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When will the next general Direct (full or mini) be?

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TheMindOfThomas said:
Why are people here acting like their not gonna try and make another Star Fox game? It has icons on the Switch so Nintendo clearly still considers it a somewhat viable/key franchise. If Metroid can sell well these days a well-made or at least decent Star Fox is a guarenteed hit.
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They just put Fox and crew in Starlink. Nintendo will always care about Star was long as Miyamoto is around.
 
Instro said:
So just catching up, sounds like a direct is potentially happening this week?
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A direct is for sure happening this week unless disaster strikes and it's virtually guaranteed to be announced 9am ET tomorrow/tomorrow morning ET
 
DecoReturns said:
Sakurai has spoken of his dislike for sequels except for Smash.

So I don’t see him ever returning. Reason he went independent
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Ah, that I wasn't aware of.

Then yeah I guess the Star Fox style of Kid Icarus is probably done.
 
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OK

So Miyamoto comes to you and gives you an offer.

“Nintendo will make a new game in the series you love most and, magically, it will be revealed in the upcoming Direct for a release this year. But… you must choose one of these…

1) All music in the game has its beats punctuated by the “bah bah” noises from the NSMB series.

2) All side characters are colour-swapped versions of generic characters”

…which do you choose?
 
Sakurai mainly just sticks around for Smash because it gives him the opportunity to bash his favorite action figures together

Dude can say that he worked with series like Mega Man, Castlevania, Persona, Kingdom Hearts, Minecraft, Tekken, Final Fantasy, etc in one game
 
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Dark Cloud said:
Nate should invite me on his podcast so I can give him the inside scoops.
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Plum said:
OK

So Miyamoto comes to you and gives you an offer.

“Nintendo will make a new game in the series you love most and, magically, it will be revealed in the upcoming Direct for a release this year. But… you must choose one of these…

1) All music in the game has its beats punctuated by the “bah bah” noises from the NSMB series.

2) All side characters are colour-swapped versions of generic characters”

…which do you choose?
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Lol I think the generic characters, the bah bah would drive me nuts
 
Sakurai left HAL because he did three Kirby games in a row, then two Smash games in a row, then two more Kirby games. He himself has said he was tired of being put on sequels to his original hits.

Considering Kirby's prominance in Subspace Emissary and World of Light I don't think its that he never wanted to see or work on the IP again or anything; just doesn't want to be tied down to it. Same could apply to Kid Icarus; if he wanted to make a sequel it could happen.

Josh5890 said:
What if the Nintendo Direct is a 50-minute presentation about how they just bought all of the major publishers in Japan?
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Don't worry, only Microsoft make acquisitions the biggest announcements of their shows. Next Level Games was just a press release!
 
Plum said:
OK

So Miyamoto comes to you and gives you an offer.

“Nintendo will make a new game in the series you love most and, magically, it will be revealed in the upcoming Direct for a release this year. But… you must choose one of these…

1) All music in the game has its beats punctuated by the “bah bah” noises from the NSMB series.

2) All side characters are colour-swapped versions of generic characters”

…which do you choose?
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Color swapped for sure. I loved Origami King despite its overabundance of toads, but if that banger OST was soiled by those godforsaken NSMB SFX, I'd lose it
 
Plum said:
OK

So Miyamoto comes to you and gives you an offer.

“Nintendo will make a new game in the series you love most and, magically, it will be revealed in the upcoming Direct for a release this year. But… you must choose one of these…

1) All music in the game has its beats punctuated by the “bah bah” noises from the NSMB series.

2) All side characters are colour-swapped versions of generic characters”

…which do you choose?
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Can't ruin Pikmin music so gotta be 2. But how does one even define side characters in Pikmin?
 
Idk I kinda wanna see the absolute chaos that would happen if nothing is announced tomorrow

but I want to see the announcement even more, so...
 
Dark Cloud said:
They just put Fox and crew in Starlink. Nintendo will always care about Star was long as Miyamoto is around.
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I'd even say it goes beyond that.

Like, say what you will, but Fox and pals are both recognizable and, for the most part, actually liked. Again, they only need an actual good game/formula that can be iterated on in order to be put on easy street.
 
Derachi said:
The meaning of this hint here is obvious

Nintendo is buying Namco

See, Pac-man was thought up by Tohru Iwatani when he was looking at a pizza with a slice missing. And Nintendo is going to "make it rain" on Bandai Namco which is euphemism for dumping loads of cash onto something or someone.
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Jokes aside, they’re probably gonna shadowdrop PAC-MAN Museum+ at the Direct yeah? Really looking forward to that one, and it should be here soon considering the early 2022 release window
 
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TreIII said:
I'd even say it goes beyond that.

Like, say what you will, but Fox and pals are both recognizable and, for the most part, actually liked. Again, they only need an actual good game/formula that can be iterated on in order to be put on easy street.
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Hopefully they’ll figure it out this gen what the foundation of Star Fox should be.
 
Sakurai's influence over the projects he works on likely makes him a very difficult director to replace, and he has actually explicitly stated that he has no plans to return to Kid Icarus. Of course he could change his mind but that's where he left that topic.
 
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Gamer_G said:
Psst @NateDrake Nintendo’s been making all of their morning announcements since daylight savings at 8am EST, announcements that any other year would be made at 9am EST, or 10am EST during the other daylight savings time, just a heads up
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The only thing posted at a 8 am EST is the Kirby trailer, nothing else that I am aware of, hell the Triangle Strategy trailer, the last big thing they tweeted about was at 9 am. Kirby seems to have been a one off thing
 
Honestly Star Fox should just copy Kid Icarus Uprising, add in some branching paths, and call it a day. That game’s formula allowed for the high-octane scripted action of a SF title whilst having a level of longevity and depth people tend to like in modern video games.

Either way I don’t think another “Star Fox 64” type release is gonna make for a very successful game today. A good one, yeah, but not a successful one.
 
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Pagan said:
OK. And how exactly should that work if the blowout is at the E3 time slot? If it's a 2022 title it will be arround October or November the latest. So you think that 4.5 to 5 month marketing for a game of this caliber is enough? How exactly should that work I don't understand. That's not luigi's mansion. That's a 35 year old franchise, an evergreen franchise and a franchise which can sell systems with its 3d games. 5 month marketing is a joke for this game. So if you think that the title reveal is in the summer then I can't see this game comming out in 2022. I can't see it. It needs to happen now and the latest in March.
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Its a sequel. It doesnt need a long marketing cycle like the first game, which also only had a cycle of 9 months even though it was a brand new concept they had to sell.
Zelda doesnt need marketing to sell good 🤷🏻‍♂️
 
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Derachi said:
What if they announce Figher's Pass 3 lmao
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Plum said:
OK

So Miyamoto comes to you and gives you an offer.

“Nintendo will make a new game in the series you love most and, magically, it will be revealed in the upcoming Direct for a release this year. But… you must choose one of these…

1) All music in the game has its beats punctuated by the “bah bah” noises from the NSMB series.

2) All side characters are colour-swapped versions of generic characters”

…which do you choose?
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I bah humbug those damn "Bah!"s, so naturally I must go colour swapped versions of generic characters in...*checks notes*Custom Robo?
 
Pagan said:
OK. And how exactly should that work if the blowout is at the E3 time slot? If it's a 2022 title it will be arround October or November the latest. So you think that 4.5 to 5 month marketing for a game of this caliber is enough? How exactly should that work I don't understand. That's not luigi's mansion. That's a 35 year old franchise, an evergreen franchise and a franchise which can sell systems with its 3d games. 5 month marketing is a joke for this game. So if you think that the title reveal is in the summer then I can't see this game comming out in 2022. I can't see it. It needs to happen now and the latest in March.
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Mario Odyssey was fully blown out at E3 2017 and released the following October. Heavy marketing started in September. You’re really overthinking how long a game like Zelda needs to be promoted. Especially the sequel to one of the GOAT games of all time.
 
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snikdasnek said:
The only thing posted at a 8 am EST is the Kirby trailer, nothing else that I am aware of, hell the Triangle Strategy trailer, the last big thing they tweeted about was at 9 am. Kirby seems to have been a one off thing
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Kirby was 8am
Indie world was announced at 8am

Also, several announcements that would’ve been made at 9pm have been made at 8pm such as:
Every NSO update since the daylight savings change
Every overview trailer since the daylight savings change

Whether or not it’s announced at 8am or 9am really doesn’t matter, but I’m guessing it’ll be the former based on this evidence
 
Gamer_G said:
Kirby was 8am
Indie world was announced at 8am

Also, several announcements that would’ve been made at 9pm have been made at 8pm such as:
Every NSO update since the daylight savings change
Every overview trailer since the daylight savings change

Whether or not it’s announced at 8am or 9am really doesn’t matter, but I’m guessing it’ll be the former based on this evidence
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I guess its a matter of waiting and seeing, I see your point
 
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Guys I think the hinting is pretty overt, more so than usual, I'd expect it tomorrow, this hinting is on top of the sale thing and the pizza umbrella thing
 
Pizza is Italian, Mario is Italian, you're gonna need an umbrella cause its gonna be raining Mario games.

That or a DMC/RE crossover.
 
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