Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

Wish it was at a different time as 9am doesn't fit well into my current sleep pattern (going to bed at around 6-7am) but I'm pretty keen. 50 minutes is super long. Hopefully that means a lot of info and not too many overly drawn out segments.

Oh yeah, I'm thinking we'll probably hear about Nocturne HD Remaster as well. April release, maybe?

This is going to be a LONG 30 hours for me. Ugh.

Well I know it’s a long shot only thing I really would want to see is switch pro announced. Other than than apex legends gameplay would be cool. Nothing else I’m expecting. I guess they could surprise me with something. We will see.

@dionysos283 It was likely because of the other platforms as the Crash 4 announcement was for Switch, PS5 and Series X|S. An example of this in the past with other studios was back in September 2018 when an earthquake in Japan delayed a Direct by a week and a lot of the 3rd party announcements in the Direct happened on the original Direct date anyway meaning they weren't surprises when the Direct happened.

@Anti-Matter I wish for Sims 4 on Nintendo Switch too. xD
The Direct will start for me at midnight, but me and my brother waking up past noon and going sleep way past midnight, so cool.

Oh wow, that IGN dude was probably right then?

He said we were getting a Zelda Collection in March and BotW2 for Christmas. Super pumped for this. Please can we have Metroid Prime Trilogy now as well?

@Dezzy Wasn't the rumour a Zelda Direct on the 18th? A general Direct on the 17th means the person's wrong in that case.

I really hope so!!

50 minutes is a long time! Assuming BOTW 2 is a holiday game and the Tweet is 100% accurate, then maybe we'll see a split announcement? or maybe there won't be any Zelda stuff

It’s been 3,000 years

Also, if my math is correct, this ends the amount of days between the Directs at a grand total of 531 days. This count excludes Direct Mini's, Partners Showcases, and Directs dedicated to specific games.

The Direct timing couldn't have been better, 3D World took shorter than I expected (I definitely remember it taking longer than a few days when I got it on Wii U back in 2013) so currently waiting for Bravely Default II which is a whole 10 days away.

The Tweet states games already out such as Smash Bros - so I am expecting another fighter to be revealed? What other games already out will be shown and how much will be dedicated? I do feel this puts an end to the Zelda anniversary announcement to some degree.

I am just amazed Nintendo are doing a Direct. Perhaps this is a sign things are moving back to normality in their Japanese studios.

I've been saying for ages that I didn't think we'd see general Directs anymore, this is great!!

I can't help but feel the news of an actual Direct will distract from the serious conversations about British comedy acts in this thread now ;(

So first half means the expected mega game for Xmas wont be mentioned but my pie in the sky wants;

Mother 3 localized
Bayonetta 3 dated
Zelda BOTW 2 dated
SMT 5 dated
Dreamcast collection (c'mon Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio!)
Cloud versions Deathloop and Resident Evil Village
New Fatal Frame
Resident Evil Licker in Smash
Persona 3/4/5 ports

I'm not hugely fussed by it but I reckon Hyrule Warriors AOC DLC is likely.

I really want No Man's Sky.

@Jump a Dreamcast collection would be cool!

I'm sure there will be some surprises thrown in and not just known games. I'm optimistic since it's just for the first half of the year. So we won't have to wait long for whatever comes.

The downside is I don't believe games like botw 2, mp4, and bayo 3 will be present since they probably aren't first half 2021 games. Hope I'm wrong though

@Grumblevolcano

Yes but given how long it's been since a Direct, I think its safe to assume they had some genuine information but just weren't sure on the details.

The odds of getting the date within 1 day are quite low.

Some predictions:

• Smash character is either Crash or Monster Hunter
• Galaxy 2 is DLC for 3D All Stars
• Animal Crossing March update, perhaps also paid DLC
• Age of Calamity free update or season pass (there's a few characters like Astor and Sooga that aren't playable but have a moveset)
• At least 1 old Zelda announcement
• BotW 2, Bayonetta 3 and Prime 4 are not present
• Fire Emblem Remake (Genealogy or Binding Blade)
• Some Splatoon announcement (DLC, future updates or spinoff)
• Something to do with NSO (perhaps shedding light on the 3D All Stars March 31st situation)
• MH Rise is given an approximately 10 minute spotlight and a second demo is announced

There’ll be a massive Breath of the Wild-style trailer with at least 3 minutes of unseen footage. Then it’ll turn out to be Hyrule Warriors DLC.

Who was who said that we'd be getting Galaxy 2 sometime this spring? Someone definitely claimed that in the last week or so?