StarTopic Nintendo Direct Speculation |ST3| Speculate Chronicles 3

[Kaka]

Why would Xeno 3 previews not be next week, the typical 2 weeks before launch?

Because since they didn't have a June direct for first party, they are going to carrefuly spread out things in July : Pokemon SV third trailer, reboot camp release date, Bayo 3 release date trailer, Stinky horse game announcement etc.

 

[HockeyBird]

Here's a tl:dr summary of what we know and don't know for next week

 

[Gamer_G]

If I missed anything that SHOULD be in that compilation post, please let me know and I'll add it in.

I think I'm the only one who's suggested this, but Nintendo could simply be doing a Treehouse Livestream next week, with a handful of pre-recorded segments on games coming soon, as well as major updates that need to be talked about cough Mario Kart Wave 2 cough there doesn't need to be new hardware tied to it

 

[Deleted member 341]

next week.... in game magazines

 

[Derachi]

I think I'm the only one who's suggested this, but Nintendo could simply be doing a Treehouse Livestream next week, with a handful of pre-recorded segments on games coming soon, as well as major updates that need to be talked about cough Mario Kart Wave 2 cough there doesn't need to be new hardware tied to it

I did put forth that there could be a Hardware-less Direct. I think I should add that it might include the Treehouse segments. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Deleted member 341]

We need more fuel for our hype engine. Hopefully the stars will align themselves soonish.

 

[Apopheniac]

If I missed anything that SHOULD be in that compilation post, please let me know and I'll add it in.

Is a Splatoon 3 Testfire next weekend a plausible reason for the Splatoon tournament to not run next week? I've seen that mentioned a few times in this thread as a possibility, but I don't really keep up with those kinds of things, so I have no idea how likely that might be.

Also, it might be a good idea to separate the What We Know section based on whether it's more indicative of hardware or software.

 

[Deleted member 2349]

are they doing a pokemon thing? they should do a pokemon thing

 

[Apopheniac]

@Derachi thank you for doing my work for me

I was having a surprisingly tough time putting something together

You may want to consider removing or consolidating some of the threadmarks to make Derachi's post easier to find. Eight threadmarks is a lot for a week-old thread.

 

[Serif]

If I missed anything that SHOULD be in that compilation post, please let me know and I'll add it in.

Maybe it's worth mentioning that the Nvidia leak is solid evidence of 4K DLSS capable Nintendo hardware in active development and is good reason to expect this year or the next. I see a lot of "people still believe in Switch Pro / 4k?" posts here and there implying folks are wishful thinking. Or you may have mentioned it already and I missed it.

 

[Kaka]

I think I'm the only one who's suggested this, but Nintendo could simply be doing a Treehouse Livestream next week, with a handful of pre-recorded segments on games coming soon, as well as major updates that need to be talked about cough Mario Kart Wave 2 cough there doesn't need to be new hardware tied to it

That would be great. Especially to have pokemon SV since gameplay is a big departure this time. Also agree about the new hardware, don't think it will be tied to the Nintendo summer coverage.

 

[Derachi]

Maybe it's worth mentioning that the Nvidia leak is solid evidence of 4K DLSS capable Nintendo hardware in active development and is good reason to expect this year or the next. I see a lot of "people still believe in Switch Pro / 4k?" posts here and there implying folks are wishful thinking. Or you may have mentioned it already and I missed it.

Nah, maybe you’re right, I should mention it. I wrote it thinking “we all know this already” but yeah, you’re right, there are still (somehow) people who simply believe it does not and will not ever exist.

 

[Mr_No_U]

Alright I’m here where’s the announcement

 

[zumaddy]

I really appreciate the threadmarks! As someone in a Southern Hemisphere timezone I usually miss news/speculation breaking unless I'm up late and have to sift through pages later trying to find what happened.

 

[Raccoon]

You may want to consider removing or consolidating some of the threadmarks to make Derachi's post easier to find. Eight threadmarks is a lot for a week-old thread.

I'll be culling most of them in a moment

 

[Josh5890]

We're all riding so hard on this theory, what if there's just no reason and we get a pretty snoozy week lmao

It might be snoozy for Nintendo, but this thread will certainly not be snoozy

 

[Bonejack]

Alright I’m here where’s the announcement

Next week, in maybe magazines.

 

[Kaka]

are they doing a pokemon thing? they should do a pokemon thing

It is expected yes. Usually the marketing cycle for new gens goes full steam starting July.

 

[Barely Able]

I really appreciate the threadmarks! As someone in a Southern Hemisphere timezone I usually miss news/speculation breaking unless I'm up late and have to sift through pages later trying to find what happened.

Are the time ones different in the Southern Hemisphere? (I’m sure you mean Australia region but was just thinking how someone in Peru is the same as Chicago right now).

 

[Josh5890]

Everyone wants wants a Switch Pro announcement, but I am sitting here waiting for Nintendo to release more amiibos!

 

[tarsus]

. It is also worth mentioning they have done a dedicated Splatoon Direct before both Splatoon 1 and Splatoon 2, but they were always a week or two before launch, not several months.

Splatoon 1 direct was 3 weeks before launch and Splatoon 2 direct was 2 weeks before launch.

WHAT WE THINK:

- This section is more "data extrapolation" than anything else. Do not take anything below as fact.

- Nintendo has left next week suspiciously wide open. No Splatoon tournament, no preview coverage drops (the next two Nintendo Published game release previews dropped this week). They really do like having SOMETHING to tell/show us every week, from press preview embargoes lifting (meaning news/coverage outlets are allowed to talk about an upcoming game) to Nintendo Switch Online updates to a new Lego Set (which also dropped today, by the way) to literally anything. But next week has been absolutely cleared. This leads us to believe they have something real big to show/tell us.

You are missing a very big possibility: showing/revealing a game without a direct. In 2020, the other year we had Partners Showcases, games like Paper Mario Origami King and Age of Calamity simply had their trailers shadow dropped without being part of a direct.

This could conceivably be done to unannounced games like Metroid Prime Remastered or as kind of release date trailer for Bayonetta 3. Shadow dropping MK8 Deluxe DLC Wave 2 is another possibility as well.

 

[Mr_No_U]

Even if nothing happens next week I’ll still have What We Do in the Shadows S4 and the second half of BCS.

 

[Derachi]

Splatoon 1 direct was 3 weeks before launch and Splatoon 2 direct was 2 weeks before launch.



You are missing a very big possibility: showing/revealing a game without a direct. In 2020, the other year we had Partners Showcases, games like Paper Mario Origami King and Age of Calamity simply had their trailers shadow dropped without being part of a direct.

This could conceivably be done to unannounced games like Metroid Prime Remastered or as kind of release date trailer for Bayonetta 3. Shadow dropping MK8 Deluxe DLC Wave 2 is another possibility as well.

Thanks for the Splatoon Direct correction, I've reworded the sentence to more accurately reflect the information.

I've also reworded the second "First Party Software, No Hardware" blurb to remove "Direct" from the lede and added the possibility of a twitter game announcement to the bottom.

 

[Raccoon]

I can't figure out how to remove threadmarks but I'll get to it eventually

 

[Jahranimo]

My only contribution to this thread current regarding events is that I firmly believe the Splatoon 3 Direct will be in early August, not too long after Xenoblade 3 drops.

The day I'm guessing is August 9th.

 

[Derachi]

I can't figure out how to remove threadmarks but I'll get to it eventually

Maybe a mod can do it. Maybe we can edit the thread title to say "READ THREADMARK" or something so people don't miss it.

 

[Kaka]

Everyone wants wants a Switch Pro announcement, but I am sitting here waiting for Nintendo to release more amiibos!

BOOOH this man lol. Honestly I am not super excited for Pro right now. I will certainly get it at some point but I am more excited for games. My current switch is working fine, I am not super sensitive to performance, lot of exciting games are coming anyway.
Also Pro is going to be : low stocks scalpers, insane prices. And if I buy one, it is less money for buying games. So I know I won't get one right away.

 

[Serif]

- This one is going to veer into a bit of a grey zone, as we know this, but we shouldn't know this, but: We know Nintendo and NVidia are working on a new piece of hardware that will be able to play games at 4K resolutions using a technology called DLSS. There are people who doubt the existence of this hardware, and while I am trying to keep this section dedicated wholly to information that we absolutely know and cannot dispute, I think it's important to point out that we have had leaks from Nvidia themselves regarding this hardware, how powerful it will be (from what I understand: pretty darn powerful) and how it's going to achieve 4K resolutions using DLSS. This more-or-less confirms that this hardware is going to happen at some point. Putting all of the information we've gotten regarding Developer Kit Distribution aside, which is up to the reader to determine whether or not they believe it, a genuine leak from NVidia themselves regarding the hardware simply cannot be ignored. What the leak does not tell us is the price, name, release date, if Nintendo will market the unit as a half-step (think PS4 to PS4 Pro) or a full generational leap (think PS4 to PS5) or, really, anything. It is purely a technology information dump. Please refer to the Future Hardware Thread for more information.

Beautifully said, I wish we could sticky this everywhere.

 

[Vash]

Derachi's Handy Compilation Post


WHAT WE KNOW:

- There is a July-long Official Splatoon Tournament being held by Nintendo, just like there was last year. Last year, it ran every week. This year, it runs every week except for next week. They have not given a reason for this.

- Nintendo likes to use video game preview coverage embargoes to fill out weeks where there would otherwise be no news from them. This week, however, we got press previews for both Live A Live and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. In a usual circumstance, they'd have given both games a full week to themselves, not crowd them both into a single week.

- They built an entire Nintendo Treehouse Live* (*I do believe that segment was pre-recorded) set just to show off Live A Live. That's not necessarily proof of anything, but getting a production crew and a set and hosts and equipment and all that isn't cheap. Usually this is done when they have multiple games to show off all at once. Live A Live certainly deserves showcasing, but to put together an entire production just for that one game feels like either an unnecessarily huge marketing spend, or there's maybe something more going on with that Treehouse Live set.

- They sure did announce a Splatoon 3-themed OLED (that looks, frankly, extremely cool) but had no new Splatoon 3 video content, such as a trailer or gameplay demo, ready to go alongside it.

- Nintendo did not announce or showcase any First Party software last month, where June is oftentimes THE place for them to do so. For evidence of this, please google "E3." We know they have games to talk about and show that are going to be out before the end of the year, both announced (Splatoon 3, for example) and unannounced (Metroid Prime 1 Remastered) so it is a little suspicious they had nothing to show.

- Nintendo likes to announce new Nintendo Switch Hardware in July. The Nintendo Switch Lite was revealed July 10th 2019, and the Nintendo Switch -- OLED Model was revealed July 6th 2021.

- This one is going to veer into a bit of a grey zone, as we know this, but we shouldn't know this, but: We know Nintendo and NVidia are working on a new piece of hardware that will be able to play games at 4K resolutions using a technology called DLSS. There are people who doubt the existence of this hardware, and while I am trying to keep this section dedicated wholly to information that we absolutely know and cannot dispute, I think it's important to point out that we have had leaks from Nvidia themselves regarding this hardware, how powerful it will be (from what I understand: pretty darn powerful) and how it's going to achieve 4K resolutions using DLSS. This more-or-less confirms that this hardware is going to happen at some point. Putting all of the information we've gotten regarding Developer Kit Distribution aside, which is up to the reader to determine whether or not they believe it, a genuine leak from NVidia themselves regarding the hardware simply cannot be ignored. What the leak does not tell us is the price, name, release date, if Nintendo will market the unit as a half-step (think PS4 to PS4 Pro) or a full generational leap (think PS4 to PS5) or, really, anything. It is purely a technology information dump. Please refer to the Future Hardware Thread for more information.

- Nintendo does not like competing videos to be available at the same time. This is common among companies that reveal products. It's a strategy to ensure that uninformed customers are not watching an older, out-of-date video instead of the most recent one. For example, when Apple has a reveal video for the iPhone 13, they will hide/delete the reveal video for the iPhone 12 to make absolutely sure no one is watching that one by mistake. Nintendo has hidden the OLED reveal video from about a year ago. This could have been, as former Nintendo of America Marketing Employee Kit Ellis suggested, due to music/actor licenses expiring a year later. Or it could have been to make sure all eyes are focused on that, again, extremely cool Splatoon 3 OLED. Or it could be something else. We simply do not know. Speaking of...



WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW:

- We do not know if there's anything Nintendo-related next week. We just don't. We won't know until it happens.

- We do not know if Nintendo is going to announce some new Nintendo Switch hardware next week or, frankly, at all this year.

- We do not know the name of the next hardware unit. "Switch Pro" is convenient shorthand, nothing more.

- We do not know why the Splatoon tournament is not running next week.

- We do not know why the Switch OLED reveal trailer was made hidden.



WHAT WE MIGHT KNOW:

- A forum user on a Chinese video game forum claimed, hours before the Splatoon 3 OLED model was announced, that one would be announced at the exact time it WAS announced, and also SPECULATED that Nintendo would announce a more powerful Switch model in or around September.



WHAT WE THINK:

- This section is more "data extrapolation" than anything else. Do not take anything below as fact.

- Nintendo has left next week suspiciously wide open. No Splatoon tournament, no preview coverage drops (the next two Nintendo Published game release previews dropped this week). They really do like having SOMETHING to tell/show us every week, from press preview embargoes lifting (meaning news/coverage outlets are allowed to talk about an upcoming game) to Nintendo Switch Online updates to a new Lego Set (which also dropped today, by the way) to literally anything. But next week has been absolutely cleared. This leads us to believe they have something real big to show/tell us.

- The lack of Splatoon tournament lends credence to the idea that they are gonna show something related to Splatoon 3, as per the "no competing videos" idea mentioned earlier. It could potentially be a Splatoon 3 Dedicated Direct. However, it's a little peculiar they wouldn't hold the Splatoon 3 OLED model reveal for that. It is also worth mentioning they have done a dedicated Splatoon Direct before both Splatoon 1 and Splatoon 2, but they were always two or three weeks before launch, not several months. There is a theory that Splatoon 3 was originally supposed to be a July game but it was delayed/switched places with Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and maybe the potential Splatoon 3 Direct being next week is a holdover from when it was a Late July game. But again, announcing the Splatoon 3 OLED now and not waiting for next week feels a little peculiar.

- Next week could absolutely be the reveal of a Switch Pro. Again, we're using "Switch Pro" as convenient shorthand. Yes, they just announced a Splatoon themed OLED, but that would not affect a Pro announcement. There is no way Nintendo is going to render the current Switch Family of Systems (Switch, Lite and OLED) obsolete right now, and all signs are pointing to the Pro being a premium (therefore expensive) but optional model. The OLED is not going anywhere, except potentially taking over the Regular Switch's spot as "default model." A Pro reveal next week actually makes some amount of sense in a number of different potential scenarios. Let's look at the most optimistic scenario: A Nintendo Direct + Hardware Showcase. Nintendo loves to showcase new Switch Hardware in July, which would explain the timing. The new hardware is, unlike the previous two revisions (Lite and OLED) going to directly affect how the games look and play. Last month, obviously, they had a Partner Showcase, but did not show off their First Party software. It would make sense that they held onto their First Party software to showcase the power/ability of this new 4K-capable unit. This would include showing new Splatoon 3 footage, which would explain the "no Splatoon 2 tournament" thing, because again, no competing videos. It would also explain why they announced the Splatoon 3 OLED unit this week but have nothing else Splatoon 3 to show: they do not want to confuse the consumer into thinking the Splatoon OLED does 4K, and they want to hold off on showing Splatoon 3 until they can officially show it in 4K. The "Hardware Showcase" would also explain them building the Treehouse Live set: If they have new Hardware to show off, they're going to want cameras/lighting/hosts/production crew to show off the actual physical unit in the literal best possible light. They just filmed the Live A Live stuff on it first, and showed it to us a little early.

- Next week could also simply be a First Party Software Showcase with no new Hardware. They still have games to show off, like Splatoon 3, games to give dates for, like Bayonetta 3, and games to announce, like the Metroid Prime 1 Remaster that is evidently happening this year. This could also potentially include, or maybe even consist solely of, Treehouse Live segments using the set built for the Live A Live Treehouse Live showcase last month. This could also amount to a Twitter-based announcement, similar to how Paper Mario The Origami King was revealed through a tweet/YouTube upload.

- Next week could simply be an empty week. I dunno, fam. Literally anything can happen.

Man some of you guys got a good memory and alot of time to write these. This should be stickied so no ones coming in here every 15 min asking for updates

 

[Derachi]

I can't figure out how to remove threadmarks but I'll get to it eventually

It’s been done. Thanks to whoever did it!

 

[Hoagmaster]

Derachi's Handy Compilation Post


WHAT WE KNOW:

- There is a July-long Official Splatoon Tournament being held by Nintendo, just like there was last year. Last year, it ran every week. This year, it runs every week except for next week. They have not given a reason for this.

- Nintendo likes to use video game preview coverage embargoes to fill out weeks where there would otherwise be no news from them. This week, however, we got press previews for both Live A Live and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. In a usual circumstance, they'd have given both games a full week to themselves, not crowd them both into a single week.

- They built an entire Nintendo Treehouse Live* (*I do believe that segment was pre-recorded) set just to show off Live A Live. That's not necessarily proof of anything, but getting a production crew and a set and hosts and equipment and all that isn't cheap. Usually this is done when they have multiple games to show off all at once. Live A Live certainly deserves showcasing, but to put together an entire production just for that one game feels like either an unnecessarily huge marketing spend, or there's maybe something more going on with that Treehouse Live set.

- They sure did announce a Splatoon 3-themed OLED (that looks, frankly, extremely cool) but had no new Splatoon 3 video content, such as a trailer or gameplay demo, ready to go alongside it.

- Nintendo did not announce or showcase any First Party software last month, where June is oftentimes THE place for them to do so. For evidence of this, please google "E3." We know they have games to talk about and show that are going to be out before the end of the year, both announced (Splatoon 3, for example) and unannounced (Metroid Prime 1 Remastered) so it is a little suspicious they had nothing to show.

- Nintendo likes to announce new Nintendo Switch Hardware in July. The Nintendo Switch Lite was revealed July 10th 2019, and the Nintendo Switch -- OLED Model was revealed July 6th 2021.

- This one is going to veer into a bit of a grey zone, as we know this, but we shouldn't know this, but: We know Nintendo and NVidia are working on a new piece of hardware that will be able to play games at 4K resolutions using a technology called DLSS. There are people who doubt the existence of this hardware, and while I am trying to keep this section dedicated wholly to information that we absolutely know and cannot dispute, I think it's important to point out that we have had leaks from Nvidia themselves regarding this hardware, how powerful it will be (from what I understand: pretty darn powerful) and how it's going to achieve 4K resolutions using DLSS. This more-or-less confirms that this hardware is going to happen at some point. Putting all of the information we've gotten regarding Developer Kit Distribution aside, which is up to the reader to determine whether or not they believe it, a genuine leak from NVidia themselves regarding the hardware simply cannot be ignored. What the leak does not tell us is the price, name, release date, if Nintendo will market the unit as a half-step (think PS4 to PS4 Pro) or a full generational leap (think PS4 to PS5) or, really, anything. It is purely a technology information dump. Please refer to the Future Hardware Thread for more information.

- Nintendo does not like competing videos to be available at the same time. This is common among companies that reveal products. It's a strategy to ensure that uninformed customers are not watching an older, out-of-date video instead of the most recent one. For example, when Apple has a reveal video for the iPhone 13, they will hide/delete the reveal video for the iPhone 12 to make absolutely sure no one is watching that one by mistake. Nintendo has hidden the OLED reveal video from about a year ago. This could have been, as former Nintendo of America Marketing Employee Kit Ellis suggested, due to music/actor licenses expiring a year later. Or it could have been to make sure all eyes are focused on that, again, extremely cool Splatoon 3 OLED. Or it could be something else. We simply do not know. Speaking of...



WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW:

- We do not know if there's anything Nintendo-related next week. We just don't. We won't know until it happens.

- We do not know if Nintendo is going to announce some new Nintendo Switch hardware next week or, frankly, at all this year.

- We do not know the name of the next hardware unit. "Switch Pro" is convenient shorthand, nothing more.

- We do not know why the Splatoon tournament is not running next week.

- We do not know why the Switch OLED reveal trailer was made hidden.



WHAT WE MIGHT KNOW:

- A forum user on a Chinese video game forum claimed, hours before the Splatoon 3 OLED model was announced, that one would be announced at the exact time it WAS announced, and also SPECULATED that Nintendo would announce a more powerful Switch model in or around September.



WHAT WE THINK:

- This section is more "data extrapolation" than anything else. Do not take anything below as fact.

- Nintendo has left next week suspiciously wide open. No Splatoon tournament, no preview coverage drops (the next two Nintendo Published game release previews dropped this week). They really do like having SOMETHING to tell/show us every week, from press preview embargoes lifting (meaning news/coverage outlets are allowed to talk about an upcoming game) to Nintendo Switch Online updates to a new Lego Set (which also dropped today, by the way) to literally anything. But next week has been absolutely cleared. This leads us to believe they have something real big to show/tell us.

- The lack of Splatoon tournament lends credence to the idea that they are gonna show something related to Splatoon 3, as per the "no competing videos" idea mentioned earlier. It could potentially be a Splatoon 3 Dedicated Direct. However, it's a little peculiar they wouldn't hold the Splatoon 3 OLED model reveal for that. It is also worth mentioning they have done a dedicated Splatoon Direct before both Splatoon 1 and Splatoon 2, but they were always two or three weeks before launch, not several months. There is a theory that Splatoon 3 was originally supposed to be a July game but it was delayed/switched places with Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and maybe the potential Splatoon 3 Direct being next week is a holdover from when it was a Late July game. But again, announcing the Splatoon 3 OLED now and not waiting for next week feels a little peculiar.

- Next week could absolutely be the reveal of a Switch Pro. Again, we're using "Switch Pro" as convenient shorthand. Yes, they just announced a Splatoon themed OLED, but that would not affect a Pro announcement. There is no way Nintendo is going to render the current Switch Family of Systems (Switch, Lite and OLED) obsolete right now, and all signs are pointing to the Pro being a premium (therefore expensive) but optional model. The OLED is not going anywhere, except potentially taking over the Regular Switch's spot as "default model." A Pro reveal next week actually makes some amount of sense in a number of different potential scenarios. Let's look at the most optimistic scenario: A Nintendo Direct + Hardware Showcase. Nintendo loves to showcase new Switch Hardware in July, which would explain the timing. The new hardware is, unlike the previous two revisions (Lite and OLED) going to directly affect how the games look and play. Last month, obviously, they had a Partner Showcase, but did not show off their First Party software. It would make sense that they held onto their First Party software to showcase the power/ability of this new 4K-capable unit. This would include showing new Splatoon 3 footage, which would explain the "no Splatoon 2 tournament" thing, because again, no competing videos. It would also explain why they announced the Splatoon 3 OLED unit this week but have nothing else Splatoon 3 to show: they do not want to confuse the consumer into thinking the Splatoon OLED does 4K, and they want to hold off on showing Splatoon 3 until they can officially show it in 4K. The "Hardware Showcase" would also explain them building the Treehouse Live set: If they have new Hardware to show off, they're going to want cameras/lighting/hosts/production crew to show off the actual physical unit in the literal best possible light. They just filmed the Live A Live stuff on it first, and showed it to us a little early.

- Next week could also simply be a First Party Software Showcase with no new Hardware. They still have games to show off, like Splatoon 3, games to give dates for, like Bayonetta 3, and games to announce, like the Metroid Prime 1 Remaster that is evidently happening this year. This could also potentially include, or maybe even consist solely of, Treehouse Live segments using the set built for the Live A Live Treehouse Live showcase last month. This could also amount to a Twitter-based announcement, similar to how Paper Mario The Origami King was revealed through a tweet/YouTube upload.

- Next week could simply be an empty week. I dunno, fam. Literally anything can happen.

Doing the Lord's work!

 

[Deleted member 2]

Derachi's Handy Compilation Post


WHAT WE KNOW:

- There is a July-long Official Splatoon Tournament being held by Nintendo, just like there was last year. Last year, it ran every week. This year, it runs every week except for next week. They have not given a reason for this.

- Nintendo likes to use video game preview coverage embargoes to fill out weeks where there would otherwise be no news from them. This week, however, we got press previews for both Live A Live and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. In a usual circumstance, they'd have given both games a full week to themselves, not crowd them both into a single week.

- They built an entire Nintendo Treehouse Live* (*I do believe that segment was pre-recorded) set just to show off Live A Live. That's not necessarily proof of anything, but getting a production crew and a set and hosts and equipment and all that isn't cheap. Usually this is done when they have multiple games to show off all at once. Live A Live certainly deserves showcasing, but to put together an entire production just for that one game feels like either an unnecessarily huge marketing spend, or there's maybe something more going on with that Treehouse Live set.

- They sure did announce a Splatoon 3-themed OLED (that looks, frankly, extremely cool) but had no new Splatoon 3 video content, such as a trailer or gameplay demo, ready to go alongside it.

- Nintendo did not announce or showcase any First Party software last month, where June is oftentimes THE place for them to do so. For evidence of this, please google "E3." We know they have games to talk about and show that are going to be out before the end of the year, both announced (Splatoon 3, for example) and unannounced (Metroid Prime 1 Remastered) so it is a little suspicious they had nothing to show.

- Nintendo likes to announce new Nintendo Switch Hardware in July. The Nintendo Switch Lite was revealed July 10th 2019, and the Nintendo Switch -- OLED Model was revealed July 6th 2021.

- This one is going to veer into a bit of a grey zone, as we know this, but we shouldn't know this, but: We know Nintendo and NVidia are working on a new piece of hardware that will be able to play games at 4K resolutions using a technology called DLSS. There are people who doubt the existence of this hardware, and while I am trying to keep this section dedicated wholly to information that we absolutely know and cannot dispute, I think it's important to point out that we have had leaks from Nvidia themselves regarding this hardware, how powerful it will be (from what I understand: pretty darn powerful) and how it's going to achieve 4K resolutions using DLSS. This more-or-less confirms that this hardware is going to happen at some point. Putting all of the information we've gotten regarding Developer Kit Distribution aside, which is up to the reader to determine whether or not they believe it, a genuine leak from NVidia themselves regarding the hardware simply cannot be ignored. What the leak does not tell us is the price, name, release date, if Nintendo will market the unit as a half-step (think PS4 to PS4 Pro) or a full generational leap (think PS4 to PS5) or, really, anything. It is purely a technology information dump. Please refer to the Future Hardware Thread for more information.

- Nintendo does not like competing videos to be available at the same time. This is common among companies that reveal products. It's a strategy to ensure that uninformed customers are not watching an older, out-of-date video instead of the most recent one. For example, when Apple has a reveal video for the iPhone 13, they will hide/delete the reveal video for the iPhone 12 to make absolutely sure no one is watching that one by mistake. Nintendo has hidden the OLED reveal video from about a year ago. This could have been, as former Nintendo of America Marketing Employee Kit Ellis suggested, due to music/actor licenses expiring a year later. Or it could have been to make sure all eyes are focused on that, again, extremely cool Splatoon 3 OLED. Or it could be something else. We simply do not know. Speaking of...



WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW:

- We do not know if there's anything Nintendo-related next week. We just don't. We won't know until it happens.

- We do not know if Nintendo is going to announce some new Nintendo Switch hardware next week or, frankly, at all this year.

- We do not know the name of the next hardware unit. "Switch Pro" is convenient shorthand, nothing more.

- We do not know why the Splatoon tournament is not running next week.

- We do not know why the Switch OLED reveal trailer was made hidden.



WHAT WE MIGHT KNOW:

- A forum user on a Chinese video game forum claimed, hours before the Splatoon 3 OLED model was announced, that one would be announced at the exact time it WAS announced, and also SPECULATED that Nintendo would announce a more powerful Switch model in or around September.



WHAT WE THINK:

- This section is more "data extrapolation" than anything else. Do not take anything below as fact.

- Nintendo has left next week suspiciously wide open. No Splatoon tournament, no preview coverage drops (the next two Nintendo Published game release previews dropped this week). They really do like having SOMETHING to tell/show us every week, from press preview embargoes lifting (meaning news/coverage outlets are allowed to talk about an upcoming game) to Nintendo Switch Online updates to a new Lego Set (which also dropped today, by the way) to literally anything. But next week has been absolutely cleared. This leads us to believe they have something real big to show/tell us.

- The lack of Splatoon tournament lends credence to the idea that they are gonna show something related to Splatoon 3, as per the "no competing videos" idea mentioned earlier. It could potentially be a Splatoon 3 Dedicated Direct. However, it's a little peculiar they wouldn't hold the Splatoon 3 OLED model reveal for that. It is also worth mentioning they have done a dedicated Splatoon Direct before both Splatoon 1 and Splatoon 2, but they were always two or three weeks before launch, not several months. There is a theory that Splatoon 3 was originally supposed to be a July game but it was delayed/switched places with Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and maybe the potential Splatoon 3 Direct being next week is a holdover from when it was a Late July game. But again, announcing the Splatoon 3 OLED now and not waiting for next week feels a little peculiar.

- Next week could absolutely be the reveal of a Switch Pro. Again, we're using "Switch Pro" as convenient shorthand. Yes, they just announced a Splatoon themed OLED, but that would not affect a Pro announcement. There is no way Nintendo is going to render the current Switch Family of Systems (Switch, Lite and OLED) obsolete right now, and all signs are pointing to the Pro being a premium (therefore expensive) but optional model. The OLED is not going anywhere, except potentially taking over the Regular Switch's spot as "default model." A Pro reveal next week actually makes some amount of sense in a number of different potential scenarios. Let's look at the most optimistic scenario: A Nintendo Direct + Hardware Showcase. Nintendo loves to showcase new Switch Hardware in July, which would explain the timing. The new hardware is, unlike the previous two revisions (Lite and OLED) going to directly affect how the games look and play. Last month, obviously, they had a Partner Showcase, but did not show off their First Party software. It would make sense that they held onto their First Party software to showcase the power/ability of this new 4K-capable unit. This would include showing new Splatoon 3 footage, which would explain the "no Splatoon 2 tournament" thing, because again, no competing videos. It would also explain why they announced the Splatoon 3 OLED unit this week but have nothing else Splatoon 3 to show: they do not want to confuse the consumer into thinking the Splatoon OLED does 4K, and they want to hold off on showing Splatoon 3 until they can officially show it in 4K. The "Hardware Showcase" would also explain them building the Treehouse Live set: If they have new Hardware to show off, they're going to want cameras/lighting/hosts/production crew to show off the actual physical unit in the literal best possible light. They just filmed the Live A Live stuff on it first, and showed it to us a little early.

- Next week could also simply be a First Party Software Showcase with no new Hardware. They still have games to show off, like Splatoon 3, games to give dates for, like Bayonetta 3, and games to announce, like the Metroid Prime 1 Remaster that is evidently happening this year. This could also potentially include, or maybe even consist solely of, Treehouse Live segments using the set built for the Live A Live Treehouse Live showcase last month. This could also amount to a Twitter-based announcement, similar to how Paper Mario The Origami King was revealed through a tweet/YouTube upload.

- Next week could simply be an empty week. I dunno, fam. Literally anything can happen.

God-tier Famiboards post

 

[chocolate_supra]

Alright I’m here where’s the announcement

The announcement was this:

Alright I’m here

 

[Vash]

The announcement was this:

it seems you're bankrupt on FamiGold. Declare bankruptcy

 

[sneaky1999]

I’m pretty much 100% convinced that there’s some type of event next week, like, they very intently cleaned out the whole week for no apparent reason, which means there IS a reason

 

[Skittzo]

Derachi's Handy Compilation Post


WHAT WE KNOW:

- There is a July-long Official Splatoon Tournament being held by Nintendo, just like there was last year. Last year, it ran every week. This year, it runs every week except for next week. They have not given a reason for this.

- Nintendo likes to use video game preview coverage embargoes to fill out weeks where there would otherwise be no news from them. This week, however, we got press previews for both Live A Live and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. In a usual circumstance, they'd have given both games a full week to themselves, not crowd them both into a single week.

- They built an entire Nintendo Treehouse Live* (*I do believe that segment was pre-recorded) set just to show off Live A Live. That's not necessarily proof of anything, but getting a production crew and a set and hosts and equipment and all that isn't cheap. Usually this is done when they have multiple games to show off all at once. Live A Live certainly deserves showcasing, but to put together an entire production just for that one game feels like either an unnecessarily huge marketing spend, or there's maybe something more going on with that Treehouse Live set.

- They sure did announce a Splatoon 3-themed OLED (that looks, frankly, extremely cool) but had no new Splatoon 3 video content, such as a trailer or gameplay demo, ready to go alongside it.

- Nintendo did not announce or showcase any First Party software last month, where June is oftentimes THE place for them to do so. For evidence of this, please google "E3." We know they have games to talk about and show that are going to be out before the end of the year, both announced (Splatoon 3, for example) and unannounced (Metroid Prime 1 Remastered) so it is a little suspicious they had nothing to show.

- Nintendo likes to announce new Nintendo Switch Hardware in July. The Nintendo Switch Lite was revealed July 10th 2019, and the Nintendo Switch -- OLED Model was revealed July 6th 2021.

- This one is going to veer into a bit of a grey zone, as we know this, but we shouldn't know this, but: We know Nintendo and NVidia are working on a new piece of hardware that will be able to play games at 4K resolutions using a technology called DLSS. There are people who doubt the existence of this hardware, and while I am trying to keep this section dedicated wholly to information that we absolutely know and cannot dispute, I think it's important to point out that we have had leaks from Nvidia themselves regarding this hardware, how powerful it will be (from what I understand: pretty darn powerful) and how it's going to achieve 4K resolutions using DLSS. This more-or-less confirms that this hardware is going to happen at some point. Putting all of the information we've gotten regarding Developer Kit Distribution aside, which is up to the reader to determine whether or not they believe it, a genuine leak from NVidia themselves regarding the hardware simply cannot be ignored. What the leak does not tell us is the price, name, release date, if Nintendo will market the unit as a half-step (think PS4 to PS4 Pro) or a full generational leap (think PS4 to PS5) or, really, anything. It is purely a technology information dump. Please refer to the Future Hardware Thread for more information.

- Nintendo does not like competing videos to be available at the same time. This is common among companies that reveal products. It's a strategy to ensure that uninformed customers are not watching an older, out-of-date video instead of the most recent one. For example, when Apple has a reveal video for the iPhone 13, they will hide/delete the reveal video for the iPhone 12 to make absolutely sure no one is watching that one by mistake. Nintendo has hidden the OLED reveal video from about a year ago. This could have been, as former Nintendo of America Marketing Employee Kit Ellis suggested, due to music/actor licenses expiring a year later. Or it could have been to make sure all eyes are focused on that, again, extremely cool Splatoon 3 OLED. Or it could be something else. We simply do not know. Speaking of...



WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW:

- We do not know if there's anything Nintendo-related next week. We just don't. We won't know until it happens.

- We do not know if Nintendo is going to announce some new Nintendo Switch hardware next week or, frankly, at all this year.

- We do not know the name of the next hardware unit. "Switch Pro" is convenient shorthand, nothing more.

- We do not know why the Splatoon tournament is not running next week.

- We do not know why the Switch OLED reveal trailer was made hidden.



WHAT WE MIGHT KNOW:

- A forum user on a Chinese video game forum claimed, hours before the Splatoon 3 OLED model was announced, that one would be announced at the exact time it WAS announced, and also SPECULATED that Nintendo would announce a more powerful Switch model in or around September.



WHAT WE THINK:

- This section is more "data extrapolation" than anything else. Do not take anything below as fact.

- Nintendo has left next week suspiciously wide open. No Splatoon tournament, no preview coverage drops (the next two Nintendo Published game release previews dropped this week). They really do like having SOMETHING to tell/show us every week, from press preview embargoes lifting (meaning news/coverage outlets are allowed to talk about an upcoming game) to Nintendo Switch Online updates to a new Lego Set (which also dropped today, by the way) to literally anything. But next week has been absolutely cleared. This leads us to believe they have something real big to show/tell us.

- The lack of Splatoon tournament lends credence to the idea that they are gonna show something related to Splatoon 3, as per the "no competing videos" idea mentioned earlier. It could potentially be a Splatoon 3 Dedicated Direct. However, it's a little peculiar they wouldn't hold the Splatoon 3 OLED model reveal for that. It is also worth mentioning they have done a dedicated Splatoon Direct before both Splatoon 1 and Splatoon 2, but they were always two or three weeks before launch, not several months. There is a theory that Splatoon 3 was originally supposed to be a July game but it was delayed/switched places with Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and maybe the potential Splatoon 3 Direct being next week is a holdover from when it was a Late July game. But again, announcing the Splatoon 3 OLED now and not waiting for next week feels a little peculiar.

- Next week could absolutely be the reveal of a Switch Pro. Again, we're using "Switch Pro" as convenient shorthand. Yes, they just announced a Splatoon themed OLED, but that would not affect a Pro announcement. There is no way Nintendo is going to render the current Switch Family of Systems (Switch, Lite and OLED) obsolete right now, and all signs are pointing to the Pro being a premium (therefore expensive) but optional model. The OLED is not going anywhere, except potentially taking over the Regular Switch's spot as "default model." A Pro reveal next week actually makes some amount of sense in a number of different potential scenarios. Let's look at the most optimistic scenario: A Nintendo Direct + Hardware Showcase. Nintendo loves to showcase new Switch Hardware in July, which would explain the timing. The new hardware is, unlike the previous two revisions (Lite and OLED) going to directly affect how the games look and play. Last month, obviously, they had a Partner Showcase, but did not show off their First Party software. It would make sense that they held onto their First Party software to showcase the power/ability of this new 4K-capable unit. This would include showing new Splatoon 3 footage, which would explain the "no Splatoon 2 tournament" thing, because again, no competing videos. It would also explain why they announced the Splatoon 3 OLED unit this week but have nothing else Splatoon 3 to show: they do not want to confuse the consumer into thinking the Splatoon OLED does 4K, and they want to hold off on showing Splatoon 3 until they can officially show it in 4K. The "Hardware Showcase" would also explain them building the Treehouse Live set: If they have new Hardware to show off, they're going to want cameras/lighting/hosts/production crew to show off the actual physical unit in the literal best possible light. They just filmed the Live A Live stuff on it first, and showed it to us a little early.

- Next week could also simply be a First Party Software Showcase with no new Hardware. They still have games to show off, like Splatoon 3, games to give dates for, like Bayonetta 3, and games to announce, like the Metroid Prime 1 Remaster that is evidently happening this year. This could also potentially include, or maybe even consist solely of, Treehouse Live segments using the set built for the Live A Live Treehouse Live showcase last month. This could also amount to a Twitter-based announcement, similar to how Paper Mario The Origami King was revealed through a tweet/YouTube upload.

- Next week could simply be an empty week. I dunno, fam. Literally anything can happen.

I might add (in hide quotes):

 

[Deleted member 2]

I wished we were getting Xenoblade 3 previews this week. I don’t want to wait another week lol

Did you have any clue when you tyoed this that we would get our wish in a matter of hours

 

[Derachi]

I might add (in hide quotes): * Hidden text: cannot be quoted. *

I think I’ll add all of this info. Should I put that section in Hide tags?

 

[Raccoon]

I think I’ll add all of this info. Should I put that section in Hide tags?

ooh, I was looking at the site help when trying to delete my threadmarks

I think we should start using [ R E P L Y ]. it works like hide but you have to have actually replied to the thread. might be a nice extra layer

 

[Rooster]

I might add (in hide quotes): * Hidden text: cannot be quoted. *

 

[Dark Cloud]

My heart is beating faster for next week. I think I’m in love.

 

[Skittzo]

I think I’ll add all of this info. Should I put that section in Hide tags?

I would (or reply like Raccoon suggested) since a lot of that info is very much unverified.

 

[LukasManak22]

Derachi's Handy Compilation Post


WHAT WE KNOW:

- There is a July-long Official Splatoon Tournament being held by Nintendo, just like there was last year. Last year, it ran every week. This year, it runs every week except for next week. They have not given a reason for this.

- Nintendo likes to use video game preview coverage embargoes to fill out weeks where there would otherwise be no news from them. This week, however, we got press previews for both Live A Live and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. In a usual circumstance, they'd have given both games a full week to themselves, not crowd them both into a single week.

- They built an entire Nintendo Treehouse Live* (*I do believe that segment was pre-recorded) set just to show off Live A Live. That's not necessarily proof of anything, but getting a production crew and a set and hosts and equipment and all that isn't cheap. Usually this is done when they have multiple games to show off all at once. Live A Live certainly deserves showcasing, but to put together an entire production just for that one game feels like either an unnecessarily huge marketing spend, or there's maybe something more going on with that Treehouse Live set.

- They sure did announce a Splatoon 3-themed OLED (that looks, frankly, extremely cool) but had no new Splatoon 3 video content, such as a trailer or gameplay demo, ready to go alongside it.

- Nintendo did not announce or showcase any First Party software last month, where June is oftentimes THE place for them to do so. For evidence of this, please google "E3." We know they have games to talk about and show that are going to be out before the end of the year, both announced (Splatoon 3, for example) and unannounced (Metroid Prime 1 Remastered) so it is a little suspicious they had nothing to show.

- Nintendo likes to announce new Nintendo Switch Hardware in July. The Nintendo Switch Lite was revealed July 10th 2019, and the Nintendo Switch -- OLED Model was revealed July 6th 2021.

- This one is going to veer into a bit of a grey zone, as we know this, but we shouldn't know this, but: We know Nintendo and NVidia are working on a new piece of hardware that will be able to play games at 4K resolutions using a technology called DLSS. There are people who doubt the existence of this hardware, and while I am trying to keep this section dedicated wholly to information that we absolutely know and cannot dispute, I think it's important to point out that we have had leaks from Nvidia themselves regarding this hardware, how powerful it will be (from what I understand: pretty darn powerful) and how it's going to achieve 4K resolutions using DLSS. This more-or-less confirms that this hardware is going to happen at some point. Putting all of the information we've gotten regarding Developer Kit Distribution aside, which is up to the reader to determine whether or not they believe it, a genuine leak from NVidia themselves regarding the hardware simply cannot be ignored. What the leak does not tell us is the price, name, release date, if Nintendo will market the unit as a half-step (think PS4 to PS4 Pro) or a full generational leap (think PS4 to PS5) or, really, anything. It is purely a technology information dump. Please refer to the Future Hardware Thread for more information.

- Nintendo does not like competing videos to be available at the same time. This is common among companies that reveal products. It's a strategy to ensure that uninformed customers are not watching an older, out-of-date video instead of the most recent one. For example, when Apple has a reveal video for the iPhone 13, they will hide/delete the reveal video for the iPhone 12 to make absolutely sure no one is watching that one by mistake. Nintendo has hidden the OLED reveal video from about a year ago. This could have been, as former Nintendo of America Marketing Employee Kit Ellis suggested, due to music/actor licenses expiring a year later. Or it could have been to make sure all eyes are focused on that, again, extremely cool Splatoon 3 OLED. Or it could be something else. We simply do not know. Speaking of...



WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW:

- We do not know if there's anything Nintendo-related next week. We just don't. We won't know until it happens.

- We do not know if Nintendo is going to announce some new Nintendo Switch hardware next week or, frankly, at all this year.

- We do not know the name of the next hardware unit. "Switch Pro" is convenient shorthand, nothing more.

- We do not know why the Splatoon tournament is not running next week.

- We do not know why the Switch OLED reveal trailer was made hidden.



WHAT WE MIGHT KNOW:

- A forum user on a Chinese video game forum claimed, hours before the Splatoon 3 OLED model was announced, that one would be announced at the exact time it WAS announced, and also SPECULATED that Nintendo would announce a more powerful Switch model in or around September.



WHAT WE THINK:

- This section is more "data extrapolation" than anything else. Do not take anything below as fact.

- Nintendo has left next week suspiciously wide open. No Splatoon tournament, no preview coverage drops (the next two Nintendo Published game release previews dropped this week). They really do like having SOMETHING to tell/show us every week, from press preview embargoes lifting (meaning news/coverage outlets are allowed to talk about an upcoming game) to Nintendo Switch Online updates to a new Lego Set (which also dropped today, by the way) to literally anything. But next week has been absolutely cleared. This leads us to believe they have something real big to show/tell us.

- The lack of Splatoon tournament lends credence to the idea that they are gonna show something related to Splatoon 3, as per the "no competing videos" idea mentioned earlier. It could potentially be a Splatoon 3 Dedicated Direct. However, it's a little peculiar they wouldn't hold the Splatoon 3 OLED model reveal for that. It is also worth mentioning they have done a dedicated Splatoon Direct before both Splatoon 1 and Splatoon 2, but they were always two or three weeks before launch, not several months. There is a theory that Splatoon 3 was originally supposed to be a July game but it was delayed/switched places with Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and maybe the potential Splatoon 3 Direct being next week is a holdover from when it was a Late July game. But again, announcing the Splatoon 3 OLED now and not waiting for next week feels a little peculiar.

- Next week could absolutely be the reveal of a Switch Pro. Again, we're using "Switch Pro" as convenient shorthand. Yes, they just announced a Splatoon themed OLED, but that would not affect a Pro announcement. There is no way Nintendo is going to render the current Switch Family of Systems (Switch, Lite and OLED) obsolete right now, and all signs are pointing to the Pro being a premium (therefore expensive) but optional model. The OLED is not going anywhere, except potentially taking over the Regular Switch's spot as "default model." A Pro reveal next week actually makes some amount of sense in a number of different potential scenarios. Let's look at the most optimistic scenario: A Nintendo Direct + Hardware Showcase. Nintendo loves to showcase new Switch Hardware in July, which would explain the timing. The new hardware is, unlike the previous two revisions (Lite and OLED) going to directly affect how the games look and play. Last month, obviously, they had a Partner Showcase, but did not show off their First Party software. It would make sense that they held onto their First Party software to showcase the power/ability of this new 4K-capable unit. This would include showing new Splatoon 3 footage, which would explain the "no Splatoon 2 tournament" thing, because again, no competing videos. It would also explain why they announced the Splatoon 3 OLED unit this week but have nothing else Splatoon 3 to show: they do not want to confuse the consumer into thinking the Splatoon OLED does 4K, and they want to hold off on showing Splatoon 3 until they can officially show it in 4K. The "Hardware Showcase" would also explain them building the Treehouse Live set: If they have new Hardware to show off, they're going to want cameras/lighting/hosts/production crew to show off the actual physical unit in the literal best possible light. They just filmed the Live A Live stuff on it first, and showed it to us a little early.

- Next week could also simply be a First Party Software Showcase with no new Hardware. They still have games to show off, like Splatoon 3, games to give dates for, like Bayonetta 3, and games to announce, like the Metroid Prime 1 Remaster that is evidently happening this year. This could also potentially include, or maybe even consist solely of, Treehouse Live segments using the set built for the Live A Live Treehouse Live showcase last month. This could also amount to a Twitter-based announcement, similar to how Paper Mario The Origami King was revealed through a tweet/YouTube upload.

- Next week could simply be an empty week. I dunno, fam. Literally anything can happen.

nice post! but you know, am not reading this since we all pros knows what's the deal and have all the info in our heads

 

[Dark Cloud]

Did you have any clue when you tyoed this that we would get our wish in a matter of hours

Hmmmmm will the world ever find out…

 

[LukasManak22]

Our last news drop this week is a Splatoon 3 tweet in 16hours and 20 minutes. Monday is nothing, so see you all on Tuesday.

 

[Brofield]

Alt-Pop for people with bad knees



For anyone interested! This is not one that @poop has worked on, but his work will come through very soon.

Okay so I was listening to this twice and I actually love this a lot. So much so I did end up adding it to my angsty turning 30 playlist Looking forward to site dad's contributions to also appear on spotify!

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Derachi's Handy Compilation Post


WHAT WE KNOW:

- There is a July-long Official Splatoon Tournament being held by Nintendo, just like there was last year. Last year, it ran every week. This year, it runs every week except for next week. They have not given a reason for this.

- Nintendo likes to use video game preview coverage embargoes to fill out weeks where there would otherwise be no news from them. This week, however, we got press previews for both Live A Live and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. In a usual circumstance, they'd have given both games a full week to themselves, not crowd them both into a single week.

- They built an entire Nintendo Treehouse Live* (*I do believe that segment was pre-recorded) set just to show off Live A Live. That's not necessarily proof of anything, but getting a production crew and a set and hosts and equipment and all that isn't cheap. Usually this is done when they have multiple games to show off all at once. Live A Live certainly deserves showcasing, but to put together an entire production just for that one game feels like either an unnecessarily huge marketing spend, or there's maybe something more going on with that Treehouse Live set.

- They sure did announce a Splatoon 3-themed OLED (that looks, frankly, extremely cool) but had no new Splatoon 3 video content, such as a trailer or gameplay demo, ready to go alongside it.

- Nintendo did not announce or showcase any First Party software last month, where June is oftentimes THE place for them to do so. For evidence of this, please google "E3." We know they have games to talk about and show that are going to be out before the end of the year, both announced (Splatoon 3, for example) and unannounced (Metroid Prime 1 Remastered) so it is a little suspicious they had nothing to show.

- Nintendo likes to announce new Nintendo Switch Hardware in July. The Nintendo Switch Lite was revealed July 10th 2019, and the Nintendo Switch -- OLED Model was revealed July 6th 2021.

- This one is going to veer into a bit of a grey zone, as we know this, but we shouldn't know this, but: We know Nintendo and NVidia are working on a new piece of hardware that will be able to play games at 4K resolutions using a technology called DLSS. There are people who doubt the existence of this hardware, and while I am trying to keep this section dedicated wholly to information that we absolutely know and cannot dispute, I think it's important to point out that we have had leaks from Nvidia themselves regarding this hardware, how powerful it will be (from what I understand: pretty darn powerful) and how it's going to achieve 4K resolutions using DLSS. This more-or-less confirms that this hardware is going to happen at some point. Putting all of the information we've gotten regarding Developer Kit Distribution aside, which is up to the reader to determine whether or not they believe it, a genuine leak from NVidia themselves regarding the hardware simply cannot be ignored. What the leak does not tell us is the price, name, release date, if Nintendo will market the unit as a half-step (think PS4 to PS4 Pro) or a full generational leap (think PS4 to PS5) or, really, anything. It is purely a technology information dump. Please refer to the Future Hardware Thread for more information.

- Nintendo does not like competing videos to be available at the same time. This is common among companies that reveal products. It's a strategy to ensure that uninformed customers are not watching an older, out-of-date video instead of the most recent one. For example, when Apple has a reveal video for the iPhone 13, they will hide/delete the reveal video for the iPhone 12 to make absolutely sure no one is watching that one by mistake. Nintendo has hidden the OLED reveal video from about a year ago. This could have been, as former Nintendo of America Marketing Employee Kit Ellis suggested, due to music/actor licenses expiring a year later. Or it could have been to make sure all eyes are focused on that, again, extremely cool Splatoon 3 OLED. Or it could be something else. We simply do not know. Speaking of...



WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW:

- We do not know if there's anything Nintendo-related next week. We just don't. We won't know until it happens.

- We do not know if Nintendo is going to announce some new Nintendo Switch hardware next week or, frankly, at all this year.

- We do not know the name of the next hardware unit. "Switch Pro" is convenient shorthand, nothing more.

- We do not know why the Splatoon tournament is not running next week.

- We do not know why the Switch OLED reveal trailer was made hidden.



WHAT WE MIGHT KNOW:

- A forum user on a Chinese video game forum claimed, hours before the Splatoon 3 OLED model was announced, that one would be announced at the exact time it WAS announced, and also SPECULATED that Nintendo would announce a more powerful Switch model in or around September.



WHAT WE THINK:

- This section is more "data extrapolation" than anything else. Do not take anything below as fact.

- Nintendo has left next week suspiciously wide open. No Splatoon tournament, no preview coverage drops (the next two Nintendo Published game release previews dropped this week). They really do like having SOMETHING to tell/show us every week, from press preview embargoes lifting (meaning news/coverage outlets are allowed to talk about an upcoming game) to Nintendo Switch Online updates to a new Lego Set (which also dropped today, by the way) to literally anything. But next week has been absolutely cleared. This leads us to believe they have something real big to show/tell us.

- The lack of Splatoon tournament lends credence to the idea that they are gonna show something related to Splatoon 3, as per the "no competing videos" idea mentioned earlier. It could potentially be a Splatoon 3 Dedicated Direct. However, it's a little peculiar they wouldn't hold the Splatoon 3 OLED model reveal for that. It is also worth mentioning they have done a dedicated Splatoon Direct before both Splatoon 1 and Splatoon 2, but they were always two or three weeks before launch, not several months. There is a theory that Splatoon 3 was originally supposed to be a July game but it was delayed/switched places with Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and maybe the potential Splatoon 3 Direct being next week is a holdover from when it was a Late July game. But again, announcing the Splatoon 3 OLED now and not waiting for next week feels a little peculiar.

- Next week could absolutely be the reveal of a Switch Pro. Again, we're using "Switch Pro" as convenient shorthand. Yes, they just announced a Splatoon themed OLED, but that would not affect a Pro announcement. There is no way Nintendo is going to render the current Switch Family of Systems (Switch, Lite and OLED) obsolete right now, and all signs are pointing to the Pro being a premium (therefore expensive) but optional model. The OLED is not going anywhere, except potentially taking over the Regular Switch's spot as "default model." A Pro reveal next week actually makes some amount of sense in a number of different potential scenarios. Let's look at the most optimistic scenario: A Nintendo Direct + Hardware Showcase. Nintendo loves to showcase new Switch Hardware in July, which would explain the timing. The new hardware is, unlike the previous two revisions (Lite and OLED) going to directly affect how the games look and play. Last month, obviously, they had a Partner Showcase, but did not show off their First Party software. It would make sense that they held onto their First Party software to showcase the power/ability of this new 4K-capable unit. This would include showing new Splatoon 3 footage, which would explain the "no Splatoon 2 tournament" thing, because again, no competing videos. It would also explain why they announced the Splatoon 3 OLED unit this week but have nothing else Splatoon 3 to show: they do not want to confuse the consumer into thinking the Splatoon OLED does 4K, and they want to hold off on showing Splatoon 3 until they can officially show it in 4K. The "Hardware Showcase" would also explain them building the Treehouse Live set: If they have new Hardware to show off, they're going to want cameras/lighting/hosts/production crew to show off the actual physical unit in the literal best possible light. They just filmed the Live A Live stuff on it first, and showed it to us a little early.

- Next week could also simply be a First Party Software Showcase with no new Hardware. They still have games to show off, like Splatoon 3, games to give dates for, like Bayonetta 3, and games to announce, like the Metroid Prime 1 Remaster that is evidently happening this year. This could also potentially include, or maybe even consist solely of, Treehouse Live segments using the set built for the Live A Live Treehouse Live showcase last month. This could also amount to a Twitter-based announcement, similar to how Paper Mario The Origami King was revealed through a tweet/YouTube upload.

- Next week could simply be an empty week. I dunno, fam. Literally anything can happen.

A gentleman and scholar Thank you for this; even following the thread as closely as I have it still all feels like a fever dream haha

 

[Derachi]

ooh, I was looking at the site help when trying to delete my threadmarks

I think we should start using [ R E P L Y ]. it works like hide but you have to have actually replied to the thread. might be a nice extra layer

I would (or reply like Raccoon suggested) since a lot of that info is very much unverified.

I have added the information and hidden the section. I can use Reply if we would rather that.

 

[LukasManak22]

In a month there will be a Splatoon 3 Direct that will reveal all about the game, that is super exciting. We will probably still get something before then tho.

but I know you boomers don't give a fuck about Splatoon

 

[Derachi]

Genuine request: if anyone sees any news outlets/Youtube channels/etc using my post as a source for their content, please let me know.

 

[LukasManak22]

Genuine request: if anyone sees any news outlets/Youtube channels/etc using my post as a source for their content, please let me know.

Be sure there will be a dozens of them. I still can't get over how one youtube channel used the terms "muncle" and "funcle", we need to think of better funny names next time.