Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

@BruceCM BotW 2 is enough for Zelda fans, as if it’s done correctly, it could be better than the original.

@FragRed That’s why 3D World would be released separately. If you watch the video above, you probably think it’ll be the ‘2021’ path.

Oh, yeah, @BabyYoshi12 .... Just checking I had that right! Let's hope at least some of the Mario rumours are true & something happens soon

Um ... Um .... Metroid Prime Trilogy HD Remaster?

If the anniversary dates are any indication, we would see BOTW2 in February and Metroid Prime 4 in August.

@BabyYoshi12

https://www.nintendoenthusiast.com/super-mario-maker-wasnt-in...

“This being Mario’s 30th Anniversary is just a coincidence, it’s not something we consciously planned. The idea started with the course editor for the side scrolling Mario games. This tool was previously running on PC, but the team in charge of it thought that it might be helpful for developing future Mario games if the tool ran on the Wii U GamePad and so they started doing some experiments. While doing this they realized how easy it was to make courses and how fun it was for people like them who had no experience with level design. So they decided to bring the idea of making this tool into a game to the producer, Tezuka-san.”

Well, that certainly might be the plans, @MarioBrickLayer ... You're expecting a lot of Metroid & Prime next year, then, @Slowdive! I hope so, for all the fans but just a couple of them would be a start & suggest the others might be coming, too

@jump Oh, interesting! Many video game websites have claimed otherwise. Well, that dents my whole theory about these rumours. (Sigh)

@BruceCM I'm just speculating! I don't know how important anniversaries are to Nintendo and if they find them a useful tool. Did they get lucky with the anniversary of Mario falling in the same year as the Olympics? which I think was a driver for the opening of Mario World.

I don't know if it's realistic to expect BOTW2 and Metroid Prime 4 in the same year? rather than releasing Metroid Prime 4 in August 2021 maybe they announce it then as their 2021 holiday game? And the big question is if either of those games is delayed due to lock down.

Yeah, does anyone really know what Nintendo is thinking, @MarioBrickLayer .... ? If they do, they're keeping very quiet about it! All we have here are speculations, really. With odd tidbits of possible info but so mixed up with rumours & so on as to be difficult to distinguish

I think Splatoon 3 should be announced following Splatoon 2

@Slowdive given a choice i'd prefer wind waker and twlight princess, I don't see the need for a link to the past remake as it's available via switch online and 16 bit graphics still look great!

Been thinking... I wish leaks never existed. If Monday’s Direct randomly happened, everyone would be really happy about it. Since we were all expecting it, as well as Mario Remasters, we all had huge expectations and were disappointed.

@BabyYoshi12 I think it would've been received badly regardless as it doesn't solve the major current problem with Switch, that the upcoming lineup after July is very barren. The Partner Showcase's existence suggests a full Direct isn't happening anytime soon and the labeling of the Partner Showcase as "July 2020" rather than the specific date suggests there won't be another one in July.

So it pretty much looks like most of the year that has passed where more news on Animal Crossing is a distraction from the drought (we know the next update is in early August so we'll likely find out about it next week at the latest).

@BabyYoshi12
I still waiting for upcoming event during August and September on ACNH.

@BabyYoshi12 I disagree. Even with no expectations whatsoever that "Direct" was still ***** and unnecessary.

If you are a Shin Megami Tensei fan then I bet the trailer was amazing! unfortunately I'm not and it appears that neither are most people on this forum!

Yeah, the problem is Ninty have gone silent for months including June/E3 which is a major announcement time plus they have no games with release dates so since the direct didn't tackle those things it would of still went down like a lead balloon even without expectations.

@MarioBrickLayer I'm a fan and happy with the trailer (as well as the Cadence of Hyrule DLC) however SMTs are coming out in 2021 which doesn't fix what games are coming out for the rest of 2020.

I am a Shin Megami Tensei fan and even I was disappointed 😂

I just felt it could have been its own announcement and trailer. There was no need for a direct. If you haven't got more than 4 games to show off (unless they're all amazing), then don't bother.

Well, it helps a lot knowing those are coming, @MarioBrickLayer .... But I also want to know about games this year, like others here Since they did say that mini is the 1st in a series, at least we can expect some more of them but if the next is a month or more away, then it's a couple of months more for physical releases, that's awhile
Fortunately, until they actually announced the mini, I wasn't convinced we'd get anything, so I'm not disappointed like others are

@Reprise Fair enough! I suppose if they were both coming in the next few months you might have been happy!

@BruceCM I want to know what's coming too! Unless the reviews say they are terrible I will buy every Mario, Zelda, Metroid and Pikmin game Nintendo releases, I'm desperate to know what I will be able to play this year!