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Nintendo Direct 9/6/18 Postponed in Response to 6.7 Earthquake in Hokkaido
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I wouldn't be surprised if they reschedule the direct for Friday
Well now aren't you an inconsiderate bastard.
EDIT: Your edit won't save you.
sorry but i've read the news very fast and thought it was because of the hurricane..
edit anyway
Noooooooo mah direct :( ohwell guess its next week then.
Atleast it's for a good reason.
Stay safe Japan.
Atleast it's for a good reason.
Stay safe Japan.
Even if it the delay was due to the typhoon, how would that make your post any less indefensible....
3 million houses without power. If it's because they want those people to watch their Direct, it's gonna be later than Friday.
Also, Nintendo likes to do theirs midweek. It'll be Monday night at the earliest imo, with Tuesday-Thursday being more likely.
Unfortunately, because the Nintendo Direct discussion thread was closed and redirected to this one...you are going to get responses here that would have been in there
They should have left the thread open for direct discussions (even if it is postponed)
Unless this is supposed to be the new Direct discussion thread?
They should have left the thread open for direct discussions (even if it is postponed)
Unless this is supposed to be the new Direct discussion thread?
On top of this, I think we can expect them to take a few extra days of flexibility to reshoot/reedit anything that was originally scripted around the expectation that the Direct (and/or any immediate product releases) would land on the 6th as scheduled. Last-minute additions have happened before; the first time they did the all-digital E3 show in 2013, for instance, they shot and appended a brief statement from the show floor to assure audiences that Nintendo did indeed have a presence there, ostensibly as damage control for all the FUD going around that year about how Nintendo was "skipping E3". Here they may add a brief "thank you for your patience and understanding" message, or at the very least revisit anything announced as "available now", "next week", and so on. The video must have been in the can for a while—global announcements are mapped out well in advance—but it's probably not so simple a matter as dialling back the scheduled publication time and posting it as is, even if any changes are likely to be extremely minor.
What I'm saying is that I don't think we'll hear a revised date until next week. But it wasn't until yesterday that we had hard confirmation of a scheduled Direct this week anyway, so things could still happen on short notice once they're ready to go, and confident they've given the disaster appropriate breathing room.
That's the first time I'm hearing about this. Got a source?
I don't think anyone is particularly concerned with that right now. (Nor should they be. There are bigger issues right now.)
Understandable and hope everyone is safe.
As that would have changed anything.
Since Directs are pre-produced, I wonder if Nintendo will edit an acknowledgement of the Earthquake and apology for its victims into the intro segment during re-scheduling.
This "love" of videogames has turned some of us into monsters, hasn't it? First time the whole addiction thing has really hit me.
Imagine if they did put the Direct on despite this happening? The amount of guilt we would all feel knowing in the very same place they're broadcasting this that people are dying?
It wouldn't feel right. I'm pleased they did this.
Condolences to all the victims' families and friends. Let's hope the number doesn't rise and they get all the help and support.
No one should be in these disasters.
It wouldn't feel right. I'm pleased they did this.
Condolences to all the victims' families and friends. Let's hope the number doesn't rise and they get all the help and support.
No one should be in these disasters.
I think it's more about respect for the tragedy, not because of the power outage in that city.
That is to suggest that as soon as they get power their first thought is to log into a live videogame event online...that really wouldn't be the case.
That's awful.
Not sure what outcome to expect of this, looks like it's not a minor quake either..
Not sure what outcome to expect of this, looks like it's not a minor quake either..
Hopefully nobody takes the opportunity to leak the entire thing... that would be low considering the situation. I'm sure we can all wait a few more days LOL
The Ultra Reward is being revealed that day. It's almost certainly either:
-Another raid day (possibly Mewtwo) or some other fun in-game event
-The announcement of the release of Gen 4 (Hinted at in the Go Fest poster, theorized to be what ArticUNO, ZapDOS, and MolTRES are counting up to)
If it's the first one, the announcement's not gonna be rescheduled (though the release of it might be). If it's the second one, it very well could be.
I really doubt there's any sort of speculation to be had about the contents as it is likely just a way to show respect. It feels sort of disrespectful to speculate based on a natural disaster at all, but especially in this thread--if you have to do it, go into the hype thread (although I still would find it disrespectful)...
Or maybe they are sensitive towards their people?
What's wrong with you?
I think it's the bonus ultra unlock and I don't think they are wait with announcing it.
people continuing the direct speculation, maybe create another thread and do that? it really doesn't seem like the place to do it.
So the delay is not justified if it's hurricane, but earthquake, is justified? I don't understand you.
Anyway, Japan sure has it rough. RIP to the victims.
We had a magnitude 7 mainshock in Kumamoto a little more than two years ago. And I can tell you it was BIG.