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

i don't think a new strikers announcement is likely considering that next level games is probably working on luigi's mansion 3
 
That was a bit disappointing tbh. No Mario RPG or Kirby?

At least Luigi's Mansion 3 and BOTW 2 look cool, as does Banjo-Kazooie in Smash (not The Hero, though, that was disappointing).
 
The Direct, I felt, was good at the very least, because there are no ports of games from previous systems (remasters like Spyro are good, though). The only disappointing thing to me is that the new Gym Leader specialises in Water, because I want to see a Pokemon game without a Water specialised area. Surely it's not impossible to do that!

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Bandana Waddle Dee said:
That was a bit disappointing tbh. No Mario RPG or Kirby?
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Good. They need a break.
 
I was kinda sad we didn't get a new Paper mario, but since we got Banjo, now I can die a happy man
 
Mcmadness said:
Bandana Waddle Dee said:
That was a bit disappointing tbh. No Mario RPG or Kirby?
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Good. They need a break.
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Really? Throw remakes out of the question and we haven't gotten a new Mario RPG since 2016. No signs of any even being in development, either.

As for Kirby...wasn't expecting a mainline one, considering Star Allies DLC just finished in November, but I was hoping for a spinoff like Air Ride 2, Tilt 'n' Tumble 2, or something entirely new.
 
Remakes or not, we've been getting them almost yearly for the last 3 years. Give the damn series a break for a bit.

And Kirby needs a break too, it's games are starting to feel too samey.
 
I think this direct was pretty good, while there was a lot of stuff I didn't care much about; there was a lot of stuff.
Starting with DQ hero was a good idea, if only because it would make an ending reveal better. I don't care about DQ and that kind of feels like a Japan pick, while Banjo feels more like a west pick. Way more excited for Banjo even though my only experience with it is playing it a little bit as a kid, I know how much people wanted him and he looks fantastic.

Luigi's Mansion 3 looks good, looking forward to playing that one. I forgot if it gave a release date, multiplayer will be fun and that's coming from someone who avoids multiplayer most of the time. Astral Chain still looks fucking sick, I'm surprised at how excited I am for it. August release date? I'm torqued. Nice to see BotW sequel in the works.

As for everything else; lightning round. Link's Awakening looks cute, Witcher is a nice addition, FE doesn't actually look terrible but I bet they didn't show the in-game stuff for a reason lol, No More Heroes 3 was a good reveal and I should really play the others, Mech game I'm on the fence about but they did do a beta where they asked for feedback so they are sincerely trying to make a good game from this, cute girl gym leader for twitter to shit art out for, Cadence of Hyrule actually looks nice, if they were going to put effort into a Mario+Sonic Olympics game it would be this one so I'm interested, and finally Animal Crossing exists which I know people are looking forward to.

I don't care about things that I didn't mention, there was a lot there.
Surprised they didn't cover Super Mario Maker 2 much but I guess that was what the invitational was for.
 
Mcmadness said:
And Kirby needs a break too, it's games are starting to feel too samey.
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Look, I respect your opinion on the frequency of Mario RPGs, but I don't seem to get your point with Kirby. Even if the mainline games feel a bit samey, I already mentioned I was talking about the spinoffs, and being Nintendo's most experimental IP by a long shot, I'd be surprised if anyone called Kirby's spinoffs "samey". Barring remakes, sub-game expansions, and Rainbow Curse, no Kirby spinoff has ever felt anything like another, and even Rainbow Curse had enough new ideas to separate it from Canvas Curse and call it its own thing. I'm getting the feeling that you haven't really played any Kirby spinoffs at all.

Rant over.