Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

@BenAV haha yea I was really good until this last black Friday when I went over board. I was pretty deep in December and have been clearing them out one by one. I only have a few left on the switch front. But I have a decent amount of wii u games i can play if need be. @Tyranexx you also had alot of time to stock up before you got your switch 😜

@Tyranexx I agree in that I can’t see a major direct coming a day or two before Animal Crossing. Maybe an Indie World, but not a major one.

That’s why I thought it would be this week. April (or slightly before) here we come!

@NintendoByNature I have over 400 Switch games at this point. I do try to only buy what I think I'll play but that hasn't exactly worked out too well. I think I only own like 10-20 Wii U games and it now lives in a box in the shed.

I've heard a GTA Collection is being announced soon a lot. Hope is true

Hasn't there been a GTA collection "coming soon" for years?

Let me guess... Twitter?

@NintendoByNature ARMS and that's it during the Switch era unless you count Labo, shortest gap for the general Directs and Nintendo published retail releases afterwards during the Switch era:

• April 12th 2017 (Direct) - April 28th 2017 (MK8 Deluxe)
• June 13th 2017 (Direct) - June 16th 2017 (ARMS)
• September 13th 2017 (Direct) - September 22nd 2017 (Pokken DX)
• January 11th 2018 (Direct Mini) - February 16th 2018 (Bayonetta 1+2)
• March 8th 2018 (Direct) - March 16th 2018 (Kirby Star Allies)
• June 12th 2018 (Direct) - June 22nd 2018 (Mario Tennis Aces)
• September 13th 2018 (Direct) - September 14th (Labo Vehicle Kit), September 21st 2018 (physical release of Torna) or October 5th 2018 (Super Mario Party)
• February 13th 2019 (Direct) - March 29th 2019 (Yoshi's Crafted World)
• June 11th 2019 (Direct) - June 28th 2019 (Super Mario Maker 2)
• September 4th 2019 (Direct) - September 13th (Daemon X Machina) or September 20th (Link's Awakening)

So if you look at all the general Directs, Direct and then Nintendo published retail game 1-2 weeks after is most common. But if you look at just the early year Directs, Direct and then Nintendo published retail game about a month after is most common.

General Direct in early April, Xenoblade in mid to late May sounds like the most likely option to me looking at this data.

@NintendoByNature Yep, I fell for a few discounts and sales along the way. XD

@NotTelevision Agreed, I haven't fully ruled out a mini Direct of sorts next week. But I can't see them wanting to steal the thunder of ACNH with a major Direct.

@BenAV usually it's the sales that get me to buy games I feel i like can hold off on 😜. I have probably close to 80 or 100 games( I haven't counted in a while). But i have maybe 30 Wii u games and some of which I never beat. So I can dive in to the wii u once i run out of switch.

@NintendoByNature True, the sales are the real killer. Physical copies are often cheapest when they first come out so I buy a lot at launch and I grab a lot of eShop titles from my wish list when they go on sale. Too many good games, not enough time.

@Grumblevolcano I knew I could count on you 😋. Good to know. Was hoping there was more general directs released during first party games though. Would've given me more hope for next week.
@Tyranexx that'll do it lol.

Never heard truer words.

Where’s the direct. Pikmin 4 Is ready.

Okay, that last pic has me completely convinced Splatoon 3 will be the big announcement of the next direct. Look at her hair, that's really weird how one's raised if it's not supposed to be a 3.

@link3710 What pic ffs? This is 2020 dagnabbit, how can you refer to a pic and not even share a link?

Don't worry everyone else, I think I've found it myself. Now.

If you count the number of eyes between the protagonists, you get four, which clearly means that Pikmin 4 and Metroid Prime 4 and Splatoon 4 and The Fantastic Four 4 will all be released on April 44th.

(I really doubt we’ll get direct sequel to Splatoon 2 be announced any time soon, although some Splatoon related content of some sort doesn’t seem out of the question, either in the form of more DLC for 2 or a different game set in the same universe).

Also, the hair simply looks like that from that angle. Have a look at the standard pictures from the front (ish) and imagine turning the camera just a little bit more.

@link3710 Remember when people speculated back in the summer that a picture of Mario eating a watermelon just had to mean some kind of Super Mario Sunshine release on the Switch?

Lets not do that again. You might be joking, but even if you are, people end up actually believing this stuff.

I don't think Splatoon 3 but with Animal Crossing out next week, I think Splatoon 2 could potentially return to updates that are bigger than just balancing. Also with each investors meeting, Nintendo keeps saying about more DLC for games and options are kind of limited (here's the upcoming free content updates and DLC so far):

• Smash Ultimate (Fighters Pass 2 DLC, 6 fighters releasing before the end of December 2021)
• Mario Maker 2 (free updates)
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 (Fantastic Four DLC pack, release date March 26th)
• Luigi's Mansion 3 (Multiplayer DLC pack 2, releasing before the end of July)
• Pokemon Sword/Shield (Expansion Pass DLC, 1 part in June and the other in November)
• Animal Crossing New Horizons (free updates)

By the time Nintendo's investor meeting comes along in April the MUA3 DLC will be complete leaving 3 games with paid DLC left.

This just reminds me how much I need to play splatoon2 again 😜

Minority here but i want to see more about Ninjala & ARMS 2 (if possible).