I would imagine that increased restrictions won't have that big of an impact since Japan has been remote working and such for so long by now. But then again I could be way off base. It's hard for me as an American where restrictions (or lack thereof) don't seem to mean anything to most places here to have a good frame of reference for thatDoes anybody know how long it takes to plan/build a Direct? I'm wondering if the COVID situation in Japan is gonna mess with the Direct schedule, or if it's already too late.
Try and take over the world?The same thing Team January does throughout February-December.
Holy shit you donned the avatar and you didn't even lose a bet yetTry and take over the world?
Cue pinky and the brain theme
Stannis! Stannis! Stannis!Team March will come swinging
Lol it’s just a joke. Im still Team February : )this is so based
what would they do in the meantime?
ah okay lolLol it’s just a joke. Im still Team February : )
You doing great job in that regardah okay lol
I do like to consider really out there scenarios in this thread
Holy shit you donned the avatar and you didn't even lose a bet yet
Yeah Team March has been awful quiet latelyI hope that somebody from Team March steps in and talks trash once we enter february
Mitsuda expects the project he has been working on to be announced in February.
He was pretty open about the anime series he worked on during production, though, as opposed to being hush-hush like Nintendo expects partners to be.There's like a 50% chance this is just a new anime soundtrack or something.
I mean I'll still buy it regardless.
As long as it's not another Japan-only concert announcement
Dang. I didn't mean to snub Luigi like that, but you're absolutely right!
And as for OCs... I really can't even imagine what they will be like, people will either be angry about them like some folks were with Lana and Linkle or love them like with Terrako.
NLG has definitely been on my personal shortlist of "who I'd love to see make a StarFox game", as well.Speaking of Star Fox, NLG making a new entry would be amazing. I think they could do justice to the idea that Assault explored, with the mixture of on-foot/tank and air combat. Star Fox is the biggest Nintendo IP not represented by a new game or port on Switch, and hopefully we’ll get something soon. Maybe by 2023, which is the series’ 30th anniversary.
No botw2 :'(Nintendo Direct Predictions (2/9)
- Kirby and The Forgotten Land is the mid-Direct showcase and will get a mention in the Direct announcement
- Advance Wars trailer. Demo available after the Direct
- New Triangle Strategy demo
- Splatoon 3 releases in July, network tests coming in April
- 1-2 Switch sequel (horse person means Cowboy)
- New Mario game for June (there's normally one around June)
- Fire Emblem is the final announcement, coming in the fall
It's not gonna be there for sure. It'll get the focus in June.No botw2 :'(
botw2 is an E3 game for sureNo botw2 :'(
It's not gonna be there for sure. It'll get the focus in June.
I know still sad to seebotw2 is an E3 game for sure
My saviorIf BotW2 is indeed this year I don't see it missing the next direct. It won't be a blowout, but maybe they'll say something like "stay tuned for much more info in the coming months".
Won't this Direct be packed as it is? They have to announce everything releasing before August, plus show us more of Kirby, Advance Wars, and Splatoon 3. I don't think it's too early to show it, it's just not necessary.If BotW2 is indeed this year I don't see it missing the next direct. It won't be a blowout, but maybe they'll say something like "stay tuned for much more info in the coming months".
team march hereI hope that somebody from Team March steps in and talks trash once we enter february
Zelda is always necessary.Won't this Direct be packed as it is? They have to announce everything releasing before August, plus show us more of Kirby, Advance Wars, and Splatoon 3. I don't think it's too early to show it, it's just not necessary.
There's no reason they need to show more of Kirby or Advance Wars here. If they're there it can be short clips.Won't this Direct be packed as it is? They have to announce everything releasing before August, plus show us more of Kirby, Advance Wars, and Splatoon 3. I don't think it's too early to show it, it's just not necessary.
democracy and money attached
do we get style points for going off the rails?Alright, so my first attempts at creating hype events were misguided and terrible. Everything was too complex, too bureaucratic, and introduced too much work relative to the fun for everyone involved.
However, the success of #TeamDirect has got me hankering for another dumb activity for us to do, and I had an epiphany for how to make my terrible ideas palatable, and maybe even fun.
I present to you all this thread's second event, Build-A-Direct Workshop.
The concept for this was initiative was simple: taking the good parts of my old ideas, while throwing out all of the stupid and terrible busywork. My genius truly knows no bounds. So, how will it work? Unlike my previous attempts at manufacturing fun, this should be easy to explain.
All you have to do is write up a Direct. You can be as vague as an unordered list all the way up to estimating how long each trailers and transition will be. You'll be invited to change your Direct as often as you like, up until the Direct is announced at which point all submissions will be final.
After the Direct airs I'll go through all of the submissions and choose the ten that I think are closest to what we got. I'll run a strawpoll thereafter, and the voted winner will receive 20 USD (or local equivalent) of eShop credit.
And that's it! Look at this. No deadlines, no auctions, no fucking variable Wii Points. Just a simple forum game with democracy and money attached. Incredible.
I hope that you all participate. Please @ me in any submissions to the game, which will hopefully help me keep track of them. I'll have the first iteration of my own Direct up sometime today as an example, but keep in mind that submissions can take any form you want. Build-A-Direct Workshop is about creativity, fun, and humor, not rules and obligations.
there is nowdo we get style points for going off the rails?
is there a special jpeg for anyone who guesses something so fucking off base that ends up being arguably “right in spirit” by absolutely contrived logic?
style savvy points for going off the railsdo we get style points for going off the rails?
That's a damn strong opener. Only thing that your trailer concept's missing is a Trojan Horse allegory.Super Mario Iliad
in the first trailer? I think not!That's a damn strong opener. Only thing that your trailer concept's missing is a Trojan Horse allegory.
This would be a sick direct honestly@Raccoon
Okay, I've been wanting to try writing up a Direct for a while now, so here we go! I've never done this before and I haven't given this a ton of thought, and I admit a lot of this is more what I WANT to have in there, but anyway:
(note there is no order to this other than the opener and the closer)
- Opener: New Fire Emblem, coming out mid-late summer
- Mario Party DLC (new boards)
- Stinky Horse game is 1,2 Switch sequel, revealed here
- Monster Hunter: Sunbreak, new trailer
- Something Square-Enix, either Chrono Cross or maybe FF:Tactics?
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land final-ish trailer
- A Kirby online thing, something like Kirby 35
- Triangle Strategy reminder
- Silksong reappears, coming soonish
- A late 3rd party port of some sort
- Splatoon 3 "final" trailer and release date for early summer
- Sizzle reel showing off stuff like Chocobo racing, stuff coming soon-ish, Fall Guys finally gets a date (I could even see Advance Wars only being shown here)
- Closer: Xenoblade Chronicles 3, no release date other than "2022"
Notable things not here: No Zelda of any kind, that'll be in June. I do feel like I'm missing something Mario-related, but I don't have any idea what that'll be or where it'll fit, so I'm not including it.
I think we’ll get a good sense of if this power year will happen or not after this first direct. Personally I think the game to watch is Splatoon 3. If it has an early date, like say May, we are in the power year we feel like we are walking into, because then the biggest games can have a month to themselves.I know Nintendo is set for a banger year, but does Pokemon, Kirby, Bayo, FE, XC3 (if that's what's being hinted at), AW, Metroid Prime, Splatoon, Mario and BotW2 (and more unrevealed stuff) almost seem too good to people? Like, something's getting pushed to 2023 just for the sake of making sure there's also stuff next year good?
The role of Patroclus shall be played by Geno, who finally makes it back into the Mario series only to tragically perish.in the first trailer? I think not!
the real twist here is how Mario and Bowser’s eternal conflict is either echoes of or quantum entangled with that of Hector and Achilles
but is Peach Helen or Agamemnon? or neither? and who did Mario kill that Bowser loved so much?
the answers may surprise you!
The role of Patroclus shall be played by Geno, who finally makes it back into the Mario series only to tragically perish.
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They do give off extremely cousin-ly vibes