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StarTopic Nintendo Direct Speculation |ST7| It’s Showtime People! Famiboards Productions Proudly Presents: What Lies Beyond The Door? Act II - Rebirth

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Dark Cloud said:
What do some of you prefer for a direct? Do you want a direct in January or February or it doesn’t matter?
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If it was just down to preference, I’ll always pick the earlier time so in this case January. Would make for a shorter / worse thread experience here, but I most want to see the games, know the release dates, and plan my purchases.

The current batch of announced games that we have to speculate over is currently limited as well, so getting a few more in there sooner than later to speculate on will be super welcome. (Along those lines, if the Direct is later, I hope we at least get some cool new rumors and signs to work with as early as possible too. The rumor mill has been very quiet lately :/ )
 
Not interested in joining any badge events, but you know what, I'm going to shake things up.

Instead of a standard winter Direct, we get a Direct Mini in either late January or early February, only about 20 minutes long with a couple of cheeky announcements of the games that will see out the Switch 1's life.

Then in early March (before financial year end) we are invited to a special reveal livestream, which culminates in a trailer for the Switch successor. Similar to the Switch reveal, we see it in action with rooftop parties aplenty, and some new games are shown but not officially revealed or named (eg. we'll see a new 3D Mario playing on it like we did Odyssey).

Nintendo then go dark until June when we get a Direct in the usual slot, however this is a whopper which reveals Switch 2 in all its glory plus all the games due for its first year, and some teases of what comes beyond that. Switch 2 then launches in September which means we don't get the usual autumn Direct next year.
 
Galgavias said:
Not interested in joining any badge events, but you know what, I'm going to shake things up.

Instead of a standard winter Direct, we get a Direct Mini in either late January or early February, only about 20 minutes long with a couple of cheeky announcements of the games that will see out the Switch 1's life.

Then in early March (before financial year end) we are invited to a special reveal livestream, which culminates in a trailer for the Switch successor. Similar to the Switch reveal, we see it in action with rooftop parties aplenty, and some new games are shown but not officially revealed or named (eg. we'll see a new 3D Mario playing on it like we did Odyssey).

Nintendo then go dark until June when we get a Direct in the usual slot, however this is a whopper which reveals Switch 2 in all its glory plus all the games due for its first year, and some teases of what comes beyond that. Switch 2 then launches in September which means we don't get the usual autumn Direct next year.
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I'm going to disagree with you about no September Direct. I am one of those people that thinks the the Switch 2 will release in September and a Fall 2024 Direct would focus on games releasing on it in 2025, heck a couple weeks later (or before the launch) they could have an Indie Direct.
 
Dark Cloud said:
What do some of you prefer for a direct? Do you want a direct in January or February or it doesn’t matter?
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Doesn't matter. The next direct will be one that doesn't appeal to me much, it'll just augment the mario spinoff deluge with metroid prime 4 and a fire emblem remake. I'm happy for it to happen whenever Nintendo feels like doing it
 
Meelow said:
I'm going to disagree with you about no September Direct. I am one of those people that thinks the the Switch 2 will release in September and a Fall 2024 Direct would focus on games releasing on it in 2025, heck a couple weeks later (or before the launch) they could have an Indie Direct.
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The reason I think a September Direct won't happen if that's when the Switch 2 launches is simply a matter of logistics. Nintendo's marketing team is going to have their hands full promoting the new console to organise one. Plus the actual console launch will be a massively hype inducing event in itself. And if they go all out with a massive launch themed Direct in June then they can easily wait until January for the next one.
 
Dark Cloud said:
What do some of you prefer for a direct? Do you want a direct in January or February or it doesn’t matter?
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As a tax accountant, February - Mid April are when I'm super busy. I'd vastly prefer an early January direct and then nothing till the Summer.
 
DenkeyKong said:
Please let the Unova Pokémon be Kyurem Legends
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After BDSP-Legends, we could get both:
• B/W Remakes;
• Legends Unova

That said, I'm on the boat that thinks that, perhaps, the Sinnoh Remake and Legends game was a one off thing and not necessarily a format we may get again.
xghost777 said:
1: What are you most looking forward to and hoping for from Nintendo in 2024?
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Honestly, I'm so pleased from Nintendo that I'll get whatever they throw at us, but obviously, give us the Switch 2 already!
 
Given that last September Direct already was 80% ports and remakes, I think Nintendo simply does not have enough gas for another full direct in Februari. If they would, they would have never revealed TTYD remake back in September with Mario RPG still on the horizon. They're saving up the big reveals for the next console and therefore we will get a mini in January to go over the coming ports once more and sweep it clean for the big presentation in March.
 
I thought about it for a bit, and here's how I think 2024 will go down:
Mid January: Direct to tie up the Switch 1's loose ends, so to speak.
Late February: Nintendo uploads a 30 second video that teases the Switch 2. The end of the video reveals a "Switch 2 Direct" that will go live a week after the teaser clip.
June: Direct that focuses on Switch 2 games but also includes some Switch 1 games.
October: The Switch 2 releases.
 
We will absolutely get remakes of Gen 5

The question is will we get something, be it from GF themselves or another outsourced projects to fill in the calendar.
 
BassForever said:
We will absolutely get remakes of Gen 5

The question is will we get something, be it from GF themselves or another outsourced projects to fill in the calendar.
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I presume GF has been pre-producing GenX, so the remakes could be outsourced.

Or they’ve been working on Explorers of the Sky Remake
 
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chocolate_supra said:
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Mah boi ! This Nintendo reveal is what true players strive for !
 
It will be a direct mini to sort of show more of thousand year door and princess peach showtime and not much el-

WHO AM I KIDDING TEAM FEBRUARY PRIME 4 GOLDEN SUN REMAKE WOOOOOO
 
DenkeyKong said:
Given that last September Direct already was 80% ports and remakes, I think Nintendo simply does not have enough gas for another full direct in Februari. If they would, they would have never revealed TTYD remake back in September with Mario RPG still on the horizon. They're saving up the big reveals for the next console and therefore we will get a mini in January to go over the coming ports once more and sweep it clean for the big presentation in March.
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Last year, Nintendo wanted to build on the success of Super Mario Bros. Movie.

In June and September, they fully concentrated on Mario Universe. TTYD is a one more thing, because the game is very popular in USA.

In February, I think they'll balance things out better with Fire Emblem 4, Metroid Prime 4 or others like Donkey Kong.
 
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I'm thinking Mini Direct in early January to show off Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door and Splatoon 3 Side Order, with the Switch 2 being revealed in early March with a full on showcase. I don't see a ton of third-party games coming to Switch before the Switch 2 is out, so I don't think a full Direct before March is likely.
 
I think it's hilarious to say Nintendo "doesn't have gas left in the tank (for a Switch 1 only direct)" when over the past few years some of their biggest games were announced less then 6 months from launch.

Mario Wonder
Switch Sports
Xenoblade 3
Fire Emblem Engage
Metroid Dread
Mario Strikers Battle League

Switch 2 is seemingly coming out later in 2024 than a lot of people thought. Nintendo between their first party offerings and their third party partners are going to have a ton of games to sell in 2024. This is especially true when Nintendo has become fairly notorious for holding back finished games to make sure there are no gaps. The idea Nintendo is about to have a barren 2024 until the successors launch is just silly and not accurate to how Nintendo has been marketing/releasing games for awhile now.
 
xghost777 said:
Week 1 - What are you most looking forward to and hoping for from Nintendo in 2024?
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I am really looking forward to a new console reveal. New Nintendo consoles are always big moments for me so I am excited to see what the next generation brings. With that I am most excited for the event where we see all the new games coming to Switch 2. Those days/weeks following those events are always great as people speculate about all the new footage we’ve seen.
 
BassForever said:
I think it's hilarious to say Nintendo "doesn't have gas left in the tank (for a Switch 1 only direct)" when over the past few years some of their biggest games were announced less then 6 months from launch.

Mario Wonder
Switch Sports
Xenoblade 3
Fire Emblem Engage
Metroid Dread
Mario Strikers Battle League

Switch 2 is seemingly coming out later in 2024 than a lot of people thought. Nintendo between their first party offerings and their third party partners are going to have a ton of games to sell in 2024. This is especially true when Nintendo has become fairly notorious for holding back finished games to make sure there are no gaps. The idea Nintendo is about to have a barren 2024 until the successors launch is just silly and not accurate to how Nintendo has been marketing/releasing games for awhile now.
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I don't think their schedule will be barren, but it makes more sense to me to hold new games (not including ports/remakes) for gaps in the Switch 2 lineup instead. Nintendo doesn't want another 2018 scenario on their hands. Nintendo has plenty of ports ready to happen to fill in the gaps in 2024 (Windwaker/Twilight Princess and Metroid Prime 2/3 are the obvious candidates).
 
xghost777 said:
Week 1 - What are you most looking forward to and hoping for from Nintendo in 2024?
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The thing I'm really excited about is my first Nintendo console launch as an adult with disposable income, who can just take a few days off work to luxuriate in everything about it. I was a kid for the Wii & a teenager for the Wii U so reliant on begging my parents for Christmas & Birthday gifts. When the Switch came out I'd recently graduated, but just been let go of my job, and my mum was going through some health problems that she couldn't afford cover financially on her own so all my money was going there. I bought the Switch & Breath of the Wild as an escape using that month's rent money, because I'd always been on time and figured my landlord would be sound if I was two weeks late. He never noticed.

The seven years since the last system, my life has changed enormously. The Wii & Switch launches were proper bright spots in some really rough patches of my life. I was so excited, reconnected to a childlike wonder, and it got me through them both. The thought of having that excitement and rush whilst in a good place, where it doesn't have to be the light in the darkness, is really, really something.
 
Magic-Man said:
I don't think their schedule will be barren, but it makes more sense to me to hold new games (not including ports/remakes) for gaps in the Switch 2 lineup instead. Nintendo doesn't want another 2018 scenario on their hands. Nintendo has plenty of ports ready to happen to fill in the gaps in 2024 (Windwaker/Twilight Princess and Metroid Prime 2/3 are the obvious candidates).
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I don't think it matters, Nintendo could easily market Switch 1 games as Switch 2 games, in similar manner of GBC games having "Play it on GBA" sign on the box. But this time with much bigger emphasis.

Every year of a new Nintendo console with BC has been full of new games for the previous consoles. 2001 got more GBC first party games and 2005 was basically the best year of GBA. This is unlikely to change.
 
xghost777 said:
Week 1 - What are you most looking forward to and hoping for from Nintendo in 2024?
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Besides the hardware reveal? LOL

Game wise- I want to see Nintendo announce a game for a franchise that hasn't received a new title in the Switch 1 era. I'm talking a new Donkey Kong, Star Fox, Golden Sun (lol), Mario sports title. We have seen a lot of franchises return in the past seven years. It is time for another revival.

Hardware wise- I have two questions. Backwards compatibility and will the NSO stuff all be available on Switch 2 come launch day.
 
9-Volt said:
I don't think it matters, Nintendo could easily market Switch 1 games as Switch 2 games, in similar manner of GBC games having "Play it on GBA" sign on the box. But this time with much bigger emphasis.

Every year of a new Nintendo console with BC has been full of new games for the previous consoles. 2001 got more GBC first party games and 2005 was basically the best year of GBA. This is unlikely to change.
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I'm a little confused. I was talking about how they'll save most new games for Switch 2 release gaps? Nintendo won't have the benefit of easy ports from the previous console anymore, and a lot of important series just got new releases on Switch. They need to save some games.
 
Magic-Man said:
I'm a little confused. I was talking about how they'll save most new games for Switch 2 release gaps? Nintendo won't have the benefit of easy ports from the previous console anymore, and a lot of important series just got new releases on Switch. They need to save some games.
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Why would they be concerned about Switch 2 release gaps when they have Switch 1 games to fill those gaps? This is gonna be a BC console for sure, Switch titles will also help selling the new hardware with all those performance benefits. I mean, hopefully.
 
ziggyrivers said:
The Return of the King

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In all seriousness, are we expecting Switch 2 games to be $69.99?
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Thiefcoal said:
Everything that is 60 will be 70.
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I do not automatically subscribe to that thought. Nintendo has talked about dynamic pricing going forward. I think they will scale their game prices in a more varied way.

Will the next 3D Mario and Metroid Prime game be $70? Almost for sure, yes. Smash Bros? Yup!

Will Nintendo market previously $60 games like Mario Golf, Fire Emblem, Mario Party, and Yoshi's Crafted World to sell for $70? I doubt that. Also, I do not expect Nintendo to price remasters like Kirby's Return to Dreamland at $70 any time soon. If/when we get the fabled Wind Waker and Twilight Princess games, I don't see Nintendo going to $70 each for those.

I think $70 is going to be a bit more limited at the beginning, but it will probably become common throughout the generation.
 
9-Volt said:
Why would they be concerned about Switch 2 release gaps when they have Switch 1 games to fill those gaps? This is gonna be a BC console for sure, Switch titles will also help selling the new hardware with all those performance benefits. I mean, hopefully.
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Nintendo can't really use Switch 1 games as ports though, due to backwards compatibility. They can't market them as new games either. Just look at the other consoles right now, both the XBSX/PS5 have had major release gaps and fans haven't been happy about it.
 
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Magic-Man said:
I don't think their schedule will be barren, but it makes more sense to me to hold new games (not including ports/remakes) for gaps in the Switch 2 lineup instead. Nintendo doesn't want another 2018 scenario on their hands. Nintendo has plenty of ports ready to happen to fill in the gaps in 2024 (Windwaker/Twilight Princess and Metroid Prime 2/3 are the obvious candidates).
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I just remember this time a year ago when there was "no big games after TotK and just ports/remasters till Switch 2".

Yet here we are a year later, having had two of the Switches biggest games dropped out of nowhere between Mario Wonder and a high quality remake of Mario RPG, and people are still saying "nothing till Switch 2". The goal post moving to try and discredit high quality remakes like Another Code R and Mario RPG is embarrassing.
 
Focusing next 6 months on NSW title going be a good way to end this gen along with the games that are yet to come out.
 
BassForever said:
I just remember this time a year ago when there was "no big games after TotK and just ports/remasters till Switch 2".

Yet here we are a year later, having had two of the Switches biggest games dropped out of nowhere between Mario Wonder and a high quality remake of Mario RPG, and people are still saying "nothing till Switch 2". The goal post moving to try and discredit high quality remakes like Another Code R and Mario RPG is embarrassing.
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Did you mean to quote me for this? How am I "moving goal posts to discredit remakes" when all I said is that new games might be held for the next system?
 
ziggyrivers said:
The Return of the King

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In all seriousness, are we expecting Switch 2 games to be $69.99?
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I think for the big headliners, probably. Like, I'd say anything that's a guaranteed 10 million seller will definitely go up to $70. But I think there could be a little bit more variability going into the next generation for at least the "5 million and lower" titles; more things like Prime Remastered being $40, Warioware being $50, etc

Maybe I'm completely off base on this, but I don't feel like $70 across the board is really being accepted en masse by customers, so there's probably more benefit to offering titles at multiple price points rather than holding firm on an "everything will be $70" policy
 
Magic-Man said:
Did you mean to quote me for this? How am I "moving goal posts to discredit remakes" when all I said is that new games might be held for the next system?
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High quality remakes are new games. They give a completely unique experience to their originals.
 
BlackthornOrion said:
I think for the big headliners, probably. Like, I'd say anything that's a guaranteed 10 million seller will definitely go up to $70. But I think there could be a little bit more variability going into the next generation for at least the "5 million and lower" titles; more things like Prime Remastered being $40, Warioware being $50, etc

Maybe I'm completely off base on this, but I don't feel like $70 across the board is really being accepted en masse by customers, so there's probably more benefit to offering titles at multiple price points rather than holding firm on an "everything will be $70" policy
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Everything won’t be $70 for sure. Just like everything isn’t $60 right now. The biggest of titles for Nintendo will be $70 and your Warioware titles will be cheaper
 
BassForever said:
High quality remakes are new games. They give a completely unique experience to their originals.
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They're still remakes. Super Mario RPG is pretty much the same game with new graphics and some new bits here and there, in fact the remake was praised for how faithful it was to the original. It's not the same thing. And instead of saying that "you're discrediting remakes and it's embarrassing" why don't you just say "hey, I think you're underselling remakes a bit"? Your previous post came across as weirdly hostile. I've only been back for a few hours.
 
Primed = ✓
Ready = ✓

Not super confident in Prime 4 showing up in the next direct, but 2024 IS THE YEAR!
 
Dark Cloud said:
FFVII Rebirth is a new game
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Okay that's a whole different scenario. It's basically a stealth sequel like another recent "adaptation"

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off sold itself as an adaptation when it was also a sequel.
 
LukasManak22 said:
The last Switch 1 focused Direct
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I agree, though people were really confident that the September one was the last.

I firmly believe we will get a Direct in February and that the Switch 2 won't be even acknowledged by Nintendo until March.
 
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