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Nintendo-First Party Thread |OT2| New Year. New Mii.
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Yes we've come to terms with this, most of us, Vern himself also daid take it with a grain of salt
Not that this is in any way of me saying "It's happening", because I honestly don't know.
However
In May 2015, we got an announcement on Friday of a Direct on the Sunday. It showed the first Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon footage and was during the Pokémon National Championships so I remember it well how it intruded into my fun on that Sunday
Making it clear that it's a crossover isn't going to help. That was how the game was actually announced. It's just wasn't what people wanted. Maybe, now that the taint of the botched rereveal has washed out, the game would be more receptive. But the game tanked way too damn hard
He downright said it was an educated guess from the beginning. It just snowballed after that.
Playing Smash now & then to pick up the remaining spirits I need but, I'm currently spending most of my free gaming time on PS4 resi evil 2 & KH3. Will play MHW again tomorrow when Geralt drops.
Who knows when I'll be actively playing Switch again.....there's nothing new on the horizon that interests me at the moment.
I am tempted by Tales of Vesperia though but I've never played a tales game so need to do a bit more reasrch on it.
Will probably replay Xenoblade 2 at some point too.
I was wondering: is there any interest in having a dedicated 'Nintendo Direct Speculation |OT|' to keep this one more focused on 1st party discussions?
I gotta say we're only 7 days into February and the release list for the rest of the month is looking fairly light on for interesting games.
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That makes sense imo. This thread will inevitably fall back into direct speculation in time otherwise. Such a thread can keep us crazies fenced in without taking over this thread.
when you write it like this, it really seems a perfect name (despite the fact it doesn't really tell you it's a crossover)
Have you still not learned that random ass retailer dates are never real? And when they are it's so rare it's like a shooting star or a lunar eclipse.
It probably makes sense... but I think it sounds like a pretty miserable thread to be honest.
At least when Direct discussion comes on thick in this thread we still get some posts that are broader discussion and help keep things interesting. So yea, I don't really mind a bit of Direct speculation mixed in with the 1st Party discussions - as long as we avoid countdowns for rumours, which to be fair, hasn't happened for a long time now.
That is ironically enough exactly what I suggested several pages ago.
There is but I believe we will end up talking about the same in both of them. Direct speculation isnt only about the date but its content too. And the lack of Directs, and therefore 1st party announcements and Nintendo strategies would discussed here as well.
Jan = NSMBU Deluxe
Mar = Yoshi's Crafted World
May = Daemon X Machina
Jul = Luigi's Mansion 3
Sep = Animal Crossing
Nov = Pokemon
Seems a bit too much of a coincidence that the retail leak combined with what we "know" (Pokemon in November is an assumption) results in a title every other month.
That said, Animal Crossing in September makes complete sense as it's an Online game (and one we all hope/expect will have bigger Online) releasing at exactly 1 year after NSO services launched. Good way to make people renew their subscription.
Daemon X Machina has been placed in or around May by a lot of people in this thread during their predictions. Doesn't make it any more accurate, but at least we all agree on something!
Luigi's Mansion 3 has always felt like an October release for me, but they have released titles in the series earlier in the year before. Also, it felt like a title that was "further along" in development than Animal Crossing.
Finally, have to say, the above is a pretty strong year for Nintendo. We also have Fire Emblem and MUA (yes, and "Town" and Final Fantasy ports) so it's pretty exciting to imagine what gets placed in those missing alternate months. Well, apart from February of course... and maybe April...
Mar = Yoshi's Crafted World
May = Daemon X Machina
Jul = Luigi's Mansion 3
Sep = Animal Crossing
Nov = Pokemon
Seems a bit too much of a coincidence that the retail leak combined with what we "know" (Pokemon in November is an assumption) results in a title every other month.
That said, Animal Crossing in September makes complete sense as it's an Online game (and one we all hope/expect will have bigger Online) releasing at exactly 1 year after NSO services launched. Good way to make people renew their subscription.
Daemon X Machina has been placed in or around May by a lot of people in this thread during their predictions. Doesn't make it any more accurate, but at least we all agree on something!
Luigi's Mansion 3 has always felt like an October release for me, but they have released titles in the series earlier in the year before. Also, it felt like a title that was "further along" in development than Animal Crossing.
Finally, have to say, the above is a pretty strong year for Nintendo. We also have Fire Emblem and MUA (yes, and "Town" and Final Fantasy ports) so it's pretty exciting to imagine what gets placed in those missing alternate months. Well, apart from February of course... and maybe April...
It would be nice, but if it is relegated to Hangouts, it will kind of just slip off the radar like the community thread and discussion will gravitate back here.
Everyone says Luigi's Mansion 3 is October (predicting that), but it's Nintendo. They really don't give a crap about lining up games with holidays. They will release it when they feel like it. Luigi's Mansion 3 could be any month, except November.
Aren't 3ds games close enouph to GameCube they couod just wind waker hd kid icarus, update models for so.e important characters, I proved textures and lighting, and we done
It's more the control scheme requires a stylus, and is way too precise to be replaced with gyro or pointer controls.
we have several third parties releasing in April, so maybe they are not releasing nothing just to give those titles the spotlight
Also, if FF VII is really going to be released soon, maybe Nintendo has some kind of agreement with SE to focus on those titles during the release month and avoid releasing anything 1st party.
If they are indeed leakers, it would happen today, wouldn't it?
I'd still advise people to look at fiscal years rather than strict Jan-Dec. Nintendo likes to juggle around dates and they've got a lot of meaty stuff on the horizon. I don't think it's a coincidence Feb/March is looking pretty dry and happen to be the last two months of the fiscal year.
Wave #3 of their release line-up will be April 2019 to March 2020. They'll be focusing on software for that period to draw big numbers for the next fiscal year.
Wave #3 of their release line-up will be April 2019 to March 2020. They'll be focusing on software for that period to draw big numbers for the next fiscal year.
I think at this point it's needed to keep this thread's discussion on topic, there's far too much fan-anxiety and demand for a direct so this thread will constantly go off-topic unless one is created (as can be evidenced lol)
Hrmm that Base "leak" is a bit weird actually. They're not actually that random a retailer. I mean, they're certainly not comparable to those Czech retail listings. Either they know something, or they're making a cheeky and educated guess. Either way, they're a significant enough retailer that I'm surprised they'd want to annoy Nintendo with a leak. It's a strange one to be honest, and I'm not sure why it got dismissed so quickly. They're a reasonably big independent retailer.
Continuing with this, their new revised FY sales projections are extremely conservative, to the point of expecting a YOY decrease in sales for their fourth quarter.
I would take this to mean they have no major plans for Q1 2019, and am expecting a late February or, more likely, March Direct to kick off their FY 2019.
IS is an independent company and it is not owned by Nintendo, so yeah, they co-own the games they do. Although, they are so close to Nintendo that do they even bother with legal papers detailing who owns which game?
Nice fan fiction you got there. Hope you find success.
Nice fan fiction you got there. Hope you find success.
Bingo. 20mil was a very high target, but 17mil is quite a downgrade. It's a conservative readjustment and hugely indicative of Jan/Feb/March. Nintendo will coast through until FY3 Q1 starts in April.
One point I'd like to address: while there will be ultimately some kind of overlap between 1st party discussions and Direct discussions, I imagine the Direct thread would be more focused on speculation, possible leaks and rumors than this one. It would basically be a thread to contain "all the madness" in one place to keep this thread more level-headed and on-topic.
We've discussed to have a dedicated thread after Moon's suggestion yesterday and came to the conclusion that this might work for the best going forward. So: if anybody is interested to make that thread, they are officially allowed to do so.
Only thing I'd like to ask for is that the OP keeps the opening post updated and tries to keep up with the discussion/speculation.
It would stay in the main Gaming forum just like this thread
We've discussed to have a dedicated thread after Moon's suggestion yesterday and came to the conclusion that this might work for the best going forward. So: if anybody is interested to make that thread, they are officially allowed to do so.
Only thing I'd like to ask for is that the OP keeps the opening post updated and tries to keep up with the discussion/speculation.
It would stay in the main Gaming forum just like this thread
Nice. Alright who wants to make the Direct Speculation topic?
Well, we just got our asylum.
Just joking. I have been itching to talk about possible third party titles that could appear in a direct, but this thread is not the right place for such discussion. Very happy to have a dedicated direct thread.
Just joking. I have been itching to talk about possible third party titles that could appear in a direct, but this thread is not the right place for such discussion. Very happy to have a dedicated direct thread.
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