Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

All I can say is I hope this doesn't mean we won't be getting a general direct for the foreseeable future

@Grumblevolcano We might get headlines. Who knows. (Hey...I'm an optimist)

(That was the best Fox playing I've ever seen!)

@GrailUK The game specific Directs don't, there's a difference between a Smash Ultimate Direct (what has been announced) and a Direct which focuses on Smash Ultimate (like how the March Direct focused on Mario Tennis Aces).

This does seem like no normal Direct until September.

@Octane wait, there's a new smash? THIS. IS. NEWS!

I wonder if they're will be anything special about olimars helmet this time? Hopefully the direct will tell us a little about the hem patterning of peach's dress.

@Grumblevolcano You are right of course.

I disagree with the complaints. MORE SMASH PLEASE! Inject it directly into my veins.

@IceClimbers What on Earth could they be showing off this time? Can't wait.

Not interested in Smash but with what little time I have for gaming these days, honestly I'm in no rush whatsoever for a Nintendo Direct any time soon.

The only announcement I need is the return of

I am interested in Smash having never played one before and will definitely get it on release. However i do hope the have more meat on the bone than just that. Looking forward to it!

LOL, my Wednesday has already been made and it's not even Monday yet.
Still crossing my fingers for Professor Layton as a playable character, but I'm not getting my hopes up. With the way things are, I'm guessing Sakurai's more interested in... erm, "fan favorites" rather than surprising us with how-does-this-guy-even-work characters like Duck Hunt and Wii Fit Trainer. Oh well. I guess the next thing I want is probably an expansive single player adventure mode. With 60+ characters coming back, it would be criminal not to feature them in a huge crossover epic.
EDIT: Oh wait, scratch that. I want a demo, or a confirmation that a demo will be released close to the game's launch date.

@GrailUK I'd say 1 completely new fighter, 1 or 2 echo fighters, some stages, online modes and any connectivity to the app, and then hopefully some sort of demo.

In October/November is when I'd expect a Smash Direct focused on single player modes and a DLC tease.

@kkslider5552000 yes, please do this Nintendo/Sakurai/Bandai i was never fan of Wii U/3DS version of Break the Targets. (or what it was called)

@IceClimbers I agree, if there's going to be another Smash Direct closer to launch then this one will be focused on online to try and convince people the paid online subscription is worth getting. Then the later one covers stuff like single player.

I'm not sure whether there'll be DLC this time, we're already getting all characters from past Smash games in the base game and "not all stages return" may mean something like "everything but Miiverse". It feels like the kind of outcome where after launch there's only balancing updates.

Smash is one of Nintendo’s biggest franchise. Smash is the best selling Wii U game that is not a Mario game. Brawl almost outsold the Wii U. On 3DS, it did as well as Zelda BoTW. There’s a reason they’re focusing on it so much, it’s not like they pulled that idea out of their backsides that “Smash sells” I’m perfectly OK with a direct like this as long as it doesn’t waste my time with every small change like the E3 direct did.

Smash for me is, 1v1 For Glory online,love it. No items, basic stages, online. That's what I'll be buying the game for. I do feel it's not enough though to justify its cost for me. I can't stand playing with items on or on the more complex stages, I find it far too chaotic to play with more than 1 opponent and I think most of the other modes it comes with are not worth bothering with. That awful board game Smash 4 came with wasn't even worth playing once. I didn't find the adventure mode on Brawl to be much better.

I'm sorry you hate fun.

Except that they are.

Can you show how you managed to come to that conclusion? The only franchise I would think have a majority of fans on Nintendo consoles are Mario kart. And I would be hesitant to even say that.