Rumour: Yet Another Nintendo Direct To Air Tomorrow, Switch Online Details Incoming?

If it's a genuine direct focused on the Switch then I'm interested. If it's more Indies then I'll pass. I've bought enough indie games. Give us something to get excited for that isn't Smash or Pokemon (no interest in either)

Someone should tell Nintendo HQ that "Direct" doesn't necessarily mean "never-ending stream"

I hope this is true, however I have a feeling the current typhoon in Japan could delay it.
I know it's all pre-recorded, but i can imagine they'd postpone out of respect to the people of Japan and the situation.

Also the "N" on the Nintendo logo at their HQ in Kyoto has been destroyed by the typhoon!! Now they're "Intendo"

Okay, enough of Indie games, we had already two presentations exclusively about it.
I want to see all the info about the online services and some games that they are cooking for the first half of next year.
So far there is very little from them to get excited in terms of AA and AAA games on the Switch for the next few months so if they wish to sell 20 million units this fiscal year they'd better get their act together.

It would be nice to finally get a Direct that isn't focused on Smash for once.

Seems like the right time for a Switch online direct. As that is as first-party as it gets, wouldn't be surprised to see some other first-party stuff. Surprised that Yoshi has been completely under wraps this year.

I hope this is coming, although midnight bst smells off

Nothing at all really revealed for Mario Party yet either...less than 4 weeks away.
Online has few details...

Think there will be one. They'll drop a new 'deluxe' game in time for christmas but will still gloss over the online service.

@tourjeff exactly. We need to know when, what we,’re getting for the money and how they are going to sell it to the customers who are not dedicated gamers.

Well, Kimishima said that they would be announcing more games later this year. Which has yet to happen so maybe this is it. Probably see a New SMB game and maybe a SNES Remix.

please have some magical announcement of n64 mini.

I know seeing games that aren't Smash would be nice but I'd also like to see more Smash haha.

But yeah, pretty much seeing new games get announced is what needs to be done. Hoping for some good surprises.

@Krull At E3 when asked about "Yoshi", Nintendo said it was pushed to a 2019 release. I want more Fire Emblem info.

@tourjeff I think it’s unlikely they will announce too much for next year at this stage, the focus is more likely to be the coming months leading up to the big Christmas shopping season.

But a reminder that Yoshi and Fire Emblem are still inbound for 2019 is still plausible.

Don't tell me that it's again a Direct with indies...

We need GAMES but not only Shovelwares and Indies, dammit !
When I check what I'm gonna get on PS4 just with already announced games, I realise the difference between Nintendo and Sony is just insane.

Every month it's like Christmas on PS4 :

dragon quest XI 4 sept
Zone of the enders 2 6 sept
Spiderman 7 sept
Shadow of the tomb raider 14 sept
Valkyria Chronicles 4 25 sept
Fist of the north star lost paradise 2 oct
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5 oct
Soulcalibur VI 19 oct
Warrior Orochi 4 19 oct
Red Dead Redemption 2 26 oct
Fallout 76 14 nov
Hitman 2 14 Nov
Darsiders 3 27 Nov
Just Cause 4 4 Dec
Resident Evil 2 Remake 25 Jan
kingdom hearts 3 29 Jan
Anthem 22 Fev
Devil May Cry 5 spring 2019
Shenmue III spring 2019
Code Vein spring 2019
Sekiro Shadows die twice 22 Mars

New 6.0 firmware update will launch soon.

@Cobalt LOL did you only just found out?

Considering Switch Online is supposed to launch later this month, a direct showcasing it would have to happen soon. Unless its delayed of course.

Animal Crossing Switch please and thank you

@Nincompoop

No I didn't but it's like now, I realise that my Switch has a big chance to return in it's box...for a period of 6 months again

Can we just have one really good Direct instead of 2 or 3 "meh" ones?

Just announce animal crossing switch already!

@RadioHedgeFund Yes, people need to know what they will be getting in the near future, why would they invest in the platform if they don't know what games they will be able to play in say 6 months from now?
I know that PS4 and Xbox are getting early next year Anthem, RE2, DMC, Metro Exodus etc etc, what about the Switch? I have no idea.
And I know that those are third party devs but for the Switch we don't know anything from anyone!

@gaga64 Yoshi and Fire Emblem I have a feeling that will be released in the first half of next year but, again, we don't know anything about it.
I just want to get excited again, Nintendo lately has not being able to offer much and I understand that it is too much to ask from a single developer but that is when you enter in discussion with third party devs to help you out, perhaps even with money like Sony did to get an exclusive SF 5.
I don't know, I just expected more, I think they went full on board with Smash (which will be great) and took people from other projects delaying other games just to cater part of the market.

If this ends up being another Nindies direct, I'm going to be really pissed. I understand the value of indie games and I also understand that some of them can end up becoming masterpieces, but they should NOT take up around 80% of the catalogue of games for the Switch this year. We've already had two Nindies within the past 2 weeks, we really don't need another one.
I'm just praying that this is a traditional full-blown direct with maybe some indie games thrown into a montage segment around the middle or end of the direct because at this point, I really just want to see some Nintendo games that aren't either Smash Bros (as amazing as it looks, other games are in dire need for more attention) or indies. Show off more of Super Mario Party, something worthwhile in the 'Let's Go' games and finally give us solid clarification on how the Nintendo Online Service will work.
Edit: I just want to clarify that the last proper Nintendo direct (a.k.a not a nindies or a Smash focused one) was the one back in March, which was not only half a year ago but is so far the only proper direct we've gotten this entire year (let's be real, their E3 direct was pretty much just a Smash presentation with a few other games sprinkled into it in order to give it the illusion of a proper E3 showing). Seriously Nintendo, it's time for another full-blown direct.

@Cobalt Switch is actually Vita 2.0. Before Switch came along, Vita was the indie darling. Nintendo's shares dropped a month ago when investors found out they have no games to show but indies.

It's sort of degrading to indies developers, as if they are second class citizen... but there's just too many of them on Switch. Nintendo must be crazy to think that indies can replaced proper 3rd parties.

Just announce Netflix already

I'm not even expecting any bombshell announcement since Nintendo have made it pretty clear that their waiting until it's 2019 before they'll open up the floodgates again but for the love of god can they at least maybe show off a new trailer for that Daemon x Machina game or the Fire Emblem switch game? Since they were both shown off at E3, which indicates that Nintendo are at least confident enough to show off these two particular games even if they aren't 2018 releases, I'm going to assume that both of them will most likely be out within the first few months of the year and Nintendo has to give them some more focus to build up people's hype for them.

MoarSmashPls

@Cobalt Exactly, so many more games coming to PS4 in the next 6 months that is crazy and you forgot a few there.
However, I understand that development on the Switch by third party are either delayed (because devs thought this would be another Wii U) or some of the devs still don't care enough.
I'm still giving the benefit of doubt for the third party devs but by E3 next year if they don't show full support then I will say that it will never happen as it will be more than two years after the release of the console.
Anyway, I just wish we would have a few more games to get excited, heck, I'm not even talking about brand new games but like a remake or HD Metroid Prime trilogy would be great to have before the new one.
Classic IPs brought back like Wave Race, 1080, Pillotwings, F-Zero, Cruis'n etc would be fantastic.
At the moment we have nothing.

I really want to see more details on nintendo's online service; seriously, the service is launching this month and the only things we know are the NES games and cloud saves. I'll still be satisfied if it turns out to be another smash bros direct.

@Bunkerneath Lets hope it comes sometimes soon

If its not about carear tab in fortnight or stability of the switch im not watching it

Hoping for Shenmue remaster, Pikmin 4, GameCube VC with Rogue Squadron 2 as a launch title, and Taito Arcade Archives.
Any new games also welcome 😁

I think I'm the only one that wants more smash, not a whole direct by any means, maybe just a character reveal or information on the spirits mode. I definitely do not want another nindies direct, we need some exiting first or triple a third party games this year, not that there's anything wrong with indies but, we need something between now and Pokémon/ Smash at the end of the year. It would be nice to have more information on Switch online and atleast some SNES or N64 games with the service, if not a handful of Gamecube games as well.

That's surprisingly late for a direct. Europe's getting the shaft this time.

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Oh, who am I kidding, I'll be watching that, even in the middle of the night. So two things that are most likely locked in are NSMBUDX and FFXVPE. Anything else? Wishful thinking, but maybe a Kingdom Hearts collection?

@Tsurii Watch it be the Nindies Showcase Fall 2018 Edition

Mario Golf / Mario Strikers

I was at fan expo this past weekend. As good as smash looks and plays I was more than impressed by spiderman and kingdom Hearts at the Sony booth and forza at the xbox booth. So far 2018 just has mario party and smash left. They need to fix that. Btw count me in as indied out.

Man, there seems to be a lot of burn out on indie titles. Personally, I don’t get it. I’m fifteen hours into Hollow Knight, a game that I paid $10 for, and I still have a lot of game ahead of me....it’s also probably going to end up being the best game I’ve played all year. In my opinion, it’s the best Metroidvania since Aria of Sorrow!

Yes, I would like to hear more about the online service, and I would love to see something like Dark Souls II, or Shenmue Remaster (currently playing it on PS4, but I’d double dip). I’ll keep my expectations in check.

Yes. Another indie direct. 3rd one this month

If it's a proper direct, that would be great. I don't expect anything huge, but a few smaller games would be nice. Maybe a few ports and DX versions as well.

As long as it's not too indie or 3DS focused. If it were, I would be thoroughly dissapointed. Indies are fine, but we've already got a lot of them confirmed for the Switch. I really want some big and mid tier games to play.

Doesn't Nintendo understand that 'We' own them

I heard they will announce the nintendo classics line, low budget physical remasters of GC and wii games. Metroid prime trilogy, pikmin 1 and 2, mario strikers, mario sunshine and xenoblade chronicles will be the first few to get remasters.

We don't know "worrying little" about it. We know all the major points - price, date to within a couple of weeks, online, nes games, cloud saves.

Everything else is details. Details will be nice to have, but lack of detail shouldn't be worrying - this is Nintendo after all. Keeping everything secret is their MO.

MP Trilogy for Switch 2018, please

@darkswabber as much as I would love that, I would only be interested if they released a GameCube controller with true analog. I can’t imagine playing Sunshine without it.

@Cobalt
Dude, we all know PS4 gets a lot of games. But so does Switch. Maybe not as many, but plenty enough to stay entertained.

Vallyria Chronicles 1
Valkyria Chronicles 4
Dragonball Fighter Z
Dark Souls Remastered
Starlink
Team Sonic Racing
Tales of Vesperia
Super Mario Party
Undertale
Smash Bros 5
Pokemon Let's Go
Mega Man 11
Diablo 3
No More Heroes
Fire Emblem Three Houses
Daemon X Machina
Yoshi 2019
Dragon Quest XI (its comin to Switch also)

My preorder list on Switch is like Christmas every month, to be perfectly honest. Instead of always praising some other console in an effort to make Switch look so horrible like there's nothing to play, perhaps focus more on all the games Switch is getting. And if theres nothing that interests you, then go play something else.

But instead of saying things to intentionally flame like "oh looks like I'll box it up for 6 months", try a balanced approach of, if something releases on PS4 you wanna play, play it. If something releases on Switch you wanna play, play it. If theres nothing on Switch that appeals to you, sell it.

Plenty of people have backlogs stacked to the moon on Switch, myself included. I just got FOUR GAMES releasing on the exact same day- Monster Hunter, Victor Vran, De Blob 2 and Little Dragons Cafe... and you're sitting here complaining about boxing Switch up for half a year.

There's plenty enough games, if they dont appeal to you then play something else on another console. But please stop acting like theres nothing on Switch. Or that it's a competition where you have to choose one over the other.

I rarely play my PS4, since Switch gets so many great games and can be played anywhere. But occasionally a game releases I'll grab, like Spiderman. After that, I wont touch it for 6 months. But you dont see me complaining about that. Cause I'm not a fanboy looking to trash consoles. When a game releases I like I play it. And in between, I play a different console.

Everything's so dramatic with you, all the time. Box it up and dont play it then if that's what you wanna do. But no need to announce it here

As for the 10 mystery NES games, I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if they were third party games.

I love the massive variety that Nindies give the Switch library, but another indie-focused Direct might be overkill. As would another lengthy Smash segment.

Anyway, there are quite a few games that are coming soon that I'll pick up like Syberia 3, Asterix and Obelix, Town of Light, Starlink (maybe), Carcassonne, Flipping Death (physical), Broken Sword 5 etc

Actual Nintendo games that have my interest are few, however. Smash, Pokemon, Mario Party are not my thing, so would be nice to see something else - Pikmin, Yoshi, Animal Crossing, something about Metroid, maybe a remaster. I'm surprised Mario Maker for switch isn't a thing yet.

Shenmue would be nice too.

Calling it first - Mario Party Direct...

I got a lot of Love for Nintendo but we need some more big announcements. MP isn't a console seller, Smash is ONE game... You need at least 3 or 4 heading into Xmas.

Nintendo also are dropping the ball with Indies, if you want Indie games to drive your 3rd party support then you need to money hat them to make a butt ton of exclusives.

I don't want to hear about PS4 getting Hollow Knight, i also want to see more Indies of that quality exclusive to the Switch.

If Nintendo brings 1 Hollow Knight level indie game every single month exclusive to only the Switch, Nintendo will do just fine.

You couple that with solid 3rd party AAA ports and the best 1st party games on the market and you have an 80m global seller on your hands.

Nintendo need to up their game now.

@JaxonH

I couldn’t agree more! I have a PS4 and Switch, but most of my 2018 gaming has taken place on Switch; the only games I’ve played on PS4 have been either games released years ago (GTA V, The Last of Us Remaster) or rereleases (I’m currently enjoying Shenmue 1). However, I’m several hours into Hollow Knight, a game that cannot be played on PS4, and every week there is usually an indie game that I want. I don’t know, having two consoles together helps to keep things in balance. I’m never without something to play. It’s a drag, though, knowing that some games will fall by the wayside (I still haven’t picked up Mario + Rabbids).

@darkswabber I'd love a Xenoblade remaster. And a port of X.

I like Xenoblade on 2ds, but I'd love to see that world in HD. Wii version didnt look very good either.

Serious there are so many (awesome) games for the Switch...
Maybe stop constantly asking for more games and start buying some!
I have like 25 games in my library atm and I cant play them all. I feel like a hoarder and it wont get less...

@gaga64 HEY HELL GAMER.

@JaxonH

Vallyria Chronicles 1 already played on PS3
Valkyria Chronicles 4 better perfs on PS4
Dragonball Fighter Z already played + better perfs + better price on PS4
Dark Souls Remastered already played + better perfs + better price on PS4
Starlink Better perfs on PS4
Team Sonic Racing Better perfs on PS4
Tales of Vesperia already played + better perfs + better price on PS4
Super Mario Party Not interested at all
Undertale already played on PC
Smash Bros 5 Not interested at all
Pokemon Let's Go Not interested at all
Mega Man 11 better perfs + better price on PS4
Diablo 3 already played + better perfs + better price on PS4
No More Heroes (you mean Travis Strikes again?) Not interested at all
Fire Emblem Three Houses I probably gonna get it even it's ugly...
Daemon X Machina I probably gonna get it even it's ugly...
Yoshi 2019 I probably gonna get it
Dragon Quest XI (its comin to Switch also) already available + better perfs + better price on PS4

So, Why the hell I'd pay more, I'd wait longer and play with less quality visuals, shaders, framerate etc... ?

NINTENDO MUST BRING NINTENDO GAMES, it's the only way they have to keep the good sells. Look, what are the best selling games on the Switch ? Mariokart 8, Zelda BOTW, Splatoon 2. Why ?
Because they are GOOD NINTENDO GAMES... Simple as that.

@BanjoPickles

Right. Nobody minds if someone is less drawn to games on Switch and more drawn to games on PS4. If that's the case, enjoy! If a person only plays Switch a few times a year, that's fine.

But theres plenty of games, and I'm tired of a certain subset of people acting like its the Wii U era, then coming here to proclaim how horrible Switch is and how great [insert console here] is. Especially when Switch is also serving as a portable console as well.

I hope it is 45-60 minutes of Reggie reading old issues of Nintendo Power in front of a nice fireplace.

@Cobalt Your ”better perfs on PS4” could be replaced by ”portable on Switch”. That’s a known tradeoff. I do agree it’s a really slow period for actual Nintendo games, though, as someone with little to no interest in Pokemon, Smash or Mario Party.

@Cobalt I have sort of the opposite situation. I only play one game a year on PS4 (only Horizon and Tomb Raider actually so far in the 3 years I've had it) with the majority of time going to Switch. Just a preference.

I feel like the typhoon would delay any Direct. Maybe the Direct could come next week, and the paid service start right at the same time?

@ed5275 I'd watch that. Especially if he read it aloud and we could get a view of the pages.

@hiptanaka I understand your point totally but I play 99% of the time docked...

@JaxonH

I’m honestly convinced that some people want Switch to be PS4, which begs the question: why didn’t you just buy a PS4? It costs as much as a Switch, and it seems to have the library of games that they want.

Nintendo, in 2018, really isn’t all that different from 1992 Nintendo: games like Labo remind me of Mario Paint. You’re promised a new Mario title, or three; a new Zelda; surprises along the way. Wii U didn’t disappoint me because of a lack of major third party support. It disappointed me because the library felt incomplete, a problem that Switch has already remedied.

I’ve been a fan since ‘86, and I know that if they hadn’t learned from the underwhelming performance of the GameCube, they very well may have ended up like Sega. They have survived by doing things differently than Sony and Microsoft.

@Sakura We are all different and it's a good thing, just that I feel completely skrewed by the planning on the Switch.
I bought a Switch because I love nintendo's IPs and it's not a lie to say that 2018 is dry as hell... :/

Let’s hope. Just for the added benefit of talking people off the ledge, lol

"Worryingly little"

More wahhhh

@Perryg92 I’m also not sure that with the current situation around here a Direct will be airing tomorrow.

Nintendo is lucky they’ve lost just an N... My mother’s in law house has lost half the rooftop and we’ve been without electricity for 36 hours now. I’ve been recharging my phone (which is what I’m using now) using tons and tons of batteries.
If the electricity doesn’t return soon it’s going to kill me since I can’t work. This is going to be one of the worst years in my whole life.

@ed5275 I'd watch that a few times. Can you imagine him reading the strategy section? It'd be all suspenseful, like a kid's reading corner at the library. We NEED this!

@maruse Try to stay safe! I hope it gets weaker quickly. Ya'll got some food and tarps?

I swear this better be a general direct this time.

If it’s just Switch online and indies I am gonna freak.

3DS got shafted at E3. If you are supporting through 2019 like you say show some more games.

Yoshi is due for an update, Pikmin 4 finally emerging from development hell would be nice and we really need Mario Maker 2 to happen

@Equinox For a non mini direct? About 24 hours IIRC

@JaxonH to the rescue with that highly sensible takedown. But seriously though, there are so many things to buy. The only genres not really accounted for are racing sims, first/third person shooters, and cinematic third person adventures. And those are all well covered elsewhere.

@Cobalt This is a joke of yours, right? Every week Switch is full of new wonderful games. Do you live in a parallel universe by any chance and you don't know it?

@Cobalt Just recall that tastes are subjective and that one player's Chrostas is another's drought. Of those games perhaps only Dragon Quest XI had any interest for me.

Which will be coming to Switch in 2019, likely soon leading to another PS4 hitting the used console console market since the only game I had interest for on it otherwise was monster Hunter World... which I've already beaten and can now get on PC if I ever want to hop back into it.

Meanwhile my Christmas has been this summer thanks to Octopath Traveler and Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, followed by Dragon Quest 11(the only PS4 game of the three). Sure that later is older tech than World but the speed at which I blazed through World left me with an almost bitter taste even if I enjoyed the game.

GU has exactly the span of content I was looking for. With Dragon Quest XI too, I've got more than enough to spend the next few months without needing any new games(and give my wallet a breather after spending 180CAD in such a short span).

Plus it's been so long since the time I beat many of my 2017 Switch games I'm also enjoying revisiting them on the side.

And that's not mentioning everything else on my Switch wishlist that I have yet to get(including notably OkamiHD and Ys 8 among others)... I would say I'm almost glad for the being a "downtime" before the holidays rush that Smash Bros alone(to not mention other potential surprises releases like Xenoblade Chronicles 2's own release date being revealed only shortly before its own December release iirc).

@Equinox 1 day, there's been times with Direct announced on Wednesday and happens Thursday.

@Cobalt So do I. I just mean that’s to be expected for bigger third party games.

If I hadn’t been into a bunch of indie games like Hollow Knight and Into the Breach, I would also be disappointed with the 2018 lineup. Lots of Wii U ports and ”usual suspects” from Nintendo. I hope next year is more surprising.

Objectively, though, Nintendo is having a great run. Many ”key” titles coming from various third parties, a steady stream of indie games that seem to do well, and some undeniably big crowd pleasers from Nintendo.

@Indielink
I mean, I dont care if someone prefers another console. Everyone is different. Everyone likes different games and has different gaming priorities and preferences.

But the assaults against the system need to stop, most definitely. There's plenty of great games, and not just indies. Everyone keeps saying indies which yes, it's getting those too, but I'm talking actual full release titles.

Idk. I rarely play my PS4, but what I don't do is go to PushSquare and start listing all the games I'm excited for on Switch, talking about how I'm gonna box my PS4 up for a year. That's fanboy nonsense. Play what you like, on whatever console you like. If Switch has little to offer you, then play something else with the occasional Switch release here and there. If that's not enough to satisfy you as an owner, then sell the system and be done with it.

Based on the assumption that this is a full, 30-45 minute Nintendo Direct, this is what I want to see.

The Direct begins with a brief mention of the typhoon ripping through Japan, and a minutes silence.

3DS Headlines:

Luigi’s Mansion-New Mode, reconfirming release date.

Bowser Inside Story Trailer, release of March 2019.

Announcement of new Nintendo Select titles, being Mario Kart 7, Pokémon X and Y and Fire Emblem Heroes.

A few other small games.

Announcement that this is the last time 3DS games will appear in a Nintendo Direct.

Nintendo Online:

All currently known details are mentioned, alongside confirmation that the other 10 titles are SNES games. Online in these games is elaborated on, with Super Mario Kart having full online play. Release Date is 24th September, alongside Smash Demo. This leads into...

Smash reveal trailer

Wario is seen losing his temper at his 3DS, where he can’t pass the minigames in WarioWare Gold. Then, a shadow pops up behind him and kicks him over, showing that the shoddy is Karate Joe from Rhythm Heaven. Minor gameplay is shown, and we’re back to the headlines.

Nintendo Switch Headlines:

5 minute section on Pokémon Let’s Go, showing more locations, gyms and a few new mega evolutions. Also, 2019 Pokémon is given a November 2019 release date.

Daemon X Machina is shown off again, with more details on the story and a slightly mellowed soundtrack. Customisation of the mechs is detailed, but the release date is still 2019.

Diablo III is mentioned again, with amiibo functionality revealed. Release Date of September 21st.

Super Mario Party is talked about, with no new information, just a summary of everything we know so far.

Fallout 3+New Vegas is announced for Switch. Physical version has NV as download. Release of Spring 2019.

Taiko no Tatsujin is discussed, with confirmation that the drum will be released internationally ‘eventually’.

New Super Mario Bros Collection is announced, with both New Super Mario Bros Wii and New Super Mario Bros U (and Luigi U) included. DLC for the best levels of the DS and 3DS entries will come post-launch.

GTA V is confirmed for Switch, to release this November.

Pikmin 4 is given a teaser trailer, with a confirmed release of Spring 2019. No reason is given for its delay.

Yoshi gets a trailer, showing that the art style has been revamped to be completely cardboard, and the flip mechanic is nowhere to be seen. Release of March 2019.

Fire Emblem gets a story trailer, Spring 2019 release remains.

Finally, we get a segment dedicated to Metroid Prime 4, or as it’s now known, Metroid Prime-Exodus

This is confirmed to be the last entry in the Metroid Prime series, and will wrap us Samus’ story. The game follows the same mechanics as the original trilogy, but now in HD. There will be a special edition switch released for the game, alongside a Pro Controller. Game will release Q3 2019. The Prime Trilogy is announced, fully upscale to HD, release of Q1 2019.

That took me way too long to write, please correct me in any grammatical errors, or anything which seems completely impossible and I’m insane for thinking of it.

@Cobalt

You’re speaking truth. That’s almost not allowed on here

@Cobalt

I also play mainly docked with the pro controller . Cheers

I played starlink and I was bored out of my mind. I think people will be disappointed and graphics wise it didn't look great and I was playing on a 32 inch screen. If the graphics look poor on 32 inches it will look bad on my 55. But mainly the game play was slow and boring.

I hope the entire Direct is dedicated to only Smash! I personally think it would be nice to finally see something about this game!

Seriously, I'm hoping and expecting that the entire thing will be dedicated to online. This would also include any games that will feature the new service or be upgraded to utilize the service.

As someone who plays docked mostly I would prefer my console be powerful enough to get proper triple a third party support as well play nintendo games vs a hybrid which plays nintendo games, indie games, and lower quality older third party games.

It Seems Logical Because Nintendo Said That Their Entire 2018 Line-up Was Not Completely Revealed

I’m hoping for something more than just indies, because for the most part, that’s all there’s been to offer on the switch this year.

I'm only expecting FFXV Pocket Edition and I'm not too enthused about that one. Any surprise is welcome (whenever said direct comes).

@TheFanatic Nintendo will be contacting you later today about joining the Treehouse! Well done!

So glad I grew up in a time without all this “triple AAA” and “indie” rubbish. A game was just a game and you either liked it or not, good times.

News about rumors about possible announcements.

Getting racy!

I just want Mario movie news...

Doesn't matter much ro me whether that is Indie again (doubtfull anyway, unless they are planning on doing it very regularly now)
or If there is no Direct at all tomorrow.

There will be an other bigger Direct soon anyway, even If this is not it.
Even If they are not planning on talking about online, there is still stuff we do not know about Smash, at the very very least.

I'm calling it now...there will be no mention of Switch Online. Lol

It would be surprising if there weren't a direct of some kind about Nintendo Online, so I figure this is a good time as any to final talk about it at length and in detail. Naturally, I would expect this to touch on aspects like the games that supposedly come with the package as well as things like special discounts ... which would most likely affect mainly indies once again, which in turn would be an avenue to talk about those again for a little bit.

@tourjeff "some games that they are cooking for the first half of next year" I highly doubt it. Seriously, I don't see why they would want to talk about games that are still like 6+ months away now.

The strategy is pretty obviously all about Smash, Pokemon and indies going into the holidays this year, backed by some low-effort-low-risk products like Mario Party. I feel like in terms of the latter, we will probably hear about one or two more low profile AAA/1st-party titles like Mario Party, but that is about it.

It's too bad that 2017 cannot be endlessly repeated, but we all know that wouldn't be happening. When they teased a new Metroid Prime with nothing but a literal teaser video, this much became painfully obvious. It's not like Nintendo to officially reveal games years and years ahead of release, with exactly nothing to actually show for it other than a promise of sorts.

I'm not interested in neither Smash nor Pokemon, but I still have plenty of other gamess to play and yes, plenty of them are indie titles (like Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, Bad North, Into the Breach to name just a few recent ones). It just is what it is.

It's not even a Nintendo issue. I just bought Spider-Man for PS4, but other than that, I am only really interested in RDR2 for the rest of the year. I'll probably not even be able to get around to play RDR2 before next year so ...

@Cobalt No doubt about that, but it's also true that the Nintendo Switch is not even 2 years old. The PS4 has (most likely) not even 2 more years ahead of it - as a Sony's primary platform that is, obviously it's not going to disappear when the PS5 is launched. Also, the 3rd-party AAA support for Switch will never rival that of the PS4. The Ps4 in terms of 3rd-party is just one revenue stream besides X1 and PC... it's just not going to happen. I mean, it does happen for the Switch as well, it's not PC+X1->PS4, but PS3+360+Mobil->Switch, which ... well...

@TheFanatic That sounds like a pretty decent E3 Direct showing, so it is most certainly the polar opposite of what one should and would reasonably expect out of a random direct in early September I cannot fathom I single reason, why they would choose tomorrow to redirect attention away from the likes of Smash or Pokemon to far-off titles like Metroid Prime, which I don't see happening in 2019.

I think Nintendo is going to announce they are going full Netflixed. Pay a lump sum per month and play any game on the eShop. They are going to named it "Nintendo eShop Buffet".

@Ralek85 That’s fair. I still feel Metroid Prime 4 is guaranteed a 2019 release date. While there has been no confirmation, any longer would be unreasonable. I wouldn’t say it’s diverting attention from Smash and Pokémon as they are very different titles, almost polar opposite to Metroid. While I do think I included too much, I just like to be hopeful.

Can we get more info on Luigi’s Mansion 3ds?
More on Super Mario party
Confirm about Mario bros U deluxe thing.
More on Online Services.

No Indies and No Smash please thanks

Nintendo is being especially frustrating this year.

I want to know what first party games are coming that aren’t Mario Party, Pokémon, or Smash. I bought a Switch for Nintendo games, not indies.

@Toads-Friend there's a lot of footage available on Youtube from both E3 Treehouse and Gamescom.

@tourjeff NMH in Jan I think. Beyond that? Who knows!
It’s not necessarily about software, but other plans.

I’d also like to know where Mario Kart Mobile is. I’m looking forward to that.

I'd like to see games, games and more games. We'll probably just get more Smash news, though, and an announcement that Switch online will be delayed till 2025.

@Ralek85 I'm not expecting them to show anything 6+ months from now but we have no information about anything until say March next year.
On other systems, we have loads of games announced already and, if I'm not mistaken, most due to be released in February next year, not to mention the ones expected this year like RDR2, Battlefield 5, COD etc.
I know and I've mentioned it here already that we cannot expect Nintendo to do everything but if they don't have anything to show, well, they are completely crazy expecting to sell 20 million consoles this fiscal year.

@Dethmunk You are absolutely right. Nintendo Life writers insist we don't know anything about online. I think they are out of ideas of writing good articles. That's what I think.

@Cobalt Sigh.....same story over and over again. you know all this already before you bought the Switch but you act as if your expectations were completely different.

A hybrid home/handheld console can never be as powerful as a dedicated pure home console. That was known so you could have expected that last gen PS4/XBOX games would likely not be playable on it unless in lower graphics/frame rate.

PS4 is getting more AAA games than Nintendo? again, what did you expect? that all 3rd party developers would immediately create a Switch version of games that started development years ago on PS4 Pro specs?

i would also love to see more games coming out on the Switch but i already have more to play on it than i have time. you show us a great list of games you want but that list alone would take me years to play alone. I don't know about you but i don't have that much time for playing games having a wife, 2 kids and a 40-50 hour work week. This limited time is exactly why i like the Switch as it allows me to play while the family watches TV or while i am in bed and still also allow me to play on the TV when playing with my son. Does it have all the games on it i would like? No, PS4 has many console exclusives i would also love to play but the Switch has enough games for me to keep me and my family busy AND it has the advantage it can be played on the go.

If you think that there are not enough game son it or that PS4 is better in each facet compared to the Switch that is fine and it is your opinion but realize that most of us don't care. We are here because we like what the Switch has to offer while hoping more is to come. You don't even seem to like anything the Switch has to offer so why even bother keeping it or participate on Nintendo forums about it. And don't give us the crap that you do it because you want Nintendo to up it's game because Nintendo does not read this and even if they would, they follow their own path.

@kozaihod @NewAdvent We had several Directs around midnight in the past.

@RadioHedgeFund Yes, I agree, we don't much about anything at the moment!
For me this is crazy, specially when they expect to sell so many consoles by April next year!

@PlayedNSlayed just curious, if you don’t like Pokémon (or is it just this one?) and Smash, what do you like on Nintendo consoles?

@Prof_Yoshtonics New SMB is fine, but I’m really holding out hope for another Mario Maker.

lol @ resetera users thinking that Nintendo Life's source is them.

@Spectra unless they reveal more characters or also maybe more info on online service.

Cool. 35 minutes and 3DS games.

The rumour was partially true, there is a Direct tomorrow but it's an hour earlier than Nintendo Life reported on.

@JaxonH I suppose we're getting jaded against the naysayers. When I really analyze the platform, yeah, from January until the Ys, Octopath, Shining Res, trifecta there was really absolutely zero of interest to a WiiU owner. And less to anyone that played those games on other systems. I can understand the complaints if I look through the eyes of a single platform owner. I don't understand the complaints from multi-platform owners though. I'm struggling to keep up with the stream of available games. And DQXI just got added to that heap.....right before Torna comes out... and while I'm just starting to grind to prepare for Octopath Ch2....

@BenGrimm To be fair, what's an indie game today was an AAA back then. And we had "indies"...they were those games with wonky box art you'd get from relatives at holidays because they were $5 in the clearance bin

@Grumblevolcano You're right, we need a direct focused entirely on the new Amiibo that will be compatible with Smash! How did I not think of this before?!

(Further information about Nintendo Switch Online will be provided at a later date.)

There is a direct scheduled for 9.6.2018! Go to the Nintendo direct section on Nintendo's website!

@Dysnomia I've bought most first party games and third party games and a fair share of indies.Currently have a back log of Hollow Knight DLC,Dead Cells,Octopath Traveller and also playing through MHGU at the moment and have got right back into it after being able to transfer my Generations save file. I cant put it down at the moment,especially after feeling MHW just lacked something I couldn't put my finger on (although I did play for around 200hrs single player as i dont have PS Plus 😆) . I've never been interested in Pokemon for the last 20 odd years and Smash is one of those games I'd rather watch people play than play myself. I get how good some people can make the game look and I like watching the character reveals etc, but I've never felt like I wanted to sink time into getting good at it. I get people love it but for those if us that don't as much,then the rest of the year looks less than interesting in my opinion from Nintendo. I'm hoping DOOM Eternal will get a release date as that's day one for me if it's coming this year 🤞😉

Finally! Just need to keep myself busy and avoid leaks till then.

yay it's confirmed !

Would love to finally see some footage of Prime 4 or Bayo 3, but even more so, i want Pikmin 4 and a new Wario Land game to be announced

If it's an indies direct, I would be dissapointed but not up in arms. The last few weeks and even heading into October, I have tons of indie games in my backlog. About 10 hours into hollow knight and i don't want to start on anything new until i beat it. I have hyper light drifter preordered and that'll be my next title. From there, I'll be picking up under tale and messenger. These 4 games should keep me busy for at least a month or so until SMP comes out. I have so much to play( mostly indies mind you) that I'm actually going to have to cancel my preorders of Luigis mansion, Mega Man 11 and maybe even dark souls. Point is, I'm embracing these indies and wouldn't mind hearing about more on the horizon but for real though , a normal direct would make me a happy camper. A normal direct coupled with finishing details on the online service. Bring some older zelda, Mario, and dk titles to switch!

@ryancraddock Actually the Nintendo America Twitter is saying the Direct is at 6pm EST...NOT 7pm as you have listed in your article. Just saying, you might want to correct that. https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1037339567630639109

@NEStalgia

Think I’m just getting bitter in my old age 😁

3 PM pacific, NOT 4PM pacific. Come on NL, get your facts straight! https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/5/17822876/nintendo-direct-stream-switch-3ds-sept-6

And why cant you simply edit the original article with the correct time? That is the beauty of the digital age. Leaving up outdated, incorrect times in original stories only ads more to the confusion sites like yours present. Just edit the original story! Jeeeees!

So it’s actually 1am 7th September here in Europe right?

@maruse Sorry to hear you and your family are having terrible time due to the typhoon. Hopefully its destruction stops soon for you all.

I've since seen that the Direct is actually happening which has surprised me. Although it appears to be Europe, Aus & North America only. No Japan Direct based on NLife's latest article.

@JaxonH how is little dragon’s cafe? Reviews have been spotty.

@Perryg92 Intendo is how my grandma has always pronounced it anyway.

@Ryu_Niiyama
Loading screens kinda kill it.

I was never a Harvest Moon fan, and the HM fans seems to dislike the lack of sim depth, but for me it's fine. A relaxing game, if a bit dated in design. The load screens though. If the load screens were gone I'd think much more highly of it.

Still, it's a very charming game.

Where's Metroid Prime 4, Yoshi and Arena of Valor. Are you still there presentation? I can't wait to see.

Where's Mobile Legends. By the way I hope that was release VR HEADSET for Switch look's awesome.

@PlayedNSlayed that is a +1 for Doom Eternal for me. It would be more surprising if it doesn’t release for than the Switch than if it does in my thoughts.

You should really try Smash though. Especially with the story mode (supposedly at least, the Spirits rumor).

You can adjust the computer player skill and fighting Amiibos and training them is a blast too. Teach then to jump off the platforms or only block or to just stand there. Tons of fun.

@Dysnomia I had Brawl and WiiU/3ds Smash. I never stick with them. They're just not for me and would rather play other games so i wont buy the new one. That's why I'm hoping something surprising will come out of this direct

Great that this rumour was true! Hope we'll see some new titles and get some info about some of the announced ones like Fire Emblem and Yoshi.

@Ludovsky @Syrek24 @Drussa @JaxonH @Frendo There's no point in arguing with Cobalt. He just keeps on repeating himself with the same pro-PS4/anti-Switch crap over and over again. One wonders if he really owns a Switch or if he's just here to... you know what.

There are sadly a lot of anti-Nintendo people here just to spew their hatred over the company and their products. It really is sad.

@Mgene15 No, he's not speaking the truth. He has a subjective opinion. But I highly suspect he's trolling. Of course you could be critical about Nintendo, but to be harshly negative in every single post is an unhealthy sign and straight up weird.

@Syrek24 And let us not forget the newest one, EightBitMan, who first said he stopped caring for Nintendo when N64 launched and that Nintendo hasn't been relevant since SNES, but in newer posts he says he owned a Switch, but sold it. Yeah right... These folks are so sad.

@tourjeff I hear ya, but like I said, Smash and Pokemon are announced, targeting the holidays. The same goes for Mario Party, and as mentioned, I feel like we will hear one or two more announcements for games like Mario Party soon, quite possibly with this Direct. I distinctly remember a report about a Nintendo official stating that not all games for 2019 were already revealed. Again though, I would not expect anything on the scale of Metroid Prime here. More like the aforementioned Mario Party like something-something Animal Crossing or Yoshi or Kirby. In short, some kind of second tier releases.

@Syrek24 If you view them as pure trolls with too much time on their hands, it's easier to ignore their stupid "arguments" and negativity. But I agree that they are irritating. I have them on ignore, but still can see other users responses to their posts.

Of course one could be critical of a company's decisions, but when it's pure hatred disguised as criticism in every single post with no real reasoning behind it, one can wonder why the person visits a page dedicated to a company the person obviously hates. That's when it turns to trolling, because it must be deliberate with the user doing it just to anger fans of the company, or else the person has serious mental problems. So it's either an immature person finding it funny riling people up or a sick person living in some entitled fantasy world, thinking that their subjective opinion is fact and everyone else are fanboys, when the opposite is the truth.

@PlayedNSlayed that’s cool man, we do t all have the same tastes. I bet there will be some Wii U ports (NSMB) and some 3rd
Party announcements. Square is getting nice and cozy with Nintendo these days after all...

Do you play JRPGs? I’d imagine there will be some of that in there and maybe even some info about that amazing looking Nintendo mech game.

Whenever the direct is rescheduled, I hope they start off by paying respects to the people affected by the typhoon and earthquake.

Here are my predictions for what will happen after that:

Details on Mario Kart Tour

More gameplay & details on the new Yoshi Game, recently leaked to be Yoshi's Crafted World

Super Mario Odyssey DLC

Possible news on the unrevealed mystery mode for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

New Smash fighter revealed at the end of the direct (Predictions: Issac from Golden Sun, Shadow the H*edgehog*, Cranky or Dixie Kong, Banjo & Kazooie, Geno)

Labo stuff probably

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC

New indie titles and such

News on Wave 3 of the Kirby Star Allies DLC

Teaser for story mode coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Details on Nintendo Switch Online

That's all I can really think of. Let's hope at least a few of these are in the direct.

@Cobalt seem that's the kinda stuff people are hating you in every news comment secrion, listen, i have no bad or good feelings towards you, i like your thumbnail that's it, but you can't expect people not to get annoyed when you talk like that, a long ass comment about ps4 games like xmas every month (i love ps4, but dude don't compare the incomparable, a 5 or 6 years old high graphics console and a newly born hybrid) and you make sure to add dates and details and show negativity and criticism... Dude people that unconditionally believe and love ninte do and the switch doesn't want to hear or read that, just jeep your comments positive, if u like something say it, if u don't like something keep it for yourself oe make it short and nice looking for the sake of others feelings, that's mutual respect and that will male you gain the love of those who are starting to attack you, it's just the same thing with antimatter and how I as long as others attacked him for over expressing his "uniqueness" for as simple as he needs to protect himself from those who are against his behaviours and explicit publicity that can affect kids in these forums.
Just be anonymous, no personal splash or hate or style of criticism or pride events, there must be people who will hate your side, so don't poke them and be respected and respect their choices of being not like you or anyone unique.
Cheers

@Quarth i think moderators should simply BAN every member with the highest "ignores" from people, but it's obvious the site wants comment section to be active, why do u think they keep saying "leave a comment below" "tell me what you like in the comment section below"... As if they care about our opinions individually lol, it's just profitable

@TidusUK

First thing first, thank you very much for your message, I highly appreciate it.

You know, I totally understand what you wrote just above BUT ^^ :

If people don't like me, it's not a big deal. I completely respect that.
I'm not the type who changes what he thinks to be integrated in a group. I'm just somebody who's straight (wink to anti matter LOL) to the point.

Now, I don't compare PS4 to the Switch at all.
I just see that nintendo made a choice with the hybrid system, I'm fine with that BUT I expect from them to be proactive in return.
What I saw since more than a year and half ?
Wii U ports like crazy(I'm a Wii U owner since launch and I have around 150 games on it)or games like 1 2 Switch, Go vacation, Kirby Star Allies, ARMS etc... I'm sorry but when it's not good, it's not good.

My point was, IF you choose to be appart with your system, you have no choice then to "compensate" the shortfall that you wouldn't have had from 3rd party multiplats.

In reality, it's even worse because if I take off Kingdom Battle (Ubisoft) and octopath traveler (SquarEnix) gosh, where is Nintendo ? Even the Wii U had more great Nintendo exclusives in the same period of time... the Wii U o_O.

And to conclude, happy that you like my thumbnail, it's the main character of the game that I'm working on.

Best regards my dear FFXfan from the UK

@Cobalt

Just buy Valkyria Chronicles on Switch instead. Same game, play it handheld on Switch

@RasandeRose It's not exactly the same game. The Switch version has a lower resolution and some details are missing too (trees in the background etc...) otherwise the Switch version is really similar to the PS4 one, they did a good job...

My "problem" with the Switch version is that I play 99% of the time docked, so the point with handheld possibilities falls flat to me...

And to conclude, I always found multiplats games at better price on PS4 than Switch, so my wallet being not unlimited in term of money, I buy at the better price.

For example, when Y's VIII was release on Switch, the price was 59.99€ and at the same moment the PS4 version was at 19.99€ + an artbook + a CD soundtrack. Why I would buy a game 3 times the price, with less content and (in the case of Y's VIII) low perfs ?

So, I'm gonna stick with the PS4 version. ^^

@Cobalt

Its exactly the same game. The difference is no bigger then between Xbox and PS4-versions of multi platform games. You don't think Battlefield 1 is a different game on Xbox than on PS4? Anyways, the point is that it's very missleading to point out a game that also comes to Switch as one of "PS4 got games every month", when you in fact can get just the same game on Switch...

@RasandeRose I'm sorry but like I said, they did a great job with the Switch version of VC4 but no it's NOT exactly the same. you don't get 1080p on the Switch ( I suppose it's 720p ), you can clearly see jaggies that the other versions don't have.

But again, to have this game almost the same on Switch is already awesome because VC4 is clearly one of the best game of the year.

@Cobalt

You have to play the two versions side-by-side to notice any difference. As I asked, you also consider that Xbox and PS4 has different Battlefield 1-games, as the PS4-version also is slightly sharper?

@RasandeRose

Dunno if you watch movies sometimes but if you do, let's be honest. Would you choose a DVD to watch your favorite movie when the Bluray version is just aside ?