Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

I thought the Direct was great. Gonna be pretty busy this weekend.

AoC demo out now
No More Heroes 1/2 out now
Part Time UFO out now
Control (cloud version) out now
Hitman 3 (cloud version) coming soon
Bravely Default II release date

@BenAV Woo! Getting it as soon as I get out of work then. That + AoC demo + Part Time UFO should keep me busy.

I also really want Control, but I feel like I shouldn't support cloud gaming on Switch...

I'd rank the Directs this year from best to worst:
1. March Nintendo Direct Mini
2. January Pokemon Direct
3. August Partner Showcase
4. September SMB 35th anniversary Direct
5. September Partner Showcase
6. February Animal Crossing Direct
7. October Partner Showcase
8. July Partner Showcase

The October Partner Showcase did have some good stuff in it like Bravely Default II info, Age of Calamity demo and No More Heroes 1+2 though the presence of cloud versions of games was disappointing.

Sure it was inevitable to happen at some point given the gigantic gap in power between Switch and PS5/Series X of which a new Switch revision wouldn't resolve that problem (enhancements would likely be more like Age of Calamity running at a stable framerate or Korok Forest in BotW running at a stable framerate) but cloud versions are the point where I'd much rather buy the game natively on XB1 (and then as a result have it on Series X when I finally get the opportunity to get one).

Makes me wonder if this is the reality regarding DOOM Eternal Switch, that it's a cloud version rather that a native Switch port.

My ranking:

1. July Partner Showcase just because of SMT alone
2. March Direct Mini
3. September Partner Showcase
4. August Partner Showcase
5. SMB Direct
6. October Partner Showcase
7. Pokemon Direct

didn't watch the AC one

This was by far the most interesting partner showcase to me so far. Sincerely surprised by some of the good looking titles. Some games I'll keep an eye on (Tropico, Surviving the Aftermath - was that in the UK version?) and I'll give the demo of AoC a try, curious what it's like since the Warrior concept never appealed to me.

I'm surprised by the enthusiasm for the UFO game here. That sincerely felt like shovelware... To each their own, I'm happy for the ones who'll enjoy it.

@toiletduck, Part Time UFO is developed by HAL (the Kirby dev) & was well received on Mobile, so that's probably why it's on people's radar.

Yea I liked the direct myself. Grabbed NMH

I'm going to guess that the rest of the year for Nintendo news will be:

• November - More Age of Calamity info, Animal Crossing update, another batch of NSO titles including DKC3, Indie World
• December - Nintendo reveals what Bowser's Fury actually is, new Monster Hunter Rise info appears at the Game Awards as well as Monster Hunter revealed for Smash, new Bravely Default II trailer at the Game Awards, multiple cloud versions announced at the Game Awards

My bet is for a direct that announces a new model by the end of this year or maybe january, a full presentation in january, and, i don't know, a launch in march, maybe?
Wait wasn't capcom the rumored company that told nintendo to put some more ram in the orginal switch so they could put the re engine on it? if capcom is so close to nintendo it would somewhat make sense if Monster Hunter Rise releases in the month of the launch of a new system with another version of the game optimized for it. Dunno, just my thoughts at the moment. Also, i'm very suspicious about doom eternal, i say it has forked into two versions: one optimized for the current switch, one for the next.

It's the switch online services maintenance tonight. Improving it maybe?

I wonder when is November update for ACNH....

It's in November ;p

It's in late November according to the fall update trailer.

Sooo we got the trailer today, but... no Franklin?

@Noble_Haltmann They said the update with Franklin and Jingle (presumably the penultimate or final update of the game) wasn't going to launch until Late November. So I'd expect it circa the 20th or so.

@Noble_Haltmann The monthly "Exploring [insert month]" videos only include update contents if they've previously been revealed, update trailers are separate.

I have a feeling a new full fat Direct might happen this month to take some wind out of next gen hype. Nintendo did a similar thing earlier this year positioning their Direct right after the PS5 and Xbox showcases, and again after the September PS5 event

Id be down for that.

I've found it weird that Age of Calamity hasn't had any DLC announced given Koei Tecmo games very commonly has DLC announced pre-launch. Does Persona 5 Scramble have DLC or was it the start of a range of canon games with no DLC?

@Grumblevolcano The only DLC P5S has is the various music sets that collect music from the main numbered entries, similar to Persona Q2 and the Dancing games.

However the P5 music set was only obtainable if you started the game while having save data for Persona 5/Royal on your PS4 or Super Smash Bros. on your Switch