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[Draugoth]

Tune in on June 21 at 7:00 a.m. PT for a #NintendoDirect livestream featuring roughly 40 minutes of information focused mainly on Nintendo Switch titles launching this year, including new details on Pikmin 4.

 

[ADiTAR]

If Metroid Prime 4 isn't shown than it's def a launch title for the next Switch.

I wanna see it, I wanna see games that excite me to by a voucher for Pikmin 4 and another game.

 

[AJUMP23]

The Rumors were true.

Looking forward to it.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

With all the rumors of TTYD remaster and now Super Mario RPG, we really need a good, solid RPG Mario title. Either new or remade, I don’t care. But please Nintendo, give us something good.

 

[Woopah]

As expected, let's see what's coming to Switch for its final holiday season.

 

[MirageMew2]

Yeah I don’t know why people thought the announcement of EVERYBODY 1-2 SWITCH meant no Direct lol

 

[V1LÆM]

All I need is TOTK DLC and p3 reload confirmation for switch.

 

[CheeseCake]

 

[Draugoth]

If Metroid Prime 4 isn't shown than it's def a launch title for the next Switch.

I wanna see it, I wanna see games that excite me to by a voucher for Pikmin 4 and another game.

You are better off waiting for The Switch 2.

 

[Nautilus]

Nintendo about to close off not-E3 season with the biggest show of it yet.

 

[MAtgS]

E3 Season doesn't end until Nintendo says so.

 

[pepodmc_]

If Metroid Prime 4 isn't shown than it's def a launch title for the next Switch.

I wanna see it, I wanna see games that excite me to by a voucher for Pikmin 4 and another game.

cross gen

 

[RoboFu]

This is to show whats for holidays 2023, I wouldn't expect any BIG announcments. Those will be in the first of the year directs.

 

[feynoob]

The true masters have arrived. Hopefully we get ocarina of time remake.

 

[Stafford]

So Pikmin 4 direct early July and then later this year new hardware reveal?

Heh, yeah, right.

Honestly, at some point they have to.

 

[Draugoth]

• Mario & Sonic: Paris Olympic Games 2024
• Super Mario Bros. Switch
• Mario RPG Remake
• Pikimin 4
• Shin Megami Tensei V: Complete Edition
• Persona 3: reloaded

 

[Azelover]

Easy there guys.. don't let your expectations ruin it for you..

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

There might be some surprises.

 

[BlvckFox]

Just give me a new Donkey Kong for the love of God

 

[AJUMP23]

Give me that new Mario game.

 

[Stafford]

Do we expect anything hardware related this year?

Because really, how much longer are we gonna be having this ancient stone age hardware, that really does not do all these games justice?

 

[Draugoth]

Do we expect anything hardware related this year?

Because really, how much longer are we gonna be having this ancient stone age hardware, that really does not do all these games justice?

No, it would have been announced alongside this Direct's description.

 

[tmlDan]

prob won't watch this, when a switch 2 is shown i'll come back

 

[Big Baller]

Pull out your bingo cards

 

[Stafford]

No, it would have been announced alongside this Direct's description.

Nah, I meant more like a seperate reveal for it later this year. This should be the Direct to let the Switch go out with a bang. A few titles to end it and finally have that new hardware. But then again, it's way overdue anyway.

It's anyone's guess now.

 

[Draugoth]

This should be the Direct to let the Switch go out with a bang

I sincerely doubt it.

Nintendo seems to be going for another extra year with the Switch.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

No, it would have been announced alongside this Direct's description.

That’s… not exactly true.

Truth be told, hardware announcements since the era of Directs vs press conferences have been mostly one-off YouTube uploads alongside a press release. Nintendo typically doesn’t actually ever announce hardware in a Direct, they seem to only want to use them to showcase software.

New 3DS was announced via a video outside a Direct in early 2015. Switch was announced in a video announcement outside of a Direct. Switch Lite was announced in a random video drop in August. Before the September Direct that year. And with the OLED, that also was announced separately from a Direct.

Also it’s way too early for news about hardware, and I wouldn’t expect hardware news til 2024. They’ll want to squeeze every dollar possible out of Switch hardware/ software before it finally putters out:

 

[Lasha]

Mario Baseball surprise drop please

 

[Robb]

Bring on that new 2D Mario, and please make it something that’s actually new and not “New”.

 

[Draugoth]

That’s… not exactly true.

Truth be told, hardware announcements since the era of Directs vs press conferences have been mostly one-off YouTube uploads alongside a press release. Nintendo typically doesn’t actually ever announce hardware in a Direct, they seem to only want to use them to showcase software.

If they intendeed to have hardware news, it would be announced like this:

Tune in on June 21 at 7:00 a.m. PT for a Nintendo Direct livestream featuring roughly 40 minutes of information on Nintendo Switch titles launching this year and first news on our next home console.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Eiyuden Chronicles
Suikoden 1 & 2 remaster
Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the first sin
Wind waker/TP bundle.

Otherwise I'm good.

 

[Stafford]

prob won't watch this, when a switch 2 is shown i'll come back

Yeah, I get you. Games like Zelda really show how new and decent hardware is needed, and not only Zelda.

With a smaller TV some of these games are OK in terms of how it looks, but once you go 50 inch or larger it's just bad, really bad.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Can I get an announcement from Monolith Soft.

 

[Saber]

Hoping to get a good time then.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

If they intendeed to have hardware news, it would be announced like this:

I highly doubt Nintendo’s first ever public mention of new hardware would be in the subject line underneath a Direct announcement. Lol. That space is used for managing expectations and timeframes for what is going to be at the show, not for dropping major news like that. Just doesn’t seem realistic at all. And like I said, Nintendo doesn’t make hardware announcements in Directs.

 

[FeastYoEyes]

Legit hyped for Pikmin 4. Surely I can't be the only one.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

In the post-E3 world, this might be how Junes are from now on. Nintendo just waits til the week after literally everyone else has gone, and then gets the entire week to themselves. Smart!

Also this just reinforces how bs the whole report was back in February when Nintendo said they weren’t going to e3. People were saying “Nintendo’s skipping because their lineup doesn’t support a show like e3.” Please, that was always bs. Like, did anyone see any of their shows during the Wii U generation? There’s no such thing as a lineup “too light to justify being at e3”. That was clearly never really Nintendo’s justification. It was just people speculating why. They certainly have a lineup planned, and we’ll see it tomorrow. And their live shows will be GamesCom and Nintendo Live.

 

[Just_one]

New Pokemon game also

 

[ArtHands]

Just when you thought Microsoft has won summer gaming showcase, here comes Nintendo.

 

[Wastelander92]

Give me Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD!!! Also Gen 1 and 2 Pokemon on NSO.

 

[jshackles]

Damn Nintendo, why so early?

 

[Fake]

Can't wait.

 

[Banjo64]

This’ll be the best show by far, you just know it. Nintendo barely have to deliver anything in the Directs to embarrass the rest. They have it down to a tee.

 

[StueyDuck]

I swear to god if this is more farming sims and shitty muted color indies about anxiety and green hair i am going to throw my Switch away.

Nintendo show us your IPs , Mario, Metroid, Kirby, Splatoon, PilotWings, Star Fox, etc... give us the good shit.

Dream announcement would be star fox adventures HD. I know there's probably issues cause of Rare or whatever but still, make it happen.

 

[Little Mac]

They'd have to announce a new Switch model for me to care. Somewhat curious about the rumored Chrono Trigger 2DHD remake. That would be cool af.

 

[Interfectum]

 

[Fake]

E3 Season doesn't end until Nintendo says so.

Nintendo:

 

[Musashipan]

F-zero and Xenoblade chronicles X remake please!

 

[Codes 208]

Give me Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD!!! Also Gen 1 and 2 Pokemon on NSO.

Nintendo almost never reveals pokemon games, thats what the gamefreak pokemon directs are for.