Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

@Heavyarms55 sounds legit to me! XD

I will be honest, as a Pokémon fan, today felt like a Direct.

Waking up, I felt the same as I did waking up in March knowing a rumoured Direct might be there.

Indie is a short name of independent developers.
Indie developers = small game company.

For example, isn't Stardew Valley developed by just one person?

I'm really happy for all the Pokemon fans who got big announcements this morning, (and are going to get even more same time next week!) and it does seem like Nintendo's done their fair share of reveals for the month now, but I still think something more is coming this week. After watching the part of the Nindie Nation video where they talk about the eshop sales thing for myself, I was under the impression that the reason the sales end right before a direct is dropped is because the eshop is about to be updated with the multitude of games announced at said direct and then shadow dropped right after. The only things that released after the Pokemon presentation were the previously scheduled Isle of Armor DLC and that adorable tooth brushing game that's not even on Switch. Since everything that's actually had "Direct" in the name has been on a Thursday this year, perhaps we'll see something dropped tomorrow? It could just be "Mr. Sakurai Presents: ARMS" (which I'd love!) but again, I feel something bigger is coming because of that eshop sale thing. I know the Nindie Nation dude said it's only happened twice and that he wasn't trying to predict a direct or anything, but... that won't stop me from getting my hopes way too high!😂

So now we get/got 2 Pokemon presentations and 1 Smash presentation within one week. Also other companies like Microsoft, Sony, EA already held their presentations and others have already announced theirs.

I think it's really time now for Nintendo to air their Direct.

@mariomaster96 yep Im right there with ya. Let's get something going..

I’m going to start a rumour- A Nintendo Direct will air on June 26 and be shadow-dropped. It will confirm Mario remasters and 2D Metroid. Go, spread it in the other threads or however you spread rumours, @NintendoByNature and @mariomaster96!

@BabyYoshi12 done. I've told everyone I know at work and at the local grocier. It'll spread like a wild fire

@NintendoByNature Woo-Hoo, let’s see where this goes!

I love this thread so much 😂

I've been thinking about 2018, we got this for Directs:

• January Direct Mini - Revealed the 1st half lineup
• March Direct - Revealed some summer games and Smash
• Late May Pokemon Presentation (May 30th) - Revealed Pokemon Quest and Pokemon Let's Go
• E3 Direct - A glorified Smash Direct which also revealed Super Mario Party
• August Smash Direct - More Smash
• September Direct - Revealed some 2019 games
• November Smash Direct - Even more Smash

Given the hints in this week's Pokemon Presents, it seems next week's Pokemon Presents big announcement is probably Let's Go Johto releasing in November 2020. So I'm leaning towards 1 shadow drop reveal in July or August for release in September or October respectively and then everything else (except Animal Crossing updates and more info on Bravely Default II) is saved for a normal September Direct.

As for the investors meeting, Pokemon would probably be enough for that.

Why do we keep bringing up investors?

Nintendo has an investor’s meeting near the end of this month and they normally want to have a good lineup of revealed games out there so investors will be confident in their success and want to invest more. At least I think. Anyone feel free to correct me because I’m no business major or anything

June’s almost over... I’m getting worried.

I posted this in the Switch thread but by the end of next week, the vast majority of the stuff announced in the Direct Mini will have been released. The ones left would be:

• Trails of Cold Steel III - June 30th
• Catherine Full Body - July 7th
• Warhammer 40,000 Mechanicus - July 17th
• FUSER - Fall 2020
• King's Bounty II - 2020
• Bravely Default II - 2020

If you combine this with the reveals before and after the Direct, Switch is still on the limited side after July 17th which is less than a month away.

@Noble_Haltmann Their stocks are at an all-time high. I doubt investors are that worried.

Most investors are more concerned about earnings than products. Nintendo made a lot of money in the past few months despite the pandemic.

In short, I doubt there will be a direct because of the investors’ meeting. I honestly bet there won’t be one until at least September.

@LzWinky That’s true, it’s only true development of games that’s been harmed by COVID, not sales my any means. Impressing investors really isn’t a factor in direct timing right now.

I’m still betting that we’re gonna get a Mario 35th anniversary presentation of some sort over the summer in addition to Shadow dropped announcements and info on the last few holiday 2020 games (Pikmin 3 and 2D Metroid are my guesses, as well as a Mario and Pokémon game announced at their respective presentations.)

My expectations are as follows...

@Noble_Haltmann I imagine at the least we would hear about Mario’s anniversary, but not until after August