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StarTopic Nintendo Direct Speculation |ST7| It’s Showtime People! Famiboards Productions Proudly Presents: What Lies Beyond The Door? Act II - Rebirth

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MisterSpo said:
Tis a little odd. I thought yesterday's Partner Showcase announcement was so that the Pokemon Presents could get today's main announcement spot.

Maybe something related to Peach - a demo, or previews?
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It's either that or Paper Mario/Luigi's Mansion get a date in the morning. If this was happening two weeks ago I'd be predicting a Switch 2 announcement, but....
 
LukasManak22 said:
Hello everyone (insert some random NCL name who is responsible for 3rd parties) and I will be your guide for today's Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase
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Hello Nintendo fans

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I'm Phil Spencer, head of Xbox at Microsoft gaming. weird smile, or he might be squinting

I'm your host for today's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase. It's truly an honour to be here to add greater synergy to the gaming world's efforts to unite into a high margin, high entertainment, high definition, high hybrid, high high experience of fundamental value and exciting visuals. waits for applause, realises this is pre-recorded

Let's take a look at our World Premiere, Console Exclusive first batch of headlines. 20 second pause, finger click
 
The first ever Switch General Direct happened in April 2017. The last ever Switch General Direct will happen in April 2024. Seems good to me. Unless they are doing one more in September but they would be completely fine without that.
 
I know it's a lot for just under 12 hours but this is probably the most excited I've been in a 12 hours span in a long time!! I honestly wasn't expecting the Pokémon Presents to be announced until at least Wednesday so AHHHH!!!! EXCITING TIMES!! :D
 
3dsboss said:
My feeling is they probably knew since some point last year that the console not releasing this year was possible/likely and so they began preparing for about nine months to a year additionally where the Nintendo Switch will still be the main focus for marketing. I do feel like, as you said, it was probably always the plan to have a Partner Showcase this month and by the time it was solidified that the console wouldn't make this year, it was easier to begin planning for another Direct opposed to reworking this one and possibly having it shifted into March, probably messing with the plans of their partners? Using this thinking, the Endless Ocean project was probably always going to be in the Partner Showcase, I just feel like it carries a different meaning now!

Before the reports, I had felt like we'd get this Partner Showcase, the console reveal in the form of a First Look or larger press release, and then a smaller Mini in late March/Early April for the Nintendo Switch that would date Paper Mario for July and announce Fire Emblem 4 Remake for August as the two headlining announcements. That would've been followed by a larger June event and a (General) Nintendo Direct that would highlight Nintendo Switch 1 games and Nintendo's main Next Generation games for this year in July.

Now I feel like they probably do convert that Mini in late March/Early April (probably early April now) to a General, having the two previous announcements but then maybe pulling a game or two that would've been in the July event (if I had to guess, something like a Mario Party and something related to Metroid) and feature them here while then having the June/July Direct still that highlights the same games they might've planned with an additional one or two that they may slot in.

I feel like this response is all over the place so I'm so sorry!! My main question I feel is the range that an April General would cover? Normally with the February Direct (and even with this Partner Showcase), we see that they focus on the first half of the year but I feel like April would be a little late to focus on just the first half. Maybe it would focus on the general range of "games releasing this Summer" like they use the "Winter" for the September Directs? Then whatever they do in the middle of the year would be focused on what is releasing through the rest of 2024? :D
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Haha nah I'm totally tracking with you! I agree that if there is a General in April it will cover the summer months up until the usual September direct. But thinking that this is still probably a console reveal calendar year, I feel like some patterns might shift. Will there even be a September direct?

Last time they revealed a new console they didn't have a General Direct until after it already came out. (Oct 2016 reveal trailer -> Jan 2017 Switch Showcase -> March 2017 Release -> April 2017 General Direct). The worry of announcing the Switch successor 9 months before release is that there's still gotta be a General direct in between right? But I'm already dreading the future Direct announcement tweets written with "Focusing exclusively on Switch software coming out in the next quarter" after we've had a taste of the next gen.

I'll be curious to see how Nintendo does it. Obviously you can't really do multiple Directs for a system before it comes out, but it'll be painful waiting in September for Switch 2 news and only getting a General for the OG Switch. My atm thinking is if the June reveal is true, it's outside of Directs. And Switch 2 won't be in Directs until it releases, instead focusing more on showcases, preview events, and maybe even a TGA game reveal?
 
At this point, i don't think even a General Direct in April would excite me.

Part of me thinks they keep MP 4 back until they show Switch 2 and games for it, so if the delay rumors are true and the reveal was also moved to June, this would mean June earliest.

It's pretty much only the FE announcement i want ... and after such a long time of rumormongering, even a Twitter announcement would be okay, just get on with it.
 
Magic-Man said:
It's either that or Paper Mario/Luigi's Mansion get a date in the morning. If this was happening two weeks ago I'd be predicting a Switch 2 announcement, but....
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Does anyone know what was tweeted at the normal time the last time they announced a direct and a weird time? It was the Animal crossing direct right? Did something major get tweeted at the normal time after that?
 
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Curious if we will see anything big today. I do think it’s odd everything got announced ahead of time, but it’s possible they just wanted to give an early heads up with the Direct being delayed and Pokemon I believe regularly announcing early.
 
xghost777 said:
Curious if we will see anything big today. I do think it’s odd everything got announced ahead of time, but it’s possible they just wanted to give an early heads up with the Direct being delayed and Pokemon I believe regularly announcing early.
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Well, not long to find out at least.
 
Switch 2 reveal Switch 2 reveal Switch 2 reveal Switch 2 reveal Switch 2 reveal come on Nintendo, you know you want to break the patterns and rules so hard they can never be put back together again.

cowards
 
Not that I’ve had time to keep up with fighting games recently, but I’m only a little disappointed that there haven’t been totsugeki references once the dolphins arrived (though Pyoro kinda erased that train of thought by bringing Nintendo into the equation early haha)

A little interesting that Pyoro is clarification posting Endless Ocean the day following the initial clues, but I guess if they're not super enthused by the rest of the Partners it sorta makes sense…?
 
Endless Ocean and SMT V: New Bullshit Edition at this Direct and I'm a happy little sucker no matter what else shows up. Your favorite third-party game I don't care about, maybe actively dislike? It's yours. Take it. I'm feeling good today.
 
zumaddy said:
Also sorry out of the loop, where on Earth did an April rumour come from?
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I’ll try and find the posts but Brazil and Necro mentioned they were hearing Indie World March and Direct April if I’m not mistaken

Edit - Ylork posted Brazil’s post, Necro’s is here and only refers to April
 
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zumaddy said:
Also sorry out of the loop, where on Earth did an April rumour come from?
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Brazil follow-up on the stuff from friday: June Swich 2 reveal, April General Direct, March maybe Indie Showcase.

Wether or not you believe that is your own thing. ^^
 
zumaddy said:
Also sorry out of the loop, where on Earth did an April rumour come from?
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ZaSpai said:
I’ll try and find the posts but Brazil and Necro mentioned they were hearing Indie World March and Direct April if I’m not mistaken
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Yes :

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Nintendo Direct Speculation |ST7| It’s Showtime People! Famiboards Productions Proudly Presents: What Lies Beyond The Door? Act II - Rebirth

Wait did Pyroro just shoot down Endless Ocean? ☹️ Oh well least my disappointment is now instead of Wednesday. I may still be scared of the ocean but I still wanted it announced.
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