Nintendo Switch

[Magic-Man]

My predictions for the Nintendo Direct (hopefully these are final this time around). No third-party games in this list.

1. Star Fox: Grand Prix or whatever else Retro is/was working on.
2. Metroid Prime Trilogy HD, and I'll make a bold prediction and say this comes with some sort of multiplayer mode.
3. A new trailer for Animal Crossing Switch.
4. A new trailer and release date for Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
5. Pikmin 3 (Wii-U Port)
6. A new trailer for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3.
7. Joker gameplay.
8. A new trailer and release date for Daemon X Machina
9. Surprise game (Zell hinted at other surprises this year).
10. BoxBoy
11. Teaser Trailer at the very end for Super Mario Maker 2.
12. No trailers for Luigi's Mansion 3, Pokemon, 2D Zelda, other surprise titles, or the SNES games.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

My guesses:

1: Begins with Gameplay trailer for Challenger Pack Joker, revealed that all Challenger packs will have an Echo (with Joker's being Akechi). The Stage is Shibuya, transforming into Memento's Shibuya. Release window is Early April.
2: Pikmin 3 is revealed, and given a May release
3: Daemon X Machina is given a new trailer & release, for June
4: Assassins Creed III Remastered is revealed to be coming to Nintendo Switch for a Spring release
5: Final Fantasy VII is Shadowdropped
6: Boxboy! is Shadowdropped
7: Metroid Prime Trilogy HD is revealed for April
8: Multiple Western & Japanese Third Party titles to be revealed during direct
8: Direct concludes with 2D Zelda
9: No Fire Emblem, Luigi's Mansion 3, Super Mario Maker, Pokemon, SNES

My more guessing, on this front.

I suspect they'll want Fire Emblem to have it's own direct, to give large updates for Fire Emblem Expo, Three Houses, and Heroes. More in the sense, that they may want to give it it's own space.

SNES goes on a similar vein, especially if Nintendo is preparing a massive change for the NSM. And knowing the odds, Pokemon & SMM are both E3 based at the pure level.

 

[Mike S]

Metroid Prime Trilogy HD, and I'll make a bold prediction and say this comes with some sort of multiplayer mode.

What if for this collection they also remade Metroid Prime Hunters and included that games multiplayer? We may not know the exact plot of Prime 4 but one constant hint we’ve had from the producer is that he wanted to delve deeper into the character of Sylux who was first introduced in Hunters and appears in secret endings for both Prime 3 and Federation Force.

 

[Magic-Man]

My guesses:

1: Begins with Gameplay trailer for Challenger Pack Joker, revealed that all Challenger packs will have an Echo (with Joker's being Akechi). The Stage is Shibuya, transforming into Memento's Shibuya. Release window is Early April.
2: Pikmin 3 is revealed, and given a May release
3: Daemon X Machina is given a new trailer & release, for June
4: Assassins Creed III Remastered is revealed to be coming to Nintendo Switch for a Spring release
5: Final Fantasy VII is Shadowdropped
6: Boxboy! is Shadowdropped
7: Metroid Prime Trilogy HD is revealed for April
8: Multiple Western & Japanese Third Party titles to be revealed during direct
8: Direct concludes with 2D Zelda
9: No Fire Emblem, Luigi's Mansion 3, Super Mario Maker, Pokemon, SNES

My more guessing, on this front.

I suspect they'll want Fire Emblem to have it's own direct, to give large updates for Fire Emblem Expo, Three Houses, and Heroes. More in the sense, that they may want to give it it's own space.

SNES goes on a similar vein, especially if Nintendo is preparing a massive change for the NSM. And knowing the odds, Pokemon & SMM are both E3 based at the pure level.

I honestly don't think that they'll include 2D Zelda in this direct. It's not a big game and it's probably too far off. It definitely won't be the end of the Direct.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

I honestly don't think that they'll include 2D Zelda in this direct. It's not a big game and it's probably too far off. It definitely won't be the end of the Direct.

I mean, it'd be the first proper 2D Zelda since Tri-Force Heroes on the 3DS in 2015. And it'd be the first proper 2D Zelda for a console, since Link To The Past from 1991.

Additionally, Zelda has a lot of potential to go to a large nature, due to just how well BoTW preformed.

Why not celebrate a massive return to a 2D version of Hyrule, especially if it's a completely new story as opposed to a remake of a old Zelda title.

I just don't see anything else really hitting it, unless they come out with something surprising (as I assume the other Retro title is now DOM)

 

[anihilnation]

Why not just remaster the original Mario Maker? Unless they plan on adding having the SMB2 aesthetic present as well in the new Mario Maker?

 

[AlexanderMBush]

Why not just remaster the original Mario Maker? Unless they plan on adding having the SMB2 aesthetic present as well in the new Mario Maker?

I mean, SMM2 could bring in SMB2, SMB3, & NSMBW; and that may allow Nintendo to give more for people to use.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

GameStop Germany lists Spyro Reignited Trilogy for Switch - Gematsu

 

[Magic-Man]

I guess King Zell also said to expect a new 3D Zelda game next year. Hoooo boy. 2020 might be a repeat of 2017, with Odyssey 2 and BOTW 2.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

On the Nintendo YT in DE..there's a private video in the FE playlist.

 

[Magic-Man]

If the Direct isn't announced in an hour and a half, the internet will go up in flames.

 

[Mike S]

If the Direct isn't announced in an hour and a half, the internet will go up in flames.

All it said was 13. That could be the day of the announcement rather than the day of the direct.

 

[Magic-Man]

All it said was 13. That could be the day of the announcement rather than the day of the direct.

Tell that to ResetEra. The Nintendo Direct speculation thread is looking like Times Square on New Years Eve. It's insanity.

 

[Magic-Man]

DIRECT COMING TOMORROW!

 

[KengKun]

 

[Mike S]

 

[MLevell]

And of course it's while I'm trapped on a cross country flight. Zero percent chance I don't get spoiled trying to find it when I land, enjoy everyone and remember to keep expectations low to maximize enjoyment.

 

[Mike S]

And of course it's while I'm trapped on a cross country flight. Zero percent chance I don't get spoiled trying to find it when I land, enjoy everyone and remember to keep expectations low to maximize enjoyment.

Save this page in your favorites and watch the moment you can. In my experience you won’t be spoiled unless you scroll down.
Nintendo Direct - 02.13.2019

 

[anihilnation]

The direct streams live in the Switch News section, not?

New rumor of Kingdom Hearts too. Definitely seems like this may be a great direct.

 

[Mike S]

The direct streams live in the Switch News section, not?

New rumor of Kingdom Hearts too. Definitely seems like this may be a great direct.

I don’t think so but you can easily find the livestream on Nintendo’s channel on the Switch’s YouTube app as I checked last night. I won’t be able to make it home but I’ll be ready to watch it on my phone