Nintendo Direct 2.13.2019 (2PM PST/ 5PM EST / 10PM GMT) - 35 mins with news on Fire Emblem Three Houses

[Jet Jaguar]

Was so hoping for Metroid Prime Trilogy HD :'(((

 

[Tom Nook Says...]

Not terribly impressed with that direct. Mario Maker 2 should be fun, otherwise it was a ton of RPGs that don't interest me or reminders that games we already knew were coming are, indeed, coming.

 

[LongLiveLink]

Astral chain looks rad. All the ports ran at about 14 FPS. Zelda art style is fucking horrendous lmao.

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I fucking love it! ❤️

 

[Deleted member 39479]

link's awakening was cute but wHERE WAS ANIMAL CROSSING

 

[Deleted member 864]

Poor Metroid. :(

 

[schuelma]

Overall 2019 is going to be great, but does Nintendo not realize that January through May exist?

 

[Nathan.exe]

Definitely a good direct if you like japanese/indie games

 

[Anthony Hopkins]

Highlights for me were

• Mario maker 2
• Yoshi
• Hellblade
• That platinum game at the end
• Zelda: LA remake

 

[Deleted member 17627]

That was a good direct though.

 

[DongBeetle]

What

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One new first party game. One

 

[AerialAir]

Damn, that was a good Direct. No SMT V, but Astral Chain looks phenomenal!! Hopefully it's not a co-op focused game.
Also, everyone who played Rune Factory 4, how does it compare to Return to PoPoLoCrois on the 3DS? More sim-focused or more RPG-focused than popolocrois?

 

[Deleted member 543]

Open with Mario Maker, close with Kamiya and Zelda. What a Direct. What a year for games.

 

[Mercenary09]

I didn't expect Animal Crossing or Pokemon since those seem like E3 things to me but I mean STILL no Metroid Prime Trilogy or Retro Game? Starting to think the Retro game doesn't exist and they really had issues with it. Somewhat disappointed in this today.

 

[cgatto]

And thus the Direct Cycle concludes with the "selling my Switch" phase, as is tradition

 

[joedick]

I need a cigarette.

What a direct!

 

[Kyuga]

Direct was nice but again nothing but ports for first half of the year. Maybe worse than last year but thanks for link awakening I guess :)

 

[Doogdogg]

Zelda looks ugly, like a Zelda Maker equivalent.

 

[DrHercouet]

So Era didn't crash after all! Proud of you guys!

 

[Garlador]

One day soon, I hope.

 

[Metroidfan09]

Disappointed of no Metroid but now I know not to expect it until we see mp4... platinum games game looked the best of the direct

 

[Maxina]

Biggest takeaway from this is that Nintendo really needs to work on releasing more games from January to May. Looks completely barren compared to what Summer and beyond will be for this year.

 

[WestEgg]

Great Direct! Link's Awakening is secretly the best Zelda, y'all.

 

[Lant_War]

A new Mario Maker, a remake of Link's Awakening, a bunch of info on Fire Emblem, and a new Kamiya game aren't enough for you?

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Don't forget DLC for Captain Toad, DQXI info, BOXBOY, Deltarune and other games heading to the switch, etc. This is far from the worst direct.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

no Metroid. That was all I really wanted. :(

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Only Metroid we know is in dev, currently just restarted development. I would have never expected anything Metroid aside from a port or remake.

I loved this direct. Not a fan of "2D" Zelda generally, but I will admit that was so insanely cute.

So many RPG's...

 

[Zelretch]

Amazing direct, the amount of games i'm interested is too high and there still is Animal Crossing (probably showed at E3) + Pokemon this year and some other things insiders have hinted at, so hype.

 

[Deleted member 5398]

The most exciting thing was the BR Tetris and hopefully that makes it to PC.

This was a stinker for me.

 

[TheChungusAmongUs]

Everything was anime

 

[shadowhaxor]

Wait did they mention Astral Chain being exclusive?

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Guessing this is the unannounced game that was developed for the Switch, that was rumored last year.

**Edit**

• ASTRAL CHAIN: ASTRAL CHAIN is a new action game from PlatinumGames, directed by Takahisa Taura, known for his work as the game designer on NieR:Automata, and supervised by Hideki Kamiya, creator of the Bayonetta™ series. As part of a police special forces unit in a multicultural futuristic city, players work together with a special living weapon, the Legion, in a synergetic action system of battle and exploration. More details about this Nintendo Switch exclusive will be revealed in the future. ASTRAL CHAIN launches exclusively for Nintendo Switch on Aug. 30.

 

[Tom Nook]

SWITCH:

WE

KNOW

ANIME!!!

 

[Herb Alpert]

Starfox racing was just starlink :(

 

[Hieroph]

"Worst direct ever"

As FF9 stealth drops, new kamiya game, and Link's Awakening remakes are announced

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I'm not really sold on Link's Awakening remake with that art style, but at least it's something. But FF9? You know that game is available on everything since forever, right?

 

[TheGravityBreaker]

I got Super Mario Maker 2 and a new Platinum game, can't complain.

Shame that Fire Emblem is releasing later than expected though.

 

[Deleted member 2791]

what a fucking direct
megaton after megaton

 

[Phonzo]

They ruined my favorite 2D Zelda.

 

[Giga Man]

This Direct was great until Link's Awakening's gameplay had me all like

 

[Deleted member 5596]

LA's remake is a continuation of the awful 3DS visual style... They really need to rethink their visuals for 2D Zelda's. Is amazing they get it so right on 3D and so wrong on 2D

 

[bytesized]

Maker 2, Astral and Zelda. Rest of this direct was incredibly unappealing to me. Specially fire emblem, looks like the most boring game ever.

 

[CGiRanger]

I knew it! No Metroid Prime Trilogy yet because MP4 is still a long ways away now

 

[DrStrange87]

One of the worst directs so far. Looked forward to the Fire Emblem info but even that was meh.

 

[lazerface66]

Astral Chain looks amazing, fam.

8/10 too much anime in this direct.

 

[Wandering Robot]

You guys crack me up with all the doom & gloom

 

[Mexen]

It's over (._. )

 

[Matheus]

Wonder about Star Fox GP... They're even advertising Star Fox Races in Starlink now. But holy fuck, what an awesome Direct!

 

[mocolostrocolos]

Every goddam reliable leak was real except MPT.

What the fuck.

 

[names2hard4you]

Gonna have to sit on this direct for a little longer and marinate on the announcements. My reaction right now is neither positive nor negative though. I don't know whether I just expected too much of this Direct or if it was just that, a mediocre showing to start the year. Definitely going to be looking at Daemon X Machina tonight though

 

[FlashbladeERA]

Nothing about Retro Studios. As usual.

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Game development for a AAA game takes awhile


Especially for Metroid

Retro just got announced a month ago if not less.

Let them come up with concepts for the actual concepts lol

 

[Deleted member 4093]

EVERYBODY SAY IT WITH ME NOW:

"StarFox grandprix is Starlink battle for atlas!"

 

[Deleted member 176]

damn no Pikmin

 

[EroticSushi]

Still no Metroid Prime Trilogy? Come on..

 

[Профессор Фортран]

Zelda saved the Direct but it was still terrible. For my taste there was too much Anime bullshit and the first half of the year still looks like a ghosttown.

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Yeah, this direct was shit if you're not an anime fan tbh. I'll probably play that Zelda remake since I loved that game as a kid, but this direct definitely is a reason to sell the Switch and never look back.