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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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Josh5890 said:
If we don't get Pikmin Warriors from Koei Tecmo, I don't see what the point of continuing the franchise is to be honest.
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My pitch for Pikmin Warriors: you play as everyone, but the Pikmin and captains. You play as Bulborbs, Blowhogs, Wollywogs, etc against the Pikmin armies coming to wipe them out.
 
SirArthur said:


Saw this on my timeline. It appears to be a Capcom Europe leak.

It seems soon? SF6 is out, Megaman is out, final sunbreak event is on the 7th, only Exoprimal and Ghostrick have not released.

More Ghostrick and Exo? AA7? New RE game? More DD gameplay? Who knows if this is even real lol.

EDIT: Links seems to be dead. Ignore this lol

EDIT2: Its fake, it was a fan page that used the same font. False alarm

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Apparently it might not be fake?

 
Would love a cheeky Ace Attorney announcement of some sort but realistically I think the only thing Capcom have for Switch this year is Ghost Trick so don’t think this will have an impact on any potential direct.
 
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From memory, the Capcom shows rarely have announcements outside of additions to previously announced stuff, but I can't help myself in wanting Ace Attorney news as soon as possible.
 
Remember when the Queen died and the direct was delayed, with Zelda having an unintentionally funny title?

What a fascinating time that was
 
It’s wild that Nintendo refuses to release any of the GB/GBA games they previously announced, lol

Edit: I’m pretty sure Tilt n’ Tumble was in the original announcement 😵‍💫
 
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Barely Able said:
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This is interesting, being focused on “upcoming releases and future titles” since what does Capcom have currently announced? Exoprimal I guess, maybe more Dragons Dogma 2 already? Maaaaybe Pragmata exists? Other than that I can’t think of much so we might get a fair few new announcements here
 
Brsito said:

I think the chances of a Direct in June are over now.
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NSO announcements like this have never related to the chances of a Direct happening, I swear there's been multiple instances of NSO title drops shortly before or after Directs, being treated as completely unrelated.

Now what we really need is an eShop sale, AM I RIGHT?!
 
Gamer_G said:
NSO announcements like this have never related to the chances of a Direct happening, I swear there's been multiple instances of NSO title drops shortly before or after Directs, being treated as completely unrelated.

Now what we really need is an eShop sale, AM I RIGHT?!
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Yep, the eshop sale never fails!

Except for that one time
 
Paxie said:
Has there been any instances where Nintendo's gone over NSO releases during a Direct month outside of the Direct? I'm #TeamSeptember but I don't think this is hurting #TeamJune's chances super hard
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Nah all of these games are at the $20 tier
 
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Paxie said:
Has there been any instances where Nintendo's gone over NSO releases during a Direct month outside of the Direct? I'm #TeamSeptember but I don't think this is hurting #TeamJune's chances super hard
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If a Direct is indeed forthcoming, why not announce these NSO updates on the day? We've already had updates announced in other Directs, they could have waited if that were the case.
 
I’m not looking forward to seeing them reveal the same Monster Hunter info at the showcase Weds, then Summer Game Fest, then Xbox Showcase and now the Capcom Showcase lol (even though I am a MH fan)
 
Brsito said:
If a Direct is indeed forthcoming, why not announce these NSO updates on the day? We've already had updates announced in other Directs, they could have waited if that were the case.
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Nintendo only ever has NSO updates in directs when it's for a hardcore audience (Earthbound Feb 22) or when it's adding new systems (N64/Genesis Sep 21, GB/C/A Feb 23). If you really think Nintendo of America was going to spend time in a direct to announce Kirby's Tilt N Tumble and Blaster Master GBC, I have a bridge to sell you.
 
Brsito said:
In the last Direct of September, new games were announced for the expansion pack, such as Mario Party and Pokémon Stadium.
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I'm just going to echo others here, the small specific drops are never announced ahead of time and happen on a somewhat consistent monthly basis so this has no bearing on a Direct at all. The exceptions for Direct announcements are very specific big game announcements like Earthbound, new NSO system launch line ups, and laying out the road map for the NSO+ games because it is a premium subscription.
 
LukasManak22 said:
Yeah, Tokyo games nowadays have a short reveal-to-release cycle. I expect it to be a hardware exclusive at this point so I don't see it being announced before new hardware. If it works for them, it's fine. But I suspect 2D DK will be no exception, reveal this September for a release by mid 2024.
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I could see it being a situation similar to Odyssey where development began super early in the gen already knowing it would be for the next gen, starting with the hardware they had at the time or prototyping for awhile alongside Switch 2 prototyping.
But the thing that really strikes me is that... They weren't ever expecting anything to have 6 years development times, not even Tears of the Kingdom was ever expected to take so long, and that's a game greenlit for Switch always and about the same year or just the year before Mario was.
Would they really start development on a game in 2017/2018 always aiming for it to be late 2023 at the earliest?(I mean Switch 2 possible launch window before pandemic and Switch exploding in success)
It seems weird to me, tbh.
I think it started as a Switch project and shifted development fully to next gen mid dev(just like Luigi's Mansion 3, started development in 2014 for the Wii U, probably shifted to Switch in 2015/2016 and came in 2019).
But I'm kinda still hopeful it was more of a... Horizon Forbidden West or Breath of the Wild situation? I know it gets unlikely by the day, but the game being more of a Switch 2 game that has a Switch version(like Horizon, that has a whole new lighting system for PS5), and BotW as in being launch title for new hardware, being the tentpole release and being shown with the hardware always.
Unless they Tears of the Mushroom Kingdom, I wouldn't be surprised if EPD Tokyo made a next gen game that has Switch 2 all written on it and that's the looker of the console, and also somehow squeeze everything outta Switch and it runs on it too(at the cost of 30fps, no RTX, lower res). BotW for Wii U was kinda that but the Switch port was done quickly.
What I mean is more of a Horizon Forbidden West on PS5 vs PS4 for the 3D Mario, instead of a God of War Ragnarok on PS5 vs PS4.
(Sorry for the long post)
HeyItsPulse said:
I wouldn’t be surprised if Pikmin 4 is the last big original retail title coming out of Nintendo first party until Switch 2. They have a treasure trove of titles perfect for remastering and filling in the time between July and whenever the next system releases, we don’t need banger after banger after banger anymore with the current Switch. Not to mention smaller stuff like a Rhythm Heaven or Picross 3D Round 3. We could still be looking at a very exciting year for Switch, just not in the way of big original first party titles.
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Just out of curiosity, you think Metroid Prime 4 is cross gen, then?
Gamer_G said:
You guys realize ND Cube is more than due for a new game this year, right? They churn something out every year-year and a half these days, so we're more than due for something later this year (I'm guessing Mario Party, especially considering the lack of him this year so far)
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My takes:
  • An Animal Crossing party spin off that doesn't suck, or a new AC spin off would be neat to see. Could end up being another 10m seller for the holiday season btw lol;
  • a new Mario Party would be in the cards? A lot of people from SMP didn't come back for Superstars. Maybe we get SMP 2? Superstars 2? Mario Party and Friends, a more ambitious take?
  • they go out and make an Animal Crossing remake/remakester. They had experience with the IP developing a game that has about the same structure as a mainline one AFAIK(Pocket Camp), EPD has all of the assets needed to build a game for NH, so why not? I think a new Mario Party might be saved for early in the Switch 2 gen, cross gen ofc but it comes very early, like early 2025 if the hardware releases in holiday 2024 or late 2024 if it's early 2024.
SirShorse said:
tomorrow either a very early June Direct (announcement) OR Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass wave 5.

mark my words
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The "soon" Tweet of the Canadian Nintendo made me wonder if we wouldn't get the Direct by next week.
MisterSpo said:
So far for the fiscal year Nintendo have covered the following out of their usual boxes:

  • miracle re-release (Advance Wars)
  • Big Game (Zelda)
  • EPD 4 shenanigans (Legend of the Stinky Horse)
  • miracle sequel (Pikmin 4)

Things missing:
  • Mario shit that ain't dlc
  • Pokemon shit that ain't dlc
  • Square Enix shit that's timed exclusive
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Square Enix for this year: probably DQ III remake;
Square Enix for next year/early cross gen period: Super Mario RPG remake;
Square Enix for mid gen Switch 2: Chrono Trigger remake.
Cyrus said:
  • Super Mario Bros. (2023), not to be confused with Super Mario Bros. (1985) or Super Mario Bros. (1993)
  • Detective Pikachu 2 (2023), not to be confused with Detective Pikachu 2 (20XX)
  • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (2023), not to be confused with Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
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I wouldn't be surprised if they marketed the next 2D Super Mario game as just Super Mario Bros. or Super Mario or something like that. Super Mario Bros. would be both the same title as the movie and the same title as the most recognizable game of all time basically. They could market it as a reboot of sorts too.
SirArthur said:


Saw this on my timeline. It appears to be a Capcom Europe leak.

It seems soon? SF6 is out, Megaman is out, final sunbreak event is on the 7th, only Exoprimal and Ghostrick have not released.

More Ghostrick and Exo? AA7? New RE game? More DD gameplay? Who knows if this is even real lol.

EDIT: Links seems to be dead. Ignore this lol

EDIT2: Its fake, it was a fan page that used the same font. False alarm

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EDIT3: It might be real after all lol
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Barely Able said:
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The way it's gone up and down was funny lmao
ZaWams said:
I’m not looking forward to seeing them reveal the same Monster Hunter info at the showcase Weds, then Summer Game Fest, then Xbox Showcase and now the Capcom Showcase lol (even though I am a MH fan)
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My crazy thought is that they announce/tease the next MH game(Rise 2 or World 2 or new subtitle). If it's Rise 2, will be announced for Switch and end up releasing right in the holiday season of 2024, right after the release of Switch 2. If it's Works 2 or new subtitle, it'll be announced for XBS and PS5, and later a version for Switch 2 would be announced at some Direct or presentation.

I wouldn't discard the possibility of another expansion for Rise tho tbh.

Edit: my fanfic dream is that they tease a Resident Evil game for Switch that end up releasing by the time the Succ is out and is cross gen.
 
Last June, I made a game in the Direct Speculation thread where I’d ask a Nintendo trivia question every day, and the first person to get it right would get to give me a topic for a way-too-long shitpost I’d then have to write. Some of those shitpost took me so long to write and I always had fun with it. Would there be any interest in doing this again? I am willing to write a shitpost about anything (provided it’s not hateful or anything like that obviously. All for fun here)
 
SammyJ9 said:
This is interesting, being focused on “upcoming releases and future titles” since what does Capcom have currently announced? Exoprimal I guess, maybe more Dragons Dogma 2 already? Maaaaybe Pragmata exists? Other than that I can’t think of much so we might get a fair few new announcements here
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Yep. And over at the other place, Protodude, when asked by another user if they should bother "holding their breath", replied "60/40".

Especially after Tsuchiya's retirement from Capcom last week, I had to think that signaled that the "secret project" he and his team had been working on since 2019 was likely close to finishing. Perhaps we won't have to wait too much longer to see what FINALLY "Taisen" is...
 
Marce-chan said:
Just out of curiosity, you think Metroid Prime 4 is cross gen, then?
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I believe it’s either cross gen or exclusively on Switch 2 at this point. One could argue that the reason they haven’t talked about it in so long is because it’s going to be a showcase for the new hardware.
 
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Oh God, y'know I knew KT&T was trash, but I thought there was at least a sliver of a chance that my stance would change, but... oh GOD.

Can't wait to see the Twitter rage in the morning over this game hohoho
 
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I do wonder, if new hardware is due in late 2024, just what can we expect over the next 18 months to keep Switch support going? We’ll get remasters for sure and I suspect they will make up the bulk of the release schedule.

MP 4, can see this coming alongside Switch 2 and be a cross gen experience.

2D Mario/DK game, that very well could be this years Xmas game. Save the big 3D Odyssey sequel until Switch 2 launch period.

I’m guessing this could be the time frame we get things like Rhythm Paradise and another Mario sports game just to have new stuff come out.
 
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Me: okay, it’s June, but I don’t want a Nintendo Direct that bad
Also me: NINTENDO IT’S A TUESDAY WHERE IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT?!

So yeah. I want my Nintendo Direct now.

Also I really want the Oracles on the NSO😭 why is Nintendo taking so long with them
 
xghost777 said:
My pitch for Pikmin Warriors: you play as everyone, but the Pikmin and captains. You play as Bulborbs, Blowhogs, Wollywogs, etc against the Pikmin armies coming to wipe them out.
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I had exactly the same idea. It makes a lot more sense for 1 bulborb to mow down hordes of Pikmin than the other way around. (I don't think some fans could handle killing Pikmin though)
 
DenkeyKong said:
I had exactly the same idea. It makes a lot more sense for 1 bulborb to mow down hordes of Pikmin than the other way around. (I don't think some fans could handle killing Pikmin though)
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Oh yeah 100% why it'll never happen at least on a Dynasty Warriors level, but it would be very cool to see some kind of multiplayer mode in the future that lets you control the enemies to fight your friends. The Pikmin monsters are so cool!
 
SofyTrancy said:
Me: okay, it’s June, but I don’t want a Nintendo Direct that bad
Also me: NINTENDO IT’S A TUESDAY WHERE IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT?!

So yeah. I want my Nintendo Direct now.

Also I really want the Oracles on the NSO😭 why is Nintendo taking so long with them
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Because they getting Remaked and realeased first by Grezzo ;)
 
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