Indie World should be two weeks from now. The indie showcases have been on the third week of March since 2018.
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Wouldn't it be 2 weeks from now. It says GDC was March 16-March 20.Last year Nindie Direct was in the same week as GDC.
So if Nintendo planned one for this year GDC (before it was delayed of course) it would be next week not this one.
The first Indie World was announced on Friday 16th, 2019 and then it aired on August 19th, 2019, i.e. a Monday and the day before the Gamescom started. Since the next Indie World will be linked to GDC anyway, I could see it airing right the day before the GDC was supposed to start, with an announcement on next Friday. Thus, it's possible the Direct is next week, then followed by the Indie World.
Don't forget that the Nindie Showcase branding has changed. Better to not use what happened before the rebranding as reference.
Don't forget that the Nindie Showcase branding has changed. Better to not use what happened before the rebranding as reference.
Isn't it typically the other way around? Indie Worlds and then General Directs?
This current period sucks, but so did 2018 and most of you seemed fine with it at the time, even telling me that I was the one in the wrong as they would reach their sales targets (which they didn't).
I still believe that 2020 will be much better than 2018 as a whole, but I'll have some legitimate concerns if Nintendo starts silent another month.
I still believe that 2020 will be much better than 2018 as a whole, but I'll have some legitimate concerns if Nintendo starts silent another month.
Yeah the General direct could be this Thursday or next Thursday. I think an Indies World presentation was going to be the 3rd week of March (16-20 timeframe).
At least in 2018 I had Monster Hunter World to help pass the time. Things on the Xbox/PS4 front are also a snooze fest right now.
In 2018 Nintendo did their March 8 General Direct (one that announced Smash) and did the Indies presentation on March 20.
we could be looking at something similar this year. Technically, March 8 is the second week of March so if that holds the direct wouldn't be until next week.
It also used to be typical that there'd be a general Direct in the proximity of a Pokémon Direct.
The last hour of hope until we are forced to move on with our lives.
2018 also had great Indies. I complained a lot about Nintendo's output at the time, which made people here antsy as Nintendo could do no wrong at that time, but there was legitimate great games to play throughout the year (just not from Nintendo).
2020 isn't on that level in my opinion; partly because I've got no interest in KRZ, but also because the recent indie games haven't been great in my opinion since The Touryst.
Interesting how some insiders knew about the Animal Crossing direct, but the General Direct is alluding them even though there's a lot more components to it (meaning more people have to be in the know for a general direct since Nintendo works with other companies unlike AC)
I still haven't played that one. Maybe I should jump on that before Animal Crossing.
The answer to that is obvious...
there is no general Direct to know anything about.
Nintendo held a press preview event ahead of the AC Direct so that hands-on articles could go live the same day
I will now try to forget that this thread exists and check the internets late in the day after a session of AI: Somnium Files.
Yeah that's true. Nintendo has done General Directs without press playing any games that are going to be in the direct.
And considering Nintendo's next "big game" probably won't be until late April the latest they don't need media playing anything right now until April.
Emily would know about the Direct by now but she's too busy to leak anymore. Nate might know if there is a third-party shadowdrop coming that he has caught wind of.
It's always today until it's tomorrow. It's the Direct Circle of suffering.
Nope, you're always disappointed and sometimes have a high of being surprised.
Nah, still not feeling it.
Either we can pack it up 'til same time next week. Or I'm truly dead inside.
Find out in 50 minutes.
Either we can pack it up 'til same time next week. Or I'm truly dead inside.
Find out in 50 minutes.
No. I'm just being extremely confident so I can look like an idiot in the end when there's no direct announcement again.
Could I perhaps suggest looking over some of the notable games you skipped over in 2019 for one reason or another and considering if there's perhaps a chance that you could have enjoyed them, any one of them, more than you thought? Give them a second thought, if only to consider them for a sale or something
Perhaps there is one or two games like that.
The only other option is to keep waiting.
Isn't it always strongly hinted by someone with a decent reputation that a Direct Announcement is happening before it happens?
Nate said yesterday that he will be surprised if there is no direct early March
Who would do it, though? Everyone has forsaken us (and rightfully so).
Nope. I think Emily hinted at the September direct, but she's not here anymore
I'm guessing no direct until E3. No way they make us wait thing long only to have two general directs just 3 months apart.
They've already announced plenty of smaller filler titles/announcements that could've been for general direct, so I assume we'll get more of those smaller random announcements before the E3 direct
They've already announced plenty of smaller filler titles/announcements that could've been for general direct, so I assume we'll get more of those smaller random announcements before the E3 direct
'insiders" I mean it was obvious there would be an AC direct, hardly a difficult prediction, now Nintendo having a direct in January or a Feb was also very likely so many put their bets on that as well and were wrong.
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