Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

Well more sources are claiming there's a Direct this coming week, and Nate is suggesting there's a "heavy focus" on 3rd party titles.

To me it sounds like a Partner Showcase but with Kirby Air Riders and Age of Imprisonment attached.

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I hope there will still be some first party announcements. As for third party, hoping for Final Fantasy 9 remake and Dragon Quest 7 remake (That was rumored recently).

We still know nothing about Tomodachi Life.

@VoidofLight Nintendo probably only announced Tomodachi Life and Rhythm Heaven back in March to allay fears that Nintendo were abandoning Switch 1 after Prime 4 and Pokemon. During a normal Switch 1 year, those games would've likely got their reveal trailers in September.

@Grumblevolcano I guess, but I wouldn’t discount them bringing it up in a potential direct. People forget they announced those two given the general hype for the Switch 2.

I hope the Direct will shadow drop some retro games from Nintendo Classics subscription. My Gamecube NSO controller is sitting by the TV collecting dust.

If we get a (good) date for Metroid Prime 4 plus announcements for Gears of War and Red Dead Redemption 2, then it will be the perfect direct for me!

@VoidofLight If it's a general Direct then sure, there's a chance those 2 Switch 1 games could appear. It does feel like Partner Showcase though between how Nintendo's approached 1st party news over the past 2 months, the timing of the Pokemon Presents (2 weeks earlier than normal) and that a general Direct now would have the potential to overshadow DK Bananza.

Dang no news today I was hoping for Kirby Air Riders news T_T

What are people's predictions for the Nintendo financial meeting this week? I suppose it only goes until the end of June, but we'll at least see exact numbers for Mario Kart World in June.

@FishyS Over 5 million Switch 2s, ~1 million Switch 1s. Switch will surpass DS during this quarter (July - September) to be Nintendo's best selling system ever, something they might make note of during the investors meeting.

@FishyS XCX Definitive Edition and Welcome Tour pass 1 million sales, Mario Kart World has about a 90% attach rate (like if Switch 2 sold 5 million then World sold around 4.5 million).

What I predict: the Anti-Mario Kart World League complaining and going into shock about how many copies the game sells 🤣.

@FishyS Looooootsa money

In addition to Mario Paint for NSO, Nintendo announced a Tetris 99 event for DK Bananza:

@Grumblevolcano I might need to grab that theme. I love the Bananza transformation themes.

@Grumblevolcano with these (although rather small) announcements do you think a direct is still highly possible this week?

Well I guess tomorrow is the day we see if something is happening. I think we'll see an announcement personally. I think Nate knows what he's talking about.

@OctolingKing13 Partner Showcase, yes. If there was a general Direct this week however, I think they would've saved Mario Paint for it because the game is a fantastic showpiece for mouse mode.

If there is no Direct this week, are they possibly waiting to make a Mario 40th anniversary Direct for September and then release a regular Direct in October?