Bruh...move on, I know it's frustrating... but February it's over.
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Bruh...move on, I know it's frustrating... but February it's over.
This is my biggest fear. We're at a point where a bad direct basically means a bad 2020
Everything new will likely be releasing between late April-December, so they dont need to show it yet. And yeah we've known about AC for a while now, it's still a new game releasing before late April.
It will be disappointing for some no matter what they will show. People will find something that they will not like or will be disappointed because sone certain game will not be shown. 🤷🏻♂️
You have to believe. Nintendo Directs, like fairies and Santa's sleigh, are powered by belief
If you say so...could really be that Nintendo is focusing on AC...Il have to life with that fact, but I still don't care about Animal Crossing🤷🏻♂️
It sure looks good and fun but it's not a game for me, and it never was 🤷🏻♂️
So s you understand my frustration, if Nintendo is really trying to focus only on AC?
If it's a bad Direct, that probably means Nintendo has a bad Q2 and Q3 which wouldn't be good for Nintendo or its fans.
When I say dissapointing I mean something like the last direct we got, where the only new first party announcement was a remaster with no date. I'm definitely partially dissapointed because I don't particularly like the original xenoblade, but even if it was one of my favorites like Mario Galaxy I'd still be drastically let down if the only announcement was an undated galaxy remaster. It would mean a q1 carried by one game and basically nothing q2 and q3
lol...they aren't gonna announce their entire 2020 lineup in the first general direct of the year.
1) they very well could. E3 2017 didn't announce any new 2017 games, E3 2019 didn't for 2019 either
2) even if they don't, bad direct essentially means bad q2 and q3. Definitely won't somehow be a direct between it and e3 and nothing announced at E3 is coming out before September
Huh, I hadn't heard that second part before. Paper Mario could possibly fit that description! I shouldn't let myself dream
Yeah, with 2/3 days left in the month, there's so much time left for a direct to happen.
Welp, that about wraps it up for Nintendo. They had a good run
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You mean in the next 3 days? I don't find that very surprising.
March on the other hand is when he guesses (guesses, not predicts) a Direct will probably be.
I just don't know why he'd think Nintendo would be so stubborn to have us wait that long.
based on Plum's calculations, it's been the longest period between general directs, so I'm kinda wondering why.
I guess early-mid March makes more sense then late march when AC is actually on sale, esp if they have a little 2 min reminder at the end that AC is almost out, and a little release trailer with a couple of new tidbits.
Or just mention offhand that its almost out lol. Either one.
Or just mention offhand that its almost out lol. Either one.
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Because it's currently Thursday morning in Japan and no Direct has been announced, and it's the final three days of the month. It should not be surprising at this point to believe we won't see a February Direct.
Here's a recommendation I can get behind. Possibly the greatest show on TV at the moment. Fantastic performances, writing, direction, and overall craftsmanship from top to bottom.
Eh. Even if Nintendo were to start pumping major titles at a good pace starting in March or April, having one big title for the quarter kind of sucks. I expect it from PS4 and Xbox One because those consoles are on their way out, Nintendo should have had this Q1 to themselves and still punted.
Basically, the reason a Direct has to happen by March 12th is that that's essentially the last day Nintendo would be able to unveil an April game (even if it's a port like Pikmin 3) and still have time to market it properly. It also makes a lot more sense (IMO) to have a Direct early March to allow sufficient spacing before E3, as having no Direct for 6 months only to have two in two months would be... weird.
Now, they don't need a Direct at all yet if A) There is no April game or B) They just announce the game on twitter or something, but I think that's unlikely.
1. No they wont'
2. Both of the years you listed they announced new games after E3 so no...
3. Nintendo will not show their full hand early with new systems coming out
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I wonder if having TMS. XCDE and Trials of Mana would make H1 "RPG heavy" by her standards. Not sure I feel that way, but I guess it's because I wasn't personally interested in TMS. If Bravely Default II hits in H1 I'll 100% agree tho
I wonder if having TMS. XCDE and Trials of Mana would make H1 "RPG heavy" by her standards. Not sure I feel that way, but I guess it's because I wasn't personally interested in TMS. If Bravely Default II hits in H1 I'll 100% agree tho
Yeah Q1 is a pretty hard write off for me. I think Animal Crossing is dope and definitely a big hitter, but it's not a title I intend to pick up right away and I'm disappointed there hasn't been much of anything else (I'd rather chew glass than play TMS). Maybe Nintendo intended for Jan/Feb to be supplemented with third party ports, but it just hasn't panned out like they expected.
Obviously I'm not writing off the year, it's just disappointing.
Obviously I'm not writing off the year, it's just disappointing.
Genuinely can't remember any Nintendo games that released in 2017 announced after e3 2017, and 2019 just had ring fit adventure and I guess the stretchers. Hardly big releases, probably just not announced in a direct because they're targeting a different audience
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At this point that should be expected though, Nintendo having a packet lackluster Q1. And honestly this is the first year since 2017 that they even have what would qualify as a "big" title for this quarter.
Obviously that doesn't mean it's not disappointing but it's also not unexpected or out of character.
Last year we knew about LA Remake, LM3, AC (delayed) and Pokémon before E3. They were last year's biggest titles.
In 2018, Smash and Pokémon were announced before E3, in the first proper direct.
In 2017, Odyssey and XC2 were known before E3.
Normally it's not smart to have high expectations for Directs, but this time we need some really good stuff like in the years before.
Yeah. I miss Weird Mid-Budget Game Nintendo, with all the stuff like F-Zero and Trace Memory and Hotel Dusk and Ever Oasis and Fossil Fighters and so on. We're getting a Pokémon Mystery Dungeon re-imagining, which is fiiiiine, but I would really like to see some new games that aren't ports in between the "big game" they release at the end of each quarter.
Nintendo's not going to put out big games when the vast majority of their consumers are already burned out after Christmas. It'd be a waste.
I don't think that's the reason, but even if it were, like no other company operates like that.
Hell, Nintendo once released Fire Emblem Warriors like a week before Mario Odyssey, so not even Nintendo operates like that.
Zzz... yeah Switch has had a bad year for me so far, nothing I've been interested in buying. It is comparable to last year though. I think the first major game I bought last year was Fire Emblem which wasn't until July.
I don't know if it's Nintendo's strategy to avoid launching in the first few months of the year, or if the games simply aren't ready yet. Whatever the case, it's unfortunate that it worked out this way.
I don't know if it's Nintendo's strategy to avoid launching in the first few months of the year, or if the games simply aren't ready yet. Whatever the case, it's unfortunate that it worked out this way.
Well Nintendo has been on record saying they make the most money during the holidays so I guess to them it makes more sense to release games during a more lucrative period than what's widely considered a dead zone. When was their last big release in January or February?
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