Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

The rumours are up again for a direct this week but I still don't buy it unless is a Pokémon one instead (which I don't really count as it is not Nintendo's)

The 21st is the Zelda Anniversary which is a Sunday and unlikely for a Direct. I think there is a chance we see something the week before or the week after. So not next week the week after or the week after that.

The signs we have for a Direct today are all 3rd party so that limits the type of Direct to standard Mini or Partner Showcase (general Directs are always announced in advance so that's out of the question). I think it all comes down to how much Zelda stuff Nintendo has planned for this year, if there's enough for a Zelda Direct they'd likely go Partner Showcase followed by Zelda Direct around February 18th. If however Zelda content this year is very limited (e.g. just 1 port or BotW 2 news) then a standard Mini could happen instead.

At what time do Directs / partner showcases usually take place?

@dionysos283 Standard Mini Direct, franchise specific Direct and Partner Showcase usually airs 2pm GMT/3pm BST which is in under 3 hours.

General Directs generally air around 10pm GMT/11pm BST but is announced a day in advance.

@Grumblevolcano I thought they’d been at 4pm the past few partner showcases weren’t they? Maybe I’m wrong.

@FragRed
Maybe it depends wether it's wintertime or summertime?

@dionysos283 Yeah that’s true. It is GMT right now as was during the last one or two partner showcases at least. My knowledge when they shift from BST to GMT is none existing until my phone and computer change the time and I freak out lol.

@Grumblevolcano I don't think they would put the first real news on BotW2 in an unannounced Direct cause this game is way too important to be shown off that way. I mean they dedicated a whole E3 to the first BotW.

But on the other side it's Nintendo, they like to do weird unpredictable stuff so who knows?

@mariomaster96 I agree. If Nintendo are going to say anything about that game it’ll likely be part of a Zelda anniversary Direct that’s announced the day before.

@mariomaster96 That's not quite what I was meaning, if the only Zelda news this year was a port and BotW 2 the port may be announced in a Mini but BotW 2 would be revealed like Bowser's Fury was last month.

@Grumblevolcano ah ok, yeah that's definitely possible

It's past 2pm GMT, guess we're getting nothing then and the Apex Legends news is probably just a shadow drop trailer.

@Grumblevolcano
In my opinion shadow dropping Apex Legends makes absolutely no sense. It will get no publicity whatsoever this way. I rather expect that the Switch release was delayed.

People have heard about that coming to Switch, though, even before the leaked date .... We'll soon know for sure, if it does appear on eshop today!

Well, no Direct today. Guess we can all wait until tomorrow in case it happens 24 hours from now.

Now, let’s get this thread back on track... Harry Hill. That’s a name I think we could export to the US, as a good tester of how much damage we can cause on their nation.

you guys actually set yourself up for disappointment every week huh?

We aren't gonna get a direct for at least like two weeks

@FragRed That could work. Harry Hill was a doctor before became a funny man so I can see him doing loads of talk shows like Oprah advising on the pandemic and inbetween those then go onto Jerry Springer to announce FIGHT! when the poor people fight each other over who is the baby daddy or 48 year old son doesn't want to leave home.

Hmm, quite a lot of February 2nd has already happened and no sign of Apex Legends news (Season 8 has already begun).