Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

@Sigran102 To pair with Legends Z-A like they did with BDSP + Legends Arceus but also to do with the 3DS shutdown. Bank will still be up but all online functionality for X/Y, Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, Sun/Moon and Ultra Sun/Moon will be gone in less than a month.

@GrailUK Are you referring to the Bandai Namco-developed 3D action game remaster LinkedIn listings?

I think it depends a bit on what the game is. If it's a one-and-done showpiece type title like Metroid Prime 4 or even like a HD Zelda remake or something then sure, no arguments there. But if it's a slow burn title that isn't really a showpiece then maybe not. Especially if cross-buy is a thing and/or the target demographic are not early adopters

For example if they had something like a new Animal Crossing in the works ready for a cross-gen release? There wouldn't be that much value in holding out for Switch 2. You'd throw that on Switch and then tell people if they want they can upgrade to Switch 2 for HDR or whatever

@PikaPhantom No, this one is from a Nintendo employee.

@GrailUK Oh, was it the listing at EPD Tokyo for a 2D action game?

Someone on the NintendoLife discord shared this... it's a humorously bad fake direct leak.

@FishyS Animal Crossing New Leaf HD? Wow. They not even trying to hide their crazy dream fantasies.

I like how they tried to make it look all official using the letter head and everything... lol

@FishyS LMAO so fake, tbh If that happened I wouldn't even be that excited lol....

@PikaPhantom Sorry from the late reply. It was from a game tester at Nintendo of America.

@FishyS
The poster of "fake" Nintendo Direct looks obsessed with Zelda stuffs too much.
Even if the fake Nintendo Direct will comes true, I will not even watching the Zelda stuffs segment.
I will just skip watching for several minutes then go back watching the Direct after the Zelda stuffs segment finished.

@FishyS From what can be seen here without clicking anything (up to SMP2), the most obvious sign of it being fake is the complete absence of unannounced 3rd party games. There's always some unannounced 3rd party games in the first 5-10 minutes.

@GrailUK Were there any details giving us an idea of what the game is?

@PikaPhantom I'm afraid not. It could be EPD. It might not. It's an unannounced game.

@GrailUK Ah. Wonder if it could be the new Star Fox EPD seemingly has in the works (they filed for new Star Fox trademarks alongside Princess Peach, and Nintendo Switch Sports randomly has some unused data tied to Star Fox in the code, with mentions of things like the Wolfens)

I think we'll get Indie World this week or next week. This week is both GDC and PAX East (Nintendo used to time indie presentations with PAX) but then again, they may want to focus on Princess Peach Showtime and Splatoon 3 this week then use announcements (e.g. Indie World, Direct, SpringFest timing) to fill in gaps leading up to Endless Ocean Luminous so next week may be more fitting.

I don't know if you guys saw this, but Midori, a leaker as credible as Pyoro, said Persona 6, Persona 3 Reload, and metaphor are all coming to switch 2. That kills any theories about the switch 2 not happening until 2026 or 2027 imo.

@Sigran102 That won’t stop people speculating on a 2026/27 release date. All they need to do is speculate that these games will come one to two years after every other system gets it as part of a “double dip” strategy.

@Sigran102 @FragRed If anything that helps any theories about Switch 2 being even later because Atlus are extremely infamous for releasing "updated" versions with no upgrade path. For example Persona 5 on PS:

• 2016 (Japan)/2017 - Persona 5 (PS3/PS4)
• 2019 (Japan)/2020 - Persona 5 Royal (PS4)
• 2022 - Persona 5 Royal (PS5)

It would be very Atlus-like for Switch 2 to get a "complete" edition of Persona 3 Reload with the game + expansion pass all on the cart for $70 and then Atlus adds in FeMC content as a new batch of DLC that's not part of the expansion pass.

@FragRed but if that's the case then how does Atlus already have plans for it?