Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

@Dezzy Yeah, but not for the same price.

There have been outbreaks in the past and it's not affected business as usual (for the most part).

@GameOtaku No outbreaks have garnered this much attention. Whether that attention is just media-manufactured... who knows, but multinational companies need to be very careful in managing their reputation and exposure at such times.

@gcunit
Swine flu, influenza and Ebola come to mind and no delays. Even with the earthquakes they pushed it back but at least they kept us in the loop!

@GameOtaku Maybe the perception is different in the US, but from where I'm sitting Coronavirus has dominated media attention and impacted regular people much more already, and it's only in its early stages (quite possibly).

Swine flu, ebola and influenza are all known commodities; coronavirus is something new. The 'unknown' about it has generated more buzz/fear/uncertainty.

@gcunit
Don't get me wrong it's a big deal here too. But life goes on as normal! There are lots of unknown viruses and sicknesses out there but that shouldn't affect everything. I try not to listen to the media they always blow everything out of proportion (or just make crap up to get clicks).

@GameOtaku Yeh, you and I try not to listen to the media, but elsewhere I'm hearing of people cancelling holidays etc. and global corporations are more sensitive to sensationalism, so whether they think it's bs or not, they have decide whether it's a risk to them and how they're going to manage it.

It's annoying because it really is mostly just media fear mongering. I don't think it's affecting Nintendo at this stage.

There might not be a direct until E3😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.

Prime Minister Abe has requested all schools be closed nationwide across Japan for the next month, and practically every major event has been scaled back or cancelled, which is fairly unprecedented when compared to any of the other diseases listed.

The last swine flu epidemic was over 10 years ago in 2009, and while it did impact the country (42 deaths and some school closures in Kansai), Nintendo Directs didn’t exist at this point, so it’s hard to draw any conclusions from this.

As for Ebola, I’m not sure if there were any cases in Japan whatsoever, so it would be strange for a Direct to be affected by it.

And as for standard influenza AKA ‘the seasonal flu’, well... it is by definition ‘seasonal’, and so happens every year, and companies typically carry on as usual (maybe with a employees off sick for a week or so).

While the disease in Japan is still in its early stages, large swathes of China have been brought to a standstill with tens of thousands infected and over two thousand dead. Even if Japan isn’t directly affected by this, the halt to manufacturing is likely to have a knock on effect to the supply chain of any company sourcing products from this region. Including Nintendo.

On a less global scale, anyone with kids now has those kids at home for the next month, putting added pressures on parents. Almost no-one is Japan is unaffected by the effects of virus on some level. I think it’s naive to say that Nintendo isn’t affected.

@PikPi It definitely is. Production of hardware in China, and I wouldn't be surprised if they outsourced some game development in China as well, every company is doing that these days. And since Japan is bent on letting the Olympics happen, they're going to extremes to ensure the problem doesn't develop any further in the country. All schools are closed for a month, so it's not unlikely to think that business meetings and whatnot will be cancelled.

I think after Animal Crossing is released there will be a mini direct that is focused on any games that will definitely be releasing in April and May

How long can they keep this silence up for?

There's one rumor that's been floating around that correctly confirmed both the reveal and air date of the ACNH direct, as well as some of its content. Said rumor also states that the main direct would be set for the second week of March. Since it is a rumor take it with a grain of salt, but I'm holding on to some hope...

@Maxz @Octane Call me naive, then, I don't mind, but I won't be attributing anything to coronavirus until we're told as much, which I'm sure they will if that's the case.

@naive

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51726954

This is potentially affecting the entire global economy.

@gcunit
I just wonder from where Corona virus suddenly appear?
And i also heard some peoples claimed that the Corona virus epidemic was a sign of God's wrath. Those peoples used religion propaganda to justify the epidemic was a part of doomsday, there will be a lot of sinners then there will be a very dangerous disaster according from its revelation.
I thought it wasn't funny because of using religion propaganda.
Some peoples just want to take a chance by justifying their own claims for the sake of humanity.

@Anti-Matter Well, if it is God's wrath, one can only hope that he takes it out on EA before he takes it out on Nintendo

@Anti-Matter
It was bioengineered by China and it got loose or intentionally set loose.

Or it's a strain of flu that cannot be treated with the usual antibiotics. We overuse them so it'd make sense the virus would evolve over the ages.

But that's just my two cents.

@GameOtaku

I mean, Coronavirus is a class of viruses that originates in animals to my knowledge. It probably came from a pig or chicken or something. There's a ton of naturally occurring viruses that could potentially infect humans that haven't yet so...

And in any case, antibiotics can't treat the flu no matter what. It's viral, antibiotics don't work on viral infections. The only solution for something like that is to vaccinate ahead of time. But since no one expected this to happen, it wasn't included in the yearly flu vaccine.