Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

They will probably announce a direct mini for today. Seems the probable course of action.

Today's Nintendo news is New Pokemon Snap releasing on April 30th and it's a full retail release.

This aged well.

I'm still saying nothing til a partner showcase in March. We now have their schedule presumably confirmed through April at this point.

@DannyBoi
Actually, what games are you waiting so bad until made you sooo.... anxious for no Direct for long time ?

@link3710
I agree, that now it's likely we won't hear anything first party related until April. But imo a partner showcase is always possible.

Oh I forgot to do my usual yearly first party prediction that inevitably turns out wrong. Let's see...

January - nada
Feb - 3D World
March - NSO exclusive title to replace Mario 35 (MH Rise)
April - New Pokemon Snap
May - Mario Golf, Pokemon Unite
June - Super Mario Party 2
July - Detective Pikachu 2
August - MercurySteam Metroid gane
September - LoZ port (probably by Grezzo, maybe NERD)
October - Bayonetta 3
November - Pokemon Gen 4 remakes
December - nada

@link3710 BOTW2 in December?

@MarioBrickLayer No way. A game like that would be released in March or November.

I'm betting on nothing from Nintendo proper outside of eShop only titles all year.

@link3710 That's interesting. I'm the exact opposite and I would have thought Nintendo would go strong this year with software. Games beats next gen specs

My predictions for Nintendo published games:

• January - Shadow drop eshop title or nothing
• February - 3D World, Bravely Default II (outside Japan)
• March - Zelda collection (OoT, MM, Skyward Sword), Zelda 35 (SMB 35 replacement)
• April - New Pokemon Snap
• May - Fire Emblem Remake (Genealogy of the Holy War or Binding Blade)
• June - Wind Waker HD
• July - Detective Pikachu, SMTV (I'm guessing SMTV is Nintendo published because of worldwide simultaneous release, Atlus doesn't do worldwide simultaneous releases)
• August - Metroid Prime Trilogy
• September - Twilight Princess HD
• October - Bayonetta 3
• November - Pokemon Let's Go Johto
• December - XCX Definitive Edition

With BotW 2 delayed to March 2022.

As for DLC/updates, I think we'll get:

• Animal Crossing New Horizons updates throughout the year
• Final 3 Smash fighters launch in March, June and September
• Age of Calamity free update in February, maybe Season Pass purchasable around then too though I'd imagine they'd have announced a pass in advance if there was one)
• Ring Fit Adventure free update or DLC in March
• Captain Toad free update in February that adds the 3D World levels that were replaced by Odyssey levels
• At some point in 2021 3D All Stars getting Galaxy 2 as DLC

@Grumblevolcano Huh, I had XCX in December but removed it last minute. I am surprised you don't have a game down from Camelot though, this is the longest gap they've had in releases bar none.

I predict that we'll see some announcements on some (hopefully all) of the key anniversary dates this year, they are:-

1. 21st February - Zelda
2. 4th March - Switch Launch
3. 9th July - Donkey Kong
4. 6th/15th August - Metroid

Time for my list of totally correct (trust me bro 😏) boxed exclusives release schedule.

Jan: N/A
Feb: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Bravely Default II
March: Monster Hunter Rise
April: New Pokemon Snap
May: Wind Waker/Twilight Princess HD collection
June: Mario Golf
July: No More Heroes III
Aug: Metroid Fusion remake (or Prime Trilogy HD)
Sept: Monster Hunter Stories 2
Oct: Bayonetta 3
Nov: BotW 2
Dec: N/A?

Everyone seems to be forgetting HAL Laboratory recently just confirmed new projects for this year, and a new mainline Kirby is likely to be one of them

I'd love alot of these lineups people are predicting . Too bad I just gave up on MPT coming to switch and grabbed it on wii u last week 🤣

@link3710 I think the next Camelot game will be Golden Sun and in 2022 (originally planned for summer/fall 2021 but delayed due to the pandemic).

@PikaPhantom I don't think the next mainline Kirby game is coming until 2022. Maybe an eshop game like Super Kirby Clash and Kirby Fighters 2 are.

rip Nintendo directs.

@PikaPhantom I'd say April 2022 for the next mainline Kirby seems likely. Kirby has games literally every year without gap, it'll probably just be another Vanpool assisted spin-off this year... or an externally handled Return to Dreamland port. Given there was probably a delay on the next mainline Kirby, holding it back a few months longer to release on the 30th anniversary sounds likely.

@Grumblevolcano Hah, you're more optimistic than I. Camelot will never ever work on a non-rushed and/or non-sports title ever again.

@link3710 Well in the DS/Wii era there weren't many Camelot Mario Sports games (only a port of Mario Power Tennis) but that's when other developers were doing Mario Sports games:

• Next Level Games - Mario Strikers (Football)
• Square Enix - Mario Hoops (Basketball), Mario Sports Mix
• Bandai Namco - Mario Sluggers (Baseball)
• Nintendo and SEGA - Mario & Sonic at the Olympics

In addition to Golf and Tennis being covered outside Mario Sports via the massively popular Wii Sports.

I think the next Mario Sports game will be Next Level Games doing another Mario Strikers, sometime around 2022/2023.

Someone who does remember that apex legends is going to release on nintendo switch