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[OrbitalBeard]

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lol

 

[Father_Brain]

I think you may have spoken too soon.

Weird that NOA didn't tweet it yet, but I think I recall this happening before. Anyway, good thing I saw this before I could say something snarky about how Vern and Chris were wrong

 

[BrokenJohnCena]

ah nevermind,it got announced

 

[malikhaing_bayag]

There it is!!

 

[Gaspard]

I think you may have spoken too soon.

rip me

 

[sinonobu]

Yeahhh all board the hype train

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Weird that NOA didn't tweet it yet

They just did

Nearly 45 minutes long. Should be good.

 

[Gotdatmoney]

So this is where FF16, Dragon Quest 12 and Pokemon World are getting announced right?

 

[Dark Cloud]

Yessss god is real!

 

[Nibel]

Shoutouts to vern and Chris

 

[Lizardus]

There it is.

Chris, now I'm expecting Virtua Fighter to be announced. Don't let me down.

 

[Gradivus]

It seems Japan's one is 50 minutes.

 

[Chris1964]

Virtua Fighter is so 90s. There are better things to expect from this direct.

 

[Herb Alpert]

Virtua Fighter is so 90s. There are better things to wait from this direct.

Argh I can't wait

 

[Alrus]

Considering the Japanese direct is a bit longer, maybe we'll finally see what Taiko Switch is.

 

[TheLegendaryN]

Considering the Japanese direct is a bit longer, maybe we'll finally see what Taiko Switch is.

Wouldn't Bamco want to wait until after the Taiko PS4 release? (Taiko PS4 will release on Oct 26)

On the hand, it's all close to each other anyway if they want to release Taiko Switch this financial year (my guess is last week of March).

 

[Chris1964]

Considering the Japanese direct is a bit longer, maybe we'll finally see what Taiko Switch is.

I don't believe BN will pull a Capcom unless it's multiplatform release.

 

[L~A]

Bundles aren't included, GEO confirms Xenoverse shortage nationwide.

Not the first time they undership a Dragon Ball game. Dragon Ball Heroes was the same.

***

For those who were expecting Animal Crossing news in the Direct:

※スマートフォン向けアプリに関する新しい情報は含まれておりません。

Translation: "yeah no fam, ain't gonna be no phone info in that Direct, yo"

 

[hiska-kun]

50 minutes is quite long.

 

[Father_Brain]

Not the first time they undership a Dragon Ball game. Dragon Ball Heroes was the same.

***

For those who were expecting Animal Crossing news in the Direct:



Translation: "yeah no fam, ain't gonna be no phone info in that Direct, yo"

Save for the Fire Emblem Direct, I don't think they've ever featured mobile games in a Direct, so no surprise there. If not at the Apple event tomorrow, some other, more random time.

 

[DecoReturns]

That's a long direct. Usually their fall ones are that long, but I'm still a little surprise.

Should be fun

 

[random25]

Maybe there will be a few more announcements from Japanese 3rd party that's why it's a bit longer in Japan. Happens sometimes.

 

[LordKano]

50 minutes is the longest direct since January 2013 I think.
We're due to a lot of announcements.

 

[L~A]

50 minutes is quite long.

My money is on another "focus game" (the last Direct had ARMS and Splatoon 2), one that hasn't been announced yet.

But the most interesting bit is that the Japanese Direct is a whopping 5mn longer than EU and NA ones, so that implies JP-exclusive games.

 

[Gotdatmoney]

Whose ready for Captain Todd 2?

 

[ajjow]

What a time to be alive. Gaffers make a lot of buzz about a possible annoucement of a nintendo direct... and they were right?!!! WTF!?!!!

 

[Mory Dunz]

i got a switch today.

Not because the direct (I didn't know about it)

Spoiler

I kinda wanted an HDMI cable, and noticed the switch was in stock, so why not. 2 birds.

 

[vern]

What a time to be alive. Gaffers make a lot of buzz about a possible annoucement of a nintendo direct... and they were right?!!! WTF!?!!!

Point me to the time I was wrong 😬

 

[ajjow]

I was speaking about neogaf in general. Man, now Im a believer. There people from the inside in here. Reaally!

 

[schuelma]

Its a 50 minute direct, 5 minutes longer in Japan and its the week before TGS- are we really thinking there will not be any 3rd party announcements?

 

[Vena]

Point me to the time I was wrong 😬

Well there was this one time, I can't really offer evidence to it but you can take my word for it, where you promised I'd get a million dollars.

Still waiting.

 

[Aostia]

Well done Chris, Vern, Rosti and NateDrake (his small "Hi" was the definitive confirmation for me).
Now, let's take a look at it!

 

[Jon Carter]

Considering the Japanese direct is a bit longer, maybe we'll finally see what Taiko Switch is.

Probably the same 45 minutes as everywhere else in terms of content but with five minutes worth of polite words and sincere apologies for the stock situation.

 

[Skittzo0413]

Someone in the Direct thread mentioned it could be 50 minutes because Mario + Rabbids might be coming out in Japan early 2018.

Point me to the time I was wrong 😬

Well Steep isn't officially cancelled yet

 

[Laplasakos]

Seems like my prediction was correct (that we would get a direct this week).

Hopefully we will get some new info about SMT HD, Metroid 4 and some surprises.

 

[Chris1964]

Its a 50 minute direct, 5 minutes longer in Japan and its the week before TGS- are we really thinking there will not be any 3rd party announcements?

The reason is happens before TGS is third party announcements. It's not so hard for someone to see it even if he has no clue what will be shown.

 

[silpheed-mcd]

Whose ready for Captain Todd 2?

 

[TheLegendaryN]

Whose ready for Captain Todd 2?

Todd Howard?

 

[casiopao]

Whose ready for Captain Todd 2?

Kapitan Todd.^_^

 

[silpheed-mcd]

 

[Aostia]

I'd buy two copies, one to be kept sealed.

 

[Gotdatmoney]

Todd Howard?

Kapitan Todd.^_^

Jokes on all of yall. They are gonna spend 20 mins talking but those same day Koei Tecmo ports.

Spoiler

I actually think Treasure Tracker is getting a sequel or expansion though. It's easy filler.

 

[Skullwaker]

Captain Toad 2 would actually be a good December title. The original on Wii U was a surprise hit in Japan.

 

[silpheed-mcd]

Captain Toad 2 would actually be a good December title. The original on Wii U was a surprise hit in Japan.

A good game.

Famitsu:

162.093 + digital 5.915 ---> 168.008.

A Fromsoftware game for this Nintendo Direct?

 

[saichi]

I think that with the current attach rate and popularity of Splatoon 2 - 3 million(double the Wii U LTD) will be achieved by the end of 2017 fairly easily. Legs of Splatoon were due to updates, splatfest and continued marketing. Nintendo will no doubt continue to push the game as the major reason for subscriptions for their online service in 2018 - especially in Japan. Hence I've maintained it would end up being one of the best selling games in Japan LTD. I'm thinking that by the end of 2018 it would be over 5 million in Japan alone.

Yeah, 4 million is going to easily achieved before the end of 2018 imo, and 5 million should definitely be possible as well. Using 5 million as a basis (it might be even higher, but I don't want to use that as an assumption), the rest of the world needs to sell only 5 million more. That would be 1.9 million more than Splatoon 1 did.

Sky high expectation for Splatoon 2. It will only reach those number if it continue getting bundled for the next 15 months.

 

[Skullwaker]

Sky high expectation for Splatoon 2. It will only reach those number if it continue getting bundled for the next 15 months.

What are your expectations?

 

[Skittzo0413]

Sky high expectation for Splatoon 2. It will only reach those number if it continue getting bundled for the next 15 months.

Judging by how many of those bundles they are shipping and selling I'm not sure if that's gonna be too far off from reality.

 

[Xbro]

Seems like my prediction was correct (that we would get a direct this week).

Hopefully we will get some new info about SMT HD, Metroid 4 and some surprises.

Metroid 4 came out 15 years ago.

 

[noshten]

Sky high expectation for Splatoon 2. It will only reach those number if it continue getting bundled for the next 15 months.

It's mainly a question if you think Splatoon 2 is selling due to bundles or whether Switch is selling because it has a very popular game like Splatoon 2. To me it seems Splatoon 2 is a definite system seller in Japan and after it moved Wii U's now it's showing no signs of slowing down as it moves Switch units. As more kids get Switches in December I expect Splatoon 2 to be the game with the highest attach rate out of all Switch titles regardless if it's bundled or not. Splatoon didn't have a bundle on the Wii U until March 2016 at which point Wii U supply was greatly scaled back. Before the Splatoon bundle Nintendo were selling MK8 and SMM bundles with the Wii U and majority of new owners were picking up Splatoon. Once the Splatoon bundle was released MK8/SMM stopped charting and it was just Splatoon and Minecraft as major titles selling on the Wii U for the remainder or 2016.

 

[BrokenJohnCena]

what if SMT HD is actually the main event of the fall Direct with the the project's first trailer