Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

Oh we've been looking at the wrong convention for the early year Indie World:

GDC 2017: February 27th - March 3rd
Nindies Showcase: February 28th

GDC 2018: March 19th-23rd
Nindies Showcase: March 20th

GDC 2019: March 18th-22nd
Nindies Showcase: March 20th

GDC 2020: Was going to be March 16th - 20th
Indie World: March 17th or 18th perhaps?

I don't believe the general Direct March 26th though.

@Grumblevolcano What are you trying to say?

@DannyBoi Generally we've used PAX East (a week or 2 before) to guess the indie event date early in the year (February/March) but it turns out that during GDC is a more accurate indie event predictor. Hence the Indie World part of the rumour seems pretty likely.

However I don't believe the rest of the rumour as "General Direct coming [insert date]" has been a very common rumour this year and wrong every time. I'm going with April 2nd.

@DannyBoi Why does it matter when you get to see a game reveal. If it's tomorrow or next week, it doesn't really make a difference.

It's not what I want, but I'd take an indie presentation with all the good indies were supposed to be getting this year (crosscode, silksong, gleamlight axiom verge 2, sports story, SoR4 if you count that as indie) all without release dates. If we can get a presentation with release dates, that wouldn't be a terrible thing. But again, much rather have that wham bam general direct.

My favourite outcome for Indie World would be release date for the Cuphead DLC (and as a result the physical version) and announcement of Ori and the Will of the Wisps for Switch being the start and end respectively.

@Grumblevolcano There would be chaos if an indie world was announced first.

@Grumblevolcano yea i forgot to mention, an ori:WotW port would be sweet too.

@DannyBoi Well it's too late for a Direct announcement this week.

@link3710 I'm starting to believe your theory about it being in April honestly. I think your prediction of the 2nd is still too early though - I think it'll be either the 9th or the 16th.

@IceClimbers I mean, I'm just sticking with my prediction from way back when. No point changing it when it's gotten me this far, you know? For all of everyone's gloom and doom about delays, I genuinely think they're waiting for AC to be out of the way before revealing the rest of the year.

My uncle's brother's cousin's nephew's roommate's dentist's neighbor is the janitor that cleans Doug Bowser's executive bathroom and he says the next Direct will announce a new Dr. Mario game where you have to cure the residents of Isle Delfino who are afflicted by the Mt. Coronavirus.

Seriously though, with the Coronavirus going around, it'd be a great time to market a Dr. Mario game. Too bad by the time they have one ready the Coronavirus will have probably blown over.

Sigh, if Satoru Iwata and Reggie Fils Aime were still in charge, we would have had a Direct already.

@Bolt_Strike Dr. Mario- Quarantine. Coming to a city near you. Rated M for Mature.

With micro transactions for toilet paper and bleach.

If Reggie were in charge, he would smash the coronavirus with his bare hands. And then make sure to wash his hands for twenty seconds with warm water and soap and make sure to touch his face in the mean time.

At least one news outlet feels a couple of directs are coming soon-ish.

"The company is penciling in one of its indie showcases (like the one it released around GDC 2019) for next week — likely March 18. A full, general Direct will follow soon after — likely March 26."
https://venturebeat.com/2020/03/10/march-nintendo-direct-2020/

@the8thark Aren't they just based on the same rumour?

@Octane I believe so yes. But they are one of the only to put dates in.

Watch the Indie Showcase rumor be true, but then the general Nintendo Direct still doesn't happen.

I've come to expect that to be what happens at this point.