Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

That would very much be a direct hit, wouldn't it?

I'll see myself out.

Boooooooo

This is gonna seem a bit tangenty but here we go. Every E3 direct we've gotten there has been games announced for the following years, not just the current year

2017: Kirby, Pokemon, Metroid, & Yoshi
2018: Daemon X Machina & Fire Emblem
2019: No More Heroes 3, Animal Crossing, & Zelda
2021: Mario + Rabbids & Zelda

The only game we know is releasing next year so far is zelda and maybe advance wars, so even though we might know most of their lineup for this year, I could still definitely see them announcing a couple 2023 games

@Blooper987 My guess? Pikmin 4. I've never played a Pikmin game before in my life besides the Pikmin 3 Demo but I really liked what I did play so I would be down as all hell for it.

@Fizza Pikmin 4 would definitely be a good game to announce early. I was also thinking maybe donkey Kong or a new f-zero / mainline fire emblem could be possible

@Fizza @Blooper987 Mario!

I'm thinking we may finally see that new DK game. It would be a dream come true.

Given the turn of events, I feel we're probably looking at a Partner Showcase. The game in question is a 3rd party game and 3rd party support after June is light but the recent 1st party announcements doesn't make sense to be absent from a Direct which features 1st party games.

I remember when there were all those rumours suggesting a huge general Direct in July 2020 with a focus on Mario but then while the date was correct, we got that very short Partner Showcase focused on SMT.

@Grumblevolcano I feel like people would be seething if we get a Partner Showcase. Especially in JUNE where everyone else is busting out these big presentations.

Personally I feel as though it'll be featured in sizzle reel in a general Direct similar to what happened with Spyro, Lucky's Tale, etc.

The sale is just 2.5 hrs away and still no Direct announcement, thats rather strange

@Fizza Not if they included games like Sports Story and Silksong. People were expecting massive disappointment with the State of Play last week (due to the 3rd party and VR focus) but outside of those who feel that Sony releasing 1st party games on PC is ruining Playstation, it was generally very well received.

But there will be Summer Games Fest today, 2 hours later.

This year I will be skipping SGF for real due to having to work. Every year I say I'm going to skip it but end up watching it anyway. So it's nice to actually have an excuse to not watch it. It'll save me some time to just look at a highlight reel afterward.

About an hour and a half away...

Neon White appeared at Summer Game Fest.

Maybe it sounds crazy, but I still have a tiny shred of hope.

Very key emphasis on the "tiny".

I heard that there’s gonna be a direct on June the 15th.

@Greatluigi now debunked. No direct this month.

Shredders Revenge also appeared at Summer Game Fest, both release June 16th.