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Honestly with the difficult year everyone is having I was hoping this will bring some excitement, very bummed out by all of this.
A follow-up post from him on this thread says that it appears plans have changed and they're maybe targeting a September Direct lol
It's easy to say that an investor's meeting because later you can just as easily say "plans have changed".
I'm in a similar boat, as I think (especially from an American perspective) a lot of people/companies are not taking COVID seriously enough and the last thing I want is a company to compromise the safety of it's workers to get product out. There's no shame in them being hit hard by the pandemic.
That being said, their communication, mostly lack of it, is kind of baffling. If they were just more up front about what's going on, I think that would go a long way. I definitely don't want to complain given the state of the world, but I do wish they would let us know what's going on a little more.
True, I feel that too. I very much understand why everyone is pissed lol.
Nintendo has deemed that fans are not desperate enough. Need to keep driving up hype. Their games are only selling millions. Not
Nintendo is notorious for being a super shady company. Read the book "Game Over" by David Sheff. Nintendo does indeed care about their game quality which is why we all love their games so much but they could easily release more games and update their fans on news but they are not doing either these days.
I agree with this, and their policy of no crunch is very positive even if it means their games take longer to develop, I guess I also let the hype drive me into a stupid place.
I'm beginning to think Furukawa's leadership is poor and he's very lucky he took over while Nintendo was succeeding. Among other things, this whole summer has been a clear marketing failure.
Look at how good that Sony event was. EA had a decent show, too. Even the Pokemon Company put together something exciting!
Look at how good that Sony event was. EA had a decent show, too. Even the Pokemon Company put together something exciting!
Wow so it is going to be quite a discussion. I'm sure the others who are going to be involved feel the same tho right? Cause so far Nintendo's approach to all this has been completely baffling in so many ways.
Damn. Nate, Kelios, Captain seemed quite adamant on this direct about what could turn up. Hope they weren't purposefully toyed with by their sources.
I'm not being hysterical here, because there are no games being created by partners that I'm really interested in, so not sure if I'll be watching right away. Hopefully something will turn up for those interested.
I'm not being hysterical here, because there are no games being created by partners that I'm really interested in, so not sure if I'll be watching right away. Hopefully something will turn up for those interested.
Guys. I'm deflated. I rarely, rarely, rarely come off as an entitled gAmEr, and I hate to put so much stock into this stuff, but this year has been dreadful for me in numerous ways even beyond COVID. This Direct was one of the few worthwhile distractions on the horizon, along with Xbox's show. So much of my hope and more optimistic disposition disappeared with the snap of a finger
Everyone, I'm worried that we might not get any new amiibo announced. I would even say the chance is close to 0%. Hold me, I'm scared.
It's not going to be pretty. The hate is going to be unleashed.
They may not share my sentiments, which is a valid stance and I welcome the open dialogue of such things on my show. But I've said it in a prior episode... Nintendo are either marketing geniuses in 2020 or they are marketing failures and I'm now convinced it is the latter.
My guess as to why Nintendos doing a third party thing before they're showing off their first party games is because Nintendos afraid that their first party games might overshadow the first party ones.
But that's kinda flimsy, as I can't think of an example where a Nintendo game overshadowed a third party game.
But that's kinda flimsy, as I can't think of an example where a Nintendo game overshadowed a third party game.
I mean it's not impossible for this to still be good. If it was like.. NMH3, Rune Factory 5, Sports Story, and Silksong, those all fit the bill and would be great to see updates on. But my expectations are very low.
I'm not sure that I've ever witnessed a bigger monkey's paw in the context of Nintendo Directs in all my years
Yeah I really don't know what the hell they're doing anymore, their communication has been baffling.
I just don't understand how holding their titles for this year is a good thing, like it's quite the opposite.
Spongebob the Movie rehydrated would be a hype announcement and no one can convince me of the contrary
Too bad Rogue Company is already being advertised as one of the elusive slots, haha. I wish the best for that game commercially and critically but I have no personal interest
Welcome to COVID-19.
Nintendo has had to reconfigure their international marketing and release plans entirely, as have third parties that intended to get their games out this year. Go ahead and sit on the sidelines calling it nonsensical, but this feels precisely like content that was intended for E3 that Nintendo is only just promoting now, probably because Nintendo has reshuffled their longview marketing plans but they still have these E3 commitments to honor.
It's amazing how not having this direct mini would of been better from a marketing standpoint than having it
The only way this turns positive is if there is actually one big surprise in the Direct and they're keeping it secret. That or at the end of the Mini they have a message like "Come back next week for the second Mini in this series, when we'll talk about a couple new, unannounced titles" and they just keep stringing these along, week to week.
I'd say it is :(
Sorry dude, I can't say I have it as bad as you, but I was hoping you'd win.
Edit: Though in all fairness I'd say we wait until we actually see it.
such a shitshow when even nate is baffled lmao. i'm gonna hold out hope that we see at least one neat thing. if not, it's a series. we'll see something eventually!
Yeah sorry but this is a crazy 7-month stretch of Nintendo not being able to "read the room".
My friends and family who own a Switch have been asking what games are coming out this year. Of course they aren't as frustrated as fans who try to stay in the loop but there are a lot of questions.
Imagine going back to January on Era and telling the frustrated threads that, come late July we still wouldn't know anything about Nintendo's release lineup after Animal Crossing/CHG.
Maybe there is another Direct coming. Insiders that were telling us to get excited about what would be in it...I have to imagine they saw something else.
Even Geoff is baffled.
Whoever signed off on their announcement strategy pre-COVID to not have a Jan/Feb Direct and wait to start the new year until late March with a mini I hope steps on a Lego in an inconsistent pattern throughout the rest of this year and next.
It's time to accept that there will be no big Nintendo Direct with first-party announcements this year.
I miss E3. Nintendo what are you doing? I hope the wording of debut the first of a series means more to come soon. Or maybe the Pokemon approach, more info about another direct at the end?
There are not even enough "already announced third party games" to give updates each week. Let's face it, this is a sugarcoated Bravely Direct. No one cares about Bravely and now they're camouflaging its Direct.
It's bedtime. Night, everyone! Looking forward to (read: dreading) the volatile, despondent discourse tomorrow morning
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