Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

@GrailUK
I prefer the Nintendo IP from GameCube get remastered on Switch or next Switch.
Maybe it can start from Pokemon games on Gamecube since the games are really over inflated on EBay.

@GrailUK GameCube NSO is probably still years away, but I think it’ll happen at some point. Nintendo is bringing back so many GameCube games recently, that it’s probably not happening anytime soon.

@GrailUK Agreed, April's N64 batch (Iggy's Reckin' Balls, Extreme-G) showcases that the current lineup of NSO consoles can be extended for a lot longer without adding new ones. Lean heavily into the nostalgia of renting games from Blockbuster.

Honestly? My one expectation for this direct is something along the lines of “hey don’t forget Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD is releasing this month!” Everything else is basically a wild card for me.

Not that I care, I’m still adequately distracted with TTYD and the 5 Mega Man games that just hit NSO

@NinChocolate Possibly, however I think some people are leaning more on next week because we haven’t heard from Pyoro yet

"Pyro" will as usually "leaking" just 1-2 days before the direct while others "leaks" waaaay before, yet "Pyro" gets all credits.

"Pyro" alredys has proven being a complete fraud. He/she got wrong about everything at lately about "Switch 2" being fully revealed in march, and then in april etc... Yet many still has +100% faith in that person because they uses the "Switch 2 got delayed in the last minute" defense. But the problem is that "Switch 2" has never been been fully revealed pr been delayed by Nintendo yet...

Just don't blindly trust everything on internet. It's their job. Some "leakers" got right for some times, and then gets wrong for every times before falling into the oblivion, we has seen this so many times during the latest 10 years now.

@Keman Once again, Pyoro NEVER said anything regarding Switch 2. His leaks are strictly about Directs and impending social media announcements, which is why he's reliable.

@Keman I don’t know if we’re talking about the same leaker. Pyoro has accurately leaked the past several Directs that no one else leaked.

maybe you’re thinking of someone else? Pyoro hasn’t really leaked anything Switch Successor related, so you’re possibly thinking of someone else.

I believe Pyoro was the first to accurately leak:

• Mario Vs Donkey Kong 2024
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• Pikmin 1+2
• Endless Ocean Luminous
• Monkey Ball 2024
• Another Code Recollection
• NES World Championships
• Detective Pikachu Returns
• A bunch of other things I don’t feel like listing

The misinformation in this post is real...I have no doubt you're talking about a no-name "leaker" with a similar username to Pyoro...

@WiiWareWave Keman has misspelled Pyoro multiple different ways in this thread in the past so I don't think it is referring to a different leaker.

But as to the main point, we don't really know when things get to Pyoro's 'desk'. And Pyoro doesn't know about indie showcases, so not everything goes to them.

The last couple leaks have been on Fridays so it seems unlikely we will get a direct next week but with Pyoro it is more leak= accurate and no leak = not necessarily any information.

@GrailUK
It’s years away, but it’s happening. The alternative is… ?? NSO just calls it a day at the N64 for the rest of its existence? They’re gonna run into some interesting problems in moving past the GBA on the handheld side but the home console possibilities stretch out pretty dang far.

To me, it seems like Nintendo finally got the curated garden it wanted with NSO, so I see them slowly enriching and expanding it for as far as anyone can know at the moment. If access to it just naturally exists on the next console with no need for a system transfer or booting into a “Switch 1” menu, that would be the first time they’ve done such a thing, right?

Curious to see if Doom The Dark Ages makes its way to Switch 2.

Punchout is all I need.

"This is far from everything we have to show you – all this week, the Official Xbox Podcast will air podcasts from Monday, June 10th, featuring discussions with developers and even deeper looks at some of the exciting games from the show. It all starts tomorrow with an extended gameplay look at Avowed, on Xbox’s YouTube channel and podcast services, followed by Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater on Tuesday. If reading’s more your speed, every episode will be detailed in an Xbox Wire post breaking down what was revealed."

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/06/09/xbox-games-showcase-20...

Seems pretty much guaranteed that the Direct is not the week starting June 10th.

@rallydefault You're dreaming when you think that the Gamecube NSO is going to be a thing lol. It isn't happening. Nintendo isn't going to introduce another paid tier that has Gamecube, DS, and Wii games. Especially given that again- they stand to make more by remaking those titles than giving them away under the costs of an Online sub. Especially for a tier that people are most likely not going to buy anyways.

I doubt they'll make an "Expansion pass 2," and I can't see the normal expansion pass having more than N64 and Gameboy titles.

This. If they're sticking with NSO for another 7 years on the Switch 2, then what are they going to do to sustain it? They've exhausted most of the big games for those systems, so they're going to have to add new ones or else subscribers will get bored and leave. DS? Depending on how the Switch 2 works (and the rumors seem to be indicating it's mainly just a power bump so it probably isn't going to be any better at this than the OG Switch), the system might not be able to run those well since they're designed to work with 2 screens. Third party retro systems? They're not going to be as profitable, since their games aren't as popular as first party Nintendo games and the owners of those systems are going to demand a licensing fee. So GC is by far the best way to retain interest in NSO in the long term.

@Bolt_Strike I think they will add new services. Such as Miiverse type deal that can interact with games (y'know, how you could draw graffiti and it aoppeared on Splatoon maps.) That sort of thing. There is still vastly more value in Gamecube and Wii titles than hocking them for 30 quid a year for everything. If you can't see that, then I don't know what to tell you.

Yeah, I don't see many people biting on that graffiti idea, that doesn't seem deep enough to justify an extra $30. If they're going to sell new services they need to do better than that.

Ehh... they can get away with remaking some Wii games, but GC? They've already exhausted most of the remakes there. And I really don't see any more value in GC and Wii games than I do N64 games. They just look prettier, in terms of content and gameplay there's not much evolution in them over N64 games. $50/year for the whole GC catalogue feels about right for the value that GC games bring. Charging $60 a pop for recycled versions of the original with little to nothing more than a graphics bump feels like a huge ripoff, especially compared to an original, built from the ground up Switch game which is the same price. You're telling me that a game as massive and deep as BotW is equally as valuable (and TotK is only $10 more valuable) as the far less capable WW and TP but with slightly better looking visuals? Puh-lease. The notion that Nintendo feels that these barebones remasters of far more simplistic games from 20 years ago just reeks of cash grabbing, GC for NSO feels fair at this point.

@Bolt_Strike I loved it on Wii U!

I see far more value in GC and Wii games than I do in N64 games. Mainly given that the games for that console were far more complex than N64 titles mostly?

Also- I keep bringing this up, but Twilight Princess never got a remake. It got a texture pack.