Little Monser
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here for the exposure
Nintendo Direct on April 12 (3PM PT, Switch/3DS, mainly Splarms)
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Principate
Saint Titanfall
Nah I can say with absolute certainty this will be $60 it's a tentapole title and really if you think Nintendo will price arms at $60 you'll ask yourself why they didn't do the same for the first splatoom.
This please.
Outside of Mario, Pokemon, and Zelda? Nintendo games price drop more than you think. How quickly we forget such classics as Codename: STEAM.
Why? Nintendo is known to start to release flood of info closer to release dates
If it was not coming in May I doubt we would be getting a ND focused on the game
Looking forward to this! Hope Nintendo Directs become a regular thing once again now that the Switch has released. I really don't understand why they keep announcing Nintendo 3DS stuff too, even tho there's a few big titles left to release on the thing like the new Fire Emblem and that ugly weird Pikmin spin off game.
In europe 1, 2 Switch and SBR cost 50 while Zelda cost 70, I don't understand why they are all considered full price, 20 is a big difference.
jack_package_200
Banned
I really a new character reveal for Fire Emblem Warriors
Gimme
Gimme
Lakershead22
Member
I hope we get pikmin 3ds info. Arms and splatoon 2 info should be good.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
First of all, that was a good game.
Second of all, ARMS is made by the Mario Kart team.
JStein0222
Member
All I need are release dates for Splatoon and Arms and I'm happy. I can't get my hopes up knowing there will be the inevitable 3DS portion that'll be grating to watch.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
I just want Switch Virtual Console news. Nothing else matters.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I agree it should be free, but I've tempered my expectations.
Dark Cloud
Member
Nice example. One of Nintendos games that didn't do well.
For fuck's sake...
Remember when some thought Splatoon couldn't be a full-priced title? Don't you people ever learn?
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Because there's almost 70 million 3DS owners out there looking for software to play.
And?
Just saying, if it doesn't sell, it'll price drop quickly. So, hopefully, this direct builds some interest.
Donkey Kong Country Returns on 3DS price dropped pretty quick too. There are many more examples. Not even Nintendo game stays full price forever if they don't sell. =P But yes, it was a nice example of a good game that sold poorly and price dumped. Thanks!
New games should be free, the console too, everything should be free, why not
Wow, out of nowhere! I think ARMs will in mid-late May and Spla2n in late June, those dates make the most sense to keep a steady pace. BTW, apart from BotW all major Nintendo releases on Switch will be heavily MP focused until fall. I think they should've mixed it a bit, but it makes sense to make people invite others to play the Switch. Can't say if it's poor planning or a deliberate decission.
Anyway, bring it on!
Anyway, bring it on!
Karspankey
Banned
E3 can't come soon enough! I'm desperate to know about possible Wii U ports and Pokemon! This direct just simply doesn't do anything for me, besides any of the smaller stuff that'll get shown.
Side note: It's going to be a great showing from all three companies this year, I think! Something about the status of the industry and how 2017 has begun gives me high hopes that each side will give it their all this year!
Side note: It's going to be a great showing from all three companies this year, I think! Something about the status of the industry and how 2017 has begun gives me high hopes that each side will give it their all this year!
I was like that until I played it. They need to put a demo out there akin to the testfire
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Do you think we would get a teaser for Smash for Switch? or would they going to save it for E3 or future event?
If anything, we could get Inkling for Smash trailer if we are going to see any smash trailer this Wednesday. There is no way that I would expect to see anything smash-related this time.
Makes no sense from a business perspective. Makes absolutely sense from a gamer's perspective
I think ARMS is likely mid to late June- May would be a pretty quick turnaround from this week and it appears Street Fighter is the late May simultaneous world wide release.
Splatoon a month after- mid July sounds right.
Splatoon a month after- mid July sounds right.
Dark Cloud
Member
I don't see ARMS releasing after E3. Early June should be the latest. All we need is a demo to play.
Cipher Peon
Banned
I wasn't thrilled about Splatoon when it was revealed, when I played the Testfire, when I bought the game, and when I played the sequel's Testfire.
I also wasn't thrilled about Arms when it was revealed and when I played it. In fact playing it pretty much cemented my lack of excitement for it.
If other people like it, then that's cool! I just don't feel like I ate crow when I judged Splatoon initially and feel similarly about Arms.
frankie_baby
Member
Arms wont be May, there's street fighter 2 on may 26th, so i expect nintendo will want to give that a few weeks breathing room (especially as they are effectively publishing it in europe)
The FE direct had a new 3DS game, I think its time to tease a new Switch game, prob not a big game but something
I doubt that Sm4sh will get any new content other than a fusion of the 3DS and WiiU Stuff.
Inkling for sure for 5mash.
Salty Rice
Member
Give me them games!
Wasnt so hooked on a new Nintendo console since the N64.
Wasnt so hooked on a new Nintendo console since the N64.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
And it'll sell.
It's already being marketed heavily.
I hope we get a release date for Ever Oasis thrown in there. I suspect Smash is being kept for E3 since I fear it would overshadow both Splatoon and ARMS were it announced here. Maybe another teaser for Fire Emblem Warriors? We may get one for Echoes too since it comes out next week, but FireEmblemJP already released a bunch of trailers last week.
Either way, can't wait!
Either way, can't wait!
Mr. Badger
Member
I take the 'talking mainly' as a hint that there is room for hype to build 
QuixoticNeutral
Member
We'll get a date for Arms for sure, likely May as was always the expectation, though what I'm really hoping for is a demo. I played it myself at a pre-release Switch event and can attest that this game is exactly the kind that benefits from hands-on exposure to its fundamentals. (That, and I want to try out more of the characters and weapon sets, though I expect a demo will only cover the five fighters we've already seen.) I'm still on the fence about paying full price for it, much as I love the concept, so this Direct is what I've been waiting for: I need to hear about the richness of the content.
I expected Splatoon in July, but a big push for it now rather than at E3 suggests one of two things: it's coming sooner than we think, or E3 looks to be packed with news. Another Testfire would be splendid. And since this is set to be the last Direct before MK8D hits, we should hear more about the online infrastructure, as at this point we have next to no idea what Nintendo expects us to be paying for by the end of the year.
Other than that, I'm hoping for news on Pikmin 3DS (which captivated me from the start, and is the only known first-party title on the horizon other than FE Echoes and Ever Oasis) and, outside of the first-party calendar, a release date for Hollow Knight.
If we do get other small, scattered announcements, I wouldn't expect much more beyond the scale of something like BoxBoy 3 in NA. (And I know I'd love to see a small-scale, BoxBoy-sized first-party surprise show up on short notice on the Switch eShop.)
There is usually one new retail game announcement in each Direct, but if we get one this week for a title slated for later in the year, I could see it being a 3DS game rather than something for Switch. It makes more sense to announce a late-year 3DS flagship now rather than at E3, where the Switch news will bury it.
I expected Splatoon in July, but a big push for it now rather than at E3 suggests one of two things: it's coming sooner than we think, or E3 looks to be packed with news. Another Testfire would be splendid. And since this is set to be the last Direct before MK8D hits, we should hear more about the online infrastructure, as at this point we have next to no idea what Nintendo expects us to be paying for by the end of the year.
Other than that, I'm hoping for news on Pikmin 3DS (which captivated me from the start, and is the only known first-party title on the horizon other than FE Echoes and Ever Oasis) and, outside of the first-party calendar, a release date for Hollow Knight.
If we do get other small, scattered announcements, I wouldn't expect much more beyond the scale of something like BoxBoy 3 in NA. (And I know I'd love to see a small-scale, BoxBoy-sized first-party surprise show up on short notice on the Switch eShop.)
There is usually one new retail game announcement in each Direct, but if we get one this week for a title slated for later in the year, I could see it being a 3DS game rather than something for Switch. It makes more sense to announce a late-year 3DS flagship now rather than at E3, where the Switch news will bury it.
It was 40 in Europe though.
I take the 'talking mainly' as a hint that there is room for hype to build
It always is. This happens with every Direct. They specify a focus and people go crazy thinking it means there will be nothing new or that ____ won't be shown, then we get new stuff and ____ is shown
Velocity:Design:Comfort
Banned
Surprise ARMS early May release? I can dream.
The one thing working against a May release is that NoE is distributing SF2 in Europe and that releases in May. Some view it as odd for Nintendo so compete with themselves with two fighters around the same time.
the Italian wording of the Direct points to ARMS and Splatoon being the only games actually "properly" covered (I expect some highlight on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Puyo Puyo too, but nothing "major"), while no 3DS game is mentioned, but they are more than teased.
I think that MK8 deluxe trailer, Puyo Puyo demo confirmation (going with the other thread), maybe an indie b-roll will be there alongised Arms and Splatoon focus (modes, characters, weapons, maybe date for Arms and Testfire 2 date for Splatoon 2).
3DS will have less focus but maybe more "contents" (considering hoe we know very little about Pikmin, Ever Oasis, and just FE had a good amount of updates)
To be fair, Splatoon wasn't worth $60 at launch either.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Sales beg to differ.