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Nintendo Direct on April 12 (3PM PT, Switch/3DS, mainly Splarms)

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NintenDaan just tweeted that the logo is new for the American stream

Watch it be the only new thing this direct has.

And as always, gamexplain have a direct predictions video that's going to be longer than the direct itself.
 
My predictions:

Switch price cut to $149.99
Splatoon 2 out tomorrow
ARMS out tomorrow
Nintendo announces acquisition of Sonic The Hedgehog franchise
Super Smash Bros for Switch out July
Rockstar bought out by Nintendo, Red Dead coming to Switch and cancelled on everything else
Minecraft 2 Switch exclusive
10 minutes of Reggie nudes
Xenoblade 2 is actually releasing this year
Nintendo bought out by Sega
New Metroid
New Star Fox that isn't a remake
The Wonderful 102 and Bayonetta 3 announced, Switch exclusives
Still no virtual console or browser
Direct closes with The Elder Scrolls VI being announced as Switch exclusive

Believe

I see what you did there.
 
My expectations List, or else I throw away my switch and abandon Nintendo forever:

Metroid Prime 4
Eternal Darkness 2
Star Fox Adventure 2
Geist 2
Super Mario 64 2
Wii Sports Resort Switch Edition
Red Steel Games of the Generation Bundle
Super Mario RPG 2
Resident Evil 4 port
Rayman Legends port
Diddy Kong Racing 2
Donky Kong 64 2
Hybrid Heaven 2
Winback 3
Gex
Pokemon Snap 2
Super Mario Sunshine 2
Paper Zelda
Paper Metroid
Paper Star Fox
Paper Pikmin
Paper Kirby
Paper Yoshi
Paper Kid Icarus
Paper Ice Climbers
Paper Punch Out
Paper Wrecking Crew
Paper Duck hunt
Paper Luigi's Mansion
Paper Pokemon
Monster Hunter
 
My expectations List, or else I throw away my switch and abandon Nintendo forever:

Metroid Prime 4
Eternal Darkness 2
Star Fox Adventure 2
Geist 2
Super Mario 64 2
Wii Sports Resort Switch Edition
Red Steel Games of the Generation Bundle
Super Mario RPG 2
Resident Evil 4 port
Rayman Legends port
Diddy Kong Racing 2
Donky Kong 64 2
Hybrid Heaven 2
Winback 3
Gex
Pokemon Snap 2
Super Mario Sunshine 2
Paper Zelda
Paper Metroid
Paper Star Fox
Paper Pikmin
Paper Kirby
Paper Yoshi
Paper Kid Icarus
Paper Ice Climbers
Paper Punch Out
Paper Wrecking Crew
Paper Duck hunt
Paper Luigi's Mansion
Paper Pokemon
Monster Hunter

Uh did you actually forget Paper Urban Champion? :/
+ one of those has already happened:
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My expectations List, or else I throw away my switch and abandon Nintendo forever:

Metroid Prime 4
Eternal Darkness 2
Star Fox Adventure 2
Geist 2
Super Mario 64 2
Wii Sports Resort Switch Edition
Red Steel Games of the Generation Bundle
Super Mario RPG 2
Resident Evil 4 port
Rayman Legends port
Diddy Kong Racing 2
Donky Kong 64 2
Hybrid Heaven 2
Winback 3
Gex
Pokemon Snap 2
Super Mario Sunshine 2
Paper Zelda
Paper Metroid
Paper Star Fox
Paper Pikmin
Paper Kirby
Paper Yoshi
Paper Kid Icarus
Paper Ice Climbers
Paper Punch Out
Paper Wrecking Crew
Paper Duck hunt
Paper Luigi's Mansion
Paper Pokemon
Monster Hunter

Needs more Paper Snipperclips.
 
I predict 27 nintendoomed posts after the direct.

"Seriously Nintendo, why did I buy a Switch?"
"Thinking about selling my Switch. Thoughts?"
"Nintendo doesn't care about their fans"
"Why does Nintendo keep pushing ARMS? It isn't worth $60"
"What does Nintendo need to do to save the Switch?"
"I think Scorpio is going to make the Switch and Nintendo irrelevant"
"Splatoon 2 isn't really a full sequel"
"Can Kimishima fire Reggie already?"
"Since we haven't heard any news on Mario Odyssey, I think it is getting delayed"
"Why does the 3DS still matter to Nintendo? Move on!"
"The Switch will never get a single 3rd Party game. EVER"
"Does Nintendo know that they own the rights to the Metroid Franchise?"
"Why is Nintendo working on a BOTW expansion pass? They should be making a new Zelda"
"Now I remember why I don't buy Nintendo systems"
"Can't Nintendo listen to what the fans want already?"
"Give me Mother 3 Reggie!"

I can keep these coming :D
"Will dropping the price of the Switch save the system?""
 
Decided to stay up anyway. Turns out that I can't sleep during the first Switch era Direct, I'm simply too jittery with excitement (even if they usually disappoint...). Hope I'll survive my toddler daughter tomorrow with even less sleep, but I'll worry about that later.

Apart from Splatoon 2 and Arms looking even cooler and content-filled than before, some of my (insane) hopes are as follows:
- More info on BOTW DLC (please let it be good - I need more!);
- More indie game announcements;
- More Blaster Master: Zero / Double Dragon 4 style retro game announcements;
- Windjammers HD for Switch;
- New PlatinumGames collaboration;
- Something with Mega Man and Capcom;
- Something with Castlevania and Konami;
- Wave Race making a return, like the renewed patent seems to hint at earlier;
- New Metroid being teased;
- New F-Zero being teased;
- Super Mario Sunshine Switch port;
- Wii Sports Resort Deluxe port or sequel;
- Nintendo Land Deluxe port or sequel;
- Super Mario Maker Deluxe port;
- Legend of Zelda Maker based on BOTW retro style prototype shown at GDC;
- Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Deluxe port or bundle with DCR;
- Beyond Good & Evil 2 being re-announced;
- New game with Treasure - such as Sin & Punishment 3 or port of 2;
- That rumored Wario Ware Amiibo game actually sounds cool;

And my biggest three:
- Info on Switch UI improvements and added functionality (save file transfers, themes, browser, Youtube, power down from a controller, VC, etc.);
- Secret of Mana collection localized;
- Dark Souls on Switch (DS1 port, DS3 port or collection);

Chances are that most if not all of the stuff outside of Arms and Splatoon 2 will be 3DS related though (which to me is a negative despite owning two of them - I just want more things on Switch).

See you on the flipside Gaf! I'm going to brush my teeth, get into my PJ's and get all bundled up on the couch while the last 30 minutes tick away.
 
My expectations List, or else I throw away my switch and abandon Nintendo forever:

Metroid Prime 4
Eternal Darkness 2
Star Fox Adventure 2
Geist 2
Super Mario 64 2
Wii Sports Resort Switch Edition
Red Steel Games of the Generation Bundle
Super Mario RPG 2
Resident Evil 4 port
Rayman Legends port
Diddy Kong Racing 2
Donky Kong 64 2
Hybrid Heaven 2
Winback 3
Gex
Pokemon Snap 2
Super Mario Sunshine 2
Paper Zelda
Paper Metroid
Paper Star Fox
Paper Pikmin
Paper Kirby
Paper Yoshi
Paper Kid Icarus
Paper Ice Climbers
Paper Punch Out
Paper Wrecking Crew
Paper Duck hunt
Paper Luigi's Mansion
Paper Pokemon
Monster Hunter

Paper Super Princess Pink Gold Peach
 
"Seriously Nintendo, why did I buy a Switch?"
"Thinking about selling my Switch. Thoughts?"
"Nintendo doesn't care about their fans"
"Why does Nintendo keep pushing ARMS? It isn't worth $60"
"What does Nintendo need to do to save the Switch?"
"I think Scorpio is going to make the Switch and Nintendo irrelevant"
"Splatoon 2 isn't really a full sequel"
"Can Kimishima fire Reggie already?"
"Since we haven't heard any news on Mario Odyssey, I think it is getting delayed"
"Why does the 3DS still matter to Nintendo? Move on!"
"The Switch will never get a single 3rd Party game. EVER"
"Does Nintendo know that they own the rights to the Metroid Franchise?"
"Why is Nintendo working on a BOTW expansion pass? They should be making a new Zelda"
"Now I remember why I don't buy Nintendo systems"
"Can't Nintendo listen to what the fans want already?"
"Give me Mother 3 Reggie!"

I can keep these coming :D
"Will dropping the price of the Switch save the system?""

Haha, a lot of these happened already before the Direct!
 
That YT chat is even more obnoxious than Twitch chat. How do I hide that panel?

edit: nvm I can't read, I see it now below it.
 
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