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StarTopic Nintendo Direct Speculation |ST6| It’s Prime Time For Some More Wonderful Speculation! (Spoiler Crowd, Remain In This Thread Until The Direct Ends!)

What Metroid Prime Games Are Showing Up At The Next Nintendo Direct?

  • Metroid Prime 4! I #trusttheprocess.

  • Metroid Prime 2! I #trusttheprocess.

  • Metroid Prime 2 and 3! I #trusttheprocess.

  • Metroid Prime 2 and 4! I #trusttheprocess.

  • Metroid Prime 2, 3, and 4! I #trusttheprocess.

  • No Numbered Games, But Something New And / Or Cool! I #trusttheprocess.

  • I #trusttheprocess, but it will test us with nothing for now.

  • The process has forsaken us and I have forsaken it.

  • Only Metroid Prime Federation Force HD For Some Reason.

  • Just A Random JPEG Of Sylux In HD.

  • Nothing, Not Even Metroid Prime Pinball. Crocomire Is Still Dead. Just Endless Despair.

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Derachi said:
You’ll get Rathalos from Monster Hunter Stories 2
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Ramune said:
I doubt I'll double dip, but if they do this it's important to me that Sega and Nintendo join forces to put two months' worth of Yakuza 0 icons on NSO.
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Knowing Sega, they'll put NSO icons but still none of the actual games on Switch! God damn Kiryu has already appeared twice on Switch and none of them was a Yakuza/RGG game...
 
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LiC said:
Pyoro doesn't know the Direct date/week yet. The 13th is just a reasonable guess.
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Which would be interesting as the Pokémon DLC would drop then. Unless, like last time, they give it another view there. Also I don't think it will be in that week, I think it is TGS week.
 
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Omg literally just remembered how bad the last Direct was, hopefully this one is actually good. F-Zero GX should be nailed on, according to Nate? And I'm guessing the big Kirby game for Xmas.

But, thinking about it....are we even sure that there's a Direct coming? Like, what are we even expecting to see at this point?

Likely:
  • Mario RPG
  • Mario Wonder
  • Splatoon 3 DLC
  • Mario Kart DLC
Maybe
  • Hyrule Warriors: The Imprisoning War
  • NLG new game
  • Metal Slug: Tactics
Lol
  • Metroid Prime 4
  • Outer Wilds Switch
  • Starfox

Anything else?
 
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Chaos Theory said:
Omg literally just remembered how bad the last Direct was, hopefully this one is actually good.
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The last Direct... that had Mario RPG and Untitled Peach Game and Sonic Superstars and Penny's Big Breakaway and Super Mario Wonder?

That Direct?
 
Chaos Theory said:
Omg literally just remembered how bad the last Direct was, hopefully this one is actually good. F-Zero GX should be nailed on, according to Nate? And I'm guessing the big Kirby game for Xmas.

But, thinking about it....are we even sure that there's a Direct coming? Like, what are we even expecting to see at this point?

Likely:
  • Mario
  • Splatoon 3 DLC
  • Mario Kart DLC
Maybe
  • Hyrule Warriors: The Imprisoning War
  • NLG new game
  • Metal Slug: Tactics
Lol
  • Metroid Prime 4
  • Outer Wilds Switch
  • Starfox

Anything else?
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I think Metroid Prime 4 isn’t as unlikely as you’d think. It’d be a show-closing teaser, nothing substantial, but I definitely think there’s a chance it’s here, especially if they’re gonna do that Metroid Prime 2 HD Shadowdrop.

Speaking of: I think there’s a chance this is the Direct of Gamecube Shadowdrops. I think Metroid Prime 2 is a lock, I think F-Zero GX is a very likely drop, and I think Paper Mario TTYDHD is like 50/50. I’m all for it, honestly.

As for what else: Mario Wonder and Mario RPG trailers are easy locks. The final wave of Mario Kart DLC’s a good pick.

My official shot-in-the-dark prediction: Some kind of Animal Crossing spin-off. New Horizons sold a LOT, but I feel like a lot of people are “done” with it, so they’re hungry for what’s next. I think Nintendo gets one more AC title out on the current Switch before all is said and done.
 
Derachi said:
I think Metroid Prime 4 isn’t as unlikely as you’d think. It’d be a show-closing teaser, nothing substantial, but I definitely think there’s a chance it’s here, especially if they’re gonna do that Metroid Prime 2 HD Shadowdrop.

Speaking of: I think there’s a chance this is the Direct of Gamecube Shadowdrops. I think Metroid Prime 2 is a lock, I think F-Zero GX is a very likely drop, and I think Paper Mario TTYDHD is like 50/50. I’m all for it, honestly.

As for what else: Mario Wonder and Mario RPG trailers are easy locks. The final wave of Mario Kart DLC’s a good pick.

My official shot-in-the-dark prediction: Some kind of Animal Crossing spin-off. New Horizons sold a LOT, but I feel like a lot of people are “done” with it, so they’re hungry for what’s next. I think Nintendo gets one more AC title out on the current Switch before all is said and done.
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I don't see why Prime 4 is unlikely or why it has to be a teaser. In fact, I remain convinced that the entire reason we haven't seen anything of Prime 4 is because Nintendo doesn't want to show it until they can show it off fully and likely date it. And given its likely release timeframe, there's no reason that can't be done in September.

Whether it will probably has more to do with the rest of Nintendo's release schedule and other plans than it does with the game itself, so it may be there, and it may not.
 
Chaos Theory said:
Omg literally just remembered how bad the last Direct was, hopefully this one is actually good. F-Zero GX should be nailed on, according to Nate? And I'm guessing the big Kirby game for Xmas.

But, thinking about it....are we even sure that there's a Direct coming? Like, what are we even expecting to see at this point?

Likely:
  • Mario RPG
  • Mario Wonder
  • Splatoon 3 DLC
  • Mario Kart DLC
Maybe
  • Hyrule Warriors: The Imprisoning War
  • NLG new game
  • Metal Slug: Tactics
Lol
  • Metroid Prime 4
  • Outer Wilds Switch
  • Starfox

Anything else?
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There's a better chance of Prime 4, Outer Wilds Switch, and Silksong all showing up next month over a Hyrule Warriors based upon Tears of the Kingdom this year. I doubt we see another Hyrule Warriors until 2025 at the earliest.
 
BassForever said:
There's a better chance of Prime 4, Outer Wilds Switch, and Silksong all showing up next month over a Hyrule Warriors based upon Tears of the Kingdom this year. I doubt we see another Hyrule Warriors until 2025 at the earliest.
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Is it really that unlikely? It's been three years since the last Hyrule Warriors, and the main chunk of TOTKs development ended last year, with the past year being focused on polish. Not to mention that there are plentyyyyyyyyyyyy of gaps between the story memories that seem perfect for HW:TIW to fill in.

Didn't (the admittedly unreliable) Grubb claim there was some form of Zelda coming?
 
Gamer_G said:
So like, how long do the press usually have to prepare preview coverage before an embargo?
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it depend on the game lenght, some games take weeks/months for the media to prepare it reviews, others just a week to do this, since 2D Mario is very short, the media wont need to play it for severals weeks to do a preview/review
 
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OctoSplattack said:
Unless it's a DLC announcement for TOTK, I can't see us getting any Zelda in this Direct.
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cof cof cof Twilight Princess HD/,Wind Waker HD, remake/remaster of older Legend of Zelda game(Oracle games/Minish Cap), another Hyrule Warriors focusing on the Imprioning War, brand new 2D Legend of Zelda
 
Chaos Theory said:
Omg literally just remembered how bad the last Direct was, hopefully this one is actually good. F-Zero GX should be nailed on, according to Nate? And I'm guessing the big Kirby game for Xmas.

But, thinking about it....are we even sure that there's a Direct coming? Like, what are we even expecting to see at this point?

Likely:
  • Mario RPG
  • Mario Wonder
  • Splatoon 3 DLC
  • Mario Kart DLC
Maybe
  • Hyrule Warriors: The Imprisoning War
  • NLG new game
  • Metal Slug: Tactics
Lol
  • Metroid Prime 4
  • Outer Wilds Switch
  • Starfox

Anything else?
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despite us wating at least a teaser for Metroid Prime 4, sadly this wont happen, Nintendo will wait for the Switch sucessor reveal to show the game to us, Shiya Takahashi/Yoshiaki Kozuimi will only mention, development of Metroid Prime 4 is progressing well, that will be the only mention of the game in this Direct
 
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Brofield said:
Real shit, why hasn't Nintendo reached out to other third parties to make NSO icons?

Maybe I want a Rathalos from Monster Hunter Rise, maybe Capcom is willing to play ball, you know?
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I assume because they can't get 3rd parties to sign up for a perpetual deal, and they don't want to deal with the hassle of refunding everyone's platinum coins when they take your icons away
 
An announcement of Hyrule Warriors TotK would imply that Koei Tecmo/Omega Force got access to pre-release builds at least a year or two ago. They didn't even work on the game or receive a Special Thanks credit.
 
Lugia667 said:
wait are we sure the prime 2 shadowdrop is coming soon?
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Jeff Grubb claimed (in mid-July) it would be released "relatively soon-ish". Even granting the basis for his info is probably real and setting aside the vagueness, he has previously had, ahem, some difficulty accurately estimating when Metroid Prime remasters would be revealed or released.
 
LiC said:
Jeff Grubb claimed (in mid-July) it would be released "relatively soon-ish". Even granting the basis for his info is probably real and setting aside the vagueness, he has previously had, ahem, some difficulty accurately estimating when Metroid Prime remasters would be revealed or released.
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So let's take whenever we think Grubb is hinting towards, add a month or two, and we'll be there, right?
 
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Derachi said:
I think Paper Mario TTYDHD is like 50/50
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It'd be such a weird move to shadowdrop TTYD while they're also gonna be marketing Mario RPG remake.

Not saying I think it's outright impossible, but at least when they did that with Pikmin it let them hit that "play the whole series, now available on Switch" marketing beat.
 
Rise and shine, Retro Studios, rise and shine...
Not that I wish to imply you have been sleeping on the job. No one is more deserving of a rest.
And all the effort in the world would have gone to waste until... well, let's just say your hour has come again.
The right Metroid in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
So, wake up, Retro Studios. Wake up and smell the Nintendo Direct.
 
I do find it kinda weird that a cult classic remake gets the November spot. I mean, sure, it'll sell several million copies, and Super Mario Bros Wonder will do the heavy lifting from October onwards, but it's still just a little odd to me, as is the absence of anything other than a retail release for GC ports in September. Makes me wonder if something else was planned for either September or November but slipped out of this year.

What's also odd to me is the absence of anything like a Bayonetta or a Metroid or a Xenoblade in the final third of this year; something for the Weird Nerds and or Weebs crowd. The next few months aren't bad at all for a system in its seventh year, but it's one huge new game, one remake, one budget spin off, and the second WarioWare on the system. It's currently a 4 month period from Nintendo that only features the extended Super Mario universe and some Pokemon stuff, so it feels a little flat in terms of genre and franchise variety especially.

I guess further shadow drops, the Splatoon 3 DLC, perhaps Zelda DLC emerging could shift that dynamic on the first party front; another HAL eShop title from the Boxboy team would be great. I don't think it's an especially weak or outlandish line up - just one that looks a little incomplete.
 
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"Like A Dragon: Cabaret Club CzaRPG will launch on Nintendo Switch later this year."
 
Giancarlo said:
cof cof cof Twilight Princess HD/,Wind Waker HD, remake/remaster of older Legend of Zelda game(Oracle games/Minish Cap), another Hyrule Warriors focusing on the Imprioning War, brand new 2D Legend of Zelda
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I just don't think there's going to be a Zelda title in H1 2024 unless TOTK is getting DLC (and I'm one of those people who kinda doubt it will). And if there is no H1 Zelda, then I think there'll be no need to mention it in September. Could totally be wrong on that.
 
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If no Yakuza, I want some other announcements from Sega.

Like...
A new Crazy Taxi game! With Kiryu as an unlockable character
Or Virtua Fighter 5 port! With Kiryu DLC!
Streets of Rage 5 through Dotemu! With, you guessed right, Kazuma Kiryu.
Outrun 2023! With a DLC character of Ka... well, not Kiryu this time, I don't think he can drive at all. ICHI KASUGA!
 
VegiHam said:
I assume because they can't get 3rd parties to sign up for a perpetual deal, and they don't want to deal with the hassle of refunding everyone's platinum coins when they take your icons away
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I don't think that's the problem, as PlayStation already did with third party profile icons or Xbox with suits and clothes for the avatars and to this day none of them have been removed. I think they just don't want to deal with third party given how many first party IPs still don't have icons.
 
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MisterSpo said:
I do find it kinda weird that a cult classic remake gets the November spot. I mean, sure, it'll sell several million copies, and Super Mario Bros Wonder will do the heavy lifting from October onwards, but it's still just a little odd to me, as is the absence of anything other than a retail release for GC ports in September. Makes me wonder if something else was planned for either September or November but slipped out of this year.

What's also odd to me is the absence of anything like a Bayonetta or a Metroid or a Xenoblade in the final third of this year; something for the Weird Nerds and or Weebs crowd. The next few months aren't bad at all for a system in its seventh year, but it's one huge new game, one remake, one budget spin off, and the second WarioWare on the system. It's currently a 4 month period from Nintendo that only features the extended Super Mario universe and some Pokemon stuff, so it feels a little flat in terms of genre and franchise variety especially.

I guess further shadow drops, the Splatoon 3 DLC, perhaps Zelda DLC emerging could shift that dynamic on the first party front; another HAL eShop title from the Boxboy team would be great. I don't think it's an especially weak or outlandish line up - just one that looks a little incomplete.
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I think a big thing with Mario RPG in particular being the premiere November game is we don’t know yet if it will have any new content or not. Right now we have that mysterious new gauge in the battle system which is an odd thing to introduce to a game most people consider fundamentally fun and solid enough. The tell if an attack is unblockable is a good accessibility feature and the kind of thing you’d expect in a remake, but that other gauge less so. The amount of new content or not I think will definitely alter perception from this being a nice thing vs a cool thing.

Beyond that I do wonder how much Nintendo considers having Baten Kaitos as being a JRPG / hardcore offering or not. It fills in the line up for me at least.
 
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MisterSpo said:
What's also odd to me is the absence of anything like a Bayonetta or a Metroid or a Xenoblade in the final third of this year; something for the Weird Nerds and or Weebs crowd.
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The Weird Nerds and Weebs crowd is getting something though.

We're getting Super Mario RPG.
 
Chaos Theory said:
Is it really that unlikely? It's been three years since the last Hyrule Warriors, and the main chunk of TOTKs development ended last year, with the past year being focused on polish. Not to mention that there are plentyyyyyyyyyyyy of gaps between the story memories that seem perfect for HW:TIW to fill in.

Didn't (the admittedly unreliable) Grubb claim there was some form of Zelda coming?
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Even if TotK had released in 2022 as planned, it still wouldn't have been enough time.

Hyrule Warriors 2014
Fire Emblem Warriors 2017
BotW 2017 -> Age of Calamity 2020
FE 3 Houses 2019 -> FE 3 Hopes 2022

So it's usually 2-3 years between Nintendo licensed Warriors games that were original and from the ground up. On top of that it's a similar time gap between an original game and the warriors title based upon it.

It's why I said 2025 at the earliest for the next Hyrule Warriors as it would be 3 years after the original planned release of TotK, also 3 years from the last Nintendo Warriors game.

If we get a Warriors game in 2024, it'll almost assuredly be a different Nintendo IP.
 
BassForever said:
Even if TotK had released in 2022 as planned, it still wouldn't have been enough time.

Hyrule Warriors 2014
Fire Emblem Warriors 2017
BotW 2017 -> Age of Calamity 2020
FE 3 Houses 2019 -> FE 3 Hopes 2022

So it's usually 2-3 years between Nintendo licensed Warriors games that were original and from the ground up. On top of that it's a similar time gap between an original game and the warriors title based upon it.

It's why I said 2025 at the earliest for the next Hyrule Warriors as it would be 3 years after the original planned release of TotK, also 3 years from the last Nintendo Warriors game.

If we get a Warriors game in 2024, it'll almost assuredly be a different Nintendo IP.
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Oh yeah, Three Hopes, completely forgot about that.

Fair enough,
 
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McJRPGGuy gang, rise up! Nintendo and these other stupid corporations are trying to pander to the Scrimblo Bimblo cult with games like Bimblo Wonder, new game starting Princess Bimblo, and Bimblo Mansion 2. And it's just not just Nintendo. It's Sega and Sony too with Sanic SuperSanicsand Spooderman 2. But it's us RPG kind folk that built this industry and the Switch! But Nintendo has forgotten that. The only thing we've gotten this year is Fire Emblem Engage, Ocotopath Traveler II, Xenoblade 3: Future Redeemed, and Tears of the Kingdom. That's all! Where's our holiday game? And no, we're falling your Scrimblo Bimblo RPG! We want real RPGs Baldur's Gate, Starfield, and Final Fantasy 16!
 
They put a Yakuza character in Super Monkey Ball on the Switch, but won't put Yazuka on the Switch? Something seems wrong here.
 
SirShorse said:
Am I the only one who doesn't want a Hyrule Warriors game for Tears of the Kingdom? I'm kind of over that Hyrule and it's characters lol
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No. you're obviously the only one in the whole world. 👀

I honestly think for many people it's more of a thing of it probably happening due to the reception and sales of the first two games and it being kind of a nobrainer to do, given the backstory of the game. Basically "I don't really need or want it but I expect it to be happening?"
 
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Derachi said:
My official shot-in-the-dark prediction: Some kind of Animal Crossing spin-off. New Horizons sold a LOT, but I feel like a lot of people are “done” with it, so they’re hungry for what’s next. I think Nintendo gets one more AC title out on the current Switch before all is said and done.
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If Nintendo can port Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon to Switch they can do New Leaf as well.

Just give us New Leaf with ACNH visuals and outdoor decoration and we have the perfect AC game.
 
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It's always "Hyrule warriors this" and "Hyrule warriors that" but when am I getting my Legend of Zelda x Atelier spinoff game??
 
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