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[LakeOf9]

Bananza is in a couple of days, so new Direct coming up maybe next week?

 

[Wheely]

Kinda sick of 'insiders' endlessly guessing there's a Direct 'soon' over and over until eventually they get it right

 

[Magic Carpet]

Tease that OLED.

 

[spons]

Kinda sick of 'insiders' endlessly guessing there's a Direct 'soon' over and over until eventually they get it right

I can't name a single occurrence of him being wrong.

 

[LordOcidax]

Kinda sick of 'insiders' endlessly guessing there's a Direct 'soon' over and over until eventually they get it right

Nate is the only trustworthy Nintendo "insider" out there. Also, he never misses.

 

[Bonfires Down]

Better finally have some third party announcement ffs

 

[LakeOf9]

Tease that OLED.

That's like 2029

 

[SamuraiEdge]

Tease that OLED.

Woah, too soon lol.

 

[adamsapple]

Kinda sick of 'insiders' endlessly guessing there's a Direct 'soon' over and over until eventually they get it right

Nate has an extremely good track record. You can put this down as a safe bet.

 

[IlGialloMondadori]

Tease that OLED.

 

[asdasdasdbb]

They need to announce MP4's release date so that's a good enough reason to do a Direct.

 

[rkofan87]

my bet is the nd and the Pokémon thing in the same week.

 

[kingwingin]

 

[touchfuzzy]

Good, I need some release dates to help plan out my game spending for the fall. Kind of in a holding pattern until MP4 gets a release date since it's a day one / full price pickup for me and will be 100 digeridoos.

 

[Oberstein]

It's about fucking time!!

 

[GigaBowser]

 

[nbkicker]

My gran could say there will be a direct after donkey Kong releases, there bound to be one coming , considering Nate said his sources 3 said a direct last week and 2 said end of July , can't wait for a direct in aug and people saying he still got it right, for people saying next week then no there is already a Pokémon direct so they not gonna have another in same week

 

[AJUMP23]

Nintendo will announce more soon.

 

[Sebastian1295]

Where's starfox nintendo? Starfox adventures 2 would be nice lol.

 

[RodriGames40]

Tease that OLED.

Way too soon but I'd like to mention that the T239 chip was finalized in 2022, their hardware team must have been doing something for all that time.

 

[LordOcidax]

Where's starfox nintendo? Starfox adventures 2 would be nice lol.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Kinda sick of 'insiders' endlessly guessing there's a Direct 'soon' over and over until eventually they get it right

Nate probably has access to Nintendo's YT backside upload page, like the Snitch did back in 2023 with SIE PlayStation stuff. That's how they seem to know about these Directs.

 

[Gambit2483]

Nate is the only trustworthy Nintendo "insider" out there. Also, he never misses.

Plus it makes sense.

Right now Nintendo wants to have 100% of the focus on their next mainline DK game and for those that don't care about DK, Nintendo will need to show what's coming next this year for their new platform, esp if they want momentum to keep going into the holidays.

 

[LordOcidax]

Plus it makes sense.

Right now Nintendo wants to have 100% of the focus on their next mainline DK game and for those that don't care about DK, Nintendo will need to show what's coming next this year for their new platform, esp if they want momentum to keep going into the holidays.

Yes, i was predicting too this weeks ago, is the logical movement for Nintendo to focus all the attention on DK right now.

 

[Zacfoldor]

Better finally have some third party announcement ffs

I asked AI to summarize the insider gaming report from earlier this year:

Insider Gaming suggests Nintendo is planning a three-phase launch strategy for the Nintendo Switch 2. This approach would involve releasing games in distinct stages throughout the console's first year. The first phase would focus on first-party Nintendo titles, with subsequent phases centered around third-party games and a mix of both, potentially timed around the delivery of development kits to third-party studios.

Here's a breakdown of the rumored three-phase strategy:

• Phase 1:
  Primarily features first-party Nintendo games, potentially launching alongside the console.
• Phase 2:
  Focuses on third-party games, potentially coinciding with the delivery of Switch 2 development kits to studios in June.
• Phase 3:
  Aims to conclude the year with a mix of both Nintendo and third-party titles, possibly during the holiday season.

EXCLUSIVE - Nintendo Switch 2 Will Have a 3-Phase Launch Plan For Its Games

With Nintendo Switch 2 just one week from its official full reveal, this year's annual GDC was buzzing with talk around its launch.

insider-gaming.com

I'm not sure if yall believe this yet or not, but I do.

It's real. imho. Phase 1 is MK, game upgrades, BC upgrades with a few cherrypicked 3rd parties ie cyberpunk.

Phase 2/3 has some hints some announcements but also some yet to be revealed. All the "where are the 3rd parties" stuff is by design. First they create fomo with Nintendo games like they did for Switch 1 with Odyssey and BotW selling people on the idea of the console without the overabundance of choice issue being center stage. Some people are easily dissuaded when there are too many options. Having one centralized reason to buy is often a superior way to sell product. It's about not devaluing and not cannibalizing yourself in the marketplace when it is not necessary. It is about having no drought. It is about partnering with 3rd parties to create a pipeline with no drought and no pileups. These things must be planned.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Donkey Kong: Proud BANANZA coming March 2026

 

[Dacvak]

I just want some first party surprises. I don't even care what they'd be at this point.

Though if a man can dream, the best thing would be if they announced Mario Maker 3. I want to make levels with mouse controls. And I wanna play sweaty kaizo levels in a new theme.

 

[Topher]

Bananza is in a couple of days, so new Direct coming up maybe next week?

Can you link the video in your post? Work is blocking twitter links

 

[LakeOf9]

Can you link the video in your post? Work is blocking twitter links

Here you go:





if you start at 42:07, you should be able to get to the Direct section

 

[Topher]

Here you go:




if you start at 42:07, you should be able to get to the Direct section

Thanks man

 

[Buggy Loop]

wrong thread

 

[//DEVIL//]

Tease that OLED.

You will be lucky if you see that 2 years from now ( if not 3 )

Also, the switch 2 screen is perfectly fine with awesome colors.

Don't give a fuck what oled nerds want .

I have both oled 4K 240 monitor and 4K 144 IPS monitor and I prefer the 4K IPS due to its much higher brightness ( my IPS has high FLAD, so at black scene it actually goes black)

 

[LordOcidax]

You will be lucky if you see that 2 years from now ( if not 3 )

Also, the switch 2 screen is perfectly fine with awesome colors.

Don't give a fuck what oled nerds want .

I have both oled 4K 240 monitor and 4K 144 IPS monitor and I prefer the 4K IPS due to its much higher brightness

 

[Bond007]

Welp, im gonna assume its to congratulate DK release, MP release date, and maybe tease something new

 

[spookyfish]

Tease that OLED.

Nate is an insider. I, however, am NOT an insider, but I can safely say -- at least 3 or 4 years, unless sales drop off a cliff.

 

[LordOcidax]

Welp, im gonna assume its to congratulate DK release, MP release date, and maybe tease something new

I really don't expect anything new, just release dates and lot of third party announcements. They have this year covered for first party games.

 

[kingwingin]

My gran could say there will be a direct after donkey Kong releases, there bound to be one coming , considering Nate said his sources 3 said a direct last week and 2 said end of July , can't wait for a direct in aug and people saying he still got it right, for people saying next week then no there is already a Pokémon direct so they not gonna have another in same week

Nash weedle had the conflicting sources, not Nate.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Maybe instead of a direct they tell us the god damn Metroid Prime 4 release date.

 

[MSduderino]

I really don't expect anything new, just release dates and lot of third party announcements. They have this year covered for first party games.

When do you think we will hear about September and Beyond (pun intended)?

 

[Danjin44]

I REALLY want to see new Monolith Soft game for Switch 2.

 

[Robb]

Yeah, makes sense to do it after DK is out. Looking forward to it. Hoping for a MP4 date and some Mario 40th anniversary news.

 

[AngelMuffin]

Where the fuck is Metroid?

 

[Buggy Loop]

Gimme my metroidvania drug dose please

And monolith soft while we're at it to start the hype machine for maybe a 2026 release?

I would be fine with Xeno but I would be really curious whatever became of their more serious medieval fantasy RPG from this concept art, if it ever got approved..

 

[Gambit2483]

I REALLY want to see new Monolith Soft game for Switch 2.

I would honestly take an announcement of a FREE Upgrade pack for the entire Xenoblade Chronicles saga.

 

[Woopah]

Nate probably has access to Nintendo's YT backside upload page, like the Snitch did back in 2023 with SIE PlayStation stuff. That's how they seem to know about these Directs.

Nate's sources are people, I don't think he has access to the backend of anything.

 

[LordOcidax]

When do you think we will hear about September and Beyond (pun intended)?

They are going to have another direct before the year ends.

 

[Danjin44]

I would honestly take an announcement of a FREE Upgrade pack for the entire Xenoblade Chronicles saga.

I want that as well but actual new game from them is much more important to me.

 

[LordOcidax]

Where the fuck is Metroid?

Your mind is going to explode in the next direct

 

[undeadhero]

Daddy Shiggy is going to bring a 3D Mario tease.

 

[ADiTAR]

I want a release date for MP4, and I am really hoping it's before the end of September. trying to manifest that.