TGA 2021 is less than two months away. What reveals, if any, is Nintendo planning this year?

DrDave

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Just to bring everyone up to speed, here are the Nintendo premieres featured at The Game Awards since the beginning:

- 2014: Mario Maker (new trailer), Code Name: S.T.E.A.M (game reveal), BotW (first gameplay shown offscreen)
- 2015: no game premiere (but Reggie gave a touching homage to Iwata who had passed away that year)
- 2016: BotW (short trailer + gameplay segment)
- 2017: BotW (Ballad of the Champions trailer + release on the same day), Bayonetta 1+2 and Bayonetta 3 (reveal)
- 2018: Joker for Smash Ultimate, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 (game reveal)
- 2019: Bravely Default II (game reveal), No More Heroes 3 (story trailer)
- 2020: Sephiroth for Smash Ultimate

Now, for this year, what do you guys think they might show? Smash DLC is over, so that’s off the table. Maybe a new BotW2 trailer with a possible subtitle reveal? An announcement of the heavily rumored Metroid Prime remake/remaster? A first look at the Mario movie? Or perhaps they will go all Nintendo on us and bring something totally unexpected.
 
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9-Volt

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My vote's also on RE Outrage. Nintendo will be involved with it, I expect Outrage to be published by Nintendo just like BD2.
 
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Gonna go big and say BoTW 2 release date! It feels like they've built a bond between the show and Zelda at this point and unless they're specifically holding the game to match their next console release, then it feels like a good venue
 
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I think Nintendo brings out something with Metroid Prime. Either a trailer for Prime 4 or reveals a remake or remaster for Prime 1. I hope Bamco announces another Tales game on Switch because Vesperia looks awfully lonely.
 
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My vote's also on RE Outrage. Nintendo will be involved with it, I expect Outrage to be published by Nintendo just like BD2.
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Isn't this supposed to be a timed exclusive? I don't see Nintendo publishing it if it's coming to other consoles any time soon.

Besides, Capcom isn't SE. Sony basically funded SFV and it was still published by Capcom.
 
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Metroid Prime 4 is the dream, Breath of the Wild 2 gameplay is more realistic tho.
 
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I don’t expect to see metroid or zelda there . instead we will get a new game like xenoblade 3 or (fucking) donkey kong .

I’d like to predict more than just nintendo ,
I think from xbox we see one of the rumored projects they have such as the kojima deal or one of the dragon games.
From sony I expect The Last of Us Factions part 2 or something if that type.

From third parties I expect EA to have the first gameplay reveal of one of dead space remake/dragon age 4 . Capcom I think we see RE outrage reveal and another teaser/trailer of Sunbreak cause i want one . After the response at opening night live we get a return of Dokev, but if not almost certainly some other lengthy korean developed game trailer. Finally I predict one of the Konami rumored things to show themselves at TGA I am gonna lean on Castlevania.
 

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I think we won't see Botw 2 until next E3, so for TGA my chips are on RE Outrage. A Nintendo IP like DK would be dope, though
 
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Outrage or XC3.

Don't think BotW2. I remember at TGA 2019, people expected it because "Zelda and TGA has a history together", but I still think the next time we'll see it, it's gonna be in a February Direct.
 
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I think BotW2 for sure, kicking off the media cycle leading to the game’s release.
 
AngryNopon

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My mind says another third party deal like Bravely or Ultimate Alliance.
 
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- BotW 2 trailer (+ release date?)
- Metroid Prime something
- Resident Evil Outrage?
- something completely new and unexpected

One of the above is my guess.
 
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Since we have some big games on the schedule for most months between now and March, my guess is a Feb. 2022 release date for Silksong or Sports Story.

If not that, then we’ll get a Zelda tease for 2022. My guess is that the February Direct will be the best direct we’ve had in a long, long time.
 
Mori Medinayo

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The Zelda marketing cycle is big enough to be lasted for almost a year. So it won't be like Metroid Dread which needs a short hype cycle or it could be disadvantadged.

Also, if the rumours are true and if Dread is finally being the success it seems is gonna, to me it will be:

-BotW trailer (not teaser) revealing the final game's name.
-Metroid Prime 1 remake trailer + Metroid Prime 4 teaser (it would create confussion to show 1 and not 4).

Also it could be a really god spot to show Capcom's RE Outbreak leaked game.
 
Rowsdower

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I think the safest bets would be Resident Evil Outrage or Xenoblade 3. I’m hoping for something related to Metroid Prime, riding on the coattails of a successful Dread launch, or the reveal of a Donkey Kong revival.

I would be very surprised to see BOTW2; it feels like we got our only trailer for the year, and its next appearance will be E3 2022 time.
 
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Rowsdower said:
I think the safest bets would be Resident Evil Outrage or Xenoblade 3. I’m hoping for something related to Metroid Prime, riding on the coattails of a successful Dread launch, or the reveal of a Donkey Kong revival.

I would be very surprised to see BOTW2; it feels like we got our only trailer for the year, and its next appearance will be E3 2022 time.
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Imo that's too short of a marketing cycle for a Zelda game. Even if it's Holiday 22.
 
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Mori Medinayo said:
Imo that's too short of a marketing cycle for a Zelda game. Even if it's Holiday 22.
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I think so too. People often point to the absence of BotW2 at TGA 2019 and 2020, but I think we just wrongly assumed that the game would come out much earlier (plus covid happened). It would be the perfect occasion to build some more hype coming into 2022 (unless their plans derail, which isn’t uncommon for the series unfortunately).
 
Mori Medinayo

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Rowsdower said:
That’s a good point. Hopefully I’m wrong. But I’m also of the opinion that based on the wording at E3, I don’t expect BOTW2 in 2022.
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Yes, if we don't hear anything about BotW sequel until E3, I'll pretty much assume it's not 2022. And Zelda has a very long history of delays.

I don't care since they deliver a great title, which I'm sure they will.
 
Vuapol

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I'm shocked Outrage skipped out the September direct, so I'd say that's the favorite. Perfect for the TGA audience as well.

That may be all they bring honestly. Metroid Prime would be another one great for the TGA audience but they a) may want to let Dread breath and b) I feel like they'll announce Metroid Prime Remake in tandem with the first Metroid Prime 4 trailer to avoid outcry much like they paired the Metroid Prime 4 and Samus Returns announcements. Feels more like a thing for E3 2022.

Dark horse to me would be whatever EPD Tokyo has been up to all these years, they've been awfully silent since Odyssey...
 

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Would be cool if they announced something. I’m not expecting anything that would I treat me. I would love to be proven wrong though.
 
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