Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

I think we found something before Reddit did. #US if true.

I just looked at 'nintendo direct' on Google like what @FroZtedFlakerZz did and sure enough: it says the exact same thing.

However, I'm not really sure this confirms in a Direct in the slightest. Would I like one? YESYESYESYESYES. But I think this is more a case of Google's algorithm getting date placement mixed up between America and the rest of the world (seriously, why do you guys put the month before the date, IT'S HERECY I TELL YOU).

A Direct the day after I go back to school would be nice though, can't deny.

@Fizza Oop, did some research and yeah, that's likely it. My feeble U.S. mind didn't comprehend that date's were written differently around the world... heh. Still think we'll likely get one in September but yeah probably a little later.

Let's cross our fingers that the universe takes pity on my mistake and lets us have it early.

@FroZtedFlakerZz if it's true we will know this Wednesday.

@Fizza I'm so glad this happened when I have my Inspector Kermit pfp lol.

@Fizza @Kermit1 WAIT
WAIT JUST ONEEEEE MOMENT

I'm back with more research

Apparently this has happened before and it WAS a leak. That website is just the general Nintendo Direct website so that means they will be updating it in 3 days. This means "likely" we actually will have a Nintendo Direct around that time

Doesn't mean it's for sure still, but it increases the chance
A guy can hope :')

@FroZtedFlakerZz WHAT

@FroZtedFlakerZz I read about that on Twitter as well, wasn't it to do with a Kirby Star Allies demo or something? This whole thing's been like an Ace Attorney case: just when you think it's all over, someone pulls a crucial piece of evidence out of nowhere. All we need now is an updated autopsy report and we have the full package!

@FroZtedFlakerZz

@Fizza That is the most perfect analogy I've ever heard, seriously though, my head is spinning.
@Kermit1 'Tis most intriguing Watson.

@FroZtedFlakerZz Inspector Clouseau, my dear Peter Sellers. Tis a very interesting line of events.

also the Weird Al trailer is out today sooo.

@FroZtedFlakerZz i don't expect a Nintendo Direct next week(next week Splatoon 3 release, Nintendo is not gonna do a Nintendo Direct when they are still marketing Splatoon 3 and the game is close to release, the tradicional septembre Nintendo Direct will problaby happen at the end of septembre).

@Giancarlothomaz I'm not entirely sure it means we're getting one that day, it just means (soon?) after because they'll be updating their general nintendo direct site

I think that we'll have one before the 7th of next month

I don't think it would be next week because that's probably Sony's slot. Currently Playstation news is bad news after bad news (e.g. most recently there's been PS5 price increase followed by mobile acquisition) so if Sony intends to change that attitude and get people excited for PS5's future, there'll be a Playstation Showcase announcement this week for September 8th (Playstation events mostly happen on Thursdays and Playstation Showcases are announced a week in advance).

Then the following week, the Disney and Marvel Games Showcase is in the Direct time slot among a load of other showcases happening that week. So I think it seems most likely that next week is instead an Indie World early on in the week (e.g. Tuesday) and any other Nintendo events are at the earliest the week beginning September 19th.

While Nintendo has had Directs in the first week of September, I don't recall them ever having a AAA Nintendo release around the same time (Splatoon 3). I think a late September direct would be more likely.

Perhaps in a Bizarro parallel universe, Nintendo has Directs every day, and people there wonder what day Nintendo will not have a Direct.

Here we going again waiting for that 3pm slot... @jump

There's a Ubisoft Forward on Sept 10th, so a new Sparks of Hope trailer is likely. Nintendo can hold off for a while.

@Grumblevolcano That seems a likely possibility actually, it'd line up with everything I know. I'd much rather have a Nintendo Direct lol but if we get an Indie Direct first, then once we get the actual direct there'll be more first party content
It's not often that Nintendo does an Indie direct and normal direct in the same month though...
I'm quite stubborn so I don't know that my mind's been changed that it won't be early next month, that being said though, your theory would make sense because of Sony's situation.

@nitrolink I think this late in it's advertising cycle, if Ubisoft is the one revealing more on Rabbids, Nintendo could still just get by mentioning it like they mention recently released games in their directs.

@WoomyNNYes 2019 we got a general Direct on September 4th meanwhile a big release in the form of mainline Zelda (a 2D remake but still mainline Zelda) and the Switch Lite came on September 20th. Nintendo used to do general Directs before a release rather than after. Nowadays Nintendo waits for the gap though:

• 3D World (February 12th 2021) -> General Direct (February 17th 2021)
• WarioWare Get It Together (September 10th 2021) -> General Direct (September 23rd 2021)
• Pokemon Legends Arceus (January 28th 2022) -> General Direct (February 9th 2022)

@FroZtedFlakerZz It's only happened once (both general Direct and Nindies Showcase happened in March 2018) though general Direct came first) but then again things change. September general Directs always used to be earlier in September (1st or 2nd week) but then last year it was late September, also first Indie event used to be March before this year but this time was mid May.