Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

This is the year. Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland 2 will be released as the holiday game. I can feel it in my unitard

@Grumblevolcano @jump I don't think it's likely either, but I really think next year will be all about Zelda and Metroid, so I can't see a Christmas game coming from either franchise.

Again, I don't think it's likely, but a "we have more more Mario Surprise for you...." style announcement is more likely than Zelda or Metroid game.

I honestly believe anything is possible.
Nintendoes whatever it pleases.

@MarioBrickLayer I reckon two games for different audiences could take the place of one massive seller. So one casual friendly game and one hardcore gamer game like Bayonetta 3 (although an Oct/Halloween release would be clever) and a new Nintendogs games or a new Style Savvy and a new Punch Out or a new Rhythm Heaven and a new 1080.

It also seem optimistic if the Metroid game you’re referring to is Prime 4 to be released next year.

Honestly, I'm genuinely shocked people think that we're getting any more games this holiday season. It seems like most people here think they have more to announce. I'm sticking to my guns, no more first party directs until April. I do expect 1-2 shadow dropped trailers in that time, but not the sort of event everyone here seems to be expecting.

@link3710 Well Crown Tundra DLC is currently the only holiday release for Switch. 3D All Stars is a summer release meanwhile SMB 35, Mario Kart and Pikmin 3 are all fall releases.

@link3710 if it as Direct or Twitter drop i can't say but i am expecting some kind of holiday bomb as neither Mario collection or pikmin hit the November date

There will be at least 1 more big announcement, I guarantee it. Probably not a Direct. Just a random announcement of a game. They're not going to have no holiday release. It's just never happened.

If there was no Nov/Dec game I would have thought Nintendo would move either Mario Kart Home Camera and Pikmin 3 into that slot, not that I'm saying they are big holiday releases however. It doesn't make much sense to release two games the same month when there's a massive holiday shaped gap in the calendar so I expect a game to be released Nov/Dec even if it's not a big name game.

Maybe New Pokemon Snap in November & Bravely Default II or No More Heroes III in December?

Granted, I know we haven't gotten any info about NPS since it was announced (it doesn't even have a release window as far as I know), but maybe it's further along than we thought?

XC2 released in December, so it's not like a niche "core gamer" title like BDII or NMH3 would be unprecedented for that slot either.

@Dezzy They have the Mario Collection, Mario Kart, and Pokemon DLC. What makes you say they don't have a holiday title. They may not be brand new games, but 3 of it's top-selling IPs are represented this season. Given the pandemic? I think that's more than anyone would expect. I'd assume that Mario Collection (being on track to be the best selling game of the year based on pre-orders if the front page is to be believed) is what they consider the big one.

@link3710

I don't think any of those really count. All Stars is over 3 months before christmas, and is just old games ported. Mario Kart isn't even a regular game, so won't have the same appeal or audience. And Pokemon DLC isn't a retail release that might make people buy a console for the first time (the people who care about it will have already bought a Switch for the base game)

By a holiday game, I mean something completely new that's released with lets say 2 months of christmas, with quite wide appeal, that might make non-Switch owners say "Ok, it's time to buy a Switch".

What about Portmin 3 Deluxe?

@Octane

Not a new game. Also I'm not sure how wide its appeal is? It didn't make the top 10 on the Wii U:
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wiiu.html

everyone do you think a new Nintendogs have a potencial to be a Holiday title of Switch for this year?

I think they'll be another unannounced Nintendo game released before Christmas too. Otherwise it's basically Mario Collection (ports) > Pikmin 3 (port) > SM3DW (port) to cover the whole August to March period.

@damien33ad maybe a new Nintendogs for Switch or a 2D Metroid game that continues the Metroid Fusion history? remember everyone back in january that a new Paper Mario game would release on Switch, along side a 2D Metroid game that continues the Metroid Fusion history

@Octane Pikmin despite be a amazing franchise, don't sell well compared to others Nintendo franchises like Mario and Legend of Zelda, usually games of the Pikimin franchise sell around the same mark the Metroid franchise usually sell, so Pikimin 3 Deluxe can't be considered a Holiday title of Switch for this year, is better Nintendo bet in a franchise like Nintendogs that usually sell around the 7/10 milions units sold.

@Dezzy agreed. I see this being a pretty niche thing, that will quickly lose its appeal. If I had to guess, probably along the lines of Labo....

I hope this is true and gets released this November or December.