Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

Don't know what to make of this whether it increases, stays the same or decreases the chance of a Direct.

@Grumblevolcano One has nothing to do with the other as Nintendo won't abandon their Direct for an in-person only event especially during an ongoing pandemic which will undoubtedly severely impact the number of people going to in-person event like this.

@Grumblevolcano would a 3 month long road trip effect a summer direct? We'll find out soon 😃

I would love a direct next week, because that is one week earlier than two weeks

@TowaHerschel7 @NintendoByNature I was thinking in the sense of the summer already being laid out so perhaps Nintendo would focus heavily on the summer titles instead of announcing stuff further in the future.

On another note, the official page for Three Hopes suggests a demo is coming (maybe revealed today/tomorrow?):

https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/fire-emblem-warriors-...

I hope we get one next week

I also think that the week of June 12th is pretty likely. Not sure why, just a feeling.

@Grumblevolcano Aside from Pokemon Scarlet & Violet we literally only know what's releasing through the end of July. That's abnormally short-term even by Nintendo's standards.

Edit: And we haven't heard anything about wave 2 of the MK8D Booster Course Pass yet which has to release sometime this month or next to keep the waves at least somewhat evenly distributed.

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@TowaHerschel7 Splatoon 3 is September 9th and there's not usually 1st party games in August (2019 was the exception with Astral Chain).

@Grumblevolcano Okay two games, the problem is we don't know about many AAA releases actually confirmed to be released after July on Nintendo Switch either and the ones we do don't have a set release date. Even if Nintendo themselves only has 2-3 new game announcements, Nintendo could still announce the new Booster Course Pass wave plus a bunch of third party announcements alongside an indie showcase which could easily give us a 40 minute presentation.

@Grumblevolcano Maaan you got me good, I thought that was a fresh announcement lol

@TowaHerschel7 They could and I wasn't saying there's no chance of a general Direct, just that things are setup in such a way that they could approach things differently. For example MK8 Deluxe DLC wave 2 could be a standalone trailer, 3rd parties could announce some games that also come to Switch at Summer Game Fest (there's fewer standalone events so Summer Game Fest should technically be bigger this time), they could have standalone Directs for Xenoblade 3 and Splatoon 3 as well as in August have a Bayonetta 3 trailer for release in October.

@StarPoint I posted it as a note that time has pretty ran out for the E3 style announcement approach, at this point if there is a general Direct it seems more likely to be announced the day before airing much like the general Directs that happen in February and September.

@Grumblevolcano I mean we're probably about two weeks off so they could still announce it tomorrow and it could air Thursday or Friday after next giving us a 13-14 day head's-up. 😉

@Grumblevolcano Yeah I understand why you posted it, just got me excited for a second

could this be the anouncemt of the next Nintendo Direct?

@Giancarlothomaz I mean, I would never trust anything from a website like this as a reliable source. The games listed seem plausible, but I wouldn't get your hopes up. A new Wario Land would be pretty hype, though

@Giancarlothomaz This is just my view but that would be a pretty underwhelming Direct.

@chapu2006 Agreed, however, this could just be a portion of the games revealed. Games like Mario Kart 8, MP4, and BOTW 2 would most likely be shown this Direct.

No Three Hopes demo today, safe to say now the focus on promotion for the rest of the week will be on the Mario Strikers demo.

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