Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

I dunno if anyone posted this supposed "leak" from 4chan, but it sounded vaguely plausible:

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There's going to be a Direct on 17th of August.
NOTE: I wanna make it clear that I don't have all the details. I don't know whether if this a Mini or a Regular Direct as I've only been made aware of a FEW games that will appear, so anticipated games like Bayonetta 3, Pikmin, or the Rumored Mario Collection were never mentioned to me so I don't know if they'll appear in this Direct or not.

>Sports Story by Sidebar Games will get a trailer, whether or not it gets a release date, you'll have to find out.
>A new game by Square Enix that will release exclusively for the Switch will be shown. It is called "Zatara" No further information on that.
>A seemingly new Nintendo IP co-developed by Nintendo EAD and Frontier Developments is being revealed. The most information I have on this game is that it involves amusement parks. No confirmed release date.
>Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is being ported over to Nintendo Switch and release the same day on the Eshop.
>Super Mario 3D World will be getting a deluxe port released, new content will include new levels tied to a bonus story. There are suppose to be new character though I have no information who the character or characters may be.
> Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition will get a trailer and an August release window.
>Challenger Pack 7 for Smash Bros Ultimate, will be teased, the most I can give is that it's not a 1st party character.
>The sequel to Breath of Wild will make an appearance as a trailer, Zelda is apparently playable, the most I have for the release date is May 2021 but it may be subject to change.
> A Metriod spinoff is being revealed, no Metroid 4 announcements or updates looks like.
>Nintendo Switch Online isn't adding any new library of games but something that seems like a new reward system that involves missions.

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The only reason I can think of to explain why there might still be a Direct is because they're maybe waiting for some of the trailers to be finished, so they just threw out Pikmin ahead of time because they knew people wouldn't want to keep waiting for too long.

Sounds pretty good if true

Can we possibly get federation force on switch with local wireless play?

4chan has got quite a few predictions correct over the years. You can't just automatically dismiss everything on there.

Also worth pointing out, something that massively adds to the likelihood of this being true: if aligns perfectly with that "schedule" that Jeff Grubb posted about August. He put Nintendo in a slot between 11th and 22nd August.

Not to mention that an anonymous 4chan troll (or even someone with actual connections to Nintendo) could very easily throw a bunch of garbage in with real information to mess with people.

It would be kinda ironic if their big holiday titles was the Mario collection; a collection of ports to top it all off

@Octane
I agree. If Nintendo's "big" Holiday title was a collection of ports, it would definitely not go well with fans, especially after such a lackluster year, and especially with big launch titles from Sony and Microsoft.

Nintendo working with Frontier on something to do with amusement parks? As much as I'd like Planet Coaster: Nintendo Edition, it wouldn't exactly be the best idea unless it were similar to Thrillville. It could be the next Nintendo Land type experience, where we can build rollercoasters and race tracks and ride them. Head to a number of sideshow attractions and play small Nintendo gameplay experiences. Got to the toilet and play a Pokémon Link type game to restock it.

Yeah, working with Nintendo would be a good way to bring back the Thrillville type experience and make it something that looked unique. And I'm only going to set myself up for disappointment by thinking of such.

@DarkRula I like the sound of that! With Super Nintendo World meant to have been opened this year perhaps it was intended to be some kind synergy Nintendo skin Thrillville/Planet Coaster job like they did with Hyrule/Fire Emblem Warriors and Cadence of Hyrule.

I would hope in the hypothetical game it would be more than just Mario themes though. Star Fox, F Zero, Metroid would be a use for a Tomorrowland type area, have a water park area with Wave Race and Zelda's Water Temple just being some kind of tedious slow attraction, Luigis Mansion as haunted house ride, they have a few princess already with Peach, Zelda Rosalina etc

@jump Oh, indeed. With the Thrillville template, there's scope to bring back plenty of the long-forgotten games into a playable form. Wave Race, 1080, Custom Robo, even F-Zero. That's not to say there wouldn't be representation of the current known IP such as Splatoon, ARMS, Metroid, Zelda, and Mario. Plenty of Nintendo to go around, with parks being based on the IP as well (though I would want each individual park areas to be larger than those included in Thrillville).

We'll just have to see what happens. Since this is a collaboration, it can be featured in a Partner Showcase, so even if a general Mini doesn't happen, there's a chance for it to still get announced.

@Dezzy That's almost certainly fake. Crystal Chronicles remastered already has a release date in a couple weeks. Why would they announce a release window for it?

I'm not worried at all about the future lineup of software for Nintendo Switch. Yes, it's true that Nintendo is keeping awfully quiet about it, but they have so many development teams, both first and second party, that we're sure to get many more quality games on our favorite system before it's being replaced by its successor.

There's Monolith, Retro, HAL, Grezzo, ND Cube, Intelligent Systems, Game Freak, Good Feel, Camelot, Creatures, their many development teams inside Nintendo EPD and more that I'm forgetting right now.

Most major Nintendo IPs got new entries in their respective franchises on Switch, but there are many lesser known brands that could get new games as well. And with today's sales numbers revealed, the future for Nintendo Switch owners is looking very bright I'd say.

@Slowdive Ohhhh. Thanks to tell us. Now, I already know what expect. At least, I think I understood what is about. It did me smile.It let clear some other rumors was just guessing too.

@Slowdive looks will have a smash character at least.

What do you guys think about the Mario 3D Remastered Collection? Do you think it’s still happening?

Star Fox Grand Prix hasn't been true.

@Don Super Mario Bros launch birthday is sept 13. Maybe they'll say something then, if its coming. With covid though, Im not getting my hopes up too high.

@Don No, still think it's some sort of Star Fox Grand Prix error. I think the rest of the Nintendo published year will be Bravely Default II in September, Pikmin 3 in October, 3D World in November and some DLC/updates sprinkled across the rest of the year (e.g. Crown Tundra for November, Smash character for September/October, Cadence of Hyrule DLC in August and October, Animal Crossing updates in at least October and 1 other month).

@Grumblevolcano I'm surprised you're still so confident in Bravely Default II releasing this year.

I think it's far more likely that it's been delayed to 2021 and that September has no big game.

Eh, I personally doubt Nintendo would allow characters. JK Rowling certainly didn't, and Nintendo is even more particular than she is about how their intellectual property is to be used. A company that has to direct Disney on how Bowser is supposed to hold his coffee cup isn't about to let some random 20 year-old trounce around in a Princess Peach costume.