Since it's not just them, It's easy to see why a lot of companies are handling things differently for the last year and some change.
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Oh no of course not. I have no voice in that really. Even with this I probably overstepped and have gone back and apologized to all parties.. Hopefully there's no hard feelings amongst the group.
I was just more interested in structuring the conversation away from the negative at that point so that the thread wasn't all people just sad and conversing about how sad they are with real short nothing posts. It seems things have for the most part got back on track. You all know this community is at its best when it's just people conversing about their love for Nintendo and what's on the horizon, and of course we're at a pretty hype time so things were obviously going to derail when stuff didn't go exactly as anticipated but I think we were able to have that moment of being upset or something not being our expectation and then getting back to conversation.
Thanks for the kind words! You should! It's been fun. It's a bit unfortunate it's nearly over but hey. I may do another one someday if the kind folks around here don't mind.
Again apologies to anyone who thinks I overstepped. Just trying my best to corral this ship from heading off the doom cliff lol.
Oh I was also thinking of Eastern time, not Pacific time oops.
Normal gym leader? This will be a breeze!
"Milktank uses Rollout"
One of the only truly challenging moments in the Pokemon games, and all it's doing is literally testing you lol
I wouldn't necessarily go that far but it probably shows that some scepticism is healthy.
A good rule of thumb is that if it's something that could be reasonably predicted based on publicly available info then don't assume its inside information. Someone saying that the announcement is imminent and release planned for later this year isn't a reasonable prediction, but after that info is out there someone saying it's a particular Thursday(a day Nintendo favours for announcements) could be a reasonable prediction.
I would argue Norman was the most difficult Gym Leader in Gen 3
RIP
Well, at least I'll hopefully get some Legends Arceus & BOTW2 footage in the E3 direct.
Thanks for the update Nate, I'm just gonna look forward to E3 and be surprised if the Pro is revealed.
No kidding I had to ask a friend to beat the Forest Temple for me. I wasn't as spooked in the Shadow Temple weirdly, I guess the music played a huge part on the nervous atmosphere.
Welp, there it is.
Just forget Emily/Nate ever said anything last week and go back to looking forward to Nintendo's E3 Direct, that's what we should do. The Switch Pro will be announced, when it's announced.
Just forget Emily/Nate ever said anything last week and go back to looking forward to Nintendo's E3 Direct, that's what we should do. The Switch Pro will be announced, when it's announced.
How reasonable is it to assume that there were some plans for information to be shared this week but were changed in the last moments?
Did Mochi even say that it was 100% before E3? He just said "imminent" and said it could be before E3.
Emily and Nate's Update on the Switch Pro Announcement Timeframe
wookiee can you please threadmark this.
This is from Emily.
"Will Switch Pro be announced before or after E3? Other than certain people having an axe to grind with insiders/media professionals, I don't see why this is such a hotly debated topic.
If production-assembly begins this month (as reported by numerous outlets) then Nintendo would likely receive their first shipment from the assemblers around late-July. Meaning, Nintendo has a very small, limited window to announce this thing before leaks start trickling out.
In my Resetera post, I specifically wrote, "Either before E3 or a few weeks after." From that statement, I thought it was clear that I was just giving my personal *estimate* on a possible timeframe for an announcement. I wouldn't give a vague timeframe like that if I actually knew the exact date and time of the announcement.
What if the Switch Pro follows the same trajectory as Switch Lite? Announcement in July, release in late September? Would you really have an issue with that?
Yes, someone tweeted at me, "Well the NintendoSwitchPro announcement should happen during the next 2 weeks!" and I responded "Yup!" in a super-casual, nonchalant manner. Okay, but that was literally right after two major credible outlets (Bloomberg, Eurogamer) reported on the story.
Anyways, this saga reminds me of when I broke the Labo VR story for Nintendo World Report. It was being manufactured and assembled that month. Then a month after I reported it, it was announced via Twitter.
Link: https://www.resetera.com/threads/nw...ated-announcement-be-approaching-rumor.99974/
Look, I realize the purpose of this Nintendo thread is to be in perpetual hype mode 24/7. This ultimately results in an exhausting rollercoaster of emotions and disappointment.
To avoid stressing yourself out, just assume the new Switch could be announced anytime this summer – no specific month, week or day. As I said earlier, if it begins production this month (as reported) then the window for an announcement is getting smaller."
Nate's update on Twitter
This is from Emily.
"Will Switch Pro be announced before or after E3? Other than certain people having an axe to grind with insiders/media professionals, I don't see why this is such a hotly debated topic.
If production-assembly begins this month (as reported by numerous outlets) then Nintendo would likely receive their first shipment from the assemblers around late-July. Meaning, Nintendo has a very small, limited window to announce this thing before leaks start trickling out.
In my Resetera post, I specifically wrote, "Either before E3 or a few weeks after." From that statement, I thought it was clear that I was just giving my personal *estimate* on a possible timeframe for an announcement. I wouldn't give a vague timeframe like that if I actually knew the exact date and time of the announcement.
What if the Switch Pro follows the same trajectory as Switch Lite? Announcement in July, release in late September? Would you really have an issue with that?
Yes, someone tweeted at me, "Well the NintendoSwitchPro announcement should happen during the next 2 weeks!" and I responded "Yup!" in a super-casual, nonchalant manner. Okay, but that was literally right after two major credible outlets (Bloomberg, Eurogamer) reported on the story.
Anyways, this saga reminds me of when I broke the Labo VR story for Nintendo World Report. It was being manufactured and assembled that month. Then a month after I reported it, it was announced via Twitter.
Link: https://www.resetera.com/threads/nw...ated-announcement-be-approaching-rumor.99974/
Look, I realize the purpose of this Nintendo thread is to be in perpetual hype mode 24/7. This ultimately results in an exhausting rollercoaster of emotions and disappointment.
To avoid stressing yourself out, just assume the new Switch could be announced anytime this summer – no specific month, week or day. As I said earlier, if it begins production this month (as reported) then the window for an announcement is getting smaller."
Nate's update on Twitter
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It really wasn't that aggravating in retrospect, but my 8 (?) years old ass had zero patience, lol.
"The new console, likely to be priced higher than the $299 original, may be announced ahead of the E3 conference starting June 12 to allow publishers to showcase their full range of Switch games at the global event, the people said, asking not to be named because the plans are not yet public."
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The only thing here I was wondering is that Nate and Bloomberg said publishers would want to show off their Pro-enhanced games at E3 and it had to be announced before then. But now I am not sure.
Yes, Mochizuki mentioned it in the Bloomberg report if I recall correctly
Thanks for sharing and thank you for clarifying NateDrake. E3 should still be great and I'm excited!
That's awesome. Honestly, I can bide my time for an announcement if the thing is starting production and we have a great software showcase ahead of us.
He didn't, only Eurogamer said asserted "before E3." the Mochizuki article only specified that it "may" be revealed before E3, not that it would:
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