Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

Yeah I'm leaning towards there being no general Direct until September too. We know the lineup up until Splatoon 3 so they can focus on advertising those games individually.

That being said we don't really know what's coming between Splatoon 3 and Pokemon. That's what we need details on, and revealing games for late September and October in a September Direct doesn't make sense obviously. So I think shadow drop announcements for Bayonetta 3 and 1, mayyyybeee 2 other titles (Sparks of Hope?) are in order.

Several Indie Direct games that were revealed in the last six months have just gotten listings for June releases on eshop.
Like Fire Girl
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/firegirl-hack-n-splas...

It's now only a matter of time of when the new release date for Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp is gonna be announced

I'll tell you what I really want, and that's a Splatoon 3 Direct. We've seen a decent amount of new stuff but admittedly, not a lot compared to what Splatoon 2 added to Splatoon 1 (e.g. Salmon Run, complete revamp of specials). I feel like they've still got a bunch of stuff up their sleeves (e.g. a new mode, full details of new weapons, sub-weapons and special moves, a slightly larger and more creative story mode perhaps with a main antagonist other than DJ Octavio, apartments, new Ranked Battles, split-screen).

Well, I'm sticking to my guns here. If there isn't a Nintendo Direct this week, then I will have given up all hope for one coming out this June. We would likely just get a Mario Kart shadow drop, Splatoon 3 direct, and maybe another Xenoblade trailer.

I still think it makes a lot of sense for Nintendo to do a general Direct this month, but hey, Nintendo is a company that doesn't really make a lot of sense.

@StarPoint
I mean even if there is no Direct in June 2022, there is always another thing you can do like playing other games from different consoles or finishing the backlogs or finding never before played old games. Since I'm not waiting for bigger title like xenoblade or splatoon or botw games, I will not miss anything.

@Anti-Matter The thing is, I don't have much of a backlog at all right now. I don't desperately need some Nintendo news, but I just think it makes sense for Nintendo to do a Direct this month.

@StarPoint
I think this is funny for me to see after I have Nintendo Switch for almost 5 years, I saw something different about my perception with Nintendo Switch.
Before that I was so hyped with Switch and half hearted with my PS4, but now the situation slowly changed during pandemic. I became more hyped with PS4 (of course by amount of kids games I can pick on PS4) but slowly have different idea with Nintendo Switch as I found more Code in Box treatments and some decisions from Nintendo recently that made me less impressed. Don't get me wrong, I still like my Switch but not as strong as 5 years ago during this year. Some disappointing decisions from Nintendo recently were like Mario Strikers (putting another soccer games), Pokemon BDSP big patches and updates, Switch Sports without Boxing, etc made me nervous to support Nintendo Switch like 5 years ago. At this point, I have separated the picking of 3rd party multi console games by picking the PS4 / PS5 version for 3rd party multi console games, my Switch will only get 1st party Nintendo games and Switch exclusives with a few 3rd party multi console games if I found the GB size of PlayStation version was too big for my PS4 storage (above 20 GB).

I'm still on board for a Direct unless the next MK8 DLC wave suddenly gets a standalone trailer in the next couple weeks. I really think that is the indicator of whether or not we're getting one, because it'd undoubtedly be a part of a Direct if one was in the works.

It's true we got a new XC3 trailer, but that just seemed to be a recap of the environments they've already revealed (so nothing really new), and while a handful of Switch bound games have been revealed at the other showcases, that was always going to be the case.

I think they will do a Direct at the end of June or somewhere in July or August. The thing is, I think they are basically done for the year, announcement's-wise. Metroid Prime 4 definitely will be a Switch 2 title, same with Zelda (that could be a dual-release though, Switch and Switch 2 version) and at this point Bayonetta 3 could also be a Switch 2 title. Only leaves Mario+Rabbids 2 for this year, so that could be the focus of a Direct.

The only thing that would give me hope of a Direct next week is if Microsoft doesn't announce Goldeneye tomorrow. That game is "worst kept secret" territory but Microsoft may feel Nintendo deserves the initial announcement given the nature of the original game.

@Grumblevolcano If Microsoft were going to announce any collaboration with Nintendo (like for Goldeneye) then I would have thought it would make sense to tell Switch owners to tune in lol.

@GrailUK Do you remember when they actually did something similar to that back at E3 2019? During the Xbox showcase, there was a graph that had the events where news relating to Xbox would be shown. The E3 2019 Direct was on that list as well and what just so happened to be revealed at that Direct? Banjo in Smash. I wish I could remember where that graph was but I vividly remember it from when the hype was kicking off.

I don't even care with Microsoft attempts unless they want to release again Kinect games on XBOX Series X, I will eat my words again.
But I guess it will not happen, Microsoft hate making kids games. I can tell you they hate kids / family games by stopping the support of Kinect games. You can say Kinect games are nightmare but I like Kinect games from XBOX 360 era and not everyone like shooter games.

@Anti-Matter I swear you say this every time Microsoft is even mentioned. We get it, you don’t like Microsoft.

I've heard about this myself. COULD YOU IMAGINE.

@Fizza Yeah, vaguely

@GrailUK I'll tell you something: after playing the original on NSO, I've been converted to BK. Great vibrant worlds, fantastic wittiness, iconic music supplemented with some pretty fun platforming that constantly gets expanded throughout the game. I'd be more than down for a new BK game (that isn't you know what).

@GrailUK Xbox might anounce a revival of Banjo Kazooie tommorow

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-is-planning-a-b...

@Giancarlothomaz Who out of everyone M$ has bought would be a good fit for Banjo. (Rare said someone who knew what they were doing would have to do it lol.)