Nintendo has revealed that a brand new Nintendo Direct will air tomorrow, and this time it's a 'proper' one.
The show will be approximately 50 minutes long and will feature "information focused on available games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and games coming to Nintendo Switch in the first half of 2021."
The show kicks off at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm GMT / 11pm CET. As always, we'll be covering the entire thing right here on Nintendo Life, so make sure to get your excited selves back here at that time.
It's been a long wait for Nintendo Direct fans; it's now been well over 500 days since our last major presentation, with the last full-fat Direct being streamed on 4th September 2019. Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai has encouraged fans to give the presentation a watch.
We're sure it'll all have been worth the wait, but what do you expect to see? Comment away!
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I'm dreaming, right? There's no way this is happening
It's been 3000 years
YES! THANK YOU NINTENDO!
Finally.
Let's hope the long wait was worth it.
This still doesn’t feel real.
BRING IT
New fighter announcement incoming! I mean, outright mentioning Smash Ultimate for a change?
And it's a full length direct! Amazing!
50 minutes lets goooooo
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yea yes yes yeah yeah yea yes ad infinitum
Never thought I'd see the day again.
For the first time in foreverrrrrrrrrrr!
This sounds almost too good to be true
Does that mean there is a chance stuff will drop on the eshop on Thursday?????
Existing games and those in the first half of the year. In other words, don't get your hopes up too much...
That Smash announcement will be interesting, though.
Fingers crossed for Metroid prime Trilogy HD
My hopes for Metroid Prime 4 are rising.
I'm currently letting my boss know that "I have an important appointment I need to get to tomorrow, but I'll just be an hour or so"
@RupeeClock if not a new fighter, what else could it be?
Fantastic to see general Directs return and this may actually be the longest one given it mentions around 50 minutes.
Nice. Lots of stuff I want to hear about.
Am I dreaming? I never thought they would return. AND a 50 MINUTE EDITION
FINALLY. THANK GOD.
I don’t like the wording regarding “available games”, but there’s bound to be a few announcements - I’m excited!
Crash in Smash
Wow, this is the first standard Nintendo Direct since September 4, 2019
JUST SAW ON YOUTUBE, MY FACE EXPLODED
Just realised we might get a smash reveal ........ Give me some oxygen I can't breath
Woohoo! My body is ready! (my wallet isn't)
Still want a HD Skyward Sword for Switch
FINALLY
It's been like a year and a half, so happy that Directs are actually back
@lyle_catcliffe They always focus on the next few months. But 50 minutes of announcements, there will be A LOT of new content.
Metroid Prime 4 Metroid Prime 4 Metroid Prime 4............. please give me a nugget
@KammyWh1te you beat me to it!
I thought it was a fake for a second then I saw the verification badge. Can't wait for everyone to get massively overhyped and then crash down to earth when they are inevitably disappointed by the reveals. At least we know that directs are not gone forever.
I ache for news. Bring it.
Giggidy giggidy gig gig goo!!!
I wonder how much will be taken up with going over content recently released for Animal Crossing?
It's been 3,000 years...
Let's go!
Oh yeah, Nintendo Direct time!
Hollow Knight Silksong, please!
This'll be my first 'full fat' Direct as a Switch owner (bought mine Christmas 2019).
I've put up with 15 months of people moaning about the lack of these, I hope it's good!
I bought a switch in December 2018 so it's only my third or fourth direct lol. Very exited for this!
if they dare showing just a screenshot of MP4 ... , 60fps Breath of the wild switch pro, one day maybe one can dream..
Metroid Prime 4 for april confirmed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://youtu.be/nsBByTiKfyY
Our prayers have been answered!
HYPE TRAIN CHOOO CHOOOOOOOO HEEERE WEE GOOOOO
Nocturne will be available shortly after:)
It better not be 30 minutes of showing off the new Smash DLC fighter.
@Strumpf welcome to the family
So this is what it feels like when doves cry!
YES! So excited for this, thought Nintendo were done with large Directs like this. The Zelda 35th anniversary is this weekend so would be a great time to acknowledge it!
Pikmin 4, your time is finally here !!!! yeah right, probably won't get announced..........again lol
It's very Nintendo to wait until almost everyone is convinced that traditional Directs are dead and then announcing a super long Direct. They like to keep us guessing. I don't know what to expect but I'm pretty keen to find out.
Hopefully some nice new games to get later in the year. Still expecting Bayo 3 this October. They'll be promoting Bravely default and MH Rise probably too.
So in my place Surabaya it will be Thu 18 Feb 2021 5 am.
OMG...! 😮
I have to wake up at 4 am, take a morning bath, eat my breakfast before 5 am and leave from home before 6 am.
@IronMan30 ...focused on available games like Super #SmashBrosUltimate AND games coming to #NintendoSwitch in the first half of 2021.
I hope I don't dehydrate from all the joyful crying I'll be doing until tomorrow.
@IronMan30 existing games and unannounced titles for the first half of 2021... which includes the 35th anniversary of Zelda! Even just knowing what's to come before e3 will be great and 50 minutes means there's bound to be something exciting up their sleeves 😁
Obviously it’s 50 minutes dedicated to WaveRace4.
@Spideron damn beat me to it by 8 seconds 😅😆
I hope they have a lot of cool new games to show. My biggest hope is for a new Advance Wars HD game.
10PM GMT!?!? stupid UK time zone. Why can’t it be midday and make Americans wake up early ha
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, have some new games, stop re-releasing/re-mastering stuff
50 minutes? They have something big to talk about! (otherwise that's a lot of games...)
Doshin The Giant 2 Or we riot.
I thought is was impossible...
LETS GO!
I get my Super Mario Switch today and a proper direct tomorrow?! Is this the real life?!
@IronMan30 it says “Focused on available games like Super Smash Bros Ultimate AND games coming to Nintendo Switch in the first half of 2021.” 50 minutes is A LOT of time way too much time to focus on just 1 game
@IronMan30 "and games coming to Nintendo Switch in the first half of 2021." I think you left out that part. I.e.: stuff that's to come and sooner than later.
Please have something Zelda, please have something Zelda, please have something Zelda...
Nice! So I'm guessing the biggest announcements will be a smash character and whatever the summer title is. My predictions: new Dk game, Star Fox Zero port, ocarina/majora ports, Wind waker Hd and/or Twilight princess HD. I hope there's a new game in there, but i think more ports are 1000% on the way this year.
its been eons...
im not asking for a bunch of new stuff but SOMETHING please haha
Or just, anything new really!
Announcement for Switch... Pro?!
It bin too long since we had an direct, and I'm glad their back as it an small sign things may be back to normal this year
subnuatica its coming!
Smash Bros again????
Come on...….
50 minutes of more rhythm based games
I let out an audible yelp after reading this. This level of happiness is rare. Thank you Nintendo.
50 minutes?? That was unexpected
I'll try to keep my hype down...
The only thing I can think of is Metroid, good Lord. That's the perfect path to disappointment
It's finally back. After years of waiting. I never thought nintendo would make me cry but here we are. LETS GOOOO
@beazlen1 1080 incoming? I wish...
so freaking happy!!!!! ill put my beer in the freezer!!! yupiiiiii
zelda 35 or no anniversary
Checks, and double checks, LoZ calendar and... yep, it's definitely NOT April 1st, so YES!!! At long last, being it on!!!
2021 might turn out to be the year we all thought it could be for the Switch 🔥🔥
Breath of the wild 2 info and a surprise announcement of the next 1080 game... please and thank you
Sweet! really began to think they ditched the general directs by now!
And we are going to get a pokemon direct soon too.
You need things like this in these covid times !!!
yeah! Finally something I can look forward to tomorrow
fingers crossed for Persona and GTA V
I dont expect anything for Zelda in this Direct buy we might get a Zelda Direct next week to tie in win its anniversary.
HOLY *****. Okay you got my attention Nintendo. I’m ready.
Yes yes yes!!!!! At 4pm my time, so I'll crack a beverage and enjoy!
A real direct!!!! Yay!!!
@Plexagon exactly this.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ... Finally
Anyone else really looking forward to the live chat here tomorrow? It always makes broadcasts feel communal. I love it, even if the announcements are a bit pants. Fully expecting to be blown away though. No pressure, Nintendo
@MathGeekDave
Bigger Battlefield?
@RadioHedgeFund if only you were right....
New information about the BOTW sequel would be great, but I'm keeping my expectations low as usual.
I’m guessing we’ll see a Zelda 3D collection, maybe some BOTW 2 news, but I’m trying to temper expectations. 50 minutes is a long time to announce stuff though.
BOTW 2
Silksong
WarioWare
Rhythm Heaven
Ready to Rumble
Soul Calibur
Wave Race
Wetrix
All released tomorrow. Thats not too much to ask is it
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.
That’s so right on time it’s insane. And easy to predict.
-Mario anniversary highlights along with a ‘did you think we forgot release of Mario Galaxy 2 in some form
-Zelda anniversary celebration with some compilation all-stars of Zelda with some silly time limited Nintendo Online event. Culminating in some big re-release with bonus something near August.
-Possible Metroid Anniversary points but that’s likely for later.
They planned this out so well.
HYYYYYYYYYYPPPPPEEEEE
Hoping for some new game surprises and not just some Wii U ports and a new Smash fighter along with info on games we already know about. I will be happy with the latter but I do like a nice surprise.
2021 is saved!!
Hope it's good. 50 minutes is a lot of time for these. Which is to be expected since Nity hasn't really been too crazy about news lately.
F-Zero Switch please!
Edit: GTA V is a real possibility.
@Skrijver same. But then crash 4 was put on switch. Im hoping like hell for some botw 2 news
ngl im think waluigi has a chance
Whens the next Indie Showcase? That's where the good games are. 😉
That's one hefty Direct. I hope it still focuses mainly on quick announcements instead of spending 5+ minutes per game. It's at midnight for me which is not ideal but it seems like a big deal so I want to be there live.
Well, I'm extremely happy for the new Direct but goddamit! - did they have to host it on my girlfriend's birthday???!! I won't be able to watch it live((
The hype has been planted
All I ask is Metroid Fusion 2 and Phoenix Wright in Smash. Then I can die in peace.
@NightBeast give her a present - watching the Direct with you!!!
Finally!! ALL ABOARD THE HYPE TRAIN
WHAT?
Oh My Goodness!
Awesomeness!
WARIO LAND!!!!!! 😩 please
ITS BEEN 84 YEARS
48 mins will be Sakurai showing us all the different colours the next Smash DLC character's costume comes in.
its never gonna happen but it would be really cool if they annouce a new system or something
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It’s been 3,000 years
how they announce crash 4 one week (or even less..) before a direct??? the hype is in heaven!!!
The hype is over 9000
My cousins uncles goldfish works at Nintendo. They are going to announce every Zelda game is coming to Switch and drop BOTW 2 during the presentation.
Nintendo Direct conf- WOAH.
Thursday 1 AM here... not the best of times when followed by a streak of classes from 9 AM to 7 PM, but who am I kidding, I'll be watching it regardless.😏
Please be something more than Wii U ports. PLEASE!
Atlus rep walks out
“We have some very exciting announcements! First SMT3 Nocturne HD comes out today on the eshop and physical copies are coming soon with an art book and full ost cd! SMT5 release date confirmed! Persona 5 for switch announced!
Oh and they bring back the Virtual Console!
Just in case noone went to Nintendo.com.it does say games coming the first half of 2021.so nothing for july-december.so we should get another direct june/july
When the world needed it most, it returned.
Looking forward to it. Not expecting any huge news but at least we're getting a full Direct again.
@abbyhitter and it better not be a fire emblem fighter
Can't wait!!!! Master Chief for smash!!!
Wahooooooooo yeah
Then bowser spawns
Let's keep expectations low and see what they have for us. Get hyped by Nintendo is not a good idea aaaAAA aaaAAaaAAA oOoooOOO OOOOH MY GOD I CAN'T WAIT MY PANTS ARE FLOODED WITH POOP!!!! HYYYYPEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
Probably the Game Boy family or N64 coming to NSO. Additional Animal Crossing content. Zelda anniversary stuff. Some really unexpected game announcements. Possibly BOTW 2 trailer. Lots of indie games. Should be a really good Direct. We'll find out what they've been working on this whole time.
YOOOOOOOOOO HYPEEE PLZZZZZZZZZ GIMME SOME GOOD ZELDA CONTENTTTTTTTT
Quick! What does the Scouting report say about the Hype Level?
IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!
Genuinely surprised that the full fat Nintendo Directs have returned.
@Spideron and everyone else replying to me. Maybe we hear about the May and June games, but I wouldn't expect too many massive announcements. Always better to keep your expectations in check, but this is the internet reacting to Nintendo so I don't really expect that to happen.
It's been so long my little brother forgot what a direct is
Here we go for mario golf
Like usual, the newest Smash Bros. character reveal is the main attraction.
Sakurai needs to rest, but Nintendo needs to keep sending DLC for this game, the newest Smash newcomer is bigger news than full game reveals.
Glad to see they're back. Those random announcements where I know what theyr're about before even watching any trailers just don't do it for me. I like being in the right mindset for these things (and also being able to plan out my spending a few months in advance)
A Nintendo Direct? It has been 70 years... And a 50 minute long one? Well, hope they don't show a NewSwitch, because I bought a Switch literally today. But what else could be worth 50 minutes of content... Maybe an ultimate version of Smash Bros Ultimate, that comes bundled with all the DLCs. In my wet dreams The Pokemon Company said that GameFreak is meh and that Genius Sonority will do the mainline games now. I should go back to bed, to see how amazing a Switch game from them could look like... I would even be happy with a Pokemon XD remaster...
I have to watch it at 3pm tho and I have Track from like 2-4 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
YES! AND A WHOPPING JUICY 50 MINS! Nintendo really keeps shadow dropping announcements with barely any notice... But hey at least we don't have to wait a week like before haha
Yes, finally. Omg! This could be it. Show me Metroid Prime 4!
Listen to me @FroZtedFlakerZz . Track can wait. There is a new smash fighter being announced and possibly botw 2 news. Are you gonna miss the hype train for track? Which is just running and taking left turns? (granted i also will do track but not now)
Zelda HD collection
Fire Emblem Radiance collection
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Pikmin 1 and 2 collection
Mario Kart collection
Chibi Robo HD
Ok I'll stop now.
@andyg1412 CHIBI ROBO
Oh my god. There’s no way I just woke up to this
Holy *****, i think I’m dreaming, oh...my.,...god....
@1ofUs You're right. I gotta ditch. (Or at least come up with some lame excuse to get my parents to let me)
Nintendo Direct? A full direct? T-Tomorrow??! 50 MINITES LONG!!!
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
Expectations are low
@Grumblevolcano Finally. Fi-NUL-eeeeeee!!
Not gonna lie though, that "in the first half of 2021" bothers me, A LOT, for 50 minutes I was thinking BotW2, MP4 and Bayonetta 3. Not expecting any of them them by June 30th though. But who knows, maybe BotW 2 for their usual big late May game?
The "focused" part does give them a little breathing room. But they really do have enough games we know about coming up soon.
Bravely Default 2
New Pokemon Snap!
Monster Hunter Rise
Monster Hunter Stories 2 needs a date
(Monster Hunter Stories would be a nice start to the inevitable string of 3DS ports now that Wii U ports are running low)
Maybe even new hardware?
Not expecting BotW2, MP4, Pikmin 4 or BotW 2 though really. But gotta save something for "Geoff Keighly presents Not E3 and Not IGN Either Summer Games Fest".
24 hours notice is good, most excited I've been for gaming in awhile. Been a long time coming.
All I need is a N64 or GBA Online announcement. This and hopefully a new Donkey Kong, Mario and Zelda game.
Please Nintendo.
OH... MY..... GAAWD! I can't believe this is happening
Zelda's Wild Breath 2 is finally here for the anniversary. Bayonetta 3 too! Maybe even a Switch Pro!
Exciting news! I'm surprised no one's mentioned Mother 3 yet!
This could go one of two ways. Either the games I was expecting to come out later in the year (or even next year) are coming early and this Direct will be awesome, or.... this is going to a very disappointing Direct. So Nintendo.
25 minute player's guide for 3D World, 15 minutes of Smash, 10 minute indie showcase. Just for the tears.
I want to see loads of "we want new games Nintendo!!?!?!?! Where's Prime Trilogy, where's WaveRace? Where's Eternal Darkness remake??!?!?!?!" tomorrow evening in the comments.
@NikHogan
Nintendo: As you wish. here's 50 minutes of a Bakugan sequel announcement!
Who am I kidding, I'm just as excited as everybody else!
21st Feb is the 35th anniversary of Legend of Zelda so I am expecting "surprise" announcements of Zelda collections for Switch.
Again making a crazy prediction of 2 sets: Handheld Zelda collection (Phantom Hourglass, Minish Cap and Link Between Worlds) and Home Console collection (OoT, Wind Waker and TP).
OR a timeline collection. So Wind Waker, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks in one.... OoT, Majora's Mask and TP in another???
I saw it on twitter and i thought nah its fake but than Nintendo of America tweeted it as well as Nintendo of Europe. I thought could still be fake went on here and yes it real!!!. So many predictions i have Zelda of course and Maybe Metroid collection. I love a new f-zero too. Pikmin 4,Splatoon 3. R type final switch EU release date. Also a new Mario Kart can't wait and at the UK time its at it means i won't be watching it sober and with a kebab in the hand too more than likely. If just one of my prediction comes true i will be happy.
I'm a little worried with Smash being referenced, Smash reveals tend to eat up a fair amount of time in these things.
Regardless, woo! New Direct
Woohoo okay! And there was much rejoicing!
As loaded up as my game calendar is, I'm always excited to see what is in the works.
One last Mario surprise for this fiscal year?
Or some Zelda 35 announcements?
Perhaps a long-awaited Metroid Prime port?
Or maybe, just maybe, Waluigi will finally get time in the spotlight??
Not getting my hopes up, nor will I be too crushed if the announcements are meh. With Persona 5 Strikers and Monster Hunter Rise on deck, I'll be good for a while.
head implodes then explodes
Only just seen this, can't be real must be dreaming, hopefully this will silence some of the Switch doom merchants.
Always winter, but never Christmas for 100 years straight. Santa Claus has just come down the chimney.
Calling it now, Metroid Prime 4 comes out in a week
@WiltonRoots,
Where are all those games than never sell well, please Nintendo release F-Zero or you are doomed.
Thank you Nintendolife for keeping us posted! 😊
dream wish-list:
persona 5 (or even royal)
metroid trilogy
any "new" mario ( sunshine 2 or odyssey 2)
silksong
since they said they will focus in the first half of the year, ill exclude, pikmin, metroid 4, BOTW2, splatoon and mario kart..
Oh my god! I thought the common Nintendo Direct went extinct months ago! But like the coelacanth we could discover one specimen. Maybe there are even more ones in the world of media.
Smash, Monster Hunter, some indie games hardly anyone cares about, some freeware title releasing now, and probably Pokémon snap
When the world needed him most, he vanished.
@BenAV,
Or all the combined moaning on here and other internet forums, is not enough for Nintendo to listen to in the first place, it's obvious the pandemic has delayed this direct and games.
Obligatory predictions:
1. N64 ports of Ocarina and (hopefully) Majora available immediately.
2. Wind Waker/Twilight Princess HD ports (Skyward Sword too?)
3. Metroid Prime Trilogy HD
4. Further Animal Crossing support (new features)
5. New Mario Party or WarioWare
6. Hollow Knight Silksong release date
7. Crash for Smash
8. "One final announcement..." - Breath of the Wild 2 Trailer with title.
And to be honest I'd be happy with like two of those at this point.
My hype levels are reaching critical mass
I thought these were a myth. I had to double check to make sure it was from the official Nintendo account. Lol.
@IronMan30 yeah u are right.
Its just existing games so nothing new at all. Only new thing is probably a new Smash character
No joke I screamed out loud when I saw this. Oh my god.
Pokemon D/P remakes and the HD Zeldas from Wii u will get announced as well as maybe more BOTW2 info and maybe metroid prime 4 and bayo 3 infor too.
Woo-hoo! Finally! I’m going to go in with relatively low expectations, just so I’m not disappointed, but with a 50-minute run-time there should be plenty of announcements to make a good number of fans happy! Honestly, if we get a teensy bit on Story of Seasons, release dates for Rune Factory 5 and Monster Hunter Stories 2, and perhaps some info on a more meaty 2.0 New Horizons update to celebrate one year from release and/or a reveal of whatever they want to do for the Zelda anniversary, I’d be through the roof. Can’t wait for tomorrow!
Super excited for this. It's Zelda's 35th on Sunday, so hoping for some LoZ announcement. Can't wait!
@RadioHedgeFund if you mean links awakening as in with that ugly toy looking design, please no. Minish cap is too good for that
Oh thank you, now we will only have the normal whining and people can stop acting like Nintendo is going out of business after April.
well there HAS to be more 1st party games on switch.
Maybe some more Zelda and Pokemon games and more Wii U ports
I hope the 50 minutes is padded out with games and NOT too much time revealing and introducing a new Smash character.
@Brummieendo90 Pokemon game for the year will be announced in its own Direct. They've done it that way for a very long time.
It’s been a thousand years. All I can hope for is crash for smash, galaxy 2, fall guys is brought to the switch, and who knows maybe some Metroid or Zelda news
My thoughts on what we could generally see...
1. Paid Animal Crossing DLC announcement/details for first anniversary + free Mario Items. This would be a way to soften the blow of paid DLC.
2. Allusions to Zelda 35th direct broadcast possibly later this month. (No official announcements yet, just teeing up for the future.)
3. This is a long shot, but BotW sequel announced for May/June to kick off Zelda hype.
4. One of the last few Wii U big games that have yet to be ported... such as Xenoblade Chronicles X, Paper Mario: Colour Splash, etc.
5. Announcing the last fighters of pass 2 for Smash with general release windows, and then announcing pass 3.
Very glad to finally see another full Direct. But my expectations are tempered by that "first half of 2021" window they mentioned. Nintendo historically doesn't crowd too many first-party titles into a single half (or full as of late, for that matter) year. Realistically we're in for a presentation heavy on third-party games and "Nindie" announcements, along with the requisite several minutes dedicated to the next Smash reveal. If we're very lucky maybe we'll get something along the lines of a Zelda 35th Anniversary celebration announcement with a compilation similar to the Mario one. For that matter a surprise "add-on" of Super Mario Galaxy 2 to that compilation to round out the festivities on March 31st would be welcome.
I'd love to be proven wrong, but I fear that Nintendo will save any BotW 2 or other back half of 2021 releases for a future announcement.
@FroZtedFlakerZz just say you pulled a muscle or something
@johnvboy F-Zero will save the Switch, everybody knows this. Getting that bingo card ready, tomorrow's gonna be a dumpster fire in the comments...
@woodenbard You are right and you are wrong at the same time.
1. You are correct about your first statement
2. You are also may be correct about Zelda 35th anniversary
3. I doubt BOTW 2 will come out this early anyway. Not at all true
4. More wii u games is likely
5. Smash announcement probably but only 1 character. No fighter pass 3
@anoyonmus never said that, but I'm just not expecting everything under the sun. People get needlessly carried away and then mad when Nintendo doesn't deliver. The first part is fine, but people usually follow through to the second part. People should know it's unlikely they'll hear about everything they want and it's pointless to get upset about things you can't control.
A take on what people seem to be most interested in:
First, the bad news:
Xenoblads X – Not only has monolith said they are not interested in the project, most of the team is working with Nintendo on BOTW2 atm. Anything is possible, but this is as close as you get to that not being true.
Metroid Prime 4 – Unlikely. I think Nintendo is going to do everything they can to keep our minds off this game, then show us a trailer after it’s already gone gold.
GTA/Red Dead/AC – There is basically zero chance these are being ported. There is hope, mind you, for a cloud version coming to switch, but I don’t see Nintendo using their direct to announce that.
The question mark:
Splatoon 3 – What we DO know is that the whole team was moved to Animal Crossing late 2019, and the creative director took over that games development. This essentially shelved the project. The rumour is also that the game was not very far along when that happened. Still, that rumour might be wrong and I can’t see them needing a full team on AC any more. Add that to the new Splatfests … a trailer to keep the hype train going is not off the table.
EDIT: Another thing of note that I totally forgot is that a leaked "life cycle" plan for Splatoon 2 included TWO full DLC expansions. It was from a reliable source and it correctly predicted the end date of Splatfests ... so who knows?
The hopeful:
Generally, Nintendo doesn’t like trailers with no release dates, but we’ve already seen a “teaser” trailer for BOTW2. And while Nintendo might not want to show US how the game is coming alone, given a big chunk of Nintendo’s staff as well as the very expensive team from Monolith are working on this, the investors probably want to see something. And if you show it to them it’s going to leak anyways … so might as well drop it on the direct.
The Mic Drop
It’s a direct so … we are going to get a game release out of nowhere. Mario Kart 10 seems the most likely candidate. It’s been rumoured to be looking for a May-July release, but we haven’t seen or heard anything from Nintendo. So either the game is still a long way out or they are playing it close to the chest to do a drop like this.
Excited to see what they are going to be bringing us, I think there will be at least one OMG moment and a couple of stealth drops. And being 10pm here in the UK, perfect time for a beer whilst watching. 👌
@IronMan30 true
oh my Arceus, i gonna faint of excitement, 2D Metroid anouncement, Metroid Prime Trilogy HD, Collection with Ocarina of Time 3D HD, Majora Mask 3D HD, Wind Waker HD, Twilight Princess HD, remake of Oracle of Age and Season or 2D Legend of Zelda, new trailer for Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild 2/Bayonetta 3, new information for Monster Hunter Rise, anouncemt for exclusive RE game, tease/trailer of Animal Crossing New Horizons next major update.
@HeadPirate we already have splatoon 2. No need for splatoon 3
@1ofUs that's actually exactly what I was thinking haha
OK, but when's the next one after that?
I for one, am all aboard the hype train. Choo Choo!!
@Giancarlothomaz don't get too excited. I am pretty sure a lot of this is probably not true but we will see
@Low_ink It's Zelda's 35th anniversary so probably
This coming one day before the Japanese Switch port of Zero no Kiseki Kai... could the coveted western release finally be coming?
I've got my own feelings as for the smash news. I just hope it isn't Crash, though I figure it will be.
ABOUT DANG TIME
Hopefully there's room for a NMH3 update.
Fantastic! I mean I don't own Smash Ultimate, but I'm always excited to see what characters are coming to it.... (not)
I am excited really, will be avoiding all potential spoilers.
My expectations:
Sega U-Turn on Ages (Daytona available to download after direct)
Amiga Virtual Console (Lemmings, Cannon Fodder, Speedball 2 to be released end of this week)
Hoping it's interesting. But probably
just send in more ports. Endless, endless ports I already own.
I have one word, YEEEESSSS!
Damn, it starts 10 minutes before I finish work.
Wait, they say they will roughly focus on available games for the Switch and ones that will come out in the first half of 2021. For me, that means DLCs for SSBU and maybe Hyrule Warriors.
Other than that we have Monster Hunter, Pokémon Snap, Crash 4, Bravely Default II, and some smaller indie titles. Not that much... unless there is another surprise for us like the rumored Pokémon DP-remakes. Other than that I have no clue.
Crash Bandicoot, Smash DLC, new animal crossing DLC for its 1 year anniversary, Monster Hunter Rise and Bravely Default extra footage. Maybe Pokemon Snap if we’re lucky. I really see them hyping anything too far in the future past BD2, Monster Hunter and Pokemon Snap, they don’t want people saving their money
@XBontendo Tis why I have my hopes up.
Yes, hopefully a Metroid Prime Trilogy and Zelda Anniversary Collection is part of it.
Ugh... i was hoping for a partner showcase. And all we get is a 50 min Nintendo direct?
50 minutes is a really long Direct... has there ever been one this long?!
There's a lot of room for surprises here... but I would certainly expect a Mario Sports game from Camelot, and something from the Mario Kart/Arms team - that is not necessarily Mario Kart or Arms...!
Plenty of rumours circulating around 3D Donkey Kong and 2D Metroid but I'm not sure about those.
I dont expect BotW2 or MP4 news beyond a potential "progressing well" if they talk about the franchise somewhere else. So a 2D Metroid getting announced would prompt a "MP4 is doing well".
Switch Pro announcement? I'm saying no.
That's a lot of no though... and it's 50 minutes!! Something's got to give, surely?
Pokemon, Fire Emblem and Zelda Anniversary could all take up some chunks of time I guess? If Zelda Anniversary is now... surely BotW2 has to get mentioned in some way?
Exciting!!
I'm hopeful for some Zelda anniversary news.
Wahoooooooo again because it’s great news
Donkey Kong new game. Super Metroid remake Zelda major as mask new ip from retro studios
Looks like I'll have to go on media blackout tomorrow afternoon until I get off work lol. The Direct airs at 4 PM my time. I'm sure it'll be worth the wait!
@nocdaes the longest Nintendo Direct we have have 45 minute, so i expect and hope a lot of anouncemt.
The hype is on, my body is ready!! 😎
BotW 2? MP4? Zelda AllStarCollection? Switch Pro? One or more will be shown 🥳
@Friendly we don't have a general Nintendo Direct since 4th of septembre of 2019.
@WiltonRoots,
Nintendo do not have a clue what they are doing, the success of the Switch is just pure luck, god help them if they do not listen to the internet and do everything they want.
Funny how those ultra reliable leakers never predicted this.
Time to get those wish lists out.
It will happen guys: Finally a proper botw2 trailer, and the anniversary plans in general. And if we are lucky Bayonetta 3. And if we are VERY lucky Metroid.
@anoyonmus well if this don't happen in this Nintendo Direct, we can wait for the E3 Nintendo Direct for this kinda of anouncemts.
@HeadPirate GTA V was a PS3 game and the switch is more powerful than that, it won't be as good as the newer versions but it can be ported
@Henmii switch bayo with metroid and ur good because we were told to forget about bayo. But it could be a trick
@sc100 I am looking forward to getting Fire ‘N Ice tomorrow on NSO. Maybe they will also add a new console with the update (or announce a future update).
Personally, I am hoping for GBA.
My dear old friend, how I've missed you so much. I'm looking forward to this, should hopefully be interesting.
There are so many people on this literal Nintendo news site who literally only criticize Nintendo, I get that you have opinions but chances are if all of the ones about Nintendo are bad opinions you shouldn't be on this site.
@Giancarlothomaz maybe
@FroZtedFlakerZz that is so true.
thanks nlife for the info, so excited here!
@IronMan30 it literally says AND games coming
@JokerCK it's just fifty minutes of sakurai explainojg fortnite man's moveset and a paper mario thousand year door hd announcement trailer (doesn't come out for three console generations)
hope we get more info on botw 2,bayonetta 3,and many more.....Also add(cough)doomslayer to smash(cough).
@Streetsoforion its games coming in first half of 2021 so most likely its gonna be titles that we already know that are coming or that are leaked for the switch.
@Plexagon yes, this also on nintendo official website
2020 died so that 2021 could live
YAYYYYYYYYyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@1ofUs,
With Kamiya you never know lol. But he also said it was in Nintendo's hand, meaning he couldn't show stuff because Nintendo didn't allow it. Maybe Nintendo finally thinks its time to show? I really hope so!
This has only been up for 2hours and there's already over 260 comments... I think a few of us have been waiting a bit too long for this.
Wishes do come true!
Oh cool. Looking forward to it
HOLY BALLZ!! And it’s on my day off!!!!
TOMORROW IS GONNA BE HELLA AWESOME!!!!!!!!
(Come oooon Wind Waker! And a thousand other Zeldas and new games!!! lol)
Ok, so now it’s gotta be something good.
OMG OMG OMG OMG!!! IT'S HAPPENING!!! IT'S HAPPENING!!! ALL ABOARD THE HYPE TRAIN!!!!
A Switch version of the brilliant Wario Ware please!
I think it will not meet expectations with how excited people are, but I DO NOT care. Nintendo news is Nintendo news at this point and I'm hyped. Metroid Prime trilogy plus 4 please
The rumors and leaks were true!
jk 😝
Looks like I'm a little late to say ya'll shouldn't get your hopes up too much. For all we know it could be indie games that are have only 10 minutes of gameplay, more ports (probably 12+ years old too), anime sword fighter #98 or obligatory Fire Emblem character for Smash.
@Gerald I'm hoping for Dreamcast games on Switch or some Sonic news! Definitely hope to see Sega featured!
@Christofu yeah it probably won't meet expectations but I am excited for it tho
Someone pinch me. A full direct???
'focused on available games'? Prays for Mario Kart 8 DLC!
Very nice, at long last. My body is Reggie!!!
-Smash 20 minute in depth look over a sword based fighter
-Pokemon snap 10 mintues
-Shovelware indie titles + 1 gem 10 minutes
Keep the expectations low people, and you won't be disappointed.
@RadioHedgeFund those are my thoughts for a lot of these 😆 saved me a comment. I think they'll end on Zelda's 35th anniversary celebrations starting in April and announce SM Galaxy 2 as one of the final b-day presents for Mario's 35th.. let's see! More Rockstar gamed would be AMAZING
@Retrodouche mines are pretty low rn.
Also I am sure wii u ports of zelda aren't hard to port. We might see it soon hopefully.
@RadioHedgeFund i wish it will come i.e GTA & first red dead redemption 1.
Ponchi Ponchi Bom Bom Bom!
spits out coffee Nintendo Directs are back? NINTENDO DIRECTS ARE BACK?!!! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Given how little we know about this year I expect at least a few surprises, like maybe some Zelda 35th anniversary stuff and a 2D Metroid and/or Metroid Prime Trilogy. The big guns are probably being saved for E3, and the Pokemon stuff will probably have a dedicated presentation next week. Still though, a 50 minute Direct is nothing to sneeze at, if they're going that long they have to have SOMETHING new.
I wonder if Shuntaro Furukawa will feature in it? He hasn't been in any before.
Awesome but can't watch it live because I need to actually sleep before work.
Funny thing is that they dont even need to announce new games to make me happy. Just a date of silksong, nmh3, a teaser of mp4 with its artstyle and an announcement of a Zelda 35th direct will do!
I hope that there are not too many announcements of cloud based games.
@Retrodouche Not gonna lie, kind of worried that after all this time, that will be exactly what happens. But I am going to try to be optimistic until I see it if for no other reason, this is the first in over 500 days that they had a general direct.
I'm going to loose my mind.
Hoping for some info on Zelda Anniversary, BotW Sequel, Mayonetta 2, and Metroid Prime 4, maybe a smash fighter.
I would hope we also get some more mario love before his anniversary is officially over, maybe new maps for luigi's mansion, obviously stuff for new pokemon snap and hopefully gen 4 remakes.
WAIT, it would make a lot of sense if they announce the coming of N63 and Gamecube since they're taking mario 3d all stars off shelves soon.
Kid Icarus... Please, Kid Icarus... Please...
THE WHITE WHALE
I'll still have an hour left at work when it starts
I can’t watch these things, they always feel like they are talking to a slow-paced 6 year old. I’ll wait until a post about all the new TBA games and the next Smash fighter.
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Maybe I am just getting too hyped, but I feel like some big shiz is gonna be dropped. I mean this is the first real Direct in over a year and it is (i think) the longest one Nintendo has ever done.
I'm really happy for it, but I'm not boarding the hype train.
New clips for Bravely Default II and Monters Hunter Rise. Maybe some update on No More Heroes 3.
This coming Sunday my favorite series, The Legend of Zelda, turns 35. I would love a collection of sorts and for sure some update on BotW sequel. But I'm guessing we will have some new content for Age of Calamity
Here’s hoping the Republic Commando leak was true!
They're going to have to drop something good since they've held back on news since before March
I am a minority, if they give us star fox zero with FIXED controls and new content, I'm sold
Com on Geno
Isn't anyone concerned about this being a live stream? Usually these are prerecorded right? I've got a feeling a live stream will be a lot less information-dense.
Nintendo will achieve drift-less controllers with all new super powerful 480p console.
; )
Tomb Raider, please!!
@IronMan30 it says 'focused on available games and games coming to Nintendo Switch in the first half of 2021' I'm gonna get excited personally. Silksong and BotW 2 hype train
@nocdaes,
Sound like a length of Direct reserved for the E3 digital event, must have some decent surprises.
Zelda 35th Anniversary; Ocarina of Time HD and Majora's Mask HD....
Also, BOTW 2 trailer...
Yay, now the whiners will be quiet... until after the direct, claiming that it sucked.
About time!! Give me a reason to pick up my switch again. It’s been dormant for almost a year. I’ve crossed to the dark side (PlayStation)
@mariomaster96 121 likes... Comment of the year maybe? 😂
Really looking forward to this and have everything crossed for loads of Zelda goodness!
As for Grezzo potentially working on a 2d zelda:
Best case scenario: a totally new Zelda.
Worst case scenerio: Just Triforce heroes deluxe, e-shop only, free to play. Or something on Nintendo online and temporarily available.
I wonder if they will re-use the Links awakening remake artstyle. That often happens.
Please please please no ports, I'm begging you.....
Full on remakes I can deal with, total remake of spirit tracks and hourglass please 🙏
@EVIL-C,
This would have to have some serious content in it to satisfy everybody, the hype around this one will be insane, considering how long it's been since the last direct, and to be honest many thought Nintendo had given up on the idea.
@Paperboy I think it will be prerecorded. They mean it will be streamed at the preset time, rather than just dropped onto youtube.
And if its Zelda centric, then maybe the Smash contestant will be Urbosa (or someone else from botw)?
@UltimateOtaku91 maybe, at least it's the most amount of likes on a comment I've ever seen on this site ^^
@IronMan30 Well I should hope they announce existing games! Sorry, just being obnoxious I know what you mean. Genuine counterargument tho: they can totally talk about games we don't know about. All we know is they'll feature Smash news and info about games releasing in the first half of 2021. I, for one, am optimistic there are games releasing in the first half of 2021 we don't know about.
@chardir Ah, I guess you're right. It's just I can't remember them ever using that wording before. It does sound plausible though, for a 50 minute live stream. So in that case: hype! 😄
@johnvboy Given up on the idea, despite multiple mini-directs since then? Those people are silly, and the type to complain the most. 😋 Maybe I just have more patience? 🤔
Rayman for Smash plz!
Gannon Be praised! finally a new Direct!
Wow right when work starts for me, guess I’ll be streaming it then lol.
What do I want?: 1) Elma for Smash, 2) Xenoblade X Deluxe Edition, 3) DLC for Age of Calamity. What will we see?: 1)Age of Calamity DLC, 2) Another Fire Emblem character for Smash, 3) Twilight Princess or Wind Waker HD Remaster Again
@WiltonRoots Remember, ports are only fine as long as they're not Wii U ports lol.
50 minutes for just the first half?? Oh wow...looking forward to this. Should be good
If there's no news about Hollow Knight - Silksong or any, any good horror game, at all, I'm not interested.
Probably they're going to announce some new Pokemon game, Mario, or a new Smash Brothers character...
Let's hope for some Metroid news, but I won't hold my breath.
@zander_dale 1080 is a big Christmas release so they’ll release at E3.
WOAH WOAH WOAH SLOW DOWN I JUST WOKE UP, AT LEAST TAKE ME OUT TO DINNER FIRST
Wow I jinxed it
And to think we had some Nostradamus like folk in here proclaiming Nintendo has nothing left/they're slowing down Switch development/etc. 🙃
As always, gonna keep my expectations in check. I honestly wasn't expecting full, regular Direct like this so this is a nice surprise.
“ information focused on available games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and games coming to Nintendo Switch in the first half of 2021."
Interesting. Judging by how close they like their announcements to be to release dates there should be at least something new announced. Hopefully some release dates too. DLC for some existing big hitters (MK8D, Odyssey) feels like a pipe dream but you never know.
49 minutes of a new Fire Emblem character for Smash, then a one minute demo reel for the rest of 2021.
I love it when Nintendo makes people sweat with speculation before dropping a bomb like this. The "Nintendo Directs are dead?!?" crowd needs to die off.
Please let there be Metroid prime trilogy!
@ClassicJetterz haha you joke but I wouldn’t put it past them! Lol
@EVIL-C,
I won't deny I got frustrated, but you have to take the global pandemic into account.
Probably a bunch of indie games and 1 new fighter for Smash. Yay......not. We already know of Monster Hunter Rise. So what else could there be? They've been dark about Prime 4, BOTW 2, Bayonetta 3.
Its been forever
@NGNYS,
If all that does not happen as a minimum, I will be very upset indeed.
@_Dan true, there probably is something in May (or June, if they want to call that the "fist half of 2021") that we haven't heard about, yet.
@NGNYS and Pilotwings 😜
(Good list, let’s hope!)
@Low_ink BOTW2 (guaranteed) and Bayonetta 3 (highly not guaranteed)!
I love how whenever a Direct gets announced, the lofty expectations follow soon after. I've played this game long enough to know better, lol.
No BotW 2, no Metroid Prime 4, no Bayonetta 3, no 'Switch Pro'.... That's my initial prediction right there, but I'm sure that there may be a slew of things that draw my interest.
It's been a long wait.
@Streetsoforion also LITERALLY mentions they are limited to the first half of the year. There isn't much of that left and we know everything up until April. You can hype yourself up all you want, but don't complain on here when we don't get a new Golden Sun or some other obscure game that won't get announced in this Direct. If I'm wrong, I'll admit that but Nintendo is being fairly specific as to the focus of this Direct. That usually means while there will be a surprise or two, don't hype yourself up too much.
I can't wait until tomorrow!!!! I need to know earlier!!!!
I'm going to fly to Japan, sneak into Nintendo's headquarters, take all the info and divulge it hours before it is officially released. Then all of you mere humans will be jealous of me, the Winged Avenger! Wuahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!
'The first half of 2021'... can't wait for people to complain they didn't reveal the next main series Pokémon games that always launch in the second half of a year.
@Retrodouche
I can be as disappointed as I want to be. Metroid prime trilogy, zelda hd trilogy, prime 4, new 2D metroid, new pokemon that actually improves everything, paper mario n64 and ttyd remake, mario sunshine 2 featuring luigi with his vacuum, mario kart 9, new Donkey Kong Country that has K. Rool and a fantasy setting, new exclusive final fantasy. Can't wait to see what the second half of the direct will hold!
@nmanifold with 8's sales there's no way they'd release a new Mario kart yet, but it also feels late for dlc. honestly I'm just starving for anything Mario kart
wait is it already 1st April??? Or Christmas? Or am I dreaming? What just happened? World is gonna end? REEEEEEEEEEEEE
Can't believe it's been a year and half since the last full one.
@IronMan30 It's good to keep expectations in check, but Nintendo always sets these kinds of limitations for their Directs but then teases a project or two that is further out.
Mario Golf and Sports Story and I'd be buzzing 😀👍
Majoras mask please !!
No expectations, as usual.
Anyone slightly worried its going to be 15 minutes on games and 35 minutes on the intricate moves of the new smash character/s
@bimmy-lee dude I was totally right. Given that here hasn't been one in forever, I kept predicting it would be here shortly. Low and behold, boom. A full blown nintendo direct. I did say it would be sometime between January and March so I'm not wrong
@PapaMurphy I am with you. Sports Story is a good call. I am worried that the Mario Golf 3DS game didn’t sell well enough to prioritize another release in the series (I did buy it new).
Edit: Maybe Golf Story’s success will inspire Nintendo.
@lyle_catcliffe BUT it says “and games in the first half of 2021”
@NGNYS I like that you showed Amstrad in your VC line up, and not Speccy.
Salut the 8-Bit master race.
👍
Edit: C64 is ok I guess
@zander_dale would love some 1080!
@dannym2091 I too share the worry of that happening. It happened during e3 in 2018, so it could probably end up happening yet again with this direct.
@Christofu yes it's just gone on so long it's painful. I purchased Mario Kart 8 on the day of release for Wii U, nearly 7 years ago! Crazy long time to wait for a new entry in the series.
@Tandy255 has Sports Story 1 come out? Are we getting mixed up here? I mean the Sequel to Golf Story. I had Mario Golf on the gamecube years ago, loved it to bits. Didn't play any after that, I was away from gaming totally from gamecube days until last year.
@andyg1412 CHIBI ROBO!!!
@Harmonie right, that is what I said in one of my replies. I agree there will be a surprise or two and maybe something farther out.
Wario World 2 or port of first one please I play that game like every week XD
@NGNYS
I wouldn’t be disappointed with Amstrad games on the VC.
Actually I’d probably moan if they didn’t include the GX4000.
well for sure, No More Heros 3 will get a release date. I am almost sure this will be coming out the first half. A worker from ASTRO TRAIN tweeted the direct so maybe bayonetta 3 news? I am hoping for Mario Rabbids 2 and Mario Party 2. and I think the Zelda collection. any way, 50 minutes. wow cannot wait should be fun.
@nmanifold dang time flies
@PapaMurphy You are right on both counts! I meant Golf Story and Sports Story as the upcoming sequel (delayed from a 2020 release).
We had Mario Tennis for Switch. Time for some Mario Golf!
I am keeping my expectations in check, but why do I have a feeling, this one will have a lot of of good stuff.
@johnvboy Covid is even more of a reason for the long absence between full-featured directs. Numerous games have been delayed too. Perfect time to clear out the backlog. 😉
It is about damn time.....I say bring it on!!!
@Shworange yep, it sure does!
@KammyWh1te 👆🏼 This.....
@nameloc2080 Because they're releasing Amiibo Festival 2, not Deluxe.
@beazlen1 I would actually like a new Wave race game
Total guesswork-
Mario Golf
Mario Galaxy 2 full remake OR Metroid Prime Trilogy
NMH3/Bayo 3 release dates
Smash fighter
Something for NSO e.g. Gameboy games or Dr Mario 99 or Zelda Four Swords
Pullblox World port
More on MH Rise, Rune Factory V, the SMT games, Silksong, Ghosts and Goblins, Capcom Arcade, Crash 4, Lego Star Wars
Star Wars Republic Commando
Something for Animal Crossing
Age of Calamity DLC
Pikmin 3 DLC (that’s where Pikmin 4 went!)
Pokemon Snap trailer
Ok! Who's in charge of making the Nintendo Direct Bingo card?
Obviously it’s 50 minutes dedicated to WaveRace4.
@beazlen1 Your priorities in this life are utterly correct. Clearly your spirit is harmonious, wise, balanced and beautiful.
....Took them long enough....Smash huh? Please be Monster Hunter related, at this point I don't even care about the character, I just want a stage, with guest monsters as hazards and more music.
Please Give me a Zelda and Metroid Collection, port of Xenoblade X and more info on Tensei V and Botw sequel
@Archius9 I’m American and I support this idea! Haha
So stoked for this (tho we must keep our expectations in check!!). I’m expecting like 2 new big big N reveals, the rest stuff we know about and 3rd party.
They said it couldn’t be done!
I have to watch it at 3pm tho and I have Track from like 2-4 NOOO
@FroZtedFlakerZz Track results in you living longer. Living longer means results in you playing more games. And seeing more Directs.
Stahhhpp! I already have more games than sense!
Of course I'm excited, but...
I don't need more games at the moment. Nuh-uh.
Calling it now, Metroid Prime 4 comes out in a week
Here you have it, everyone, verification: the moderators are trolling us. Shame on you, @SwitchVogel.
Woah!
Zelda 35
Super Mario Party 2
Legend of Zelda Windwaker Remake
Another Metroid 2D remake
Crash for Smash
Mario Golf Switchy
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (unlikely)
Monster Hunter Rise footage
Pokemon Snap footage
Kirby 3D Super Stars Deluxe
Nowy hollow knight
Metroid trilogy
Moze zelda? jakis rimejk ?
Marzy mi sie jeszcze xenoblade X albo persona czy dragon quest albo final i jeszcze LAST STORY HD oooo !
Fajnie by było
Here comes Zelda's 35th anniversary!!
My body isn't ready.
I don't think we'll get too much Zelda, that'll have its own Direct.
Persona series
Secret of Evermore add on for Mana Series
Mystical Ninja collection
Tenchu collection
Starwing/Fox game
Rare Replay
Goldeneye Remaster
N64 THQ Wrestling games
N64 mini
Expectations are high.
Realistic prediction
Genshin Impact Released
New Smash character
Galaxy 2
Thanks.
People get needlessly carried away and then mad when Nintendo doesn't deliver. The first part is fine, but people usually follow through to the second part.
@IronMan30 I've been a Metroid fan long enough to remember the joy I felt at seeing the original Game Boy title appear in my neighbourhood store for the first time.
The level of desire for Metroid warms my heart. But the disappointment when even a word fails to appear about it tomorrow... ugh boy...
I'm seeing a lot of comments from people saying thank god that directs are still a thing, but the last one was only in October 2020. Even if it was a mini direct they never really went anywhere
I just hope we get some new stuff announced for this year to be excited about. Enough with the smash stuff already, the game is good and all that, but we don't need to waste time on it in a direct anymore. Anyone who's interested will find out and buy the extra stuff either way. I just want some new games from Nintendo now, it's been such a barren year or so.
NSO Virtual Boy games for Labo VR
@Gerald Excellent post. Excellent avatar. ... but if these are your expectations and not your hopes...
@EVIL-C,
It would make sense, as games must have been delayed from 2020.
@electrolite77,
I hope we get Mario golf, the whole direct would be worth it for just that one game.
kart, kart, kart, kart!
Plenty of rumours circulating around 3D Donkey Kong and 2D Metroid but I'm not sure about those.
I dont expect BotW2 or MP4 news beyond a potential "progressing well" if they talk about the franchise somewhere else. So a 2D Metroid getting announced would prompt a "MP4 is doing well".
@nocdaes Am I the only one who thinks Metroid Fusion will be remade, and be the next release in the series?
I just woke up to this news. WOW! YES!!
@Crockin Stop don't get my hopes up for a new DK game!
@Iggy-Koopa Oh the hype and the crash is all part of the fun.
@KammyWh1te It's very encouraging to see your comment has over 50 likes for Metroid Prime Trilogy HD. Also Metroid has been mentioned over 50 times in this thread.
Surely Nintendo can hear the noise by now? Many people want some Metroid action on the Switch outside of the NSO offerings.
POST DIRECT EDIT: So much for that. Fours years into the Switch, no Metroid to play beyond the SNES. No Prime Trilogy HD, No Fusion 2, No Samus Returns Port, No Original 2D or 3D game. Me sad.
Just ******* Splatoon 3 that looked exactly like S.2.
Thank goodness for Mario Golf and Fall Guys I suppose.
I expect something...Metroid V-ish. Also, Ninja Gaiden Trilogy, Shin Megami Tensei III, and SnowRunner.
@Slowdive I smirked at this post until I encountered this matter of "SnowRunner".
How is it that I have never encountered this game?!?! This is the wholesome masculine counterpart to Just Dance! Is it any good??
@hobbitgamer I mean you're not wrong. Except you were 100% off on the date. You heard it here first.
"MOLE MANIA SEQUEL! AVAILABLE IN THE ESHOP NOW!"
@VoidofLight got a feeling they might be releasing a new single player mode which they will go on about for ages
I've never seen a Nintendo Life article get this many comments without it having to be about arguing over Brie Larson.
Really goes to show how desperate for this news we all were.
@johnvboy
Totally agree. It feels a good time for it. Decent gap between the last one on 3DS and Mario Tennis on Switch. Would fill a sports game-filled gap in the lineup.
I guess: Too much Smash Bros of the running time for 1 DLC character. A few ports of games, which already exist on PS and XBox since months with uglier graphics on Switch and 1 little bone, like a Metroid Collection, so Nintendo Switch owners have at least a little something to look forward.
@COVIDberry I want Metroid news, but I don't expect it. Hell, I want SF or F-Zero announcements and don't expect them. I pretty much go with the flow, and I guess not everyone is like me.
@Blue_Dread I'm ready for it! TF was a big hit on the switch, so I can't imagine there isnt a new one coming, even with retro busy on MP4. My dream DK game is a fully 3D one kind of in the style of DK64, but a more streamlined version of that. I don't know how nintendo envisions donkey kong moving forward, but a big AAA dk would be amazing
@Nerdtendowastaken How were they spying on people? Also that's a nice 15 minutes you got there.
@Nerdtendowastaken
Name one place on the internet or out IRL where you are not spied on in some way shape form or fashion?
@dannym2091 Same..
I have finished my Nintendo Direct Bingo sheet preparations (not that it's very realistic)
@GameOtaku My toilet.
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@ukaskew it’s my first as well I got mine in March 2020. I guess it is also why I still find it amazing and am in no rush for the mythical switch pro. On the switch now I’m basically controlling Pixar movies as far as the graphics go. I don’t need more.
@LXP8 I know. People are acting like they have been starved for games or something.
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Another trailer for Monster Hunter Rise, Pokemon Snap and No More Heroes 3 and I'll be sweet.
I mean there's Zelda and others but I'm not holding out for them until Christmas as after giving us the MHR and mario switchs, they're going to wait so they can drop a zelda one too (and if they're isn't another pokemon one this year I'll be damn suprised). It's a big year for nintendo and alot of 3rd party companies. Covid or not it's going to be banger of a year.
@Archius9 i feel ya. I'm in Australia....no one ever airs directs at a decent time for us.
@eltomo I'm here for mystic Ninja...it's been too long!
"available games" i.e. Ocarina of Time, Skyward Sword...
"games coming" i.e Ocarina of Time HD Remaster for Switch, Skyward Sword HD for Switch...
Because Zelda 35th anniversary.
New Zelda Amiibo.
Want: A Link to the Past remastered in same style as 2019 Link's Awakening for Switch
HEEEEEELLLZ YEAH
BOTW2 baby
Well here is the presentation bullets.
General Nintendo information
Mario 35th anniversary Feedback
Monster Hunter
Pokémon
Super Smash Fighter
Indie Games
Zelda anniversary
Surprise
@BeetleSpider99 me too. I would kill for a new WaveRace. I often fantasise a WaveRace 1080 Excitebike crossover game. Imagine - You start in a holiday hut (with an empty trophy cabinet) on a massive island (think Wuhu but 50x bigger) and you’ve got to pay the rent somehow. There’s a Jeep rental out the front and there’re a load of JetSki, Snowboarding and Dirt bike events going on with money to be won. I’d head down to the beach first and get my JetSki competition license. There could be seasons where some courses change discipline - in Winter a piste, in summer a dirt track. Imagine a JetSki race down a river that starts up in the mountain and finishes in Port Blue. And half way down bikers jump over top in a different race. Then then then DLC after a year is PilotWings over the top of all of this... oh boy. I’m so pumped for the direct. Too much to ask?
@BloodNinja
You realize that when you sit on the toilet your butt is connected by a series of pipes to other peoples butts? (Unless you have a septic tank)
@GameOtaku This is the best comment in the entire thread. You win the internet, today!
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Surely Wii Sports Resort is in need of a refresh/remaster?
Just give me some news on No more heroes 3, Bayonetta 3, Ryu Hayabusa for smash or that rumored Ninja Gaiden modern trilogy and a new Zelda compilation or all new game! That's all I need!
If they were really nice a tiny bit of metroid prime 4 footage couldn't hurt.
Its a dream Crash for smash!!!
I think I'll watch the thing on my Roku, and follow along with NintendoLife. I dread the chats on YouTube, and my expectations are moderate. I'm an optimist, but I'm also a realist.
@COVIDberry I think that would be great. I know every one is expecting a zelda collection. but Metroid has a 35 anv. too so I think we might see what you suggeted and a 3d Donkey Kong? bring it on. but they may save the 3d Donkey game for THE E3. if there is one. I mean if there is a donkey game. there is going to be E3.
Please release Mother 3 it’s the 15th anniversary this year.
@korosanbo If anything, we'll get a trailer for the Direct, then an announcement saying for us to stay tuned for AFTER the Direct for a First-Look at the new character. My friend Daimando (known for the Sonic Oddball Crackups and Shadow Got Owned) thinks we'll get Dr. Eggman because of it being Sonic's 30th Anniversary.
Bayonetta 3
Legend of Zelda Breath of Wild 2 (35th Anniversary)
Metroid Prime 4 (prob too far out)
Pokemon (prob on 2/27 announcement)
Earthbound would be great!
Wish SquareEnix would release some news about a possible FF4, FF6, DQ 4-9, or Chrono Trigger release, but with Bravely Default coming out very unlikely My last hope would be Mario RPG!
Eagerly awaiting SMTV news, MHRise and Crash 4
Prob smth about Silksong and Sport Story
@Don Do you want that with a Physical Bundle with a Download Code? Because Nintendo isn't gonna outsource to Limited Run Games for a GBA Repro Cartridge.
In 100 years time our grandchildren or great-grandchildren will be awaiting a Nintendo news announcement and hoping for a Mother 3 release.
Mario Galaxy 3, with Mario Galaxy 2 bonus pretty please.
Less than 24 hours now! This deserves a countdown clock.
Hopefully Wind Waker, KOTOR and Metroid Primes are in there somewhere.
We’re due the Diamond and Pearl remake announcement too. Interesting timing. 🤔
@rjejr its being specific on saying Switch games.
No new hardware
@Fandabidozi that will probably be announced in a
Pokemon direct or something
Lmao so over in Texas where I live the power went out for like two days and it just came back on. The first notification I got was for a Nintendo direct lmao! I'm praying the internet stays on long enough for me to see it live!
@Vortexeo 🤞Stay warm!
About damn time.
@FullyRendered I would probably pay $60 for Skyward Sword HD. I would not pay that for Link to the Past in the Link’s Awakening style. It would be great, but I would wait for a used copy or a discount.
I ignore and social media for the day and I miss this news?😱
Whole I'm excited, I wonder what the doom and gloomers and psychics who predicted there would be nothing after 3D World are saying now? Though I'm sure they'll watch and further move the bar to prove a point
This is only for the first 6 months of 2021, so BOTW 2 and Metroid are not going to be mentioned.
What I want:
Mario Odyssey 2 announcement
Zelda HD collection
Exclusive GTA for Switch, or Rockstar games. Really would love a AAA game (like Call of Duty or GTA) that is geared towards the adult audience.
Batman Arkham Collection
What I don't want but which we will probably get:
Another Pokemon or Smash announcement (Nintendo mentioned another Smash DLC but it is time for Nintendo to move on to something else).
Cloud based games.
Amazing. This is actually gonna be my first real direct. I got into Switch at the end of 2019.
My personal wishlist is Tiny Hawk, MLB The Show and REZ
Nintendo Switch Pro with bunch of Capcom titles resident evil 2 remake, dmc 5, street fighter 5 and maybe a onimusha remake??
@strunpf same lol
Regardless of what's shown I'm just SO pleased this format still exists! 50 minutes though when most trailers are really short and it's only the first half the year?! It's the longest direct EVER. Ooh, it boggles the mind...
@Nerdtendowastaken not at all. What was it?
Holly heck, FINALLY! There aren't many games we know about, so 50 minutes it's pretty surprising as well. Keeping hopes low, but we'll see!
LETS GOOOOOOOOO!!!
I can't contain my excitement!
@NintendoByNature - I meep, you’re not wrong about being right. To be fair, you have made this prediction every month for the last 19 months, but to be EVEN more fair... you’re not wrong.
What about a non-Metroid Prime 4 game by Retro Studios? Really, what were they doing five years long between Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and the MP4 reboot??
And give me an Earthbound franchise remake/reboot/whatsoever, please!
Little burnt out on Smash honestly. Just give me Metroid Prime 4 and BoTW2.
I’m expecting 50 mins of smash updates and not a lot else.
@bimmy-lee hype responsibly my friend. A wise man once told me that.... Xbox was playing chicken with playstation. Take what you will out of that. But, I can assure it's career suicide.
Has it really been that long? To me it felt like we just had one
What we think we’re getting-
BotW 2 Full Trailer and release date along with Switch Pro Demo
Metroid Prime 4 Full Trailer and release date
Zelda 35th Anniversary Announcement- all Zelda games are remastered and will drop after the Direct
Bayonetta 3 Full Trailer and release date
Metroid Prime Trilogy release date
New 2D Metroid trailer and release date
SMT 3 HD release date
SMT V Full trailer and release date
Silksong New trailer and drops after the Direct
FF VII Remake for Switch
No More Heroes 3 release date
N64 NSO
Gameboy NSO
Gamecube NSO
In store warranty Joy Con swap- drifts after the Direct
Final Fantasy I-VI NSO
Mario Kart 9 Teaser trailer
Pikmin 4 Teaser trailer
New F-Zero teaser trailer
New Star Fox teaser trailer
Donkey Kong Country 5 teaser trailer
What we’re actually getting-
30 minutes of new Smash fighter
10 minutes of Bravely Default II gameplay
10 minutes of Monster Hunter Rise Demo 2
I really hope I’m wrong....
@johnvboy Good call on the Mario Golf. I'd love to see it, and think it's fairly likely.
... they announce a new fire emblem game and the new smash character is from the new fire emblem game.
Bayonetta 3, No More Heroes 3, Zelda remasters and Metroid Prime Trilogy remaster with HD textures and updated lighting and special effects. More Monster Hunter info and new Smash Bros characters. That would be epic. Breath of the Wild 2 and Metroid Prime 4 will be 2022s heavy hitters id bet.
@RupeeClock You know what I think would be cool? Chelle for smash from portal 2. This would be so cool! There is a really low likely hood of it, though.
Wish SquareEnix would release some news about a possible FF4, FF6, DQ 4-9, or Chrono Trigger release
@jamesthemagi As multi-platform news, that will likely be reserved for the E3 timeframe.
@Nerdtendowastaken hmm. Never seen it before. I'm not surprised about the hiring part though.
@Anti-Matter Haha yes. I made a spelling error on my phone.
But it's cute so I keep it. Tiny Hawk 🛹
I wonder what the doom and gloomers and psychics who predicted there would be nothing after 3D World are saying now? Though I'm sure they'll watch and further move the bar to prove a point
@UmbreonsPapa Indeed. The vertical distance between "Nintendo is dead, go third-party!" and "You don't release enough games enough fast!!!1!" is dizzying. Hope they don't step off the ledge... I guess.
@Nerdtendowastaken
Have you? Hold on a sec.
Have you or a loved one been stalked by the search engines Google, Bing or Ask? If so you may be entitled to monetary compensation. Call the law offices of Wright and Justice for your free no risk consultation!
@Nerdtendowastaken Well, there's the FBI, NCA, NIC, any other government intelligence agency charged with monitoring and apprehending people within their borders. I'm not saying it isn't bad and treading weird legal grounds, but I'm just saying the law is there for a reason(whether you agree or not with the law is a different issue), Nintendo taking the law into their own hands wouldn't make too much of a difference. And not buying their products won't hurt Nintendo as much as it will hurt the developers who aren't in charge of those things. What would be better is to raise awareness (which you have been doing, interesting rabbit hole you took me down) instead of boycotting the products.
Also, yay Nintendo direct.
Just commenting to help push this article to over 500 comments.
My wishes are:
Ken Griffey Jr Baseball returns for opening day
Fire Pro Wrestling
Tease for RE Revelations 3
Not sure if anyone mentioned, but I'm hoping for some news on Shin Megami Tensei V. Maybe a gameplay trailer? Anything new would be great, really.
And of course Zelda anniversary collection.
All I want is new Donkey Kong game and shadow drop of Hollow Knight Silksong
@electrolite77 No WiiU club sports?
Over 500 comments on n article that's not controversial in any way, this must be the biggest news we have had in years.
@bimmy-lee
Yo, you were here this morning. 😀
@AtlanteanMan man.. among more than 500 comments, you represent me... i agree 200% with you.. when they say "first half 21" it cuts my expectations.. and to agree with you again.. i dont think either that BOTW2 will be in the first semester of the year.. but.. a full direct is still a direct..
I hope there are a few Big Wii/Gamecube Remasters, like surprises and they are all €20 each to download, no physical releases.
Bet there will be a full 20mins of Smash stuff, which I'm just not into. But that leaves a half hour of maybe, loads of 35th Anniversary Zelda stuff. Metroid Stuff. Maybe a sneak peak at a new F-Zero or Mother/Earthbound.
And a Free Download of Galaxy 2 for folks who bought the Cart or bought from the Eshop.
Either way, will be a nice info dump of stuff. its been a year and a half without a Direct like this. MAD!
Also, 12hrs and 47mins to go till the new Direct!!
I never got into Twilight Princess so would appreciate another chance at that. I never even owned Majoras Mask, so ditto for that. Skyward Sword, yes please! OoT I’ve played so many times, on 64 and on my GameCube Master Quest disc I can give or take that. I don’t care if they’re ports, these are dark times so any new releases are welcome.
Just for kicks I'm going to throw out a personal "Wish List" for the Direct along with the odds I think they'll happen.
1) BotW 2: More news/details/footage: 30% Actual release date: 10%
2) Zelda 35th Anniversary Celebration Campaign/Promotion: 80% Zelda 35th Anniversary Compilation: 65% Actual Release Date for such a compilation: 100% if it's announced
3) Metroid 35th Anniversary Promotion: <30% Metroid 35th Anniversary Compilation (Perhaps Metroid Prime 1-3): 15% Actual release date for such a compilation: 75% if it's announced (I doubt Nintendo would run such a promotion with one for Zelda concurrently)
4) A Super Mario Galaxy 2 "DLC" for Super Mario 3D Anniversary Collection: 50%
5) A Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn Compilation: 5%
6) A new F-Zero: <3%
7) A new, multiplayer mode-enabled Advance Wars for Switch: <1%
8) Any of A) a Skies of Arcadia sequel/remaster, B) Shining Force III remake, C) Dragon Force sequel/remaster, D) Arcade compilation, or E) Saturn compilation from Sega and/or M2: <1%
9) Mario Kart 9/Smash Kart: <10% (One is almost certainly coming within the next 1-2 years though, I would guess)
10) Xenoblade Chronicles X Remastered: 8%
11) Final Fantasy Tactics (New Switch iteration utilizing visual aesthetics of Octopath Traveler): <1%
12) Daisenryaku (Grand Strategy) WWII or Modern-era title: <1%
13) Major Animal Crossing: New Horizons announcement/content for 1-year anniversary: 10%
14: The Smash Bros. Ultimate news A) is a character reveal: 15% B) is a Season 3 Pass announcement: <1%
15) A new StarFox reveal: <10%
16) A new Donkey Kong Country reveal: 7%
17) A sequel to Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle: 12%
18) An "out of nowhere" surprise that nobody saw coming but everyone will love: 10%
19) A new Virtual Console replacement with menu icons representing previous Nintendo (and maybe other) consoles for which you can purchase games for each; just open that console's menu, select your game, and play: <1%
20) The first of several upcoming "Best of" compilations from previous Nintendo consoles (most likely the NES): <1% (I'm only listing these last two because it's well-known how disappointing Nintendo Online's support for its legacy games has been, and I figure at some point that Nintendo will try another means of capitalizing on its huge back catalog).
21) A significant portion of the Direct dedicated to games we either already know about or aren't interested in: 99.999%
If nothing else, it'll be fun to see how many of these I actually get to check off the list as the Direct unfolds. Any bets on how many, guys?
Switch Pro!
Crash4Smash!
All the Zeldas!
Prime Trilogy!
No More Heroes 3!
Bayonetta 3!
Great Ace Attorney!
Resident Evil Revelations 3!
Fire Emblem remake!
Eggman4Smash!
Mario Golf!
Kirby Rainbow Paintbrush Deluxe!
Persona Q1+2!
Arkham Origins Blackgate 2!
Assassins Creed 1&2!
(Separate Poké Direct coming next week)
MY BODY IS READY
@FullyRendered I basically want all 2D zelda's in this style - Minish Cap would be my first preference
I’d love to see an anniversary collection of Zelda games, similar to the Mario one.
https://i.redd.it/crp9ga1gquh61.png
Got my bingo card ready.
i hope we get galaxy 2 shadow dropped
but i doubt it since 3d world just came out
@korosanbo ultimate is only 2! besides they usually only have a single trailer in these directs and it gets it own seperate presentation later
Very hyped and hoping to see at least one surprise. I will admit though, that more information about Zelda and possibly an update on either the Metroid Prime Trilogy/Metroid Prime 4 would make me pretty darn happy. I will also name drop Pikmin 4 since I really want that game too. I am trying to keep my expectations low but Nintendo makes that difficult!
@beazlen1 I gotta say, I would put way too much time in a game like that! That sounds perfect to me!
The next Smash character will be announced. Industry insiders claim that it'll be "whoever it is you want the least".
To celebrate Zelda's 35th anniversary, A collection of Zelda HD remasters will be available to purchase between February 22nd 2021 and March 1st 2021, after which all unsold physical copies and all source code will be loaded into a rocket and fired into the sun.
@anoyonmus "its being specific on saying Switch games. No new hardware"
First, that tweet is anything but specific. Is says the length is "roughly" 50 minutes, "focused" on available games - meaning other content can be the non-focus, and the "first half of 2021" which coudl mena anything from releasing today until June 30th.
So the entire tweet is very un-specific.
Second, when was the last time Nintendo had a Direct and announced hardware revisions would be in it? The 2DS was a total surprise to everyone, as was the 3DS XL. I don't think Nintendo has ever announced - we will be announcing new hardware in our Nintendo Direct. And I feel pretty confident about that. New hardware revisions are announced, not pre-announced. New hardware is pre-announced, but I'm not expecting a Switch successor for a few more years yet. I don't think they even pre-announced the Switch Lite, just 2 years of leaks and rumours.
@Dpullam shall we flesh out the idea and pitch it to Doug B? This morning I was imagining a 1080 multiplayer death race in the style of 1080 Avalanche. 20 boarders start at summit, the avalanche wipes out the racers one by one until either you reach the bottom or nobody remains. You can punch out to the side but it may give the opponent a push if poorly executed. Tricks give you a speed boost. I need to stop dreaming
@rjejr Ik that.
But plenty of people think a switch pro will be announced.
And then people won't get what they want and will become mad.
Still, I don't think a switch pro will be annnounced.
As u said, it will have to be a complete surprise like the Switch Lite
@anoyonmus I don't think there will be a Switch Pro, just a "New Switch" that replaces the old Switch, not sold alongside Switch and Switch Lite like a more expensive Pro would be, but to the point of your comment and my reply - whether or not their is hardware today Nintendo was NOT going to mention that in the tweet. Nintendo NEVER says - we will be announcing a revision to our hardware TOMORROW, they just announce it.
So it may be in there, or it may not be in there, but the tweet has no bearing on that.
Nintendo won't announce it until 2 weeks before the on sale date, so if it's ready to be sold in 2 weeks it will be in there, if it isn't ready until summer, fall or winter, then it won't be in there. I do think we'll get a revision in 2021, just no idea when. New Switch needs more memory, 64 for the good ole N64 throwback, and non-drifting Joycon would certainly be nice. And Doom cut scenes that are 30fps, not 20 fps. So a slight bump in power.
Zelda Four Swords Adventure Anniversary
Metroid Fusion/Zero Mission HD collection
I'm just guessing that there's gonna be ACNH News with the Sanrio cards and a Smash Reveal.
@rjejr maybe.
But I kinda hope it doesn't happen. One thing I really want from a New Switch is a bigger screen.
As for joy cons, they should really fix the drift. Mine's haven't drifted yet so I am not sure.
Nintendo isn't the only one with drifting controllers after all.
I am pretty sure there WILL be a New Switch but I don't think it will be announced in the Direct
After watching this my first thought was have Nintendo's first party developer stopped making games, hopefully the shadow drops will continue, can't believe it's been more than a year for a proper direct and we basically get a third party and indie showcase reel.
I previously posted a Mario Golf game would suffice for the direct to be o.k for me, did not know this was going to end up being true, guess the pandemic has been a lot tougher than we thought for Nintendo, and of course the Switch will still sell tonnes of hardware again this year, it has too much momentum for that to slow down anytime soon.
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