Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

@FragRed They changed it back to RabbidsOfficial after sites started reporting on the change to MarioRabbids.

@dionysos283 Timing, not something that would be done a few months in advance. That said I'm not convinced it'll be an actual sequel perhaps just Mario 35th anniversary stuff or the return of the tournament. Ubisoft seems ready to ditch Switch outside of Just Dance and cloud versions.

@Grumblevolcano That is a hell of a big blunder to make, as if no one would question such a move. But going back makes it even worse and now everyone will start really asking questions.

@BenAV I mean, I'd easily rather have Mario and Rabbids than modern Mario Party + Golf combined, I'd agree. That was my prediction, not my wishlist lol.

And to everyone else, yeah, that proooobably means an announcement is soon... The question is will it be part of an event or not.

There we go, another quiet week from Nintendo. The only thing being the Animal Crossing update but even that is a rather small update.

Monday is when we find out how well Nintendo did for October - December 2020.

@Grumblevolcano, they also announced the MonHun Switch, but yeah.

I don't expect to hear any new exclusive news for awhile, now that we have SM3DW, BDII, MHR, & NPS set for the next few months.

@Grumblevolcano

I'm telling people, there's not gonna be any more news for a while. I think the next Direct will be like a month after Monster Hunter Rise.

I'd imagine Ninty will announce after Mario as there's nothing else they are publishing with a release date in Japan. Also with their financial year end is a couple of months so they will need to start announcing things to talk about in investors calls.

So what do you guys think: Since it's clear that Apex Legend will launch on February 2nd (since many sites like Amazon Japan has listed the game for February 2nd or Nintendo Japan themself that it will launch soon), do you think that they just drop a trailer saying it's out now or do you think the will hold off a Partner Showcase next Tuesday and will shadowdrop the game afterwards. Cause we haven't had a PS since October and there are many upcoming third-party games in the first half of 2021 like BD2, MH Rise, SMT3 HD etc I think it's likely there will be one next week

@Dezzy "I think the next Direct will be like a month after Monster Hunter Rise."
Pokemon will almost surely get a Direct in February since February 27th marks the 25th anniversary of the series

Probably a partner showcase soon, @mariomaster96 .... Not so much for MH Rise, as that had it's own thing but there's probably some new games to reveal as well as update existing ones!

@mariomaster96

They might not have a major game coming out this year though. Except for the Snap thingy.

@Dezzy Nah I'm sure they will release a new major game this year cause it's their 25th anniversary and they are already celebrating this (on their Twitter account etc), so it would be weird for them to not release a new game. Also we haven't gotten a new game last year (only DLC) either. I don't think GF/TPC would go 2 consecutive years without a new game.

I don't expect to see anything until March, honestly, maybe even after the Mario stuff is over.

@mariomaster96

Well I seriously doubt the next major 3D game is coming this year. Those take a lot longer to make. That'll be next year at the earliest. Or maybe even 2023 if they choose to really go all-out and make a AAA level game.

Maybe they'll do another old remake for this year though.

@Dezzy "Maybe they'll do another old remake for this year though."
Yeah that's exactly what I expect (DP Remakes)
But even a remake is considered a big game imo. I think DP remake are even more anticipated than completely new games (at least for long time fans)

Also I doubt they are going to make a AAA level pokemon game cause that would raise the expectation for all future games too much and for GF/TPC/Nintendo it's most likely more profitable to release 3-4 lower effort Pokemon games within 4 year that each sells 15-20mio unit instead of making one high effort one that sells ~30mio units

@mariomaster96

Big in size, not big in budget. Those "Lets Go" games were really basic, and probably something they made quite quickly.

Apex Legends was officially confirmed to release on Switch in Spring 2021 (Feb - March).
So much for the practically confirmed Partner Showcase next Tuesday.

@dionysos283 Hmmm, interesting find, but that does say "Nintendo of Japan". Since Japan doesn't always release with other countries, that Spring release may not be relevant for NA, EU, AUS. And it says, "Spring 2021 (Feb-March)". Still cryptic, and doesn't rule out Feb 2.

Yeah, they certainly could still have a partner showcase soon .... It all depends what else they have for it!

@BruceCM I fully expect a Mr Blobby video game coming exclusively to the Switch to mark whatever random year anniversary it’s been since he first haunted us on Noel’s House Party.