Consistent updates on current community speculation in the OP
This thread is now complete. Raccoon will return in the spring (maybe). Thanks so much, everybody!
Graphic courtesy of previous thread by Muzy
Welcome, everyone, to the third official Nintendo Direct speculation thread. I'm Raccoon, and I'm extraordinarily excited and honored to be making this thread. I offer my thanks and respect to Kevin360 and Muzy, the authors of the OT and OT2, respectively. More info will be filled out soon, but I want this OP to focus on frequent updates with current information and summary of community expectations. This post will improve with time.
Incidentally, Handicapped Duck wins "20,000th Post in the Last OT" award. Everyone please congratulate them accordingly (per Dark Cloud they are indefinitely barred from participation in this topic, but this will prove difficult to enforce). Also, the subtitle of this thread was selected by a strawpoll and was initially suggested by skittzo0413.
Everyone, please remember to neither pester insiders for intel nor berate them for ill-tidings. Insiders and leakers are human, and many are respected members of the ResetEra community. Remember to be respectful of all other members at all times, no matter how strongly you disagree with their speculation. Lastly, it is best to keep spam messages to a minimum; speculation is generally better received than pure, unadulterated nonsense. However, as always, have fun. NintendoEra is a weird and wacky community with a surprisingly narrow circle of key players/dorks, so I encourage newcomers to hop in and get to know everybody!
Oh, and make sure to check the threadmarks! I try to add fun and/or relevant posts, including the occasional straw poll.
Out of respect, here is Kevin360's original phrasing:
The purpose of this thread:
To better contain the madness of ResetERA's Nintendo Direct speculation, and keep it relatively separate from the Nintendo First-Party thread.
As a general rule, let's try to avoid too much "reset the clock" type posts, until of course, we have a really good reason to think it's time to actually be resetting the clock. Madness must have some modicum of reasoning, you know?
ALSO: DO NOT MESSAGE/HARASS AND TAG 'INSIDERS' (this should go without saying, but they've alluded these things crossing the line)
Helpful links:
Nintendo First Party Thread |OT3| Internal x External x Publishing - What's cooking?
Nintendo Community Thread |OT| *This Space for Rent* (brutal)
Switch Rumor Archive Rebirth (Read posting rules in OP)
NintendoEra Discord:
https://discordapp.com/invite/rEXr9tC
Previous threads:
Nintendo Direct Speculation |OT|
Nintendo Direct Speculation |OT2| Reset the Thread
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Last Direct: September 4, 2019
When's the next Nintendo Direct?
Here are my thoughts from December:
“Almost certainly in either January or February. January would be more standard based on previous trends, but last year January was skipped in favor of a February event. There may be a January Direct, but recent hints from insiders have suggested that no one is aware of one. January isn’t unreasonable to expect, but February is a safer, more conservative bet.”
However, there is a growing camp that believes that the Pokémon Direct will directly precede a so-called “general” Nintendo Direct on Thursday the 16th or Wednesday the 15th. I am of the opinion that if neither of those happen, we might see a February Direct, March Direct, or even no Direct until E3. Basically, I have no idea.
Oh, and Team February lost, btw.
What do we expect to see there?
Possible announcements:
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons info
- the final Smash Bros DLC
- the Metro collection port rated in European territories
- Devil May Cry 3
- probably Bayonetta 3
- Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE: Encore
Did an insider say there will be a Direct next week?
No. No insiders have commented on the timing of the Direct except for Zell, who said there wouldn’t be a Direct til E3. He was almost certainly joking, but this is amusingly the only timing hint we have.
Oh yeah, I keep hearing about DMC3 confirming a Direct? What’s up with that?
Howdy there, I’m an American. Where the heck is Brain Age?
We don’t know, sir. But, one Twitter user thinks it might have something to do with this:
www.resetera.com
As noted in this thread, it seems likely that we’ll finally see Bayonetta 3 news in an early 2020 Direct, based on the promises of upcoming news from PlatinumGames.
Okay, how about Splatoon 3?
From July 2019:
nintendowire.com
Splatoon 3 had not started development as of July. In the interest of fairness I feel compelled that these sorts of comments are not always entirely reliable.
And remember...
Graphic courtesy of previous thread by Muzy
Welcome, everyone, to the third official Nintendo Direct speculation thread. I'm Raccoon, and I'm extraordinarily excited and honored to be making this thread. I offer my thanks and respect to Kevin360 and Muzy, the authors of the OT and OT2, respectively. More info will be filled out soon, but I want this OP to focus on frequent updates with current information and summary of community expectations. This post will improve with time.
Nibel's post above represents the "charter" for the Nintendo Direct Speculation threads
Incidentally, Handicapped Duck wins "20,000th Post in the Last OT" award. Everyone please congratulate them accordingly (per Dark Cloud they are indefinitely barred from participation in this topic, but this will prove difficult to enforce). Also, the subtitle of this thread was selected by a strawpoll and was initially suggested by skittzo0413.
Everyone, please remember to neither pester insiders for intel nor berate them for ill-tidings. Insiders and leakers are human, and many are respected members of the ResetEra community. Remember to be respectful of all other members at all times, no matter how strongly you disagree with their speculation. Lastly, it is best to keep spam messages to a minimum; speculation is generally better received than pure, unadulterated nonsense. However, as always, have fun. NintendoEra is a weird and wacky community with a surprisingly narrow circle of key players/dorks, so I encourage newcomers to hop in and get to know everybody!
Oh, and make sure to check the threadmarks! I try to add fun and/or relevant posts, including the occasional straw poll.
Out of respect, here is Kevin360's original phrasing:
The purpose of this thread:
To better contain the madness of ResetERA's Nintendo Direct speculation, and keep it relatively separate from the Nintendo First-Party thread.
As a general rule, let's try to avoid too much "reset the clock" type posts, until of course, we have a really good reason to think it's time to actually be resetting the clock. Madness must have some modicum of reasoning, you know?
ALSO: DO NOT MESSAGE/HARASS AND TAG 'INSIDERS' (this should go without saying, but they've alluded these things crossing the line)
Helpful links:
Nintendo First Party Thread |OT3| Internal x External x Publishing - What's cooking?
Nintendo Community Thread |OT| *This Space for Rent* (brutal)
Switch Rumor Archive Rebirth (Read posting rules in OP)
NintendoEra Discord:
https://discordapp.com/invite/rEXr9tC
Previous threads:
Nintendo Direct Speculation |OT|
Nintendo Direct Speculation |OT2| Reset the Thread
***************************
Last Direct: September 4, 2019
When's the next Nintendo Direct?
Here are my thoughts from December:
“Almost certainly in either January or February. January would be more standard based on previous trends, but last year January was skipped in favor of a February event. There may be a January Direct, but recent hints from insiders have suggested that no one is aware of one. January isn’t unreasonable to expect, but February is a safer, more conservative bet.”
However, there is a growing camp that believes that the Pokémon Direct will directly precede a so-called “general” Nintendo Direct on Thursday the 16th or Wednesday the 15th. I am of the opinion that if neither of those happen, we might see a February Direct, March Direct, or even no Direct until E3. Basically, I have no idea.
Oh, and Team February lost, btw.
What do we expect to see there?
Possible announcements:
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons info
- the final Smash Bros DLC
- the Metro collection port rated in European territories
- Devil May Cry 3
- probably Bayonetta 3
- Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE: Encore
Did an insider say there will be a Direct next week?
No. No insiders have commented on the timing of the Direct except for Zell, who said there wouldn’t be a Direct til E3. He was almost certainly joking, but this is amusingly the only timing hint we have.
Oh yeah, I keep hearing about DMC3 confirming a Direct? What’s up with that?
Obviously this is no confirmation.
Howdy there, I’m an American. Where the heck is Brain Age?
We don’t know, sir. But, one Twitter user thinks it might have something to do with this:
Earlier you mentioned Bayonetta 3?
Platinum Games teases “big announcements” for “early” 2020
https://www.pcgamesn.com/babylons-fall/platinum-games-new-game “Last year, we said that 2019 would be a year where the curtain rises for a new stage for Platinum Games,” “We’re a bit late on that, but I believe we’ll have several big announcements to deliver early in the new year, so please...
www.resetera.com
Okay, how about Splatoon 3?
From July 2019:
'Splatoon 3' development hasn't started, says series producer | Nintendo Wire
A potential sequel to 2017’s Splatoon 2 has not entered development, according to series producer Hisashi Nogami. The news comes from website Japanese Nintendo, which published a translated interview between Japanese magazine Famitsu and Nogami, which was made possible thanks to Twitter user...
nintendowire.com
And remember...
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