Nintendo Direct on April 12 (3PM PT, Switch/3DS, mainly Splarms)
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Shikamaru Ninja
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Nintendo April Direct
Everything else is E3. (Smash, Mario Odyssey, Retro, etc)
- Nintendo 3DS release dates for Pikmin, Miitopia, EverOasis
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of Wild DLC info
- Nintendo Online Service info
- Mario Kart 8 DX quick view
- ARMS info and release date
- Splatoon 2 info and release date
- Surprise Nintendo eShop game being available at end of Direct
Everything else is E3. (Smash, Mario Odyssey, Retro, etc)
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I still believe in a December 2017 release. It's highly possible that they're localising alongside development, and Mitsuda is already recording the music!for Europe and Oceania.
NOE seems to outsource localisation efforts now IIRC, at least of the most part. I think Xenoblade might have been outsourced originally anyway, but still.
I think NOE being far superior to NOA was mostly just a seventh gen thing.
LegendofLex
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I want a boxed version of it?
DecoReturns
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Alright who's gonna be the presenter?
That's the most important part of a Direct.
That's the most important part of a Direct.
C.Olimar788
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Mostly just for the novelty of having it on a Nintendo console, tbh.
Also for potential amiibo support. So they can reveal that the Little Buddies figurines were secretly amiibo the whole time!
Is it wrong for me to hold out for Monster Hunter Double Cross coming to the west? I feel as though because Monster Hunter Generations was announced at around this time last year, we could see the sequel announced on Wednesday for a release later this year.
While I know tha this is all focused on Arms and Splatoon 2, I feel as though Nintendo needs to give us some info on other small games that are coming out between now and E3/summer if there's anything to be said there. Don't get me wrong, I can't wait for either of these two games, but if they are saying that there's info regarding Switch and 3DS, I hope we get to see a fair some of info before we turn focus to the other two games.
While I know tha this is all focused on Arms and Splatoon 2, I feel as though Nintendo needs to give us some info on other small games that are coming out between now and E3/summer if there's anything to be said there. Don't get me wrong, I can't wait for either of these two games, but if they are saying that there's info regarding Switch and 3DS, I hope we get to see a fair some of info before we turn focus to the other two games.
Dark Cloud
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Koizumi from the couch.
LegendofLex
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Koizumi or bust.
After the Switch presentation, I want him to present everything Nintendo-related.
Koizumi from the mountain, still with his glass of ice cubes.
"I tried to tell you to send help! Why did no one get it!?"
HawthorneKitty
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bd guy better be in there.
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Effigenius
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This direct basically exists to cover the games releasing between now and e3. If MHXX is coming, its not coming that soon, so no chance they would announce it now.
Bare in mind too that because we are about two months away from E3, Nintendo is going to be holding back their bigger titles for June too. As such, I doubt we'll see anything related to Xenoblade 2, Mario Odyssey, or any other high end reveals. Best I can imagine (and this is a big stretch) is if they decide to reveal a character or two for Fire Emblem Warriors, and that is already a big "IF")
Maybe if anything else, we'll probably see more Indie titles that will be coming out in the next month or so.
Maybe if anything else, we'll probably see more Indie titles that will be coming out in the next month or so.
at least they told us what to expect
I am okay with ARMS and S2 but I want more
There is no more. This machine is a Nintendo machine and they can only make so much.
According to Eurogamer, Super Mario Sunshine is supposed to be amongst the first GameCube Virtual Console games (alongside Melee & Luigi's Mansion), so I don't think it'll get an HD remake if Eurogamer's sources were on the money.
I wasn't aware of this. Do you reckon it would affect localisation and whether it would be concurrent with development then? I presume it would mean localisation would happen later than if Nintendo was hypothetically localising the content as Monolith Soft completed it.
Shikamaru Ninja
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I mean if there is a GameCube virtual console, rumoring a Mario Sunshine and Luigi's Mansion game is repeating an obvious certainty.
Both Emily Rogers & Eurogamer backed the Mother 3 rumor, with the former stating that it was shelved for use on the Switch. If Mother 3 is coming to the Switch via GBA VC, we'll hear about it at E3 (if they reveal their Virtual Console plans by then).
Fair enough, but like I said before: Back in March when we got the "Spring Direct" we got the confirmation for Generations when it was going to be out July 15th (a month after E3). I'm not saying that will mean that we'll see a summer release of Double Cross should it appear on Wednesday, but that is a hopeful wish of mine. Like you said, there is probably no chance we'll see it announced and if it is coming out, we're going to have to wait even longer to get that confirmation.
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Honestly though if I had to choose, I'd rather get a confirmation on MH5 for Switch announced, but something like that probably won't get said until either E3 or even the TGS.
Mother inspired game should be on Mother neglecting console
TheGreatMightyPoo
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You are a ray of sunshine.
I'd rather pay $60 than to have an awful progression system.
Finale Fireworker
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Many PC-averse players don't enjoy playing games on a PC. There is an intangible difference between PC and console play that, for console-centric players, makes playing on a console significantly more enjoyable.
It could run on anything. But if it's not a Switch/PS4/Vita, it's not "right" and they won't enjoy it as much as they would.
I will probably wait forever for a console version of Undertale because it doesn't feel right to play a Mother-style RPG on a PC, even though I understand fully that it is a game designed around PC hardware and would need to be adapted some way to serve dedicated gaming machines.
So I would love a Switch port. I also think it's the console the game is most likely to come to. I hold onto hope.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Not much to do, they showed everything.
-shadow-
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It doesn't help either that a large part of their localisation team was axed a couple of years ago. Which is a shame because they really do deliver the better (or less 'their own') localisation out of the two regions in regards to more serious games.
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Hopefully gamecube games will run at higher resolution like the N64 games did.
But i think virtual console will get its own direct.
I can;t see this happening unless Nicalis ports it.
What is there to show at this point though? We already know what the game is offering, and the special things that are going to be in Deluxe. Unless if Nintendo decides to reveal brand new tracks that we have never seen before, it is most likely that we're going to see nothing Mario Kart related outside of a small reminder that it is coming out April 28th.
QuixoticNeutral
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This is pretty much what I expect, except I doubt all three of those 3DS titles are so close as to be ready for a date, especially with FE Echoes holding the first-party fort for May. We might get a season/month window, like Fall 2017 for Pikmin.
I could see some dates being nailed down for the next wave of known indie releases as well, and maybe confirmation of a third-party localization for 3DS like the latest Monster Hunter. Amiibo, too (though not the remaining ones for SSB). Otherwise, this is well in line with past Directs, particularly before E3, and it's not like they're running a single-game E3 this year like they did in 2016. It's enough to live with for the next two months, especially if they make a convincing push for Arms. An available-now surprise could just as easily be an Arms demo.
He is just a sad person.
Nintendo has no one to blame but themselves for being so pointlessly secretive about that game's existence.
Wonder which part of May they'll launch ARMS in? I'd assume the end just because of Mario Kart.
And maybe more Golbal Testfire dates for Splatoon? Or maybe a date for that too, assuming it's going to come out in the next 3 months (since that's how they usually pace direct-to-release for stuff like this). So late June or early July.
And maybe more Golbal Testfire dates for Splatoon? Or maybe a date for that too, assuming it's going to come out in the next 3 months (since that's how they usually pace direct-to-release for stuff like this). So late June or early July.
LegendofLex
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The nature of the summer DLC would make a very underwhelming E3 showcase, unless it's somehow much more exciting than they've made it sound.
We'll probably see something about the story DLC around then, though.
Only in the Japanese version of the direct, unless we get a surprise worldwide release
:'(
Sweet, look forward to hearing what makes Splatoon 2 new. Hoping for some secret unrevealed feature tbh lol. If not I still love the game, I guess I just wished for a bit more out of a sequel, especially as the levels they've revealed so far aren't very exciting.
Also hoped to get sold on ARMS, I've given it little attention up to now but I'm sure it'll be great.
Also hoped to get sold on ARMS, I've given it little attention up to now but I'm sure it'll be great.
frankie_baby
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The June part of May
Sammy Samusu
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Sawano.
LordOcidax
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In NoA.. the indie direct guy. For E3 the big guys.
Ugh, what?
I want the conclusion to the elder race story arc they've been building up to.