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StarTopic Nintendo Direct Speculation |ST5| Uncharted Territory: Drake's Deception

When is the next general full-length Direct?

  • June

    Votes: 130 38.0%

  • July

    Votes: 40 11.7%

  • August

    Votes: 15 4.4%

  • September

    Votes: 129 37.7%

  • October

    Votes: 1 0.3%

  • November

    Votes: 1 0.3%

  • December

    Votes: 1 0.3%

  • January

    Votes: 13 3.8%

  • February

    Votes: 1 0.3%

  • Never

    Votes: 11 3.2%
  • Total voters
    342
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Magic-Man said:
It's going to be weird having a Nintendo Direct without TOTK closing it lmao
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Directs starting in 2022 were weird for me because I had to get adjusted to not seeing Smash Bros. in a Direct for the first time in four years.
 
Based on the fact that we know nothing after this summer, I'm guessing we'll get a June direct this time.
 
2023 is likely the third year of Switch where the biggest game falls in the first half, after 2017 (which had Zelda and Mario Kart) and 2020 (which had Animal Crossing). In 2017, Nintendo were in Fire All Guns Slight Panic Remove Stench of Failure Mode, and so had Super Mario Odyssey, Fire Emblem Warriors, Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 in the final third of the year. In 2020, Nintendo were in Slight Panic Delay All Games Horrific Pandemic Mode, and so had the not-at-all-rushed 3D All Stars in September with lower profile spin-offs and ports to see out the holiday season.

What does that tell us about 2023? Well, Fami, I'm glad you asked, because I have the inside scoop.

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Oh, boy, oh boy, time for the speculation to run WILD (he said, while having no clue at all about what to speculate)

Dardan Sandiego said:
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Anyone who says Nintendo doesn't have anything for this year is lying.

For example, there will be at least 30 pages in this thread. That's 30 distinct things, each of them awesome and definitely not coping mechanisms to deal with the void that awaits the months post-TOTK.
 
MisterSpo said:
2023 is likely the third year of Switch where the biggest game falls in the first half, after 2017 (which had Zelda and Mario Kart) and 2020 (which had Animal Crossing). In 2017, Nintendo were in Fire All Guns Slight Panic Remove Stench of Failure Mode, and so had Super Mario Odyssey, Fire Emblem Warriors, Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 in the final third of the year. In 2020, Nintendo were in Slight Panic Delay All Games Horrific Pandemic Mode, and so had the not-at-all-rushed 3D All Stars in September with lower profile spin-offs and ports to see out the holiday season.

What does that tell us about 2023? Well, Fami, I'm glad you asked, because I have the inside scoop.

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As I tried to allude to in the OP (I'll let you be the judge of whether I succeeded), I think there's a good chance that this is the case due entirely to the Zelda delay. The launch of Metroid Prime Remastered may have been under similar circumstances. However, the sudden release of the Xenoblade DLC interests me, as that could have comfortably occupied a quieter moment.
 
Raccoon is my savior, He gives me Power and hype.

Hope in some summer announcement, it's exciting to be back!
 
Let's predict the day. Not when the Direct happens, but the day this thread goes into full panic mode.

I predict June 8th, when there's still no announcement.
 
Joe said:
Let's predict the day. Not when the Direct happens, but the day this thread goes into full panic mode.

I predict June 8th, when there's still no announcement.
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I think you're spot on! Hype will begin in earnest on the 6th and most likely come crashing down on the 8th. Good work!
 
Ok my guess: June 21st. General one, 45 minutes. No successor OR pro.

First party games to be revealed: Jet Dragon (pub. by Nintendo), Genealogy of Holy War, Donkey Kong (spiritual successor to DK94), Mario Party Superstars 2. All slated for 2023 fall.

Gamecube remasters are real but will be revealed on Feb 24 Direct. Six of them: Metroid Prime 2 Echoes, F-Zero GX, Starfox Assault, Kirby Air Ride, Paper Mario, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. All will be out within 2024. And all except Paper Mario and DK will have online mutiplayer.
 
totofogo said:
After all these years, this is how I find out that Raccoon is team Sony?
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The title was all @Skittzo! I was going to do "Summer Game Pest" but thought it didn't really work as a title for the whole thread. I'm the Summer Game Pest. Uncharted Territory: Drake's Deception is just absolutely perfect for this moment in time. What's happening? Who knows! Is NVIDIA's Drake coming any time soon? No idea!
 
9-Volt said:
Ok my guess: June 21st. General one, 45 minutes. No successor OR pro.

First party games to be revealed: Jet Dragon (pub. by Nintendo), Genealogy of Holy War, Donkey Kong (spiritual successor to DK94), Mario Party Superstars 2. All slated for 2023 fall.

Gamecube remasters are real but will be revealed on Feb 24 Direct. Six of them: Metroid Prime 2 Echoes, F-Zero GX, Starfox Assault, Kirby Air Ride, Paper Mario, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. All will be out within 2024. And all except Paper Mario and DK will have online mutiplayer.
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Are you not expecting a September Direct?
 
Raccoon said:
As I tried to allude to in the OP (I'll let you be the judge of whether I succeeded), I think there's a good chance that this is the case due entirely to the Zelda delay. This could also very well be the case for Metroid Prime Remastered. However, the sudden release of the Xenoblade DLC interests me, as that could have comfortably occupied a quieter moment.
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Yeah, I have to assume the software pipeline for Switch and the successor looks robust as far as Nintendo are concerned. Fire Emblem, Kirby, Bayonetta Origins and Zelda, plus Splatoon, Mario Kart and NSO updates, plus the Super Mario Bros Movie, could've held the fort for the first half without difficulty; allowing Nintendo to slide Metroid Prime Remastered, Advance Wars, XBC 3 Future Connected into the second half of the year after Pikmin 4 if things really were thin or in trouble.

I think we're looking at 3 to 5 releases for 2023 post-Pikmin, like last year, with one of them being 2D Mario; wouldn't surprise me if the rumoured GC remasters are real but that one of them gets bumped into the final quarter of the fiscal year as a more flexible release (like Prime and Advance Wars). Importantly, we'd be looking at something like 10 to 12 Nintendo-published titles each in 2022 and 2023 in that scenario, which is a slight slowdown on 2018 through 2021; suggestive of Nintendo preparing titles for new hardware.
 
Raccoon said:
The title was all @Skittzo! I was going to do "Summer Game Pest" but thought it didn't really work as a title for the whole thread. I'm the Summer Game Pest. Uncharted Territory: Drake's Deception is just absolutely perfect for this moment in time. What's happening? Who knows! Is NVIDIA's Drake coming any time soon? No idea!
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Tis a very good title I agree; I appreciate your awareness to pick something for everyone and not just scream Pikmin
 
This thread should be a lot less crazy than usual due to Zelda coming out. Most people will be playing that for a few weeks and there's no longer people begging for Zelda to be shown. Should be pretty nice.

Unless there's no Direct, then we're all screwed.
 
Magic-Man said:
This thread should be a lot less crazy than usual due to Zelda coming out. Most people will be playing that for a few weeks and there's no longer people begging for Zelda to be shown. Should be pretty nice.

Unless there's no Direct, then we're all screwed.
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this is a sustained release capsule direct thread
 
I do wonder if we get a June general direct this year, and if we get to see if Monolith Softs action game is a part of it.
 
Mr Doggo said:
Do you think the next direct (be it june or september) will be the one that we finally see MP4?
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Would be very surprised if it didn’t make an appearance. It’s the last big shadow looming over the Switch, and time is running out for them to officially reveal it. Given that Nintendo is likely saving some of their big heavy hitters for the next console, it checks out as a great “one last thing” too.

Doesn’t mean it’s releasing 2023, but I’d be surprised if they don’t show it at all.
 
I just bought some Game Vouchers yesterday. One for Zelda, obviously, and one for Metroid Prime 4. If they don’t release it before May 4th, 2024, I will go apeshit. So yeah, bring on the Direct with some MP4 news!
 
Gabev said:
I do wonder if we get a June general direct this year, and if we get to see if Monolith Softs action game is a part of it.
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I actually hope not, lmao. Would rather have them take a breather for once and show us what they are cooking up next year, whether that would be on the current Switch or a next generation console.
 
I agree, after pumping out Xeno 2, Torna, Xeno 1 Remaster with new story content, Xeno 3 and Future Redeemed, on top of the other half of the team helping out Zelda and Mario Kart, they have earned themselves some quite time.

If Monolith Soft is back in full force for ReDraketed, that's totally fine.
 
Thunder84 said:
That would be crazy soon, no? XC3 wasn’t even a year ago. That feels like a Switch 2 reveal to me.
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They released the DLC way too quickly. Makes me wonder if they have something else in store, to be announced soon. Maybe something not as big as Xeno games.
 
So my Direct Dream is they announce Switch 2 for Xmas 2023 or early 2024. They give us a few quiet months to finish off our Switch collections, I have a couple of games I would still buy. Then they launch Switch 2 with a new Mario game, plus Metroid Prime 4 for fans of that.

(Edit - it's a pretty low-key dream I know)
 
So anyway, June Direct with games to finish up the year, then we'll get a hardware announcement sometime in the Fall announcing the next Switch hardware for release in March 2024.
 
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