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This was a rough Direct TBH. Puyo Puyo Tetris and Taiko aren't bad, but like, they aren't going to carry enough weight for most people I feel. At least the last Partner showcase had SMT to lean heavily on, but now we're a month and a half removed with nothing else to really show for it after months of continued silence from Nintendo on just about everything. This Partner Direct was doomed beyond belief TBH.
Even though I'm bummed that we didn't get a general, I'm grateful to the insiders and other members for allowing me to share in the hype and hope of a direct. Hope September provides something more substantial.
Dark Cloud I blame you for not getting banned soon enough to reveal the decagram's final form and release the true Direct
At this point, there's very little I'm willing to buy off this site's cabal of insiders.
Twice now they've gotten this site and more all hyped up with "no guys it's a general I swear really". Legitimately I don't think these partner directs would be taken half as poorly if it wasn't for them spinning such a big portion of the Nintendo fandom into a tizzy before both of them.
Because these guys hyped up something they had no concrete idea about, we literally had Nintendo Direct trending on Twitter the other day. Sure, maybe they got their lines twisted and assumed things too soon back in July. But to have pretty much the same exact thing happen here, a month later? Whatever info they're being fed, it's clearly not enough for them to be so gung-ho as to get a large swath of online Nintendo enthusiasts all twisted up about it.
At this point, the only reason I'm still buying Mario 3D Collection as a legitimate thing and not the next Star Fox Grand Prix is the almost-universal agreement from major sites and others about it's existence. Seeing as how twice now the leaps in logic have been "big direct at the end of summer + an announcement this week = this is the one guys", I don't see "classic mario games are coming to Switch + 35th anniversary = big 3D mario collection" as that much further of a stretch than the oops-all-partners directs they hyped people up for.
In the end I think the feeling I have most is that "I'm not mad, just disappointed" feeling. On some level these insiders clearly have info, and I appreciate them greatly for trying to share it with us. But at the same time it feels like their own desperation for news is creeping into the info they share with us, and it's poisoning the waters with undue hype and expectations and making these already-disappointing directs even more so. All the cryptic hints and hidden contents and throwing-people-off-their-trails-with-fake-dante-hints gives the impression they know way more than they actually do.
At this point I'd say the best course of action is to assume any hyped up announcements or things aren't going to be as big as promised until proven otherwise. Personally I think they either need to be more open with us about the information they actually have, or really just not bother at all.
At the very least I hope that we won't be seeing a repeat of the same kind of thing again come September, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't expecting the same rigamarole to start all over again.
Twice now they've gotten this site and more all hyped up with "no guys it's a general I swear really". Legitimately I don't think these partner directs would be taken half as poorly if it wasn't for them spinning such a big portion of the Nintendo fandom into a tizzy before both of them.
Because these guys hyped up something they had no concrete idea about, we literally had Nintendo Direct trending on Twitter the other day. Sure, maybe they got their lines twisted and assumed things too soon back in July. But to have pretty much the same exact thing happen here, a month later? Whatever info they're being fed, it's clearly not enough for them to be so gung-ho as to get a large swath of online Nintendo enthusiasts all twisted up about it.
At this point, the only reason I'm still buying Mario 3D Collection as a legitimate thing and not the next Star Fox Grand Prix is the almost-universal agreement from major sites and others about it's existence. Seeing as how twice now the leaps in logic have been "big direct at the end of summer + an announcement this week = this is the one guys", I don't see "classic mario games are coming to Switch + 35th anniversary = big 3D mario collection" as that much further of a stretch than the oops-all-partners directs they hyped people up for.
In the end I think the feeling I have most is that "I'm not mad, just disappointed" feeling. On some level these insiders clearly have info, and I appreciate them greatly for trying to share it with us. But at the same time it feels like their own desperation for news is creeping into the info they share with us, and it's poisoning the waters with undue hype and expectations and making these already-disappointing directs even more so. All the cryptic hints and hidden contents and throwing-people-off-their-trails-with-fake-dante-hints gives the impression they know way more than they actually do.
At this point I'd say the best course of action is to assume any hyped up announcements or things aren't going to be as big as promised until proven otherwise. Personally I think they either need to be more open with us about the information they actually have, or really just not bother at all.
At the very least I hope that we won't be seeing a repeat of the same kind of thing again come September, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't expecting the same rigamarole to start all over again.
Maybe? No idea lol. I didn't even know threadbans were a thing until 5 minutes ago.
I tried to tell you there was a reason I wasn't banned. Last time I tried to play nice and took a self request banned and we got a partners. This time I didn't get banned and we got a partners again.
This partner direct was way better than the last one are you guys crazy? Way more variety here.
Oh well, this year is just gonna be a wash for Nintendo. Definitely thier worst year ever in my eyes, but there is good reason for that. I've lost hope in anything noteworthy being announced at this point. On to 2021
Ok then why the 28th? And he heard ONLY about Mario and generic third party?
Because Kelios said BDII and never said that the date was wrong.
I mean, Nate's source have said to him "the third party I was talking about were in the partner showcase"? Or not?
Because if not... Maybe the third party he was talking about are others games and Friday will still be the day
that's a cute little backstory behind your avatar :3
and maybe we'll get Metroid Prime 4 news next year! (I hope...)
Yall should probably realize that Nintendo will be conceding the holidays over to the two giant new platforms that are coming up right? Even with Mario Collection and Braverly Default II, I don't see a way Nintendo will win the holiday season over any of the two upcoming platforms.
If Mario Collection isn't announced by the end of next week, it ain't happening and we probably won't be getting any major Nintendo news until The Game Awards. 35th-anniversary initiative is probably dead, so the question is how will Nintendo market what are essentially ports for older titles as a big holiday release worthy of competing versus new PS5 and XSX releases? That's probably what's causing a hold-up outside of CODVID-19 delays.
Also, regarding Insiders, maybe it's a bit too much to ask for them to reveal but could it be smart to state around how long ago you recieved select information? It's understandable to see how quickly plans can change if we have a general timeframe in which we can base it out of in my opinion. (Though I'd understand if this could be used to track down source)
If Mario Collection isn't announced by the end of next week, it ain't happening and we probably won't be getting any major Nintendo news until The Game Awards. 35th-anniversary initiative is probably dead, so the question is how will Nintendo market what are essentially ports for older titles as a big holiday release worthy of competing versus new PS5 and XSX releases? That's probably what's causing a hold-up outside of CODVID-19 delays.
Also, regarding Insiders, maybe it's a bit too much to ask for them to reveal but could it be smart to state around how long ago you recieved select information? It's understandable to see how quickly plans can change if we have a general timeframe in which we can base it out of in my opinion. (Though I'd understand if this could be used to track down source)
Nintendo has just been dead this year yeah. So glad I got a gaming PC at the start of lockdown.
what!?
no.
what is possible is the following:
- Twitter / PR announcement for Mario All Star Collection on Friday
- General TGS-bound Direct announced for mid September
- A Partner showcase per month until the end of the year (with the possible expection of September, if we'll have a General Direct as I suppose)
I am no insider*
a permanent sacrifice for a continuous Direct income? Sounds good
Also it pays to be jaded because I didn't really feel any negative emotions when this was announced lol. Felt nothing much at all really, pretty normal day.
SMTV and SMT 3 remaster alone saved that Partners. Unfortunately, despite the variety, there wasn't anything major in the current Partner Showcase.
Dang. Well I honestly expected disappointment. Nintendo has been SPECTACULAR at that lately.
So, I guess the only hope for this thread is a Mario announcement on Friday, which I'm not really sure I believe either. I'm kind of sick of being burned tbh.
The Switch is still selling out worldwide and even some of its main games are hard to find at RRP, you really think it is going to struggle during the holidays?
Apparently the partners showcase was the direct for this week! Roll on September
🎶 we do it to ourselves, we do...
I believe he expects one third party game to be announced Friday, but nothing major, and Mario Collection's announcement is pushed to September.
SMTV and Nocturne remaster are better than anything they showed in that Mini by orders of magnitude.
They gotta show off their holiday plan soon enough. I really think something will happen before october. They have to get their stuff to stores at some point. People start holiday shopping in september/october. Let's all wait just a little more. We came this far anyway.
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I think people need to take a step back and appreciate that we've (basically) known when every direct is coming, at least down to the week.
Even that midnight announcement for the following morning, we were told about.
Nintendo Directs don't happen without us knowing about it, even their attempts at shadow dropping.
As far as inside information goes, that's worth something right?
Even that midnight announcement for the following morning, we were told about.
Nintendo Directs don't happen without us knowing about it, even their attempts at shadow dropping.
As far as inside information goes, that's worth something right?
I've said it on this forum before, and it's worth repeating now.
There is no such thing as a Nintendo Insider. Not really. It's been proven over and over and over again.
So if you keep that in mind and understand that, it will help you to pre-frame expectations and keep the toxicity out of your body.
There is no such thing as a Nintendo Insider. Not really. It's been proven over and over and over again.
So if you keep that in mind and understand that, it will help you to pre-frame expectations and keep the toxicity out of your body.
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