It's just an auto-alert that youtube sends out whenever they change anything about the playlist, so it can mean absolutely anything. Just renaming an old video to correct a spelling mistake would probably trigger the alert. Given the timing though, the overwhelming likelihood is what Grumble said. They've just added the new Direct but it's currently hidden from public viewing.
Thank you both for the explanations! I had no idea the that YouTube generated auto-alerts, or that videos could be ‘uploaded’ and yet remain invisible to the public.
If there is a Direct next week, MAR10 does seem a likely candidate (especially if there’s Mario news, and this being Nintendo, there’s nearly always something Mario related). But still, we probably should keep our expectations in check until something is officially announced.
I’m going to just say it. It’s a Hey Pikmin DX focused Direct with 40 minutes on showing you a Switch port of the 3DS game with nothing new other than HD textures.
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Regarding directs....i can see them switching to 1 big general direct a year and focus more on game specific directs. Fact is times and management have changed. Iwata and Reggie are not around anymore. Furukawa may not be as enthused about directs.
It's getting kind of late for an announcement that there will be a Direct this week. They usually announce them a day or two before, and it's already Thursday afternoon on the East Coast.
@WebHead I don't think it'll be reduced to 1 a year but reducing to 2 a year seems fairly likely (1 around February/March and 1 around September). I think E3 2020 will be cancelled due to coronavirus and E3 2021 onwards doesn't happen due to lack of interest from companies when they realize how much money they save from using the Direct approach. As a result, June no longer being a month where you have to release info on games.
It might not feel as grand if livestreams were done from the Treehouse offices, but it must surely take a load of strain off the organisation teams in doing such. If E3 were to ever go, I don't see why Nintendo couldn't keep the idea of a June Direct followed by - maybe not three days, but a couple hours - Treehouse streams.
@DarkRula Honestly, I struggle to see why they'd get rid of Treehouse streams. They're incredibly popular, and the sole chance Nintendo has to show off long form gameplay of upcoming games.
I'd see it more likely that they change it so Treehouse streams are only for a day each, and maybe one after each direct? Same amount of streams, but not all done at once.
That's exactly my thinking. Say we got Xenoblade, Mario Kart, something Metroid, and a Splatoon side game in one Direct, each game would have about 30-40 minutes spent on it after with the Treehouse team. In another Direct, we get BotW2, Mii Resort Paradise, Sword/Shield DLC2, Smash Ultimate character, and a Kirby game, then the Treehouse team do the same thing after that one.
It'd be something extra for those that want it, but not part of the Direct so people don't feel as though they need to be watching it.
@Grumblevolcano unbelievable...i mean I love splatoon2 but, c'mon...im close to finishing my switch backlog in a a few weeks or month at most. That's the only thing that's kept my direct needs at bay these last two months 😛
@Grumblevolcano I'm guessing that has something to do with all the Splatoon sequel / DLC teases we've gotten this year. I would be shocked if Splatoon isn't in the next direct or E3 in some form.
I’d personally be surprised if a direct numbered Splatoon sequel was explicitly announced in the next Direct, as Nintendo has put so much effort into making 2 the go-to squid-based multiplayer shooter on the Switch, and it’d be strange to split the player-base between two games on one console. Also, doesn’t a large part of the squid research lab overlap with the Animal Crossing team? In which case, I doubt they’ve had a huge amount of free squid-time in their hands.
A tease for more DLC or a spin-off game isn’t out of the question, though. The franchise is too lucrative and FRESH to just sit on indefinitely.
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