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[Fandangox]

Happening.

 

[Exotoro]

30 minute direct?

 

[SuperSah]

30 minutes?

Pretty lengthy for this kinda thing.

 

[KHlover]

Nah, we don't know that. There's a ~ for a reason

Hence the "circa" in my post

"ca." = "~"

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

With that length, I'll be surprised if we don't get at least two newcomer reveals.

 

[Neoriceisgood]

How accurate are the direct time predictions usually?

 

[emb]

~30 minutes? That's about 10 minutes longer than I expected. Awesome!

 

[Boss Doggie]

Spent most on history with Iwata

 

[Makai]

~30 minutes? That's about 10 minutes longer than I expected. Awesome!

Wasn't the last one 45 minutes?

 

[Hatchtag]

How accurate are the direct time predictions usually?

Fairly accurate. I'd take this as a confirmation that it'll be at least 20 minutes.

 

[schuelma]

A launch window today makes me think a summer release is very plausible. If it was holiday 2014 I'm not sure this Direct is really needed- E3 would do the job.

 

[Fandangox]

How accurate are the direct time predictions usually?

They are usually a few minutes off IIRC. Nothing too significant.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Q1 2015 Here we go

 

[-Horizon-]

30 minutes? 15 minutes for Palutena and 15 for Lucina. Perfect.

 

[BGBW]

Welp...time to catch the hype train.

But they clearly don't catch it in this gif.

 

[Neoxon]

Welp...time to catch the hype train.

Yeah.....it's getting a bit crazy in here.

 

[DaBoss]

Embedded Links:
JP: https://www.youtube.com/v/045BV9jHrIQ
UK: http://www.ustream.tv/embed/10863084?autoplay=true
NA: It seems the YouTube stream isn't live yet and the Ustream one seems to have the previous Nintendo Direct playing

Smash Direct will be ca. 30min long

What site is that?

 

[SaintMadeOfPlaster]

Wasn't the last one 45 minutes?

Even if it was (I can't remember), Directs focused on one game are rarely over 20 minutes. Has it ever happened?

 

[L~A]

Hence the "circa" in my post

"ca." = "~"

I thought this had something to do with Canada... derpity derpity derp.

Wasn't the last one 45 minutes?

Yup, but that was a General Direct, not a game-specific one. That's pretty standard duration, actually!

 

[Rocky]

A launch window today makes me think a summer release is very plausible. If it was holiday 2014 I'm not sure this Direct is really needed- E3 would do the job.

Yeah, I'm thinking either something like that or they will say its delayed. Those are the only reasons I could think of to do a Smash specific direct now.

 

[Supermanisdead]

Wonder Red.
Wonder Red.
Wonder Red.
Wonder Red.
Wonder Red!

WONDER motherfucking RED!

 

[BlackJace]

Like I said yesterday, I would walk away most satisfied with a look at menus and modes.

Everything else is icing.

 

[Exotoro]

WONDER motherfucking RED!

 

[Grakl]

25 minutes of smash bros history 5 minutes spent revealing snake

 

[daripad]

Wasn't the last one 45 minutes?

Yes but game focused directs had always been 20 minutes, so this one is pretty lengthy for just smash.

Or are you talking about the developer direct last year at E3?

 

[georly]

I was expecting this.

I'll just put the Mega Man reveal on repeat until its time. And possibly watch some fan reactions.

Use the official smash one, give nintendo those views!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX2KNyaoNV4

 

[CoolS]

Damn p.m. I thought this is tomorrow at 12 am in europe. Glad I noticed my mistake.

And I predict at least 5 minutes in the beginning of them talking abould the Smash franchise.

 

[Sadist]

Wasn't the last one 45 minutes?

Regular Directs are about 35-40 minutes long.

Game specific Directs are shorter.

 

[L~A]

Damn p.m. I thought this is tomorrow at 12 am in europe. Glad I noticed my mistake.

And I predict at least 5 minutes in the beginning of them talking abould the Smash franchise.

Same thing for me... really annoying, ha ha.

It's in 9h

What site is that?

Japanese YouTube page. Oops, NicoNico

 

[SaintMadeOfPlaster]

Like I said yesterday, I would walk away most satisfied with a look at menus and modes.

Everything else is icing.

I'm expecting a pretty "feature heavy" showing instead of a "character heavy" one.

There will still be at least one new character announced though, that's a given.

 

[IntelliHeath]

Regular Directs are about 35-40 minutes long.

Game specific Directs are shorter.

Correct! 15-25 minutes is pretty much safe to go with.

 

[Neoxon]

Correct! 15-25 minutes is pretty much safe to go with.

So this Direct is well above average for a game-specific Direct.

 

[KHlover]

Embedded Links:
JP: https://www.youtube.com/v/045BV9jHrIQ
UK: http://www.ustream.tv/embed/10863084?autoplay=true
NA: It seems the YouTube stream isn't live yet and the Ustream one seems to have the previous Nintendo Direct playing

What site is that?

Apparently Definitely this is from Nico Nico. Couldn't find the exact video, but this looks exactly like the NicoNico timetable: http://live.nicovideo.jp/timetable/#2014-04-09

 

[Sadist]

So this Direct is well above average for a game-specific Direct.

Yup. The Wonderful 101 Direct was about 20 minutes long.

 

[wrowa]

I honestly thought it would be much shorter than 30 minutes. I'm still inclined to believe that it'll be closer to 20 or even just 15 minutes, to be honest.

I'd love to be wrong, of course. I'd love to see a huge blowout tonight with tons of new stuff and info.

 

[Gonzo The Great]

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/453502629759709186

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

"coming holiday 2014"

It's so painfully obvious that they shouldn't even bother until they have a date ready.

 

[Nibel]

Smash Direct will be ca. 30min long

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Is the demo still available? In this same vein I would definitely recommend checking out the demo thoroughly and seeing if the game is for you that way.

I don't really recommend the demo because it's not a very good demo. It makes the same mistake the Bravely Default demo does where it's a game that really needs step-by-step explanations but the demo just sort of drops you in and tells you to stop drowning.

Which isn't to say you can't dislike the demo and end up disliking the game, just that I don't think the demo shows why the game is fun.

 

[ffdgh]

But they clearly don't catch it in this gif.

It's powered by hype so it'll never be caught .

 

[ZeroMaverick]

I was hoping it would be longer, a real blow out.

 

[phanphare]

I think launch window means Wii U version this Christmas and 3DS version next spring. Didn't we already have ambiguous hints that they weren't going to launch at the same time? Didn't Miyamoto mention something like that or am I completely imagining that or remembered a badly translated interview?

considering they've been showing both the Wii U and 3DS versions multiple times with 2014 attached to both I'm betting on an early fall release for Wii U and a November/December release for the 3DS version

 

[friskykillface]

Only 30 minutes? : <

5-10 minutes will probably be spent on development/history of smash

lol if we get the developers E3 video with Sakurai


filler time D:

 

[BGBW]

"coming holiday 2014"

It's so painfully obvious that they shouldn't even bother until they have a date ready.

The Easter holidays.

 

[DaBoss]

Japanese YouTube page. Oops, NicoNico

Apparently this is from Nico Nico

Yea, I thought that, but was hoping for a direct link.

This is where it shows up for me: http://live.nicovideo.jp/timetable/#2014-04-08

Image I took. Uses my computer's time I think:

Though it would be starting at 18:00 if it were using my computer's time.

 

[maxcriden]

I don't really recommend the demo because it's not a very good demo. It makes the same mistake the Bravely Default demo does where it's a game that really needs step-by-step explanations but the demo just sort of drops you in and tells you to stop drowning.

Which isn't to say you can't dislike the demo and end up disliking the game, just that I don't think the demo shows why the game is fun.

That's definitely a good point. I would just say it's better than buying the game blind. Maybe he should watch some of those instructional videos as well to get a good feel for the game. It's just such a polarizing game it can't hurt to go in with as much information as possible.

 

[nullset2]

DAILY INVOCATION TO SAMURAI

BODY IS READY

ETC

 

[KHlover]

Yea, I thought that, but was hoping for a direct link.

This is where it shows up for me: http://live.nicovideo.jp/timetable/#2014-04-08

Image I took. Uses my computer's time I think:

Though it would be starting at 18:00 if it were using my computer's time.

Derp, that's why I couldn't find it XD
Although it should have shown up as 00:00 04/09/14 for me. But yeah, also shows up as 15:00 - 15:30 for me. Strange

 

[Neoxon]

Crap, I have a translation assessment in Latin.....ONLY FOR SMASH! *gets pencil*

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

Why have I not seen the hype train/plane/helicopter/submarine/bullet bill/etc. in this thread yet?!

/disappointed

 

[thefro]

I was hoping it would be longer, a real blow out.

Depends how it's paced... as others have mentioned, the Wonderful 101 direct was only 20 minutes and explained the mechanics of a game very well that's more complex to grasp than Smash is (plus had an epic trailer at the end).