Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

@VoidofLight
No, of course not. I'm not expecting anything. It's just something I was wondering about if it could happen.

@VoidofLight I suspect he’s working on something he’s been wanting to do for a while, especially given that he has both pursued growing a YouTube channel and vocalized his exhaustion creating Smash games (especially Ultimate). He’s enjoying his relatively recent autonomy as a dev, and so I think it’s well within the realm of possibility he’s working on something completely new. A Kid Icarus game would be welcome, but I’d rather have him announce a banger none of us could expect, in or outside a future Direct.

@Enriesto Honestly, so long as it isn't smash- I'll take anything made by Sakurai. New Kid Icarus? New IP. I'm good with both.

On Sakurai: I do wonder what sort of game he would be most likely to make. An action-adventure game of some kind from him I feel would be great. If there's anything I've learnt about him from Smash, it's that he would put character movement and interactions as a priority. Which would make for such a great game.

On Smash: People will be expecting it for the Switch successor at some point. And as much as a new fighter pass for Ultimate would be fun, it wouldn't compare to a full new game. And it's not like a Mario Kart situation where they could get away with a port. People would be expecting a new game. I feel games on the Switch successor will push games such as Smash and Mario Kart in a new direction.

New project by Masahiro Sakurai being talked about? I wonder what it is

Yooka-Replaylee posted a new trailer for the console versions and they show that it's coming to "Nintendo".

Unsurprisingly, this is sounding like it's coming to Switch 2, not the Switch.

@Bolt_Strike What I find of most interesting is their tweet where they say “PS5, Xbox Series… and Nintendo 👀”

@Bolt_Strike @FragRed
It's definitely Switch 2, even before they put in that cheeky nod. The original was on Switch and it's a series that's naturally more at home on Nintendo's hardware. Not sure what their sales ratios are but I'd imagine the Switch version did the best. Clearly if they're pushing for a remaster than Switch 2 would be the main target platform. Probably would make for a reasonably good launch window title.

Still interesting that they actually said it out loud regardless. Certainly gives weight to the idea of a H1 launch

@FragRed They followed it up with this tweet:

I saw it as a joke response but it would be an interesting concept if Nintendo allowed 3rd party games to get Alarmo support.

@Grumblevolcano Doom and Skyrim Alarmo ports have already been announced.

Probably.

@skywake @Grumblevolcano This whole thing is assuming they have dev kits and know when it’s launching right? I’m curious if they do have one and that’s why they can gleefully tease it. But also now I’m thinking who else may start doing the same thing with game announcements

@skywake Oh certainly. As outspoken as I am about graphics being insignificant, even I'm not going to try and claim that this is coming to Switch. Why would it? The original was on Switch, what kind of remaster would be on the same platform as the original? There's no business sense in that. I also notice that it's not on PS4 or Xbox One either, which also ran the original. That speaks volumes as well. I'm not particularly thrilled about this game, I'm firmly on the side of it being too soon for a remaster and they should be working on the sequel right now. But with the fact that this game exists and the other platforms it's been confirmed for, yeah IDK how you could logically conclude it's coming to any Nintendo platform other than Switch 2.

I'm not entirely sure this signals a 1H launch, you never know, some of these games take an eternity to finish. But I can definitely buy that Playtonic and Nintendo want to position this as one of the big Year 1 3rd party games for Switch 2. Should be mutually beneficial for both parties I think.

@FragRed At this point they certainly have devkits. All of the major third parties probably know about it by now so they know which platforms to release/market it for. Playtonic certainly knows about the Switch 2, they're being coy because they're under NDA not to confirm anything about it until Nintendo does.

So are we getting the Switch 2 announcement on the 29th/30th?

I’d like to believe it’s almost guaranteed we’re getting something big by the end of the year. I can’t see an outcome where we only have DKC Returns port having a release date going into 2025.

Yes definitely unless we aren't.

The lack of solid information is deafening.

If next week goes by and your prediction comes true, then I will start suspecting that you have secret insider knowledge

@FragRed
Games take years to develop and Nintendo is going to want to have a rush of software out the gate. They definitely have dev kits. In terms of knowledge of Switch 2 timing? I mean I doubt they have any idea when Nintendo is going to announce it or the specific date of release. But I would expect them to have a fair idea of when the launch is to at least a quarter

Games are expensive and complicated software development projects. If Nintendo wants to keep developers on side it would make sense for them to be given a general launch target. I'd note there was that rumour early this year about how the Switch 2 had been "delayed" from late this year into early next year. I wouldn't be at all surprised if that was true and had been leaked from some studio who is being kept in the loop

@Bolt_Strike
Yeah, it's not really proof of launch timing it just to me seems a bit early to be hyping this thing up if the intent is to release in September next year. Of course it's entirely possible they release on other platforms first and then do a Switch 2 version later, as they did with the original. But again, for a game where the biggest selling point is "Banjo-Kazooie without the Rare-Microsoft entanglements" you'd think Switch 2 would be the focus

Many ducks lining up for a H1 release I feel. This isn't one of them but.... it does make more sense in the context of a H1 launch

@PikminMarioKirby I think at this point if they don't reveal it this coming week, we won't see it until 2025 and they'll reveal a 1st party port/remaster for Switch 1 for February at the Game Awards in the mean time.

we're not gonna get one til jan-feb and it's gonna be a full switch 2 direct

People are claiming Pyoro is pointing to next week having a Nintendo Switch 2 announcement. No clue if he's to be believed given how the guy literally revealed his source and shriveled up.

@VoidofLight PH Brazil was just suggesting early next week too. Fairly sure people are just suggesting the most logical remaining 2024 date and hoping it happens 😆