Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

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

@Grumblevolcano I doubt it. Strikers is blacklisted at Nintendo as far as is publicly known, since that's what made them clamp down hard on the Mario IP. If we do get a Strikers it'll be a shadow of it's former self a la Paper Mario.

@Grumblevolcano Ouch...BOTW2 delayed and lots of ports and remakes? good thing i activated game pass ultimate. Seriuosly though, this will be the first year of PS5 and XBOX and no BOTW2?

Ya know, this was a fear of mine in the back of my mind after Luigi’s Mansion. Besides AC and Pokémon, there really was not much listed as far as future releases for original content. Nintendo is treating remasters and ports like new. I guess it’s not a huge deal since there is a lot to do with indies and third party, but it would be nice to have some Nintendo love. That’s the biggest reason to get a Nintendo console and I ain’t feeling much love now.

@teo_o It's just our guesses lol. Pretty sure everyone is convince at this point that Nintendo's internal games have been delayed indefinitely by COVID.

I think the November release could be Sinnoh Remakes. At least, judging by the pattern of remake releases thus far. The only thing is, it's unpredictable now, due to Let's Go. There's a chance that Let's Go Pikachu basically reset the remakes, and that we won't be getting a Sinnoh Remake, but instead a Let's Go Jhoto game. I expect us to see something on pokemon day though, since well.. that's when they usually announce the big game each year. Perhaps a small direct, like I mentioned the other day.