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[Thunder Monkey]

Man Bethesda is going all in on Switch.

I kind of thought Skyrim was going to like a one off or something, but they're showing they are willing to offer some fairly impressive support. All of it late, all of it unexpected.

 

[Kyzer]

Not bad.

Good lord, that Direct. So much good stuff.

they didnt talk about virtual console right? dont think you got bingo

 

[ChrisD]

7/10
Good Direct with good news, but not something you had to be there live for. Recommend watching all the trailers/news on Youtube for stuff you may be interested in, but you don't need the whole thing.


Mario Odyssey being one more thing'd bugged me, that should be saved for surprises! Not stuff you told us would be talked about beforehand.

Need to pre-order Xeno2 now, I guess. Hope the SE goes up soonish.

 

[forknknife]

How do i buy Nintendo stock?

 

[sinonobu]

Wait people were disappointed? Just what were you expecting?

Switch Taiko and Tales of. Bamco announced those back in January and we still haven't got ANY info. Funny thing is that they are supposed to release by this FY.

 

[Owari]

one big game announcement

PSO2

 

[Pineapple]

Seriously, Odyssey is shaping up to be everything I wanted - basically "Super Mario 64 2", or a true spiritual successor. We went years without anything coming close to that, and for a while it seemed like Nintendo was going in the opposite direction.

And then we get this game. The beauty, style, innovation, and amount of content...it just looks insane, and every time I see more of it I somehow get even more excited.

 

[tim_pkmn89]

Wait people were disappointed? Just what were you expecting?

Something actually interesting about US/UM

BotW and M&R DLC info

A new game announcement that shocked me

 

[kunonabi]

Switch stuff was underwhelming outside of Mario and Octopath but goddamn are those two titles looking magnificent. Snipperclips update and phantasy star are very welcome though.

Not much of note on 3ds either but a new style savvy, a western release for alliance alive, and a release date for Layton isnt too bad.

Anything else of note on the Japanese steam?

 

[MrT-Tar]

Decent direct in general, but I really hoped for one megaton announcement.

I'm still amazed that the Switch is getting Wolfenstein, but not Okami HD.

 

[Fix-It Felix. Jr.]

This was a pretty solid direct for me. Mostly just got me hyped for games that were already announced.

 

[Brock Reiher]

they didnt talk about virtual console right? dont think you got bingo

They're releasing the Arcade version of Mario Bros.

 

[slit]

Up there with the most disappointing presentations I've ever wasted my time on. A bit melodramatic I know, but I just recently got a Switch. The hell am I supposed to do with this thing besides Zelda?

Maybe you should have waited if nothing else interested you from the games already released.

 

[Cindro]

Mario doesn't even seem real. It's like some ultimate collective fanboy fantasy come to life, evolved, and perfected.

Shook indeed

 

[Dre3001]

This Direct seemed to solidify that Switch will not be getting a Smash Bros port but rather will most likely be getting the sequel to the WiiU/3DS versions.

If a port was coming it would have already been announced. My guess is that they have already begun working on the next Smash for holiday 2018

 

[legend166]

Where's my Stardew Valley at?

 

[The_Lump]

At this point the over hyping and concern trolling that comes with every direct is just kinda sad.

Good Direct. Mario just looks utterly jaw dropping, nice suprise with Doom & Wolfenstein and finally time to start getting hyped for Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Between the nindies and this, Nintendo have done a good job getting set up for a strong holiday season.

 

[Kuosi]

Platino games

I stayed up to watch it because of Kamiya tweet, baited, rip.

 

[thefro]

I'd like more 2018 stuff but that was solid.

Doom/Wolfenstein II is a nice surprise.

Odyssey looks great. XB2 looks interesting even if they spent too much time trying to explain the gameplay systems.

Will download the Octopath demo

 

[Dark_castle]

Project Octopath looks awesome, and Mario.

 

[GamerJM]

That was okay. I'm not like really disappointed or anything but I would have expected a single fairly big new first-party game and that just wasn't there. That being said Nintendo announced enough during the first half of the year for me to be content for now.

Project Octopath looks amazing though, the 3DS Mario Party game looks surprisingly cool, and Kirby/Mario Odyssey/Xenoblade Chronicles 2 look good if not mindblowing imo.

 

[Father_Brain]

That was underwhelming. Guess I got my hopes up too high for Platinum and Smash stuff, not really Nintendo's fault or anything.

 

[Anth0ny]

they didnt talk about virtual console right? dont think you got bingo

it's not called virtual console anymore, but those arcade announcements was basically virtual console.

 

[Igama]

Odyssey always makes me smile and Octopath Traveller looks insane. Man, I really have to buy a Switch lol.

 

[mightynine]

I'm interested in having a crack at VS. Super Mario Bros.

 

[Crayolan]

An announcement of a new first party game would have been nice.

The Mario Party minigame collection technically is a new first party game.

 

[Bronetta]

Great to hear DOOM and Wolfenstein 2 are coming to Switch.

Wonder if they thought about porting Arkabe's recent stuff like Dishonored 2, Death of tje Outsider and Prey. Guess they're more niche compared to DOOM and Wolfenstein 2.

 

[John Petrucci]

one big game announcement

Yep. Something like this would've been nice.

I wasn't fully expecting one or anything considering Nintendo's description of what the Direct would focus on, but I guess I got a bit overhyped by the fact that it was going to be 45 minutes. Figured there very likely could be a big juicy surprise/reveal in there.

Someone questioned whether or not I liked Nintendo games earlier. I certainly do. I just don't like Splatoon or Arms, and I've played MK8 to my heart's content on Wii U. I'd just like to hear more about new big time games outside of Odyssey, which does look awesome.

 

[Nameless]

I'm legitimately hyped for Mario now. Customization, photo mode, plus the visual and gameplay variety are insane.

 

[Vanguard771]

Octopath traveler looks soooo good.

 

[Robiin]

I just really wish they would come out and say what they are doing with Smash. New game, port with or without additions, remake, Melee HD, whatever. I play Smash 4 daily still, I would just like to know when I can unplug my Wii U.

Otherwise good direct.

 

[Plum]

I'd give it a 7/10. Could have trimmed some Xenoblade fat, bit of concern about the lack of any media or online app news, but it was a fun time nonetheless. DOOM and Wolfestein 2 are the biggest megatons for me; I thought at the very most we'd be getting DOOM and Wolfenstein 1 maybe but not those two. I'll be double dipping on both if they're not terrible ports.

 

[DeuceGamer]

One of the most interesting aspects was Tencent bringing the MOBA game to Switch.

 

[Scrawnton]

Where's my Stardew Valley at?

They've gone silent after submitting for certification a few weeks ago.

 

[ghibli99]

Wonder if that MOBA will be F2P?

An announcement of a new first party game would have been nice.

I was really hoping for Animal Crossing, but I guess I'll just have to make due with New Leaf a while longer.

 

[Zedark]

What a great direct! XBC2 stuff was a great explanation, and a great date for me, Skyrim fits neatly in between SMO and XBC2 too! Octopath Traveler looks good, can't wait to try out the demo tomorrow. SMO was... yeah, it's time for October 27th to come.

Legit surprised to see both Doom and Wolfenstein II come to Switch, really interested to see how well they stack up to the XB1/PS4 versions! Dragon Quest Builders seems like a great fit for Switch. That Tencent game (lol sorry) should be a really big deal too, big get for Switch. Still no Platinum

All in all great direct. The only thing lacking is first party content, strangely enough. Still only one first party title for H1 2018 confirmed, the Kirby game. Is there another moment to expect them to lay out first party for 2018? Maybe a January direct?

 

[Asd202]

Anyone find it weird that L.A Norie was just art when the game releases in 2 months.

 

[Tabasco]

I think my hopes were too high for an Odyssey collector's edition.

Red joycon isn't good enough for me.

 

[Merchandise]

-No updates at all about the system itself or OS
-No VC
-No new game announcements (don't @ me - ports of old stuff or pseudo-indies aren't new games ^_^)
-Boring as hell Xenoblade block
-No Platinum (even though I don't particularly care about it)
-No Smash

1/10

 

[Allan Holdsworth]

Dissapointed about that Kirby multiplayer 3DS game... thought it would be something like Four Swords/Triforce Heroes.

Switch stuff was underwhelming outside of Mario and Octopath but goddamn are those two titles looking magnificent. Snipperclips update and phantasy star are very welcome though.

Not much of note on 3ds either but a new style savvy, a western release for alliance alive, and a release date for Layton isnt too bad.

Anything else of note on the Japanese steam?

Dillon Rolling Western 3.

 

[pariah164]

they didnt talk about virtual console right? dont think you got bingo

I figured that Arcade thing was close enough.

Spoiler

I'm not salty my 'guaranteed' row didn't pan out. No, not at all.

 

[DrROBschiz]

Octopath Traveler was my highlight!

Gimme dat demo

 

[Rayis]

Swole Dedede and Swimsuit Mario should be added to that videogame daddies thread

 

[devonodev]

Worst part of the Direct for me is no Mario Party Switch. That game has always been about local multiplayer on the same TV for me, get it working with joycons and it would have been perfect.

Mario looks amazing though.

 

[jmizzal]

Wait people were disappointed? Just what were you expecting?

They were expect 5 new unnannounced 1st party games

Nintendo was not going to announce a bunch of huge games right before their Fall line up comes out, we go through this every year with people in the Sept Direct lol

 

[cheez124]

When during the direct did they mention Smash Bros? I see people talking about it, guess I must've missed it

 

[Kyzer]

it's not called virtual console anymore, but those arcade announcements was basically virtual console.

how do you know this? by that logic virtual console already launched with neo geo

 

[AlexFlame116]

I feel like they could have announced one "big new game announcement" and some of y'all still would have complained that it wasn't the one you wanted.

 

[chrisPjelly]

6/10
Good thing I didn't fall for the hype like some of the people here.
I'm mainly impressed by the amount of western 3rd party support here. Doom and Wolfenstein 2 are mindblowing.
Only thing I REALLY didn't like was the amount of time dedicated towards Xenoblade 2. The new mechanics are cool, and I'm genuinely interested in the new lore, but ffs don't put the tutorial in the trailer. Also, the more they reveal about the game, the worse the game looks. Sooooo many clashing artstyles. It looks like they just got some doujin artist to design the main protags and nobody else. The townsfolk and more mature characters have normal proportions and more grounded shading.

 

[ScaryShark]

Anyone find it weird that L.A Norie was just art when the game releases in 2 months.

That's on Rockstar. They haven't released anything from it yet.