Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

It's digusting how a series like Smash that sells more than Zelda and Mario get's featured in the Directs when there's news for it. 2018 E3 should have been 2 hours long of just Daemon X Machina, Ninjala and Torna The Golden Country. Better yet cancel Smash so Nintendo can focus on real games like Doshin, Sushi Striker and FlingSmash!!! ;p

E3 2018 was pretty much a Direct Mini and a Smash Direct merged together.

Part 1: 0:00 - 16:38 contained the following

• Daemon X Machina (new announcement)
• Torna (we knew XC2 had story DLC beforehand but this was the first details of what the story DLC was)
• Pokemon Let's Go (TPC had an event in May 2018 showing it off)
• Super Mario Party (new announcement)
• Fire Emblem Three Houses (we knew Fire Emblem was coming to Switch beforehand but this was the first details of what the game was)
• Fortnite (new announcement)
• Indie games (Overcooked 2, Killer Queen Black, Hollow Knight)
• Octopath Traveler (new demo announced)
• Coming soon highlight reel

The rest of the presentation (16:39 - 42:44) was pretty much all Smash and Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate was nowhere to be seen despite launching in August 2018. The Splatoon 2 tourney did reveal future support for Splatoon 2 and Octo Expansion shadow drop and Treehouse had a few announcements like first details of XC2 challenge battle mode and some Arcade Archives games but the main focus of E3 2018 as a whole was Smash.

Yeah, I'm not a fan of Smash, so I guess I skipped most of their E3 that time, since I don't remember it, @VoidofLight ....

I'm waiting for something different from E3 2021.
Definitely NOT waiting for Smash Bros, BOTW 2, AAA Western games, etc.

@Anti-Matter I take it you're just after the new Mortal Kombat, Grand Theft Auto, DOOM and Postal games then? ;p

@jump
I'm waiting for something like DDR, Beatmania IIDX, DrumMania, KeyboardMania, K-1, Dragon Quest Builders style games, Petz, Imagine series, Nintendogs, etc.

@Anti-Matter You won't get anything that isn't either a western game, Breath of the Wild sequel or Smash. It is 100% guaranteed at least two of those will be in the direct.

@TheJGG
I think i still have a slim chance for never knew before games that possibly catch my attention quickly.
For kind of this game, i'm expecting something cartoonish like Team17 games (Overcooked, Moving Out, etc).

@Anti-Matter It's a shame you don't give indie games a try as there's plenty of kid friendly games there, I know you don't like digital games for whatever reason but beggars can't be choosers.

This beggar can be a chooser.

@jump
There are some eshop only games that i still wish they will have physical release in the future such as Farm Together, A Knight's Quest, Summer in Mara, etc.

Okay, E3 presentation guessing time:

1. Smash DLC opener
2. Skyward Sword HD talk more about controls
3. XCOM Chimera Squad
4. Third party ports - Maaaaybe Mass Effect or something?
5. Great Ace Attorney OR New exclusive Resident Evil
6. Monster Hunter Stories 2
7 Monster Hunter Rise DLC
8. Super Mario Party 2
9. More ports and indies - update on Silksong, some random third person shooter I've never heard of, and ?
10. Reiterating whatever was said in the Pokemon Presents the week before.
11. Tales of Arise is coming to Switch
12. No More Heroes 3 final trailer
12.5 Hyrule Warriors DLC
13. Life is Strange ports
14. Something new and first party, releasing in October, probably by Int Systems or Monolith
15. Sizzle Reel
16. Bayo 3 reveal trailer (2022 release date)
17. Botw2 first gameplay trailer (November 2021) and long gameplay showcase

If Zelda ports are happening, they'll be announced post-SS HD for September, so not at E3. Bayo 3 is probably the most likely to not be here at all.

Edit:
MH people, is E3 too early for Rise DLC?
Also added in the Hyrule Warriors DLC I forgot about

@link3710 Iceborne was announced in December 2018 for release in September 2019 so announce in June 2021, release in March/April 2022 sounds about right for Rise DLC.

@Grumblevolcano Got it, thanks! I added that into the list then.

...strangely I feel far more likely to be on the mark this time than usual.

@link3710

I'd like to see a localization for Buddy Mission: Bond announced at E3.

Maybe a release window for SMT V.

Beyond that, I don't have a clue as to what they could be presenting.

I don't care that much about E3 as an actual event, but it is nice to just have a date on the calendar several months ahead.

Especially given that there's probably like a 90% chance we're finally gonna see Breath of the Wild 2.

We're pretty much guaranteed to be seeing gameplay from my other most anticipated game of the year as well, which is Halo Infinite.

If I see gameplay from both of those 2 games, I'll consider it a successful E3.

Ninty have upped their games sales forecast by 50m so i'm expecting at least a couple of biggie titles. BOTW2 seems the most likely and as cool as Bayonetta 3 would be it's not that big so for the other I'm guessing some family fluff like Mario Party.

There's always the (small) chance that Detective Pikachu 2 and Pikmin 4 finally pop up too.

Good find; this is making me very excited for E3. Screw April and May, let's GOOO.

Bayonetta 3 HAS to be here. At the very least a proper unveil trailer that teases the story and shows off Bayonetta's new look. I also think BotW 2 and Metroid Prime 4 have a good chance as well

No Bayo 3, no BotW 2, and no MP 4.

Clearly that 50m forecast bump for software sales is for a Switch port of Devil's Third.