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Nintendo Direct 9/6/18 Postponed in Response to 6.7 Earthquake in Hokkaido
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Almost certainly I think, at least the NoA teams would be able to put something together
Also The Pokémon Company has a disaster relief initiative for kids which I can see becoming active in the aftermath
Then what is even the point of this thread. Why not just post on OT?
And here I thought I was weird they were gonna to have the Direct so soon after typhoon Jebi
Look like we have wait more, safety first
Look like we have wait more, safety first
I agree that it wouldn't be someone affected's first priority.. So if they're gonna reschedule it, maybe do it at a time where a reasonably large number of those affected would be able to watch it? I don't think it's unreasonable to assume that a large number of those affected would be able to watch it between Tuesday and Thursday, but I definitely think it's unreasonable that they'd be able to watch it Friday.
It's inevitable. The initial timing was carefully chosen and unless it is delayed to the next day (probably won't for respect) stuff will get out, maybe by publishers themselves.
Again, seems like a disrespectful topic to speculate on and especially in this thread.
To inform people who don't check OT why there won't be a Nintendo Direct at the scheduled time. Not to allow people to start crafting theories about the contents because of the said cause.
This thread is about the direct, not exclusively about the earthquake, I don't see the problem in discussing about the direct itself.
User banned (1 week): inappropriate speculation and thread derail. History of derailing threads.
Well i was pushed in the trash only because i made the assumption of a wii game "port" on the direct, especially because there was rumor about this earlier this year. And now on this topic i'm a as***** who don't respect Japan suffering -_- . I wasn't making a joke.
Of course everyone on this topic (i hope at least) understand Nintendo move to respect people. OF COURSE.
Those "vigilante" reactions remind me the Assassins Creed Odyssey "Alexios Problem" thread...
I mean we are all human, we are not on this topic trying to create some issues.
As an Italian (another rather sismic country), I can't help but admiring the way Japan handles earthquakes: we had a big earthquake in 2009 (6.3 degrees) and the count was 309 deaths and more than 1600 injured people, while a stronger earthquake in Japan did far less damage.
It speaks volumes about how much they invest in anti sismic construction and how educated they are on how to deal with this kind of catastrophic events.
Let's hope the death toll doesn't rise any more, and I hope missing people are found unharmed.
Stay strong, Japan.
It speaks volumes about how much they invest in anti sismic construction and how educated they are on how to deal with this kind of catastrophic events.
Let's hope the death toll doesn't rise any more, and I hope missing people are found unharmed.
Stay strong, Japan.
Their technology and buildings create to counter those events are insane yes.
I hope some japan people that have disapeared will be found... So sad for this country.
Sadly this post says a lot more about the sort of person you are than the original post you made. One could have been mistaken for over eagerness to speculate without reading the mood in a room. This on the other hand is just you being a conceited dick. You are clearly more bothered by how people replied to you than you are about understanding why they did the way they did. Unfortunate and disappointing for someone so active in this community.
Almost certainly I think, at least the NoA teams would be able to put something together
Also The Pokémon Company has a disaster relief initiative for kids which I can see becoming active in the aftermath[/QUOTE]
Checked the page for the disaster relief initiative... that gives me gives me goosebumps. I hope the kids can smile again, when they get a visit from Pikachu and other Pokémon they love :-)
EDIT: Sorry, I messed up the quote and don't know how to fix it
Also The Pokémon Company has a disaster relief initiative for kids which I can see becoming active in the aftermath[/QUOTE]
Checked the page for the disaster relief initiative... that gives me gives me goosebumps. I hope the kids can smile again, when they get a visit from Pikachu and other Pokémon they love :-)
EDIT: Sorry, I messed up the quote and don't know how to fix it
You don't see an issue with choosing to speculate on what video games will be announced or leaked in a thread discussing how said video game announcements are being delayed because of a natural disaster resulting in multiple deaths and displacement of many? You don't find that the least bit uncomfortable?
To be honest, I don't think that city is going to be on the right side of things any time next week either.
So, Nintendo will have to wait weeks for the Direct if the goal is to wait till all those inhabitants can view their Direct live...I don't think they will wait that long.
They will wait out of respect and attention being put on the tragedy, and then do the Direct in a timely matter. The people in that town can always find a video of the Direct much later when they are back on their feet again.
These images have made me sick to the stomach. Jesus. God protect everyone :(
First a killer heatwave, then a hurricane, then more of the heatwave, then a typhoon, then the Hokkaido earthquake.
It has not been a good summer for Japan :(
There was another thread about the Direct but that was locked. If it wasn't, I'd say speculation should have gone there. For now it may be best that you bite your tongue until you find a better place to talk about the games.
I don't think there's anything to speculate about the Direct's contents based on the earthquake, though. There doesn't need to be some connection to Nintendo's games in order for them to feel that it would be an inappropriate time for them to promote their upcoming products.
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I encourage everybody to donate what they can, a tsunami and an earthquake back to back will likely leave things very very bad off.
I encourage everybody to donate what they can, a tsunami and an earthquake back to back will likely leave things very very bad off.
I think there should be a thread about the earthquake in etcetera, and be able to discuss about the direct here or something.
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To be fair, the location of the earthquake matters more than the intensity, when it comes to counting the people and property affected.
What possibly is there to discuss that won't be insulting to those who just experienced a horrific natural disaster, especially one in a continuous series of natural disasters?
Let's stay focused, people.
Also, if a big Japanese company decides to delay a livestream because of a natural disaster happening in Japan, then maybe the best course of action is not to speculate about the content of their marketing video and make up conspiracy theories about potentially problematic content. Maybe it's time to realize that in this situation a delay is just the right thing to do.
Also, if a big Japanese company decides to delay a livestream because of a natural disaster happening in Japan, then maybe the best course of action is not to speculate about the content of their marketing video and make up conspiracy theories about potentially problematic content. Maybe it's time to realize that in this situation a delay is just the right thing to do.
the images coming from the zones in the epicenter (the one experiencing the 6/7 on the scale) are really impressive.
Well I wasn't defending the speculation about the content, it was about the possibility of leaks due to missmanagement of other media (like the smash website) and about the possible new date and time for the direct. I wouldn't see the problem there.
But I guess we should wait a bit more for that kind of discussion.
I mean, the announcement happened before the earthquake. There was no way they could have known.
Especially since from a purely business perspective, over 20% of their total market share is in Japan, their home country and native land. There's no reason to host a marketing event when that much of your consumer base is justifiably not focused on anything but recovery.
Wow, best wishes to everyone in Japan. Obviously we all love Video Games but we have to remember they are just games after all.
The focus is that the direct was delayed because of the earthquake. Not the earthquake itself.
Is it in bad faith to ignore the earthquake topic and speculate about video games? Probably. But that doesn't change the topic at hand no matter how you want to construe it.
I'm travelling to Japan in two days, even if it's not Hokkaido. It's a bit frightening now.
Hopefully the aftermath won't be too bad and people are safe now.
Definitely a good decision to postpone the Direct, even if I was looking forward to it.
Hopefully the aftermath won't be too bad and people are safe now.
Definitely a good decision to postpone the Direct, even if I was looking forward to it.
Best wishes to any folks affected.
Nintendo UK's tweet has the date 07/09/2018 on it, so...will it be aired tomorrow instead?
Nintendo UK's tweet has the date 07/09/2018 on it, so...will it be aired tomorrow instead?
Yeah, Japanese construction places a large emphasis on earthquake protection because they're really subsceptable to them. That's why they tend to eschew high rise construction.