Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

Nintendo's announced a few hardware bundles:

the septembre Direct/first 2024 Direct will be determinant if Switch sucessor actually launch in 2024 or later, lot of new anouncements: Switch sucessor in 2025/2026, few new anouncemts:Switch sucessor in 2024

@Stamina_Wheel It's worth pointing out that "deve" means "may", not "will".

@MarioBrickLayer that how i expect/predict the Switch sucessor is gonna be: septembre/octobre: next 3D Mario(exclusive)
novembre: yearly Pokemon game(cross-gen)
dezeembre: Metroid Prime 4 or Monolith Soft action RPG(cross-gen for Metroid Prime 4, exclusive for Monolith Soft new action RPG)

@Giancarlothomaz I think there is more chance of Nintendo being bullish still (like they said.) They keep going until Switch 2 releases.

@GrailUK In before Nintendo closes the Direct with “Now there’s just enough time for one more thing. We hope you enjoyed playing the many thousands of games on your Nintendo Switch. Unfortunately we are no longer releasing games for the Nintendo Switch. Please understand.”

The problem with Pokemon being cross gen is that multiplayer is a huge part of its gameplay. Would the Switch version of that game be able to trade and battle with the Switch 2 version of that game? AFAIK, that's unprecedented. I think Pokemon will stay on the Switch until the 10th gen games (in 2025, possibly even 2026 for the 30th anniversary), doubly so if the Switch 2 is BC. It'd make more sense for Pokemon to be a fairly late adopter to the Switch 2 as it usually tends to be, the Switch is still going to be successful and getting games for several years into the Switch 2's lifespan so there's no rush for Pokemon to transition and split the userbase to the point where the early adopters on Switch 2 might not be able to play with the late adopters still on the Switch.

I hope we get Direct in September, with Side Order info ofc!

@CaleBoi25 Me too I’m absolutely starving for info. Hopefully we see soon enough

@FragRed Lol.
'Please take a look.'
Blank screen.
'What did you think? Neat huh?'
'Wait, there is one more thing...'
Blank screen.
(c) Nintendo 2023

Doubt they'll do a cross-gen pokemon game. Will probably just stick to the Switch, with the game being playable on the other console thanks to backwards compatibility.

New nes, Snes, and GB games just got announced. Wonder if it decreases the chances of a direct soon?

@NintendoByNature No, they don't announce NES and SNES games in Directs, unless it's a big thing like Earthbound

I believe there was an NSO drop a couple weeks before the June 2023 direct also.

The September directs tend to talk about bigger NSO news like plans for the future or new systems, not just random non-famous individual games. I would guess they will say at least something about NSO.

@Croctopus I’m coping for a shadowdrop or a Future Redeemed-like situation where Side Order drops a week later but one of the worst case scenarios is it coming alongside the Chill Season. But that would likely bring less players to the new season so it has a chance of releasing sooner (please no 2024…). Maybe the Deep Cut amiibos have gear relating to SO, so they’ll make a surprise appearance? The Pearl & Marina amiibos came out after OE and those had their outfits from it which means SO could release earlier or near the Deep Cut amiibos. But that’s just a squid theory!

@Stamina_Wheel “Wonder” what Pyoro will leak this time?

New Ninja related game? 🤔 Ninja Gaiden? We've already had Turtles stuff lately. What else is there.

@FishyS Shinobi??? That's all I can think of on short notice. Speaking of the Shinobi series, been years since the last entry/game/title...

Well, guess TotK DLC has been yeeted off the Sky Islands 😕
https://s.famitsu.com/news/202309/06314767.html

今回は追加コンテンツの発売予定はないのですが、それはあの世界で遊びを作ることを、やり尽くした感じがあるからです。
We have no plans to release additional content this time because we feel that we have done all we can to create play in that world.

@luckyseven On the bright side, at least the next Zelda will be set in a newly created map again instead of trying to stretch the BOTW one into a trilogy