StarTopic [Spoilers Allowed] Nintendo Direct Speculation |ST8| Press Your (Nintendo Direct) Luck! [Read Staff Post]

[oomoepoo]

We went straight from blurry photograph of a folder structure to "no Direct until June" within a couple days. Amazing

 

[xghost777]

We went straight from blurry photograph of a folder structure to "no Direct until June" within a couple days. Amazing

If we get to Thursday next week and we haven’t heard a peep, that’s when I’d be concerned it’s possibly not in April, but even then I do think it’s soon. I feel like the most beneficial window for a Direct is before Endless Ocean releases to bring some buzz to both it and Paper Mario. I expect Luigi’s Mansion to do whatever it will do regardless of a Direct or not at this point.

 

[MisterSpo]

Personally one reason I think an April Direct makes sense is because I'm guessing the May 7th briefing for the new fiscal year is going to confirm new hardware. Not in a big way, just a bland minimal info reveal along the lines of "we can confirm we will launch the successor to the Nintendo Switch this fiscal year. Please stay tuned for further details." If Nintendo have done a Direct before then covering launches up to the end of 2024, then that's the bulk of this fiscal year covered, and it'll demonstrate to the investors Nintendo have a plan to keep things ticking over before the new console launches. It might also be helpful to confirm their Switch line up before Switch 2 titles begin to get announced. As I've said before, April is a good window to announce first party stuff for July until December 2024.

That being said, there's all manner of reasons April might not be the month. Nintendo could wait until late May, I think, for a Direct that covers July onwards. If there's no July game, or if the July game is a 'casual' title that can be announced on its own, then there's even less need for a Direct before the usual June window.

 

[stodesign12]

I don't know, April sounds too late or too soon for a Direct.

 

[Bonejack]

I don't know, April sounds too late or too soon for a Direct.

A Direct is never late, nor is it early. It arrives precisely when it means to.

 

[Dark Cloud]

I don't know, April sounds too late or too soon for a Direct.

It comes when Nintendo wants one. So if it’s April then it’s April.

 

[Mirev]

A Direct is never late, nor is it early. It arrives precisely when it means to.

Literally this. And honestly I just want Switch 2 at this point, not interested in another Direct with Switch 1 games

 

[T-Hell]

I don't know why some of you are so desperate for the Switch 2 and at the same time so fed-up with the current Switch. Sure, you're eager for better hardware, I get it, but "not interested in more Switch 1 games"? What's so hard about keeping on enjoying the same console you've been enjoying for the past 7 years? A rumor about a rumor about another rumor about the next iteration should not matter.

 

[Anxious Absol]

Honestly I don't care when we get the Switch 2 at this point. I just want some game announcements.

 

[Bonejack]

I don't know why some of you are so desperate for the Switch 2 and at the same time so fed-up with the current Switch. Sure, you're eager for better hardware, I get it, but "not interested in more Switch 1 games"? What's so hard about keeping on enjoying the same console you've been enjoying for the past 7 years? A rumor about a rumor about another rumor about the next iteration should not matter.

Thing is, if it's a good game, or a big game, or even a good big game and it's being announced for Switch 1 at a point where, prior to February of this year, the successor should've been announced and be full-throttle in marketing, it would feel like "Ah man, this could be better if it was a Switch 2 game" for me.

Plus, at least personally, i don't have much time to play, so usually i'm not playing many of those smaller releases and "save" my time for other games, and knowing that such games won't be made for Switch 1 anymore (i assume), it does put a damper on this.

It's a very 1st world problem.

 

[Stairouais]

I don't know why some of you are so desperate for the Switch 2 and at the same time so fed-up with the current Switch. Sure, you're eager for better hardware, I get it, but "not interested in more Switch 1 games"? What's so hard about keeping on enjoying the same console you've been enjoying for the past 7 years? A rumor about a rumor about another rumor about the next iteration should not matter.

Eager for new games, whatever platforms they come out on. I'd be ok if Nintendo came out and said "Hey, Switch 2 isn't happening for a couple of years, so we're doing a few more big projects on Switch 1 for the time being".

righ now it's just: "Here some ports. Fuck off"

 

[MisterSpo]

righ now it's just: "Here some ports. And Endless Ocean. Fuck off"

ftfy

 

[SpaceGodzilla]

Looking at it logically if there's a "major" switch game in July then a Direct of some kind this month or the first week of May makes sense before the big investors meeting. But if there no July game or its "minor" then i see no reason for a April direct instead of the usual June direct

One thing is for sure is that I think this thread was made to early and should have waited until there was another reliable source backing up what Brazil's source had said (example someone like nate or Grubb)

 

[stodesign12]

It comes when Nintendo wants one. So if it’s April then it’s April.

Yes, obviously. But April still sounds too late or too soon for me, meaning that I don't think we'll get a general Direct this month, but I hope I'm wrong.

 

[LuckyNumber69]

I mean it's been like 7 months since the last general Direct, I don't see how it's "too soon" for the next one lol.

 

[Rareware]

I’m probably being super hopeful here, but the sudden pre-orders and re-releases of all these Zelda Amiibo has me hoping for a potential TP and/or TWW for this month’s rumored Nintendo Direct. Or even a Master Mode for Tears since we’re coming up on the one year anniversary of its release.

 

[Lintendo]

It's joover Guys, pack it up...

Spoiler

I'm kiding obviously

 

[T-Hell]

prior to February of this year, the successor should've been announced and be full-throttle in marketing,

But again, that's a rumor. We don't know that for certain, right? Or do we.

 

[OctoSplattack]

But again, that's a rumor. We don't know that for certain, right? Or do we.

We don't. Not really. Before we got news of the delay to March 2025, most signs pointed to a Q4 2024 launch. There was something that would have happened in March, but we have no idea what that would have been: be it the standard PR announcement ala past consoles or skipping to a full-on reveal trailer. I don't think marketing for the system would have gone full throttle until mid-summer in either case, though.

 

[chocolate_supra]

But again, that's a rumor. We don't know that for certain, right? Or do we.

What we know is that multiple people with solid track records were saying March was the reveal after that first show-off of the system (or a prototype or something of it) at GDC last year. So it's a "rumor," yeah, but for it to not be true that'd mean several people or all their sources across different countries were all telling the same lie. Which is possible! But seeing as how the media treated the delay into 2025 as a real and unexpected thing, I'd say it's pretty believable that the system really was slated for this year, which woulda made a March reveal pretty realistic.

 

[entut1]

5 days into April and it's already doom incarnate. I find your lack of belief disturbing.

 

[prizna]

We need the bird to save us from this doom and gloom.

 

[EvilChameleon]

We need the bird to save us from this doom and gloom.

The bird in your avatar?

 

[prizna]

The bird in your avatar?

If only but my avatar is not as strong as Pyoro.

 

[chocolate_supra]

The bird in your avatar?

Yoshi's Island will save us

 

[prizna]

Yoshi's Island will save us

We need a new Yoshi game, everyone keeps saying they expect a new Kirby, but come on, it's Yoshi's turn.

 

[chocolate_supra]

We need a new Yoshi game, everyone keeps saying they expect a new Kirby, but come on, it's Yoshi's turn.

It really is. Yoshi needs a Forgotten Land moment.

 

[Barely Able]

We need a new Yoshi game, everyone keeps saying they expect a new Kirby, but come on, it's Yoshi's turn.

It really is. Yoshi needs a Forgotten Land moment.

With a good soundtrack this time, please.

 

[Darknut85]

5 days into April and it's already doom incarnate. I find your lack of belief disturbing.

Only 25 days of April left with 10 potential direct days, it is understandable.

 

[Dragoncaine]

Forgive me, I was working and actually had to do my job instead of browsing Fami

But ooooooh where are you sitting, or are you the lucky son of a gun who got GA standing pit?

I'm sitting in Row D of the center section on the 2nd floor of a 3-floor stadium, so really great seats!! I have a clear view straight to Bruce since the elevation helps see over everyone beneath me haha

 

[Dragoncaine]

Also, my purchase of Endless Ocean is almost entirely dependent on being able to set up Fami dive nights with up to 30 of us, soooooo

 

[Brofield]

I'm setting in Row D of the center section on the 2nd floor of a 3-floor stadium, so really great seats!! I have a clear view straight to Bruce since the elevation helps see over everyone beneath me haha

Oh hell yes, that's fantastic! My Toronto show that got moved to November is gonna have me sitting in the lower bowl to the side of the stage, but it's as good as can be so I'm super content haha. It sounds like he's already mixing up the setlist from last year (and I already had two different sets from Buffalo and Newark), so hopefully you get some deep cuts that are exclusive to your show!

Also, my purchase of Endless Ocean is almost entirely dependent on being able to set up Fami dive nights with up to 30 of us, soooooo

Well, I may potentially be sold on Endless Ocean if there's enough Fami interest for shared scuba diving

 

[ZaSpai]

While everyone’s going through the process of pre-direct cycle grief, I just realised that we may have had a missed opportunity for a punny ST title considering this is ST8.

…ST8 of Play, right?

(For the record, still reasonably hopeful for April, but wouldn’t be a huge loss if it’s later)

 

[JazzyFuture]

Gonna be honest. Don't know why people are not seeing a new Nintendo exclusive entry in a series with more Nintendo exclusives than multiplatform releases as unnotable for Switch. It's like if FF7 Rebirth wasn't mentioned when talking about PS5 games. Obviously Monkey Ball isn't as big as Final Fantasy, but I would say it's a notable new release, at least compared to a port of a 3DS game that will probably sell better.

 

[BlackthornOrion]

Gonna be honest. Don't know why people are not seeing a new Nintendo exclusive entry in a series with more Nintendo exclusives than multiplatform releases as unnotable for Switch. It's like if FF7 Rebirth wasn't mentioned when talking about PS5 games. Obviously Monkey Ball isn't as big as Final Fantasy, but I would say it's a notable new release, at least compared to a port of a 3DS game that will probably sell better.

along similar lines, there's also Fantasy Life i in October

 

[Brofield]

While everyone’s going through the process of pre-direct cycle grief, I just realised that we may have had a missed opportunity for a punny ST title considering this is ST8.

…ST8 of Play, right?

(For the record, still reasonably hopeful for April, but wouldn’t be a huge loss if it’s later)

Ah boo, we definitely failed ourselves on that one.

At least we still have 'Nintendo Direction Speculation Ess-Tee 9 | Nice. |'

 

[chocolate_supra]

While everyone’s going through the process of pre-direct cycle grief, I just realised that we may have had a missed opportunity for a punny ST title considering this is ST8.

…ST8 of Play, right?

(For the record, still reasonably hopeful for April, but wouldn’t be a huge loss if it’s later)

The ST8 of the STurious

 

[bixente]

Wonder if Brazil will give us reassurance

 

[Dark Cloud]

Wonder if Brazil will give us reassurance

No

 

[Bullwine85]

Wonder if Brazil will give us reassurance

I'd say the odds of Brazil giving us reassurance are about 7-1.

 

[Magic-Man]

Wonder if Brazil will give us reassurance

I think Canada is up next for reassurance

 

[HockeyBird]

Brazil will give assurance but Argentina will bring the doubt. It will be up to Chile to be the tie breaker.

 

[TreIII]

Brazil will give assurance but Argentina will bring the doubt. It will be up to Chile to be the tie breaker.

"...BUT WHAT'S THIS?! OH, GOD! IT'S PARAGUAY WITH THE CHAIR!!!"

 

[wiill64]

I'd say the odds of Brazil giving us reassurance are about 7-1.

Brilliant reference

 

[Dark Cloud]

So we know Xbox is having a showcase all the way on June 9th, but no one knows of a Nintendo direct date in April?

 

[HockeyBird]

So we know Xbox is having a showcase all the way on June 9th, but no one knows of a Nintendo direct date in April?

To be fair, Microsoft usually announces their summer showcase well in advance. Last year I think they announced it two months early and were doing constant countdowns and reminders. So it wouldn't surprised me if they are about to officially announce it and people in the game press are just getting ahead of the story.

 

[Joe]

"...BUT WHAT'S THIS?! OH, GOD! IT'S PARAGUAY WITH THE CHAIR!!!"

BAH GAWD!

 

[Stilt Village]

While everyone’s going through the process of pre-direct cycle grief, I just realised that we may have had a missed opportunity for a punny ST title considering this is ST8.

…ST8 of Play, right?

(For the record, still reasonably hopeful for April, but wouldn’t be a huge loss if it’s later)

The absolute ST8 of this thread

 

[Hocot8]

So we know Xbox is having a showcase all the way on June 9th, but no one knows of a Nintendo direct date in April?

I mean who at Xbox isn't talking to a reporter at this stage? They might as well let the reporters in on their meetings lmao

 

[Dark Cloud]

I mean who at Xbox isn't talking to a reporter at this stage? They might as well let the reporters in on their meetings lmao

Might as well just let it all out. We’ll get up to date meetings as their happening soon enough lol