Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

So the mario kart tracks are $24.99 per wave of 8 remastered tracks, so $150.00 ($25X6) for 48 tracks? Isn't that a little expensive? I get the feeling the decision to add it to the expansion was so that more people subscribe to the service. I don't think anybody would want to pay the $150 when they can get an online sub for much less which will include the tracks.

Also the fact that they said it would continue until the end of 2023 shows that they are at least not planning on doing the next switch until after that, which to me is a good thing.

@JesseA actually it's 24.99 for all of them, it's more of a season pass.

Well I'm dumb. That makes more sense.

I hope they add more boards to mario party as well. Maybe this will be how Nintendo continues to develop multiplayer games, instead of new versions, just dlc for a few years.

@JesseA you’re not dumb, I was wondering the same thing. I didn’t catch that it was $25 for a pass, I thought it said $25 for wave 1.

@hotgoomba thanks for clarifying

Do you think that Pokemon Generation 9 could be presented this year at the upcoming Pokemon Presents, which should take place in late February

@PrinceOfDarkness I think it's a bit too early. We just had this gargantuan new Pokemon experience made by the same people who make the new generations literally 2 weeks ago and a month by the time the anniversary would roll around. The far more likely option would be either DLC for BDSP/PLA or spin offs for days. I'm praying for another PMD remake/Pokepark game myself (though realistically, this would be the perfect opportunity to bring Conquest back from the dead).

I think the only way Gen 9 is coming this year is if TPC basically goes "Surprise, Legends Arceus is in fact the beginning of Gen 9" and Gen 9 is essentially revisiting all the regions far into the past with each region being a DLC expansion to Legends Arceus.

But I doubt that would be the case given it would alienate the competitive community.

@Grumblevolcano That sounds like a lot of work for just DLC though.

Plot twist, Gen 9 = thousand years later after Sinnoh.

I agree, absolutely too soon for Gen 9.

I realise the past few generations have been 3 years, but none of these generations had a main game revision (if you count the DLC as SwSh's "third version"), remakes and an entirely new mainline game based around a new concept (not to mention a pandemic!).

I could see Gen 9 being announced this year, but there's no chance it's coming out. I'd expect another $30UDS expansion pass for Legends though...

@Fizza

I felt the exact same re: the direct being great for Wii-era-type games

@ElRoberico You know what I don't think we actually see in Legends? The Resort Island that you get to go to in the post game of DPPt. We have Stark Mountain in Firespit Island but apart from that, nothing. That would be a prime location for potential DLC. I would kill to get more pokemon to catch as well, being able to get more kinds of Pokemon with Legends' catching mechanics would be wonderful.

@RR529 what I expect to see: wow 4 out of 4.
What I'd like to see: 1 out of 6, well you got one right

With the last few directs, I've tried to make a little thing with every game announced in one image. I did it again and I think this is the one I'm most proud of. There was so much stuff to try and cram in but I managed.

@Jackpaza0508 This image only makes me realise how ****** weird the last Direct was. The good weird though.

Does anyone else find it interesting that Nintendo's really unpopular/controversial announcements come within a few weeks of Directs? It can't be a coincidence, right?

Pokémon Company anounce a 14 minute Pokemon Presents at 9 am on febraury 27th

Hmm, a Pokemon Direct on Sunday?

Is it finally time to hear about Detective Pikachu 2?
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/02/detective-pikachu-2...

@Magician I hope they go crazier with it and reintroduce Detective Pikachu 2 while bringing the first game to Switch.