Nintendo Direct Thread (Do NOT post here unless one is announced)

What I expect:

-New Mario Sports title
-Fire Emblem Three Houses
-New Mario and Luigi game
-Yoshi Switch
-More Indie titles
-Luigi’s Mansion 3DS
-New character reveal for Smash Ultimate (Skull Kid)
-Metroid Prime 4
-Mario Odyssey DLC
-Animal Crossing Switch
 
supermariofan said:
What I expect:

-New Mario Sports title
-Fire Emblem Three Houses
-New Mario and Luigi game
-Yoshi Switch
-More Indie titles
-Luigi’s Mansion 3DS
-New character reveal for Smash Ultimate (Skull Kid)
-Metroid Prime 4
-Mario Odyssey DLC
-Animal Crossing Switch
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I'm just glad other people want Odyssey DLC.
 
Fawfulthegreat64 said:
I have zero expectations for a new Paper Mario game. Even if there is one, I don't expect to be impressed at all.
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Honestly, Color Splash was a great game. Objectively speaking, the only one that wasn't great was Sticker Star, a game I haven't played myself.
 
I personally think Paper Mario lost most of its appeal after SPM. Color Splash had hints of what used to be, like Huey being a great original character and Luigi and Bowser speaking, but it was still severely gimped by the limitations that remained from Sticker Star and I can't bring myself to support the series until it regains the creative freedom it had in the first 3 games. So I'll need to see significant signs of Tanabe's philosophies from the Game Informer interview being gone before I hype myself for a series I haven't been passionate about (other than the old games) in over a decade.
 
I forgot to mention that Splatoon 2 is definitely going to have something to show. Reason being that, dataminers have uncovered that a new update is due on 7th September, which is timed well with the Direct's timing. What could be shown? Well it's most likely going to have a new stage for October since September's new stage is a revamped old stage (Starfish Mainstage, considered the worst stage), weapons with different kits besides the alternative kits for current weapons, a new mode (8 Ball is the biggest possibility) and perhaps they would also include some new styles as an added bonus.

In regards to Paper Mario having a different direction, I doubt that we would see a huge swathes of original characters as in the GameCube one and Super Paper Mario, because from what I've heard, there is a job in their games development that essentially limits the types of characters that can show up in the games since probably around 2010 or so (maybe that's why Mario Party lacked original characters starting from 9, a 2012 game). I do wonder if, even though the gameplay got back to what people liked about Paper Mario, the lack of original characters would be a dealbreaker nonetheless.

Thank you for reading.
 
People will probably hate me for saying this (especially if it doesn't happen), but I don't think we will get SMO DLC. That said, they may want to continue updating the game with costumes and hidden Luigis after the DLC released. But, they seem like they try to get people to play the game again, but only for costumes mostly now it seems. Which are typically fillers.

Another prediction. Mario Kart Tour will be at it. It will get a release date, and we will get more details about it (including some tracks). Mario Kart may be a big title, but it's not worthy of its own direct. Especially since it is for mobile. And its only be a short amount of time (it terms of length in the direct).
 
Yoshi the SSM said:
People will probably hate me for saying this (especially if it doesn't happen), but I don't think we will get SMO DLC.
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I don't see how predictions will offend people lol. Predictions are predictions. The worst that can happen is that you can catch flack for outlandish predictions (if you do strike the specific nerve) or maybe, maybe overly cynical (which this isn't) predictions.
 
Here are my hopes and fears for the direct.

 
The direct has been delayed due to the earthquake situation in Hokkaido:
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1037596347979812864