Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

As I was watching the Mario Direct I was thinking they'd sneak in a Smash fighter announcement who are from the Mario games. I was hoping for Birdo or I could have made do with Toad but I had a weird feeling it was going to be Waluigi.

@jump I feel like Pirahna Plant is probably going to fill that spot for the new Mario rep this time around. I don't think a single series repped in Smash has gotten two completely different fighters in the same game from what I remember

Richter Belmont & Daisy don't count because they're echo fighters based off of existing characters

@jump @TheFrenchiestFry Smash 4 had Robin and Corrin, Melee had Peach, Bowser, and then Zelda/Sheik, Brawl had Pokemon Trainer and Lucario (so technically 4 characters), and I might've forgotten about other non-clone candidates. I do think the lack of any Smash news minus a new tournament means there won't be another Mario DLC character, at least yet. But of any character who could get in...Waluigi's out of the picture, Paper Mario probably is because they just added Origami King spirits, Captain Toad is highly unlikely, Pauline has no real moveset potential, and that leaves...Geno, who could easily be upgraded to a special Mii costume or become a fighter because of the demand. But if they were going to do Geno, I think they would've made him line up with the anniversary. They've clearly been planning something for Mario's 35th for quite a long time, so it's feasible.

I would also assume that any subseries is off-limits, even though DK Jr. is making his return to Mario Kart as confirmed in the Direct. I'd be down for Dixie, though - she has some good potential, like her bubblegum gun being neutral special, the DKCR/TF Rocket Barrel being a side special, and her up special of course being her helicopter hair move.

So can we expect another Partner Showcase sometime this month?

@PikaPhantom "any subseries is off limits"

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Also any subseries is apparently off limits yet you still mention Geno and Paper Mario, who are characters originating from subseries lol. Also Peach and Bowser is a good point, but Zelda/Sheik were introduced as a single character, with the Sheik transformation literally being part of her moveset. They were seperated into two from Smash 4 onwards due to the technical limitations of the 3DS

@Magician I imagine one could happen close to TGS to provide updates on stuff like DOOM Eternal, Bravely Default II and No More Heroes III, and maybe some announcements related to games like Bayonetta 3 and SMT V

I wouldn't expect them to pull out any major announcements however

@BenAV Yeah, but if I play with my friends instead of randos it works pretty dang well with nary a hitch. I only have issues when I'm using matchmaking.

So what is the holiday title(s) going to be? I would've guessed Bayonetta 3, but that's too niche really. It'd have to something else on top of that.

@Dezzy it's a coin flip between Metroid Prime 4 :Federation Force or Breath Of The Wild 2: Tri-force Heroes.

@Dezzy Isn't it Mario Kart Live + Pokemon Isle of Armor? What makes you think there's anything else to announce at this point?

@Dezzy Currently just Crown Tundra.

So where's my Mass Effect Trilogy?

@damien33ad Well, I wouldn't say incredible. Wii games were €20 a piece on the Wii U. N64 games were only €10. So this was probably €45 by Wii U standards. I'd say it's a bare minimum collection for that price. At least they're not €60 each...

@Octane they did launch in the uk in 2015 with a price tag of 9.99£
That’s super mario galaxy and super mario galaxy 2 both for 9.99 each at launch week.
If you had super mario 64 on wii it was 99p for the wii u rom

The fact that that's not enough for the holiday release? Experimental toy that's not really a video game, and a DLC, which isn't even a retail release (as far as I know?)

No way is that it. Nintendo have said several times that a massive chunk of their annual revenue comes at christmas. They're gonna have something. If they really didn't have anything else, they would've just delayed the 3D All Stars til December.

@Dezzy You mean November, right? And if they don't have both major September and November titles available to release, doesn't it make more sense to release their sole major title in September, so it's available for the whole holiday season?

I'm sure Nintendo was planning on releasing something (probably not BotW 2 since that was likely aiming for Zelda's anniversary) for the holiday, but it's also probably slipped into mid to late next year by now, whatever it is.

How much do you think a copy of super mario 3d all stars will cost after they stop producing them?

Also do you think that galaxy 2 DLC is still possible?

Or possibly do you think that galaxy 2 could release on its own?

@Ktld878 It'll probably shoot up to around 100-150 for awhile, before dropping back down to around retail price, then finally dropping below MSRP in 3-4 years time I'd wager.

As for Galaxy 2 DLC? I'd say no way would any company ever release DLC for a time-limited game. If it's released, it'll be standalone.