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[kingslunk]

Going to make us wait til E3 for VC??

 

[zelas]

Was a better direct for the "dying" 3DS. Big meh in terms of Switch stuff.

 

[RavageDark]

Can't complain about this Direct, personally. I thought it was enjoyable.

 

[Lucifon]

Mario Kart is late April, though they've got Minecraft in May. They've a decent release schedule.

Fairly solid. E3 should provide more clarity on the late year schedule and some teasers for next year. Seems like a good plan to me.

 

[Griss]

What were people doing in this thread until now? Did people hype themselves up for a Arms/Spl2n and 3DS based Direct? I was genuinely surprised by the amount of titles they announced but I kept expectations way down.

I think plenty of people were just hoping for updates on either VC or the online service. Not unreasonable, those are hardly megatons.

 

[Skittzo0413]

I love the headline format. Not terribly interested in most of the content this time, but that was still a solid Direct.

Who could have predicted Payday 2? Such a random choice...

 

[PsionBolt]

The "headlines" format was fantastic.

Greatly pleased by Monster Hunter Stories, too. I had lost hope in that one coming West.

 

[Vital Tundra]

They have a strong year so far. This was an alright Direct in my book and E3 is around the corner.

 

[Fix-It Felix. Jr.]

Got to see a new Arms character, and got Splatoon 2's release date, new mode and amiibos. I'm happy with that.

 

[Lee Chaolan]

There is a mute button...

jeez people sometimes

jeez people loving super cheesy terrible narration.

 

[Spieler Eins]

So the Switch is now a dumping ground for all kinds of random old content? lol, 3rd party support looks like the lineup of the Ouya or something.

 

[woopWOOP]

Co-op multiplayer for Splatoon? My friend will love this

Pretty decent Direct. I missed Shibata's goofiness tho..

Also I had the Japan stream open too and they showed off some dating sim game and the developers researching jellies jiggling, wtf was that all about

 

[hatchx]

May will be a bit dry but atleast June and July will be strong I think. Arms and Splatoon 2 look great, love the new modes in both. Also really like the new direct format.

Today's direct was a win. Anyone who is disappointed should have put their expectations in check when they said 'focus is on arms and splatoon 2'

 

[tenderbrew]

Year of Kirby.

 

[Leona Lewis]

The Switch has nothing for May it seems.

Street Fighter! :-D

 

[Peltz]

Can anyone summarize? I didn't have time to watch and won't be able to until tomorrow.

(Rangers playoff game will be dominating my night).

 

[zeromcd73]

Wasn't hoping for much, but at least a new first party Swtich game (Smash Switch). Super disappointing

 

[TheMagician]

terrible, nothing i want to play until mario

How do you know?

This was a direct mainly for Arms and Splatoon.

The big announcements are for E3.

 

[friskykillface]

lol payday 2, random get but pretty cool

I never actually played it but wanted to for ages, semi interested if it's $40?

 

[Wayoshi]

what about that joycon battery pack? ...

 

[RichiRamjag]

The Switch has nothing for May it seems.

Mario Kart may as well be may tbh

 

[Steejee]

That was a *lot* more 3DS than I expected. Went in figuring it'd be just a long look in to Splatoon 2 and ARMS and almost nothing else, got a buttload of quick title looks, more than a few that will end up on my watch list. Definitely felt it was a good direct.

ARMS I'm still mixed on - it looks like it's shaping up to be a great fighting game (be it 1v1, 2v2, or whatever others they add), but I've concluded I really just don't care much for fighters.

 

[The Awesomest]

What happened in the first 10 minutes with that Kirby stuff? The YouTube links in OP just showed 10 minutes of Nintendo Would You Rather.

 

[Solid SOAP]

Anyone catch a shot of those Majora's Mask amiibo? I'd consider buying cuz I love that game

 

[WatTsu]

Great Direct. Arms is coming later than expected but late July Splatoon sounds great.

Some of the other announcements were cool too - Namco Museum should be fun.

 

[The Greek Freak]

Nothing for May is upsetting. I have zero interest in buying games from other platforms...which is the majority of the Switch lineup thus far.

I'd love to buy multiplatform games on the switch, just not bad ones from 3 years ago at a premium price like payday2.

 

[cubicle47b]

I like the new Direct format. Splatoon 2 is being released earlier than I thought so it will be interesting to see what they have planned for August-December.

 

[JoeInky]

The direct was a lot better than I thought it would be, this new style is a lot snappier than some of the more meandering directs we're used to having.


Having a Pay Day 2 port is nothing but a negative in my eyes, get that shit outta here.

 

[TheJoRu]

arms had a better showing in my opinion

I agree with this. ARMS looks great!

 

[Kingpin Rogers]

The Switch has nothing for May it seems.

That's why Mario Kart is releasing in late April. They intend for it to be the May title because they couldn't get ARMS ready in time.

 

[Plinko]

I'm guessing they're saving all the big Switch stuff for E3.

 

[Chaos17]

New format was nice but that was it? Lmao why even bother.

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

Horde mode looks great, hope they let you connect mutli with friends on that mode. Also really excited of what the new story mode is going to be and Im glad they confirmed it again.

Arms is looking great, but I really need more characters and an arcade mode with fun character cutscenes.
Min Min looked great and tomorrow im sure theres going to be a buncg of rule 34 of her already.

 

[Jims]

Nice Direct. I liked the punchy format of the announcements.

Salmon Run for Splatoon 2 looks really fun. I wonder what the mysterious rewards will be? Super Sea Snails?

 

[Velcro Fly]

They still have no idea what to do with amiibo.

This was okay. Obviously nothing big because E3 is soon.

It just kinda felt empty though. Something was missing.

 

[NSESN]

It showed more than I expected but less than I hoped. Happy that MHS is releasing.

 

[NotLiquid]

Man how can you be disappointed with a Direct that explicitly advertised "focused on ARMS and Splatoon 2" and instead we get all this stuff that actually ends up being something of a consistent output from now til Summer

We eatin' y'all, this was easily one of the better Directs in a while

 

[Steiner]

I thought it was a stellar Direct. We got everything we were promised and many surprises. I'm seriously hyped for those yellow Joy-Con, the new Kirby (whatever it turns out to be), Ever Oasis, Puyo Puyo demo tonight, ARMS soon, and then Splatoon... I got pumped several times throughout. Let's go!

 

[lyrick]

Can anyone summarize? I didn't have time to watch and won't be able to until tomorrow.

(Rangers playoff game will be dominating my night).

Hey Pikmin [3DS] 2D platformer + new Amiibo
Ever Oasis [3DS] - June 23
MonHun Stories [3DS] - Fall
Yokia Watch 2 [3DS] -
Culcept revolt [3DS] - Aug 29th
RPG MAker Fes [3DS] - crossovers w/ disgaea - Jun 27
Miitopia [3DS] - 2017
Fire Emblem Echos [3DS] & Season Pass
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe [3DS eShop] - Today
Kirby's Blowout blast
new Kirby thing
Bye Bye BoxBoy - Today

Amibos LoZ (Cloud, Robin & Bayonetta) x 2

ARMS (new Character Shown & 2V2 mode) [NSW] - Jun 16
New JoyCon color & Joycon Battery
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe APR-28th
Ultra SF2 (2-player coop)- May 26th
Minecraft (Mario Mash up Pack) - May 11
AMA NeoGeo Samurai Showdown IV - Tomorrow
Sonic Forces - Holiday
Sonic Mania - Summer
Project Mekuru
Fate Extella - Jul 25th
Disgaea 5 Complete [Demo Soon] - May 23
Puyo Puyo Tetris [Demo Tonight] -
Monopoly - Fall
Rayman Legends Definitive Edition [Switch exclusive stuff] - 2017
Sine Mora Ex - Summer
Battle Chasers Nighttwar - Late Summer
Payday 2 - 2017
Namco Museum [horizontal & Vertical modes]- Summer
Extra Docks - May 19
Splatoon [event Battlefy.com] [WiU]
Splatoon 2 - HORDE MODE - "Salmon Run" + new Amiibo - July 21

 

[javac]

Dat Brain Training bomb tho.

 

[DoubleYou]

Solid direct. Think I'll enjoy that new Splatoon game mode.

 

[Spy]

Nothing for May is upsetting. I have zero interest in buying games from other platforms...which is the majority of the Switch lineup thus far.

According to people here, this isn't a legitimate problem.

Stop concern trolling.

 

[Gotdatmoney]

Man, when they said they would support the 3DS they really meant it haha. Decent direct.

 

[shadow2810]

Direct is ok. I'm not expecting Nintendo to drop any big announcement before E3.

 

[lord_of_flood]

This was definitely a good Direct in terms of fleshing out their lineup for the next 3 months. ARMS looks good, and the new mode for Splatoon 2 looks like it'll be a lot of fun. Wasn't expecting Minecraft to be releasing so soon either. Fate/Extella and Payday 2 were decent surprises too.

I do wish we had heard more about the online stuff though.

 

[Trago]

They'll probably give release dates for Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Fire Emblem Warriors, and Mario Odyssey at E3 which isn't too far off.

I would have liked to have either Splatoon or Arms in May, but eh, whatever.

Nintendo wasn't lying when they said they wanted to pace these releases out. We're pretty much getting major content every month.

 

[Noctilum]

Ugh... still no Virtual Console news. I need something to play in between releases. I hope companies just do what NeoGeo is doing and release their old titles on the eShop without the Virtual Console branding.

 

[Kyzer]

Lets recap.

Megatons: 0
Surprises: 0
Aha! moments: 0

So it was Direct alright, on to the next one!

Wrong. Monopoly was a megaton.

Also splatoon bounties is great

 

[LotusHD]

Man how can you be disappointed with a Direct that explicitly advertised "focused on ARMS and Splatoon 2" and we get all this stuff that actually ends up being something of a consistent output from now til Summer

We eatin' y'all

I don't know, but GAF always finds a way

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Mario Kart is 28th april, close enough I guess

A game I played 3 years ago wow that'll sure hold me over! That being the only thing they have until mid June is fucking awful.