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For how long will Nintendo drink our tears?

  • Until March 2020

    Votes: 1,043 53.8%
  • Until April 2020

    Votes: 207 10.7%
  • Until E3

    Votes: 244 12.6%
  • Forever (no more Directs)

    Votes: 444 22.9%

  • Total voters
    1,938
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Bestlaidplans

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Oct 28, 2017
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I love Nintendo as much as the next person, but when other threads get closed for far fewer reasons, how come this thread gets to rack up to 5 (!) OT threads with no actual news of a Direct coming? I mean, just make a Direct thread when a Direct gets announced.
Don't bash Nintendo fanboys or you'll be banned.
 

lunanto

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Dec 1, 2017
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ClickyCal'

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Oct 25, 2017
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We shouldn't underestimate the effects of the corona virus. It impacted Switch stock and possibly also games that have decelopment support from China or new peripherals etc. For example we know Outer Worlds was delayed because of the corona virus. I think there are some uncertainties there so it's going to be hard for Nintendo to commit to things and it could have caused a delay for a few weeks.
 

K Samedi

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Oct 27, 2017
4,989
I love Nintendo as much as the next person, but when other threads get closed for far fewer reasons, how come this thread gets to rack up to 5 (!) OT threads with no actual news of a Direct coming? I mean, just make a Direct thread when a Direct gets announced.
Its a popular topic that is nicely contained in this thread. If this thread gets locked the conversation will just move to other threads.
 
Oct 25, 2017
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Somewhere in Zanarkand
I'll reply to you just to say I'm a massive Nintendo fanboy lol I'm just chilled when it comes to speculation - when it happens, it happens. I was just wondering out loud how it can keep going on speculation-fumes, if that makes sense? Wasn't meaning to cause a ruckus!

I'm with you on the speculation angle, but Raccoon is right - it's been good and fun to deal with a subset of people in here. Makes the forum feel much smaller than it is.
 

RochHoch

One Winged Slayer
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May 22, 2018
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A general direct gets announced, but it ends up being like 80% Animal Crossing.

Just imagine the meltdowns.
 

Dark Cloud

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Oct 27, 2017
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Regardless of Emily joking or not, I'm sticking with AC direct next week. A magical General on February 27, but most likely March 5
 

Barely Able

One Winged Slayer
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Oct 28, 2017
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Why should it be a conspiracy theory lol. Nintendo issued an apology of stock issues due to the virus. Outer Worlds was delayed due to the virus. I can imagine other problems taking place. It isn't that hard to understand.
We already have precedent for delaying directs due to natural disasters, so this isn't too far fetched. Without an announcement we can only speculate, but it isn't unreasonable to think this is a possibility.
 

SammyJ9

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Dec 22, 2019
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I mean, I still think there's a chance that Thursday is a General Direct with an Animal Crossing focus. I'm just trying not to get my hopes up too much, since it seems far more likely it's just a straight AC direct
 

Bowser

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Nov 7, 2017
2,814
It was pretty clear from the very beginning an AC Direct needed to happen before the General one. Imagine a Direct with no mention of AC, people would freak out.
 

--R

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Oct 25, 2017
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But I want a 30 minute AC Direct.
 

K Samedi

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Oct 27, 2017
4,989
It would be weird for Nintendo to hype up Animal Crossing with a direct next week, and then do a direct afterwards to hype other games. I think a general direct that get people excited for the future lineup and afterwards individual game directs closer to release make more sense.
 

Fanuilos

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Oct 27, 2017
4,128
Or just have a large AC segment in the General. A "General Direct with a focus on Animal Crossing" like they did for Three Houses last year
I think that seems more likely than animal crossing getting its own direct. Kinda feels like they're keeping tight lipped on animal crossing to let folks discover the game and use word of mouth from release to hype it up. Makes sense to give it a push in a direct, but I don't think it would be a huge blowout.
 

El Pescado

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Oct 26, 2017
1,921
Isn't there insider knowledge that says Byleth was supposed to launch a month earlier, but got delayed? I wonder if that could have thrown off the entire Direct Schedule.
 
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