintendo just privated a video where they announced the return of Nintendo Switch Online Vouchers to the Americas.

Definitely feels like Nintendo Direct smoke here...

3pm UK time has passed with no announcement so it seems like tomorrow isn't a Direct.

@Grumblevolcano so is that why I was earning so many Gold Points?

@Grumblevolcano Normally the Direct is on a Thursday, but announced on the Tuesday (I think, with Indies announced the day before), so none this week

@ElRoberico If you're a NSO Expansion Pack subscriber, yes.

@Bunkerneath Airing time in the past has decided announcement time:

• Airing around 2pm/3pm UK time means announcement 2 days before
• Airing around 10pm/11pm UK time means announcement the day before

Last year's, February Direct was one of the 10/11PM ones, if the above statement is true, there's still a chance for this week.

I must confess because of the transfer deadline (Jorgi </3) and the upcoming DC Films slate, it's got me very much in a "C'mon. Do something." mode with Nintendo too.

Any opinions on the chance of TLoZ TotK appearing in the direct? I personally believe that it might get its own direct, highlighting mostly the new features and teasing a bit of the story.

@ChaoticKirby I think it'll get a short segment, but what do I know.

@ChaoticKirby I think 100% it's gonna take a good-sized chunk of the Direct. The game is only like 4 months away and we've hardly received any news or marketing at this point. I could see a separate direct coming afterward, too, or maybe a Treehouse.

@ChaoticKirby I think it'll be a large segment in the middle of the Direct like what they did for Fire Emblem Three Houses in February 2019 and then do a TotK Direct in April.

TotK is the biggest release of the year for Nintendo.

It warrants having a Direct all to its lonesome sometime in late April.

I would be surprised if it even got a segment in this upcoming Direct.

TotK is at the very least getting a massive trailer at the direct. I agree with a lot of other people that it's probably getting its own thing.

I think the more interesting question is what is going to be the "something extra" at the end. What do y'all think?

@ElRoberico My foolish, hungry brain tells me the "One last thing" will be Prime 4. But at this point, I have no idea. I've been predicting that for like the past year so I can't really say the chances are very high.

If the "one last thing" can't be a Fantasy Life HD port for Switch (damn you and your financial woes, Level-5), then at the very least I would accept a Kid Icarus Uprising HD port announcement.

@ElRoberico Prime 4 as the development restart video happened 4 years ago earlier this month and we've been seeing missing games reappear at a faster rate recently like Pikmin 4's first announcement was being "very close to completion" in 2015 and then reappeared in the September 2022 Direct for a 2023 release.