Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

@HobbitGamer way to blow his cover hobbit. I thought directs weren't happening anymore anyway 😉

@StuTwo TBF, the general public will have forgotten about the next gen consoles by the time the holiday season rolls around. People have a memory span of six months tops these days

@link3710 Yes my favourite month of the year is "Match"

What I want:

• Persona on switch
• New F-zero

@LetsGoSwitch Yeah, personally I'm a fan of Jone myself.

...I really wish they'd let Critereon or Sega or someone do something with F-Zero since they clearly aren't going to in-house.

@NintendoByNature I try. Yeah, there’s no more Directs. Now there are only inDirects.

Question.
Why are you so anxious without the Direct ?

Alright, let's lay off of @DannyBoi

I personally love watching Directs with everyone on Nlife, so I hope we have one sooner than later ^^

@HobbitGamer well when is that happening?

@NintendoByNature It happened about 20 minutes ago. I watched it with @GrailUK
We laughed, we cried, we learned some lessons. It was a good inDirect.

@HobbitGamer well this is embarrassing. Of all the times my internet stopped working 😋

That's optimistic. 6 minutes until YouTube recommends a new video about pandas (it's going viral) or someone posts something on Facebook about their lunch or something...

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I get that there is a logic to wanting to hold back so you're not forgotten by consumers but I think that's irrelevant to retailers. They need to know more than just vague details, they need to know them much earlier on the in the year than we do and they just can't be trusted to keep secrets.

It's why E3 (with its history as a trade show) is held in June and not September or October (which would make a lot more sense for a consumer show).

Tomorrow is the last chance for a February general Direct announcement. I don't think it'll happen but we'll have to wait and see.

@StuTwo True, but they already confirmed it's coming this week, and I'm not sure what's communicated to retailers, but those are the important things, they don't really care about the specs.

I mean, I still expect a reveal sooner than later, but I don't think it matters if it happens this month, March or April really.

What a great direct.

Oh wait that was last years

Direct? Direct?

Plot twist:
There will be a Direct right after the reveal of new Mystic Pokemon on 27 Feb 2020.

I think there is some logic in the theory that the coronavirus situation has caused them to delay their planned direct. We continue to see its impact as releases are delayed and some hardware experiences stock issues. It would not surprise me if they are waiting until the situation is under control, everybody is safe, stock issues are resolved, and new release dates are finalized.

@Bucky That could be a long while. At some point Nintendo would still need to bite the bullet and just announce everything regardless.