Except I'm not sure if TPC would want to share the reveal of Stars with info on ARMS, assuming that Stars is even real.
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Detective GAF uncovers evidence of imminent Nintendo Direct as soon as next week
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This seems like the most likely scenario.
IF Arms was getting its own Direct, they would of saved Helix
We already have job listings that point towards Game Freak eventually making the switch, so it's more of a when than an if.
That actually makes the most sense.
Okami Haundo
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I agree with this. Up until last night I would have thought that the BoTW DLC would get detailed in a Direct. That they were willing to just announce it outside of one tells me that they're open to doing so with other titles.
Dark Cloud
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The 4DS of course.
Oh I was just joking. I wasn't calling out your comment lol
Okami Haundo
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Neuromancer
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Spyder_Monkey
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People keep saying Pokemon stars will be announced at E3, but has Nintendo every announced a Pokemon game at E3?
I know Pokemon is big in the west too but E3 is way more western focused, Pokemon games are usually announced by the Pokemon company or Nintendo Directs.
I feel like a ND before E3 would be the way they announce it, of course it will get its first western hands on and gameplay at E3 but the announcement will come sooner.
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I see Dystify posted the proof to my question on the other page, its never happened
I know Pokemon is big in the west too but E3 is way more western focused, Pokemon games are usually announced by the Pokemon company or Nintendo Directs.
I feel like a ND before E3 would be the way they announce it, of course it will get its first western hands on and gameplay at E3 but the announcement will come sooner.
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I see Dystify posted the proof to my question on the other page, its never happened
Graphics Horse
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We'll know in two weeks. I wouldn't stress about it before then
Dark Cloud
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We should know by next Wednesday the latest. Nintendo never announces a Nintendo Direct after Wednesday.
Graphics Horse
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Well one is less than two, so unless you get amnesia or die you'll still know in two weeks.
But CoroCoro will be out in two weeks so it should be clear if there's anything coming by then.
Well to be fair there are lots of way they could get that information: third-party developers, Indies, etc.
However Stars is a first-party title and we all know how secretive Nintendo can be. They would need a direct source inside Nintendo that knows about future titles.
Same, TPC has typically done mainline Pokémon reveals separate from E3. I can't see Stars (if it's real) being any different.
Those were probably Ubisoft leakers, Nintendo first-party leaks are harder.
I don't disagree but their Pokemon Stars report is really really specific.
Graphics Horse
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Even if the rumours were solid at the time the details could still be in flux. MCV talked about Mario and Pokémon coming within 6 months of launch but I doubt either is.
Living the Dream
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Are we actually still not over this yet? Switch is handheld, get over it.
That's because sold and marketed as a console. Stars will be on 3DS.
Pokemon Rangers was revealed in the 2008 direct
Dark Cloud
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Mario may not be coming in 6 months, but it is coming this year and that's about 8-9 months. Also, if you read MCV's entire article it sounds like something that would've made sense with what the Switch is as we know it. It makes the MCV rumor look even more real to me.
I think LKD trusting her sources too much (& in turn, us trusting her) kinda impacted how we see leakers, including actual gaming news sites like Eurogamer.
That said, EG has been on the ball with their Switch reports, so I don't have much reason to doubt them right now. Granted, they're all still rumors, but still. But if their VC or Stars scoops don't pan out, then we can begin to question Eurogamer.
That's not a mainline Pokémon game made by Game Freak.
Graphics Horse
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Sure I wasn't casting doubt on that being real, just pointing out how things can turn out inaccurate even if they were solid at the time.
Okami Haundo
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As someone who doesn't follow the whole Corocoro cycle too closely, what happens on the 13th? Is that when a new issue comes out? Do they ever leak beforehand?
Eurogamer later gave us an update when their NoA sources chimed in (Nintendo decided to move forward with BotW on the Switch's launch around December or so). They would have done the same with Stars if they heard that it would also be 3DS-bound. EG instead doubled down on their earlier Stars report.
paragonpro
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Are we actually still not over this yet? Switch is handheld, get over it.
How about you dont get so needlessly hostile....
Anyway i think what people are saying is that hand held as it may be, it is still an hd system. Most of the ds developers expecially from nintendos first party have little to no experience with hd development which is why i dont suddenly expect a bunch of ds franchises to suddenky make the jump
Interfectum
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Switch is both (aka hybrid) so the rules you are saying Nintendo/Game Freak have don't really apply here. Switch will get a mainline Pokemon game... whether it be Stars or not is debatable though.
It usually leaks from the 9th-12th, i said 13th just to be safe.
Okami Haundo
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They weren't necessarily wrong on that one. That story is from November of last year and they addressed it in this article from January:
What's going on with Zelda: Breath of the Wild's release date?
Fair enough! Thanks for filling me in.
Its also marketed as a handheld. Lol
They were also right about Super Mario Odyssey being nearly finished (as of January).
The update was after to watch Zelda trailer and said that it was because of Europe release and this one could be delayed too. Sorry but I don't believe the source.
Interfectum
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Yup, it's marketed as both.
http://www.nintendo.com/switch/
I think Switch is going to drive the internet, specifically GAF, crazy as this place is obsessed with labels and doesn't understand what to do with a machine that is both a home console and handheld at the same time.
The update article was put up before the Switch Presentation.
MegaManTrigger
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I think this is another instance of where people are reading too much into one small detail, and will inevitably be disappointed when it isn't the case.
True, my fault there, but still sounds me bad.
Mario Odyssey ready to launch in March if Zelda didn't arrive, doesn't make sense. Nintendo must be have schedules to finish games, I don't think that it can have a game in the oven 1 year.
Nintendo already confirmed that Mario was almost done as of January, so it meeting launch wouldn't have been impossible. How they'll spend the extra dev time is beyond me, but I remember hearing that there would have been a demo ready for the press if Odyssey wasn't so far off.
Exterminieren
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We heard shortly after the January reveal that Odyssey was "considerably finished." It wouldn't have been ideal, but it's pretty apparent they had contingencies in place if necessary.
I'm putting money on it being on Switch. There are quite a few clues out there that really really hint at it, and it just makes sense for Nintendo. If they can ramp up production, have a Mario and Pokemon for Christmas, the Switch will sell like fucking crazy.
Skittzo0413
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Yeah, you may be right. With ARMS content releasing in short weekly videos. It's just strange how little we know about the full game still, with review copies being sent out fairly soon.
I thought they had said in interviews that there would be a single player mode. I don't recall us seeing any footage of that (beyond just playing against CPUs).
Yup. GAF is arguing about A and B when the Switch is C. It's so tedious.
How soon are we talking? I get that ARMS is coming out close to E3 (so they'll have to get review copies out a little sooner than usual), but I'm not sure an entire month ahead of time would really be necessary.
Okami Haundo
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Where's the fun if you can't argue that Switch is A or B to fit whatever random argument you're trying to make at the time? /s
Anyway, I really don't think the form factor will keep Game Freak from making a Pokemon game on Switch. Sun/Moon already felt like what I'd expect of a "console" Pokemon game.
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