I don't expect any AC in this Direct. Though I will predict an AC Direct at some point early next year, similar to the Fire Emblem Direct, announcing the mobile game to be launched a few weeks later, and then a new game for Switch in 2018.
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Nintendo Direct announced for Sept 14, 2017 (midnight CEST)
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I don't expect any AC in this Direct. Though I will predict an AC Direct at some point early next year, similar to the Fire Emblem Direct, announcing the mobile game to be launched a few weeks later, and then a new game for Switch in 2018.
Okami Haundo
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Or... Mario Maker Wii-U for Switch! You play as a mysterious entity controlling someone while they play the Wii-U version of Mario Maker. Your Switch screen has the view of a Wii-U gamepad and you can still access the Miiverse.
I'd love Bayo 2 just because I never got to play it on Wii-U! I bought the darn thing but was just a fool who never got around to it.
Ditto! Given those rumors about a Zelda game for mobile, I'm kind of expecting them to reveal that at tomorrow's Apple conference. It'd make way more sense to delay AC to 2018 and launch it with or near a new series entry. As popular as the series is, it doesn't have the instant brand recognition that Zelda and Mario do to warrant a place on stage with Apple.
HackTheSlash
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Add me to the list of hopefuls for Bayo 1+2 port. I think id also be happy with a Hyrule Warriors port as well. One or the other. Plus release dates for XenoC 2 and Skyrim.
Thats what im hoping for.
Thats what im hoping for.
Professor Lexicovermis
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I expect:
some info on Odyssey
ARMS into (Lola Pop and maybe the next char?)
Rabbids DLC
Ballad of the Champions info
"Please buy Skyrim"
Kirby 3DS
Rocket League Nintendo Content trailer
...and some more stuff.
some info on Odyssey
ARMS into (Lola Pop and maybe the next char?)
Rabbids DLC
Ballad of the Champions info
"Please buy Skyrim"
Kirby 3DS
Rocket League Nintendo Content trailer
...and some more stuff.
Yes please.
Oh and a surprise reveal of a new IP would be nice.
Dark Cloud
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So, Vern did talk about VR and the Switch in the past.
mindatlarge
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I know this is satire but I'd actually be excited for that!
CharminUltra
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Realistic expectations:
Chess
Tic-Tac-Toe
Backgammon
Chinese Checkers
Go
Hangman
Chess
Tic-Tac-Toe
Backgammon
Chinese Checkers
Go
Hangman
Shogi when
Quintin DM
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I figured we'd be getting at least one more direct before we get into the holiday season, but still hype as always! My class ends at 6 on the day so I should be able to catch it live if not maybe miss a few minutes of it.
If there are Bayonetta ports I'd buy them again lol. Especially for Bayonetta 2.
For now there's no indication that it's for anything but the Switch (and in that case I'd expect it to show up here) and for a several years now September/October for Tales has typically been where they announce "we don't really know what to expect from this but let's just throw it out there and see what happens"-type stuff rather than anything they expect to generate a lot of excitement from their Western or Japanese fanbases. Previous September/October announcements include Abyss 3DS, Innocence R, Hearts R, and Tales of the Heroes.
We'll see what happens but I'd keep expectations low for anything noteworthy...
For now there's no indication that it's for anything but the Switch (and in that case I'd expect it to show up here) and for a several years now September/October for Tales has typically been where they announce "we don't really know what to expect from this but let's just throw it out there and see what happens"-type stuff rather than anything they expect to generate a lot of excitement from their Western or Japanese fanbases. Previous September/October announcements include Abyss 3DS, Innocence R, Hearts R, and Tales of the Heroes.
We'll see what happens but I'd keep expectations low for anything noteworthy...
Neoleo2143
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If I go in expecting a Screen, I will probably come out satisfied.
I do so badly want a tease of the Fire Emblem Switch game if only to get an impression of the visual style they're going with (like modeling, whether Hidari is returning or someone else new is drawing the character art).
I do so badly want a tease of the Fire Emblem Switch game if only to get an impression of the visual style they're going with (like modeling, whether Hidari is returning or someone else new is drawing the character art).
perfectchaos007
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If we get either Super Mario Maker Switch or Animal Crossing Switch announced I'll be ecstatic
Colonel Mustard
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I forgot that Ubisoft said they were announcing more games soon.
ZombiU Switch port
South Park SoT port, SBW announcement
Steep
Rayman 1 remake, done with UbiArt engine
ZombiU Switch port
South Park SoT port, SBW announcement
Steep
Rayman 1 remake, done with UbiArt engine
Skittzo0413
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Interesting, I don't remember that. Switch VR coming November 2017?
Includes a free SCD!
Dark Cloud
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=248383181&postcount=668
Vern also said he can confirm a Nintendo first party game? Not sure what it is though.
Vern also said he can confirm a Nintendo first party game? Not sure what it is though.
Here's my prediction list of what I want/what I think is likely:
-A very modest, slightly disappointing VC announcement. Focus on N64 (some with re-worked control for single Joy-Con play with some gimmicky name, focusing on Smash64, MK64, and GoldenEye) and GBA (they localize the first GBA Fire Emblem game). High-profile SNES games are conspicuously absent, though there is a $60 bundle of the games in the NES Classic
-Block of Wii U ports, one of them is available digitally that day: TMS, Bayonetta Double Pack, DKC TF (originally DKCR is on VC), and Super Mario Maker
-Line of Arms amiibo - three to begin with. Ribbon Girl, Spring Man, and... Min-Min?
-Champions Ballad release date, gameplay info but no footage
-Mario Odyssey Season Pass
-Big DLC for a game we don't expect - maybe new Splatoon 2 single-player content? Comes with Pearl/Marina amiibo announcement
-Update on either Kirby Switch, Yoshi Switch, or Prime 4, but only one of them
-5 minutes of Xenoblade 2
-3 new indie partner games
-Either Smash Switch or Retro's new game.
-A very modest, slightly disappointing VC announcement. Focus on N64 (some with re-worked control for single Joy-Con play with some gimmicky name, focusing on Smash64, MK64, and GoldenEye) and GBA (they localize the first GBA Fire Emblem game). High-profile SNES games are conspicuously absent, though there is a $60 bundle of the games in the NES Classic
-Block of Wii U ports, one of them is available digitally that day: TMS, Bayonetta Double Pack, DKC TF (originally DKCR is on VC), and Super Mario Maker
-Line of Arms amiibo - three to begin with. Ribbon Girl, Spring Man, and... Min-Min?
-Champions Ballad release date, gameplay info but no footage
-Mario Odyssey Season Pass
-Big DLC for a game we don't expect - maybe new Splatoon 2 single-player content? Comes with Pearl/Marina amiibo announcement
-Update on either Kirby Switch, Yoshi Switch, or Prime 4, but only one of them
-5 minutes of Xenoblade 2
-3 new indie partner games
-Either Smash Switch or Retro's new game.
JetSetRadio
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Shouldn't waste even a second at Payday 2.
Skittzo0413
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Nah, that's him saying that he knows no inside info about Nintendo first party games like he mentioned previously.
Colonel Mustard
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He's sarcastically "confirming" that Mario Maker is a first party game. Nothing else.
Jokes aside, do you guys think Nintendo would allow it ?
tonyh24613
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Realistic expectation:
- Xenoblade 2
- Super Mario Odyssey
- BotW DLC2
- FE Warriors
- Pokken DX
- Skyrim
- ARMS DLC
- Splatoon 2 DLC
- Sonic Force
- RE Revelations Collection
- NBA 2K18
- Kirby 3DS
- M&L RPG DX
- PM USUM
- Samus Returns
- PQ2
- indies
Wish:
- Switch OS/E-shop update
- TWEWY2 3DS
- Xenoblade 2
- Super Mario Odyssey
- BotW DLC2
- FE Warriors
- Pokken DX
- Skyrim
- ARMS DLC
- Splatoon 2 DLC
- Sonic Force
- RE Revelations Collection
- NBA 2K18
- Kirby 3DS
- M&L RPG DX
- PM USUM
- Samus Returns
- PQ2
- indies
Wish:
- Switch OS/E-shop update
- TWEWY2 3DS
Dark Cloud
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He mentions a cardboard.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=228396333&postcount=204
He's sarcastically "confirming" that Mario Maker is a first party game. Nothing else.
Ah lol
boekeboekeboeh
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I'm expecting some release dates and perhaps a trailer for mario, pokken, metroid and some third party. Everything else is a bonus for me.
Ocarina_117
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Too early to hope for a metroid trailer?
Show me bayo 3, Nintendo.
Edit - Also I'd LOVE for the Zelda DLC to be set pre-calamity Gannon. Coming across all the ruined villages and fortresses in the full game fills my mind with what they once looked like.
Show me bayo 3, Nintendo.
Edit - Also I'd LOVE for the Zelda DLC to be set pre-calamity Gannon. Coming across all the ruined villages and fortresses in the full game fills my mind with what they once looked like.
How much is a few? Wasn't there a debate one time about that? (or was it 'couple', can't remember)
Needs more othello.
Effigenius
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That's what I'm hoping for SSB.
UnemployedVillain
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LOL. Anyone with half a brain, huh? So where's the SSB4 Switch port then?
LegendofLex
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It'd be beneficial to Sony, unless they're planning to put out a Vita successor. For them, it's kind of like Microsoft Office being on a bunch of platforms. Microsoft makes money on Office regardless of where people are using it. People need a PS4 + PS4 software to do PS4 Remote Play on a Switch, so Sony shouldn't really care what platform they're Remote Playing on.
I don't think it works out as well for Nintendo, though. While I'd probably mostly use it to Remote Play the PS4 games that don't get ported to Switch (and would happily buy games like Kingdom Hearts HD and BioShock on Switch if ports were available), the ability to play these games portably without buying them for the Switch platform limits the potential those games have to sell Switch versions, even if the effect is probably minimal.
Sony won't do it because they're not keen on supporting cross-platform play this gen (except PC), and Nintendo won't do it because they want people buying software on their platform. So it won't happen.
Yeah, I'm with this guy. Any 3DS stuff that comes out now likely started development in 2015 or early 2016, if not even sooner.
We're still getting plenty of first-party Switch games, and the 3DS stuff can still conceivably get ports later on.
titiklabingapat
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Kudos to those that made an educated speculation about it.
45 minutes huh. All aboard to hyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyppppee train. Choo choo!
45 minutes huh. All aboard to hyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyppppee train. Choo choo!
Why is 3DS stuff bad? They've already said that they're supporting it into 2018 without any real impact on their Switch output, and we don't know a whole lot about its 2018 aside from the Atlus games.
Rainway? That's a 2018 thing, and I don't think Nintendo is in any way involved with it, from memory.
They're not going to show any indies as they already did two weeks ago.
Lot of indies? What was the recent Nindie Direct for then?
IdreamofHIME
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Skyrim release date please
Skittzo0413
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Oh gotcha, interesting. He said it's a long ways away but that was 8 months ago so who knows?
I thought they had confirmed it is set post Calamity Ganon, meaning after you defeat him.
Ha yeah I remember something like that. I just mean that in this case "the next few months" likely means into 2018, since otherwise they would've just said "this holiday season" or "the rest of the year". They actually tend to choose their wording carefully for these announcements.
At this stage and seeing that both MK8 Deluxe and Zelda were games developed on Wii U and got ported to Switch with Little to no effort, I would expect ports of old Wii U titles like NSMBU, DKCTF, Cpatain Toad and many others to be announced. This should allow Nintendo to focus on games tailored for the Switch on 2018. A plan like this could allow them to have brand new titles next year.
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