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[LordOcidax]

U can take the Spider-Man 2 out no chance, but I'd ad to that something more on splatoon raiders, and still think there will be a surprise announcement

Everything is possible right now… and i knew i was forgetting something.

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

U can take the Spider-Man 2 out no chance, but I'd ad to that something more on splatoon raiders, and still think there will be a surprise announcement

Yeah forget 2 Nintendo still needs 1.

 

[Warspite]

I hope for a minimum effort patch for the Xenoblade games (echos and awaking), I would rather Monolith was working on a new one but it would be nice to play the Switch 1 games at 60 fps in 4k.

 

[blacktout]

I will be somewhat disappointed if no new games get announced, but I might be expecting too much.

If it's billed as a general Direct, there will absolutely be at least one new first party game announcement, and probably two or three. To my knowledge, Nintendo has never had a general Direct in the Switch era without announcing at least one new first party game, and usually they open and close with new first party announcements and often have a third lesser announcement near the middle of the presentation, though a few times they've opened with DLC or a big third party announcement (like Monster Hunter).

Animal Crossing announcement was already leaked. 0% chances of the other two games.

Honestly, I'm prepared to be pleasantly surprised, but the BeatEmUps leak reeks of bullshit to me. He also has no track record, so I'm going to be skeptical until he gives me a reason to trust him. Could be biased here though, because I find him deeply obnoxious and have no idea how he's built up such a huge audience.

I'd also put the chances of a 3D Mario announcement at much greater than 0% if they really did hold the Direct until after DKB released. I know people are expecting it to be announced during a Mario 40th anniversary Direct in September and that's totally plausible, but waiting for DKB to release makes me think the Direct is going to feature a game that would have competed directly with Donkey Kong and Animal Crossing appeals to a very different audience. 3D Mario is the only game that fits.

That said, Nintendo may have waited for a different reason. Maybe they really are just trying to do distinct "waves" of Switch 2 publicity, or maybe there's no July general Direct and we're going to keep getting Nintendo Today drops and game-specific Directs until September. If this leak is correct though, and DKB really is a key factor in Nintendo's timing, I think 3D Mario is probably the underlying reason.

 

[LordOcidax]

If it's billed as a general Direct, there will absolutely be at least one new first party game announcement, and probably two or three. To my knowledge, Nintendo has never had a general Direct in the Switch era without announcing at least one new first party game, and usually they open and close with new first party announcements and often have a third lesser announcement near the middle of the presentation, though a few times they've opened with DLC or a big third party announcement (like Monster Hunter).



Honestly, I'm prepared to be pleasantly surprised, but the BeatEmUps leak reeks of bullshit to me. He also has no track record, so I'm going to be skeptical until he gives me a reason to trust him. Could be biased here though, because I find him deeply obnoxious and have no idea how he's built up such a huge audience.

I'd also put the chances of a 3D Mario announcement at much greater than 0% if they really did hold the Direct until after DKB released. I know people are expecting it to be announced during a Mario 40th anniversary Direct in September and that's totally plausible, but waiting for DKB to release makes me think the Direct is going to feature a game that would have competed directly with Donkey Kong and Animal Crossing appeals to a very different audience. 3D Mario is the only game that fits.

That said, Nintendo may have waited for a different reason. Maybe they really are just trying to do distinct "waves" of Switch 2 publicity, or maybe there's no July general Direct and we're going to keep getting Nintendo Today drops and game-specific Directs until September. If this leak is correct though, and DKB really is a key factor in Nintendo's timing, I think 3D Mario is probably the underlying reason.

I don't see Nintendo announcing a new Mario 3D this early, specifically when they want Bananza to shine this year… And if they tease Animal Crossing for 2026, is going to be their big title for the next year.

 

[Danjin44]

Honestly DKB already dose great job giving us great 3D platfomer, so instead 3D Mario, I want new Monolith Soft game, new FE game and maybe just maybe give me Astral Chain 2…..pretty please.

 

[rkofan87]

I would just really like 60fps modes for games i did not play because performance issues

Paper Mario Thousand year door
Xenoblade games

oh i forgot a 60 fps patch for tyd would kick ass.

 

[rkofan87]

Man, at this point, I'd be willing to pay 10 Eurodollars for each upgrade - the Bayonetta games NEED a patch, as does Astral chain (One of the best looking games on the switch 1), as does the Xenoblade trilogy, as does - say - Metroid Dread which is a 1st party title ffs...

I really, REALLY hope that Nintendo doesn't stop at a handful of games.

same give me them all big n come on easy cash for you

 

[rkofan87]

I think a Direct this week isn't impossible, Nintendo has already had Directs in the same weeks as Pokemon Presents and it's weird how the Pokemon Present waited for DKB to be released

and also the pp being on a Tuesday is interesting.