Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

@Nintoz Was thinking that too, hopefully we still get a direct though, I just want more games lol

@NintendoByNature Before, feels like if the 2 are connected the Direct would announce some 1st party Xbox games for Switch and then later on in the day the podcast happens to discuss the more general Xbox multiplatform strategy.

If the 2 aren't connected, I'd say it's likely that there isn't a Direct at all this week.

Given how this is the week this February Direct has been rumoured to be taking place in, I must ask: what timeframe do we think it'd be announced at if its a general one? I know Partner Showcases tend to be either shadowdropped or announced the day before so would we be expecting a Direct announcement to fall either tomorrow or the day after?

@Fizza Wednesday being Valentines Day may complicate things but in normal circumstances, general Directs are announced the day before airing.

@Fizza I hope for a general direct so tomorrow or Wednesday.

@Grumblevolcano interesting. Waiting patiently over here

@Fizza Lol we will never backdown

No direct announcement today. Tomorrow is the last possible day of the month a general direct can be announced.

@Fizza I miss how crazy it got regarding speculation over the January 2018 Direct Mini:

@Fizza Nintendo gonna cancel the Direct and Switch 2 just to make a point 😝

@Fizza Hahaha!
Jokes on them, as some of those people will see that tweet and jump straight onto 4chan claiming that the Switch 2 will have a new 'grass rendering' engine or something XD

@Nintoz No no no it’s obviously referring to the extra realistic HD rumble. Now it won’t be balls you feel rattling around inside the Joy Cons. it’s every individual blade of grass

Apparently Walmart Canada may know something that we don't because they released a tweet earlier today saying how great Nintendo Directs are, which could be a strong hint that we'll be getting one this week. In that case, it would just be a matter of whether it airs before or after the Microsoft podcast on Thursday should they choose to air it that day

@MarkL1987 @Croctopus Would someone running a social media account for a retailer be in the know though? You’d think they’d be the last Nintendo would want to tell about this kinda stuff.

I mean... it was pretty obvious Pyoro had real leaks. If Nintendo was accidentally leaking information via titles or covers or something on not yet published YouTube videos, Nintendo could have easily taken note and fixed that issue.

@FishyS That has crossed my mind on occasion and if that's the case, I'm surprised he's lasted this long!

I feel like most of Pyoro's leaks have been pretty harmless since they are usually right before the announcement anyways — New Mario game involving flowers and elephants?? Who would even believe that. However their reputation for accuracy has gotten a bit too good and I could imagine Nintendo wanting to control information as much as possible if they are really leading up to next console announcement.

On the other hand... maybe we are about to get a tweet any minute. Or maybe there just is no direct. 🤔

Taken from Famiboards, it’s so cool how Phil Spencer has truly inspired Nintendo 🤩

Seriously though, a Valentine’s Direct would be perfect

@luckyseven We've been wondering if Nintendo would do a direct on Valentine's, but they did do one on Valentine's back in 2013 so it is at least possible.