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[Red Devil]

I'm more interested in the 3DS games they showed today than the Switch announcements made oO

The new Direct format ist read though.

ist read?

They said they were focusing on Arms and Splatoon and people are mad that megatons weren't dropped?

Obviously, as usual.

 

[HeisenbergLannister]

People really expected bombs when they told us what to expect, and we're 2 months from E3.

Ya know, where the real bombs will likely be.

But hey, it's NeoGAF and the usual whiners after every Direct. "Never again, Nintendo!" *complains in the next Nintendo Direct thread....and next...and next*

 

[Mandelbo]

GIMME THAT MINMIN

move over ribbon girl, god damn NOODLE girl's my main now

 

[JetSetRadio]

It was brutal for the switch, 3ds laughs

 

[Kilrogg]

ARMS: Minmin looks awesome, plus I love ramen. 4-player MP is pretty cool too. Was expecting more stuff though. The small character roster and weapon lineup won't help shake the feeling that the game is light on content/will be completely overshadowed by its inevitable sequel.

Splatoon 2: don't care much about Splatoon 2, but their take on horde mode looks fun I guess.

Also, I don't know about you, but I love the new format with the headlines. It almost feels like a news broadcast, and gives the whole thing a more straightforward, brisker pace.

[EDIT] I watched the JP Direct. Any EU/US exclusives I missed?

 

[oti]

I told you about the 3DS.

The "headlines" format was fantastic.

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

Interestingly enough it was all spoiled on the UK stream. Fun difference there.

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

Yup. Missing a lot of charm from the Iwata days. Even when the content sucked, I still couldn't be mad with the way they delivered them.

Today's direct is...eh.

What kind of expectations are you people having for these things? Iwata openings at the beginning and end were the least important part of directs.

The format of this direct was great. Rapid fire announcements/dates, none longer than 2 minutes, and in depth previews for the two previously announced focus games.

I hope this style continues.

 

[tenderbrew]

GAF won't get me down. It was a good direct and I have a good list of things I'm ready to play. More in year 1 than any modern console for me to play (owning a gaming PC), and it's all handheld-able.

 

[joedick]

12 fucking Amiibo.

TWELVE!

And 9 release on the same day.

Fucking kill me for undertaking a full collection.

Dude, if you're dreading the release of new amiibo, maybe you should rethink your collecting strategy

 

[darkside31337]

Was already regretting my switch purchase and this direct did nothing for me. I expected nothing and was still disappointed. Arms looks atrocious. 3ds having a pretty decent last(?) year though

 

[EloquentM]

2 months before e3
Announced that it was mainly going to be about splarms

"This direct fucking sucks fuck you nintendo for not blowing my mind. Selling my switch now"

 

[kevin1025]

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.

Hot Take of the Year!

 

[WatTsu]

I wonder if the new Splatoon amiibo will have the same functionality as the original IB/IG/Squid trio? Can't imagine it'd be that different.

...I might want to get them anyway because those are pretty cool redesigns.

 

[Audette]

Yellow joy cons.
Stand alone dock.
2 different Cloud Strife Amiibo.

I would say 7/10 for me. It was an alright Direct.

 

[watershed]

Horde mode in Splatoon is gonna be great. And the new squid boy and girl amiibo look awesome. That game is gonna be life come July 21st.

 

[Niceguydan8]

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

I believe NBA Playgrounds comes out in May if that's your thing.

 

[Nesther]

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

Yeah, Splatoon 2's horde mode really hyped me up.

 

[Mistle]

Enjoyable direct but not really feeling super excited. I don't really like PvE so the Splatoon mode doesn't interest me. I wish they revealed new stages or weapons or whatever. I was really excited thinking it'd be a new multiplayer mode.

Also wanted Zelda DLC detailed but I guess that's E3

 

[Crayolan]

If you were expecting anything big other than Splatoon and Arms then it's your own fault you're disappointed. Especially this close to E3.

Anyway, Splatoon look good, I'm still iffy on Arms, everything else I just kind of glazed over.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

So Nintendo has nothing for May. Fuck sake.

Mario Kart 8 launches two days before May, give 'em a break.

Also so much for that Mario Kart bundle I guess.

 

[DangerMouse]

Everything was Amiibo.

The first one looks kind of nice though.
Nice timing at least. Will play some online modes before the online goes pay.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

july 21st... splatoon 2 and cloud amiibo.

 

[Wrestlemania]

Payday 2 is unexpected but actually I'm quite excited about it. That'd be great to play in local multiplayer with a few Switches in handheld mode.

 

[mrlion]

Splatoon 2 [event Battlefy.com]- HORDE MODE - "Salmon Run" + new Amiibo - July 21

The event is on Splatoon 1 not Splatoon 2

 

[Lingitiz]

Guess Nintendo wants May to be a third party month - Disgaea, Minecraft, SF2. Can't say I'm exactly dying to play any of those, but hey maybe the handheld format will get me to play them.

Still no VC. Expected, but man having that right now would really help fill out the release schedule.

 

[Gila Moo]

Was hoping for at least Octoling amiibos and not a third color variation of Squid Girl, Squid Boy and Inkling Squid amiibo.

 

[Professional Enthusiast]

Nice steady stream of some pretty good stuff coming in the next few months. Doesn't seem like we'll get a drought of stuff to play. I do wonder if Nintendo will censor stuff in Payday 2? Will the meth lab mission see you baking cookies instead? I'd die laughing if we got that. 😆

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

Just Minecraft. You know, the biggest game.

Mincraft

Oh Minecraft? The game that's been out for ages and many people don't give a damn about because it's already available on most platforms, including toasters?

Give me a break lol. Minecraft is cool to have on Switch, sure, but it's not anything to get excited about unless you're crazy about Minecraft already.

 

[NoKisum]

I know I'm in the extreme minority on this, but Miitopia coming to NA has me super fucking hyped.

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

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

Because they even fucked up that part by having disappointing release dates for those games.

 

[HawthorneKitty]

Hot Take of the Year!

Eh,when it comes from a troll, it doesn't have quite the pizazz.

 

[WiiRevolution1]

Overall it was pretty great!

Splatoon 2 in July was better than I was expecting. New mode looks cool too!
3DS Release dates and localization confirmations were great.
New Arms character looks cool.
Happy that female Corrin gets a amiibo.
Kirby news was also good. I just hope the new multiplayer games have online. Atleast I'll enjoy the 3D Adventure one.

Only bad thing imo is Arms in June instead of May. Feel like it should've been May but whatever.

Also since we are now getting Smash Amiibos, I wonder if nothing Smash related is actually in development...

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

No VC info is super disappointing.

 

[callhitman]

seems like nintendo putting heavy hitters a little less then two months apart. Zelda then Mario kart then arms then splatoon. I bet smash drops around September then Mario in november

 

[brinstar]

Mark of the Wolves was my megaton

 

[Steve o 3000]

I wasn't able to tune in. Any word on VC?

*just saw the answer two posts above mine.

 

[KtSlime]

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

New Senran Kagura. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senran_Kagura

Oh Minecraft? The game that's been out for ages and many people don't give a damn about because it's already available on most platforms, including toasters?

Give me a break lol. Minecraft is cool to have on Switch, sure, but it's not anything to get excited about unless you're crazy about Minecraft already.

Minecraft is still a very important and popular title in Japan, many many many school children play it, watch it on YouTube, pour over strategy guides and magazines. It is an important title to have for Switch.

 

[tkscz]

Payday 2 came shit out of nowhere. Also, cool to see Splatoon getting a vs AI hoard mode.

 

[Memory]

I wonder if they have data on the demographics which watch these presentations? They must be 80% in the 10-14 range to use that style of presentation.

They do, its standard practice and has been for a long time. We (my marketing agency not Nintendo) use things like google analytics, google tag manager, Youtubes own trackers and propitiatory systems to know who we are engaging and their level of engagement.

The level of data available to companies targeting you would shock the average internet user.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

I was thinking... Maybe this Direct will be very 3DS focused, that way Nintendo won't have to waste too much time on it at E3.

 

[Neff]

The people complaining about VC aren't excited for Namco Museum? We're getting arcade games that haven't been released before! Damn millenials.

Splatterhouse and Rolling Thunder were on Wii in Japan, and Rolling Thunder was on 360, but I lost my shit all the same.

This trailer has Rolling Thunder 2 and a couple of others not shown in the Direct.

 

[DAREALGUMMY]

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

Again, from a Direct they straight up said was for those?

 

[Schnozberry]

Mincraft

Plus Disgaea 5, NBA Playgrounds, Ultra SFII, and RIME.

 

[marmoka]

Honestly, I liked the new Nintendo Direct format. It's fast, entertaining, lots of content, and you don't get bored.

The ND format really improved.

Great job Ninty. We need more Nintendo Directs like this.

 

[Dark Cloud]

Games releasing in May for Switch

-Minecraft
-NBA Playgrounds
-USFII
-Mario Kart 8 pretty much
-And you know more indie games too

 

[tenderbrew]

Have people played Disgaea 5 on other things? Worth it?

I've not tried the series but as a FE fan it looks possibly up my alley?

 

[DrROBschiz]

so what do you have for us Nintendo?

"Please play 3DS for 3 more months even though you traded that shit system towards a Switch"

just kidding

pumped for Puyo Puyo english demo!

 

[Mory Dunz]

Mario Kart 8 launches two days before May, give 'em a break.

Also so much for that Mario Kart bundle I guess.

oh yea....what's up here...

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

Damn, I must've missed it.

 

[Japanmanx3]

Solid. Did what it said it was going to do..