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Direct Predictions

  • Any Metroid

    Votes: 233 22.3%
  • BOTW2/SSHD

    Votes: 372 35.5%
  • Mario 3D All Stars

    Votes: 632 60.4%
  • Splatoon Spin-Off

    Votes: 102 9.7%
  • Wii U Port

    Votes: 475 45.4%
  • Smash DLC

    Votes: 412 39.4%
  • New IP

    Votes: 146 13.9%

  • Total voters
    1,047
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NotLiquid

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 25, 2017
34,775
I mean, my expectations for a combined PARTNER MINI Direct would already been pretty low, but....that was really bad.

Look at the dislikes -

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The last Partner Showcase got ratio'd just as badly, people are predisposed to not liking this format right now regardless.
 

fourfourfun

Member
Oct 27, 2017
7,684
England
Looking forward to the next partner direct where people are dismayed when it turns out that it focuses on a selection of titles a partner is putting out in the near future.
 

Ozzie

One Winged Slayer
Member
Jan 12, 2018
6,260
Yeah forget it....no more General Direct for a long time. Expect Partner Showcase every month and 1st party titles to be announced randomly on Twitter.
 

Homura

▲ Legend ▲
Member
Aug 20, 2019
6,110
I don't get it.
Isn't Bravely Default 2 supposed to be released in September?
When are they going to annunce the release date?
 

Arkanim94

Member
Oct 27, 2017
14,124
it seems that nintendo having a successful hardware it's the worst thing that can happen to its consumers, paradoxically enough.
 

AuthenticM

Son Altesse Sérénissime
The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
30,091
So does this mini exist to clear the way for a general direct tomorrow or friday?
 

Gartooth

Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
8,440
At this point there's probably no "Mario 35th Anniversary" marketing stunt if it wasn't obvious before now. Guess it was killed when COVID hit and caused the theme park to be delayed among other things.

If the 3D Collection is real then it probably gets marketed and sold as a standalone game rather than being the center of some 2020 push for Mario.
 

ViewtifulJC

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
21,020
at this point its fair to assume the Mario 3D Collection "leak" was a mole hunt like Star Fox Grand Prix

 

Alejandro

Member
Jan 9, 2018
64
I know the first one had SMT but the whole "Partner Showcase" thing is already tainted with a bad perception. These aren't great. Basically contractually obligated dumping ground of random games that would get completely ignored in a stronger showcase. The fact that they're planning more is the opposite of hype.
 

Anatole

Member
Mar 25, 2020
1,431
I am gathering from the thread that, somehow, the partner showcase became known last night before it dropped?
 

Skittzo

Member
Oct 25, 2017
41,037
Alright I hope we all learned our lesson. Next time anyone talks about a Direct the assumption must be partner mini until proven otherwise officially.

That's the law.
 

SirShorse

Member
Jul 16, 2020
545
So now we wait until the end of the first half of September for a general or is that also not happening anymore?
 

Strat

Member
Apr 8, 2018
13,332
Once again, feel bad for the games in this mini being thrown to the wolves.

They need to stop doing this
 

PushDustIn

Member
Oct 25, 2017
73
I'm guessing if Mario ports get announced it'll just be a random Twitter announcement like Paper Mario: Origami King.
 

Hercule

Member
Jun 20, 2018
5,412
But what about that Nintendo game Nate hinted a vew pages back? Is that going to be a Twitter drop?
 
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