Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

My personal bet is that since we're done with Directs for the year, we'll probably get an Indie World Showcase sometime in December, maybe the 14th. (Edit: I was right about the number at least...)

In terms of Directs next year, February's will probably land on the 7th or 21st, considering the fact that Nintendo (probably) wouldn't want to put out a direct on Valentine's Day. June's definitely not going to have an E3 so my Bet is on June 15th, and that Direct will probably be the one to give a release date on Paper Mario TTYD remake. And September is easy, the 4th or nothing. If Nintendo airs a Direct on the 11th... I'll start praying.

Obviously we'll get a suprise direct that'll announce Wind Waker HD..... any day now....

[crickets]

@skywake in my line of work, we use the phrase, " when everything is urgent, nothing is urgent" To describe certain customers. In the gaming world, " when everything is ww/tp HD, nothing is ww/tp hd" lol. Both of these have been rumored so long at this point, it's like themes. They're just not happening. I own both on gc/wii/wii u. So im set anyway.

I'd bet on December for something Indie World related. We got that stuff last year with the 7 Days of Indie Games or whatever.

I mean, Nintendo will definitely re-release 1 or both games again in some way or form, perhaps on Switch 2 for some schedule-filling or conceivably on some version of NSO. I personally would flip a coin of whether we simply get straight ports of them or if there is some type of remaster. And I wouldn't necessarily expect them to come as a pair.

But also, yeah, clearly not this year regardless.

I think if there's any incoming 1st party shadow drops at the Game Awards it'll be Prime 2 or a bundle of Prime 2+3 (pairing ports/remaster with a proper Prime 4 reveal). But even then, Indigo Disk DLC release date makes me question that. September for 1st party was:

• Teal Mask DLC
• Physical release of Pikmin 1+2 (digital was in June)
• Splatoon 3 Drizzle Season 2023
• A bunch of NSO additions

So December could be similar:

• Indigo Disk DLC
• Splatoon 3 Chill Season 2023
• A bunch of NSO additions

It would fit having Pokemon DLC being the big release of the month again but on the other hand you have the question of what the state of the DLC would be in.

TGA?

Probably more trailers for indie games that will be available on Switch. Little to no first party stuff. Bayonetta Origins and Fire Emblem Engage DLC were the height of Nintendo stuffs at last year's TGA.

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@FishyS I agree. Eventually, but not in the near future. Probably not on this switch either if I had to place a bet.

@NintendoByNature
Just to be clear, I was mocking the kinds of speculation we tend to see on places like YouTube. I mean, Wind Waker HD does make sense for sure, it has been speculated to death in large part because it's very obvious. But it has also been speculated to death

I feel like Metroid Prime 2 is kinda in the same category.....

@skywake I picked up what you were puttin down. No worries.

Throwing my own hat into the ring, I'm firmly in the camp that we're going to get a Nintendo announcement at TGA. I know that sounds like a pretty baseless claim to make (or rather based off of rumours with questionable legitimacy) but Nintendo's had at least something to show at almost every TGA since 2017:

• 2017: Bayonetta 3, Bayonetta 1+2 Switch ports and BOTW DLC
• 2018: Joker in Smash
• 2019: Bravely Default II (shown as a timed Switch exclusive)
• 2020: Sephiroth in Smash
• 2021: N/A
• 2022: Bayonetta Origins and Fire Emblem Engage DLC

2017 was also the year that BOTW won Game of the Year (with Mario Odyssey also being nominated for the award) which could've been a contributing factor to Nintendo's higher-than-average showing that year in terms of announcements. The only other year with more than one announcement was 2022....which just so happened to be the year Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was nominated for GOTY.

The point I'm trying to make is that there seems to be a pattern building where, if a Nintendo game is in the running for GOTY, there's a much higher likelihood that a larger-scale announcement will happen at TGA (makes sense when you consider how many Nintendo fans would already be tuning in to see if said game manages to actually win) and when a ton of people are convinced TOTK is going to take home the crown this year? Now seems like the perfect time to go big or go home if you ask me.

As for what they could show off, my personal theory would be Pikmin 4 DLC near the start of the show (TGA has a track record of showing off DLC for Nintendo games and new stuff for Pikmin 4 would be one that'd get a lot of people excited) and shadow-dropped ports of Wind Waker/Twilight Princess at the end (would be the perfect capstone to a potential TOTK win if it were to happen and it's probably the last duo of Wii U ports that people have been clamouring for for the last long while).

It's been over 6 months since the last Indie World...

@nitrolink I'm gonna be completely honest: I don't think we're getting another one until the Switch 2 is announced/released. Maaaaaaaybe one at the start of next year before the expected February Direct but with how many devs have gone on record stating how difficult it can be to bring titles to Switch due to the horrid eShop browsing experience hindering a game's reach, I imagine Nintendo will most likely be stocking up a bunch of the more promising devs for the Switch 2's first year. Could be entirely wrong though XD

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that we won't be seeing anything from Nintendo at TGS this year. We haven't for years, and I seriously doubt they'd do something this year, especially when they have nothing big left to show until the next big console.

I cant even remember the last time nintendo had anything worthwhile at tga. Maybe MUA3?

@NintendoByNature I believe it was the Sephiroth reveal. That was the last big announcement Nintendo ever did at TGA.

I'm seeing a lot of talk about the game awards and I'm now just realizing how crazy of a year it has been for gaming. TOTK, Street Fighter 6, Final Fantasy XVI, Baldur's Gate 3, Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Hogwarts Legacy, Mario Bros. Wonder, Dead Space Remake, Diablo IV, Starfield, Pikmin 4, Fire Emblem Engage...I feel like there's probably even more big games that I forgot to mention.

I really wonder what the GOTY nominations will be 🤔

@Vortexeo Plus a few other games like Sea of Stars, Metroid Prime remastered, and even Cocoon which were critically acclaimed and rated higher than Spiderman 2 on metacritic. It's possible Mario RPG will be ranked high as well, but we don't know yet.

Baldur's Gate 3 and TotK will definitely be nominations. Spider-Man 2 likely will too just because it's a usual suspect. Out of the others? I have no clue. Mario Wonder in many metrics should be on the list but it's not the type of game which usually wins and they might not want multiple Nintendo games nominated. As you said, there are a ton of huge games this year.

Although they weren't nearly as highly rated so not GotY material, we got games like Sonic Superstars and Mortal Kombat 1 too. It's kind of shocking how many franchises had really major entries people have been waiting for for ages.

@FishyS Dude you're right, I forgot to mention those as well! It would be pretty amusing if Nintendo managed to have 2 GOTY nominations this year with so much competition lol. I won't count the possibility out entirely though because they did have 2 nominations in 2017

@Vortexeo There have been so many major games this year, I'm really curious about the 'most anticipated for 2024' category just because it doesn't seem like there is much left. 😆 There is FInal Fantasy 7 part 2 next year. And... I think a star wars game. 🤔 And.... Peach game? 😝 I recall the most anticipated category nomination list actually being kind of competitive last year but this year I can't even think of a full set of nominations.