Nintendo Directs Thread

[Aulos]

I can see BDSP being showcased here, though probably only during the Treehouse Live. From what I can remember of past E3 Directs, upcoming Pokemon games never really get mentioned during the presentation itself, but are almost always played on Treehouse afterwards. Legends might be a bit too far off for that though.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to recall this trend being broken in 2018 and LGP/E was talked about in the main Direct. I don't know, though. I like to erase any thoughts of those games, you know. (just checked and it in fact was shown a little in the main Direct)

Either way, I still wouldn't expect Pokemon news in the main Direct. It still goes against general trends. But you know what else goes against general trends? The release dates for the the D/P remakes and Legends being revealed in the middle of nowhere in a time that's very close to when an average E3 Pokemon Direct would happen. I don't know what they are thinking with that. Perhaps it means nothing and we'll still get a standard Pokemon Direct, but I don't know.

 

[Okido]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to recall this trend being broken in 2018 and LGP/E was talked about in the main Direct. I don't know, though. I like to erase any thoughts of those games, you know. (just checked and it in fact was shown a little in the main Direct)

dang, that's right, I actually do remember that! I'll be honest, I think I was so swept up in the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate stuff during E3 2018 (and I already wasn't that enthused by LGPE back then) that it totally slipped my mind LOL.

I double-checked just to be sure, and Sword/Shield was briefly touched on during E3 2019 as well. So my bad, I retract my earlier statement - there is a pretty good chance for BDSP to be featured during the Direct itself, but if it's not, I imagine it'll definitely get some gameplay footage at Treehouse Live afterwards.

With that in mind, I feel like Legends could potentially get another short trailer, but I'm still not holding my breath for it or anything.

 

[Poke Dragon]

I mean, it's still entirely possible for a Pokemon Presents before E3 since Pokemon tends to want the spotlight for itself before the event that shows the other franchises on Nintendo systems.

 

[LuxrayOfTheWild]

I think my biggest hopes are...
-Breath of The Wild 2 news.
-That Donkey Kong game rumored to be developed by Odyssey's team
-Some Bayonetta 3 news at last after hearing nothing but "Development is going great!"
-Crash Bandicoot or Cinderace in Smash Bros
-Some big Mario reveal, whether its a new Mario Party, Mario Kart, or a 3D Mario
-A big Animal Crossing update..

Seeing a couple would be nice.

 

[Poke Dragon]

Honestly, my hope is that they show the final two characters from the Fighters Pass to give closure of new fighters. But I do hope they start putting more character costumes whether through updates or DLC, regardless of which ones they should have added, we can all agree that there are definitely missed opportunities regarding character costumes.

 

[KirbyBulba737]

Honestly, my hope is that they show the final two characters from the Fighters Pass to give closure of new fighters. But I do hope they start putting more character costumes whether through updates or DLC, regardless of which ones they should have added, we can all agree that there are definitely missed opportunities regarding character costumes.

I doubt that they will reveal two characters at once.

 

[LuxrayOfTheWild]

I doubt that they will reveal two characters at once.

They did during E3 2019, so its still possible. They revealed both Hero and Banjo Kazooie at the same time, though Banjo didn't come out for another 3 months or so.

 

[Aulos]

Honestly, I'm just not too hyped. At least not for anything new.

The two games I'm looking forward to from Nintendo are BOTW2 and Pokemon Legends: Arceus and I don't see that it's too likely there will be more than that. More details on those two is all of the hype I have, I suppose, but really I just want to play them.

 

[Juliko]

It looks like Nintendo is having a Direct tomorrow at E3, 9AM Pacific time, and noon Eastern time.

 

[LuxrayOfTheWild]

There's part of me that is excited, knowing the games they already have coming up, but then there's part of me that worries.

Like we could have an amazing Direct that gives updates for games like Breath of The Wild 2, Splatoon 3, Bayonetta 3, Pokemon Legends: Arceus, and BDSP, along with getting maybe 2-3 big new exciting first party reveals. Plus, they could give us an exciting new Smash character and something great like a big Animal Crossing update.

Then there's part of me that worries it could have little from the big heavy hitters with no updates on some of their biggest upcoming first party games. Then the rest just being ports of old games, some 3rd party games I'll have no interest in, then the big "One last thing!" being just a remaster. I'd consider that a let down.

 

[Poke Dragon]

To me, I don't want the Direct to be dominated by 3rd party games because there are already Nintendo games that are overdue for more information drop, one of the few exceptions to this is Bayonetta 3 because that game was shown but never given a more thorough look.

 

[LuxrayOfTheWild]

To me, I don't want the Direct to be dominated by 3rd party games because there are already Nintendo games that are overdue for more information drop, one of the few exceptions to this is Bayonetta 3 because that game was shown but never given a more thorough look.

Bayonetta 3 is long overdue for an update. Its nearly been 4 years. They gotta have SOMETHING to show off by now. I could understand Metroid Prime 4 not showing up since its only been 2 years since they announced they were restarting development. Games like Splatoon 3, Pokemon BDSP, Legends Arceus, Breath of The Wild 2, No More Heroes 3, and such I'd hope we get updates on.

 

[Ryoma Maser]

Bayonetta 3 is long overdue for an update. Its nearly been 4 years. They gotta have SOMETHING to show off by now. I could understand Metroid Prime 4 not showing up since its only been 2 years since they announced they were restarting development. Games like Splatoon 3, Pokemon BDSP, Legends Arceus, Breath of The Wild 2, No More Heroes 3, and such I'd hope we get updates on.

 

[Poke Dragon]

The Nintendo Direct is going to start soon.

 

[Emmy]

Damn, Nintendo won E3 no question.

Metroid, WarioWare, SMT V and even Fatal Frame. Take my money already.

 

[System Error]

The biggest thing for me wasn't even on the English direct: way out of friggin nowhere, a new Super Robot Wars game was confirmed. Coming out this year.

- Zeta Gundam
- Char's Counterattack
- Getter Robo Armageddon
- Mazinger Z Infinity
- Combattler V
- GaoGaiGar Final
- Code Geass: Resurrection (or the movies, conflicting reports)

Was not expecting Combattler in HD, and the other two are icing on the cake

Next biggest thing was definitely the Advance Wars remake. Also out of left field, good excuse to play it. Third place is Metroid V.

 

[Daren]

Advance Wars is alive?!

Finally, some BOTW 2 news. I hadn't considered going into the sky , but in retrospect it makes sense.

A bit surprised there was nothing on the DP remakes, though.

 

[Ryoma Maser]

I've lost hope on Bayonetta 3 at this point. In the four years since that Platinum has announced it they literally announced and developed games that released in half that time. Like seriously not even an update on development or say look towards this date, seriously Kamiya and Platinum? I just want this game already and I've been waiting for f---ing something.

Otherwise, a decent but otherwise not the best E3, finally happy Namco got their second Smash character that should've been in Fighters Pass 1 or sooner than Steve in FP2. 2D Metroid is back, I was expecting a Fusion remake but Dread takes after Fusion it looks like so that's cool ports and stuff I wasn't expecting like Fatal Frame.

Even though it was lackluster still a lot I might pick up.

Also I wish there was way more on Breath of the Wild 2, at least a new title card. Also playable Zelda might be likely due to Link using his new Guardian arm instead of the Slate.

 

[Aulos]

Before I comment, I'll just put it out there that I think this was a great Direct, even if a lot of it wasn't for me.

-Super Smash Bros: Really not interested in this at all. I dropped the game a long time ago, because these DLC characters just aren't exciting. People complain about anime swordsman characters, but they overlook the number of bulky fighter brawlers we're getting saturated with.

-Mario Party: Actually, I kinda want this. I played the N64 Mario Party games a lot as a kid, and the remade boards and mini-games look really gorgeous.

-Metroid Dread: I'm really happy that Metroid fans are getting a brand new game. The series is not for me, but I know this was major.

-SMTV: I've only played one Atlus game and that's Persona 5. I would like to get into more of them, and I know Persona is a spinoff of SMT, so it might be worth checking out.

-Wario Ware: Not for me, but I'm glad WW fans are getting a new entry.

-Advance Wars: I've never played it and it's probably not for me given how bad I am at strategy games, but, nevertheless, this was a major reveal. A revival of a series that has been dead for a very long time. It is exciting for that reason alone.

-BOTW2: It looks great, and it's fantastic to see more of it for the first time in two years. However, it's not coming out until next year at earliest, which means it is a long way out.

Ultimately, I acknowledge this was a great Direct. A lot of people have a lot to look forward to, but I'm still not one of them. This year still remains rather barren, with third party titles like The Great Ace Attorney collection and maybe the SMTV game (maybe) being all that's really there for me. There is Mario Party Superstars, but that's it? Really?

This just makes the disappointment that is the Diamond/Pearl remakes sting so much more. Because the year really needed them.

 

[Norzan]

Metroid Dread apparently is the game that has been in development hell for 15 years. And i'm excited because the premise always sounded cool, specially the emphasis on horror.