Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

@Grumblevolcano That wouldn't surprise me one bit. At the very least we'll get another Octopath II demo most likely.

Let's face it - it's about time that Nintendo gets around to being Nintendo. We got a Wii Sports revival last year so I'm guessing it's about time for Wii Music to make a comeback. My prediction: the IR sensor can be used to see your lip movements whilst you're playing the imaginary clarinet.

Also - the big game presented will be a Mario vs DK sequel and Nintendo has heard you loud and clear clammering for a new F-Zero. Knowing how much everyone loved it when they farmed the series out to Sega they'll be announcing something sure to be a fan-pleasing event... a mini-game collection made by the Ubisoft team that made the most recent Rabbids game (not the Mario cross-over).

Oh and Zelda will be delayed or it'll be announced that there's some clearly dodgy game breaking mechanic in it (like the trailer will make it clear that the game is 50% mandatory instant fail stealth sections or spend most of its run time explaining a Gwent in-game card game).

It's just that point in the Nintendo cycle...

@IceClimbers I hope we finally get a date for the Lara Croft double pack.

My Uncle that works at Nintendo told me what’s going to be in next week’s Direct.

It will open up with Miyamoto introducing the Direct and saying how he is super excited for the Super Mario movie. A trailer will then start announcing a new 2D Super Mario game, that differs from the New Super Mario Bros gameplay and artsyle. It will contain elements reminiscent of Super Mario Bros 2. As the trailer finishes the date 2023 will fade in.

Then will we get a new trailer for Kirby’s Return to Dreamland showing off the Mech-Copy ability and the new minigames more.

There will then be a trailer for a new Rhythm Heaven game. My Uncle does know much about it, but he says its not just a compilation. Reportedly, they are aiming for a June 2 release date.

After a stylized transition, we’ll see the Deep Cut idols announcing an update. A trailer will then play for the 3.0.0 update showing off 2 New Stages (The Reef from Splatoon 2 and the Desert stage previously shown to us), 3 New Weapons (in the Bow, Brush, and Slosher classes), 8 New weapon kits, and 2 new Cohozuna Salmonid types.

A handful of RPGs and adventure games will be shown off and then a short Octopath Traveller II trailer will play, also announcing a demo releasing later that day.

Suprise! Tomodochi Life Remastered! This will feature even more dialogue opportunities than the 3DS original and will feature the Mii-maker from Grezzo’s Miitopia port.

A short highlight reel of some games we already know are coming to Switch will play and then we’ll receive a new trailer for Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp. It will be releasing soon on April 14, but the game will not look very different than we saw it less, other than the custom map maker, which has received many more features.

Yoshiaki Koizumi will then thank you for watching the presentation, but there is one more thing they want to show off. A trailer will fade in from black showing off the skies above and caves below Hyrule. This will be similar to the 2017 Nintendo Switch presentation for Breath of the Wild. Finally Gameplay. But, many story points will still be left mysterious. Eiji Aonuma will announce that he is excited to show off more in a Legend of Zelda Direct on March 3.

I dont know about you guys but, I am super excited for the Direct.

@IceClimbers It seemed rather odd that they chose FFXIII for the Theatrhythm demo given currently the only modern systems you can play the FFXIII trilogy on are the ones that aren't getting Theatrhythm. So my idea for a FF segment in the Direct was something like:

• Reminder Theatrhythm exists
• Pixel Remaster Collection release date
• FFXIII trilogy announcement
• FF Tactics announcement
• 1 more announcement

What I need from the next Direct?

Norco Switch port announcement.

Vampire Survivors port announcement.

Betrayal At Club Low port announcement.

@LiNeR this lines up with what my uncle said as well

@bluemage1989 i hope theres some GCN remasters also, but I dont expect it at all. Also, Bayonetta 3 is out! Kinda snuck by.

@LiNeR any specifics you'd like to see? My hopes are for F-Zero GX, Fire Emblem Path of Radiance, Kirby Air Ride, or just anything else that's kinda stuck there are a franchise.

@ElRoberico Considering how Engage was just released and Return to Dreamland is just around the corner, F-Zero GX actually has a better chance than the other two, at least for this upcoming Direct.

Give me a new Mario & Luigi game, and this year would be a 10/10 no matter what happens after that.

@BrazillianCara I agree. I just wish Nintendo would take a bunch of their first-parry titles on the GameCube and make them digital eShop titles. There's definitely a market for them.

@Hoshiko The Wii holds a special place in my heart, so I’m glad for the sudden spike in remakes and remasters.

Honestly, both of the Epic Mickey games deserve remakes, but where the developers have full control over the project. The original concepts for the games were insane. It had psychological horror themes and terrifying enemies. It would have made them both more of a hit. A remake would have these ideas finally come to fruition.

Knowing Disney, they’ll chicken out and go for the remasters that I originally mentioned.

@LiNeR I swear, if your uncle is right I will cry tears of joy.

@SlashFuture @blindsquarel I really want both of these ideas to come true. It’s long overdue for a sequel to both of them.

@SlashFuture There's nothing scheduled for April. I was thinking Advance Wars for that month (or for late March) but now I'm wondering if maybe to 100% guarantee the game gets released, it releases in February (i.e. February 10th or 17th) instead. Physical versions will probably have been completed before last year's indefinite delay, just stuck in warehouses for a year and they released 3D All Stars (with a sizeable amount of physical copies made available at launch) 2 weeks after announcing it.

@Grumblevolcano my (unrealistic?!) hope for April is the rumoured 2D Mario game, which would tie in with the release date of the movie, it may be unlikely but I can hope!!!

absolutely doesnt feel like theres a new zelda game in 3 months lmao

So with the new Kirby trailer, I think that rules out this week as a potential Direct date. When we thinking? I'm hopeful for next Tuesday or Thursday.

@MarioBrickLayer didnt Yoshio Sakamoto mentioned in a interview, that he begin the pre-production of Metroid 6, when they asked if Metroid Dead is the final game of the Metroid franchise.