@ilikeike I hope they don't do that because otherwise i'm going to wake up and get the whole direct spoiled before watching it which would be a pity. @bluemage1989 Civilization 6, final fantasy pocket edition and the name for Yoshi were leaked or announced I would hope that they have more stuff to show on the thirdparty front.
I don't think that'll happen (they did say they'd reschedule including Nintendo NY store viewing) but I guess not impossible as 3rd parties are just revealing Direct content anyway (e.g. FFXV Pocket Edition, Civilization VI), Nintendo accidentally revealed the Yoshi name and cloud save info, Famitsu has new Smash Ultimate info next week, etc.
@Grumblevolcano I'd forgotten about the NY Store event, I guess that disproves that rumor. It'd be bad form on Nintendo's part if they cancelled the NY fan event but dropped the direct anyway all in the name of "surprise".
Mario Galaxy is ten years old, and now I feel old.
@troy258 I'd love to see more from third parties revealed as well but I'm hoping for Mario Sunshine HD/Wind Waker HD.
I know this could sound crazy and I don't mean any disrespect to Japanese people but I wonder if the reason for the delay was due to there being a game like Disaster Day of Crisis to be revealed.
@bluemage1989 I think the reason to delay the direct was just out of respect for the Japenese people. I would like mario sunshine or windwaker HD but i'm not expecting it. Mario sunshine would be very unlikely if the rumours about the super mario bros U port are true.
The odds of another earthquake a week later are pretty slim. And it's enough time so people have dealt with the situation for most purposes (except things like houses that were destroyed, which will take too long to fix for Nintendo to wait)
While the earthquake was given as the main justification, there’s reason to believe it was the straw that broke the camel’s back after the recent string of natural disasters to have hit Japan. Early summer saw both floods and heatwaves claim lives and destroy property, and the past weeks have brought not just the Hokkaido earthquake, but also the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years (and the strongest typhoon to hit anywhere on the planet in 2018), which ripped straight into the Kansai region where Nintendo is based. Kansai airport is only just starting to reopen, and transport links across the country have been affected by both events.
It’s hard to say exactly what has been thrown out of sync by these incidents which would have caused the Direct to be postponed, but recent conditions would have made it very hard to carry on business as usual. I’m currently living in Hokkaido - mercifully some way away from the epicentre - but we still had complete blackout for 24hrs and closure of schools and workplaces, despite being spared the brunt of the earthquake’s magnitude. Many places are still without power. Countries are joined up entities, and incidents like this and the typhoon that preceded it can seriously disrupt the supply chains and transport networks that keep a country running.
This video gives some idea of the direct impact of the typhoon on the Kansai region, the third clip coming from Kyoto Station, only a few kilometres from Nintendo’s HQ.
I don’t really like being a disaster reporter, but I think it’s important to have as much context as possible on why the Direct might have been postponed. Some people are questioning why an incident on the far northern island may have affected actions taken in the south of Honshu, so it’s useful to understand what was happening across the Kansai region in the days beforehand. Heatwaves, floods, typhoons and earthquakes have all hit the country pretty hard in recent times, with the Hokkaido incident simply being the latest.
Despite being the one I’ve been most personally affected by, I think it’s important not to lose sight of the wider series of events that have been playing out across the country.
@DezzyAftershocks are not uncommon in the event of an earthquake. Despite power being back across most of Hokkaido, the demand in the coming week is feared to outstrip supply, with further, deliberate blackouts being considered. We’re still being encouraged to use as little electricity as possible. Perhaps I shouldn’t be writing this message.
@Maxz I know people in Sapporo. The power was back within 12 hours, but public transport, public buildings, shops, universities, etc. are still out of power. Though they said that public transport went back online earlier today. It's probably going to take a few more days until everything is up and running in Sapporo again.
whenever the direct airs, we need at least ONE big first party title we havent seen or heard of. Animal Crossing, pikmin 4, or even a 3ds game like a links awakening remake. IDK we just need something besides ports and all that. we need an idea for 2019
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