I predict the following.
USA
- An exact release date for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
- A Pokemon X/Y Bundle.
- A final look at Mario & Luigi: Dream Team which shows off a new area in the game.
- An exact release date for Mario Party for the 3DS along with a final title for it.
- Localization for that Mario AR Picture APP, Denpa Men 3, and the AR Chibi Robo title.
- A trailer of "hot upcoming third party 3DS games that includes Senran Kagura Burst, Etrian Odyssey Untold, and others.
- A little bit about the Streetpass Plaza titles and the Streetpass Relay.
- A confirmation on unified accounts/miiverse 3DS that says "Winter."
- A small look at Wonderful 101, Wii Fit U, Wii Party U, and the White Deluxe sets.
- Some kind of Virtual Console Announcement for the Wii U. Most likely Sega Genesis titles.
Well, that's my predictions. There you go.
This was a good solid Direct. Nothing mind blowing, sure, but we got dates of upcoming games, we got new details about the games. We got an indie sizzle reel. We got some coll Animal Crossing tie ins. We got a new Nintendo IP. We got Luigi in Smash Bros
What's not to like?
GAF demands a new Monolithsoft RPG to be announced at the conclusion of every Nintendo Direct.The amount of whining and outright delusions coming with each direct is hilarious.
Because they REALLY need to do something more than re-presenting the same, tired info that got no one excited the first time around. Fans want to be shocked and amazed by new announcements, it's what we like. ND is the perfect place to do that.
Nintendo alone have this amazing (and, at this point, completely undeserved) ND hype train fan base waiting for any crumbs that might surprise us... and they squander that hype every time. It's obvious we're all waiting on something to bring us back into the fold, to make us rush out to throw money at Nintendo, yet they continue to disappoint rather than just hold off on these until they can throw something previously unannounced out there. It's just not worth it at this point...
I'm out, no more of these. I'll just wait until I see GAF servers down, then I'll know it was real news.
This is not what NDs are for. You are 100% to blame for your mismanaged expectations. Nintendo does not talk about games beyond the quarter they are releasing in, unless it's a tentpole announcement Direct around E3 or something like that. This is a maintenance Direct, there is no obligation to meet the ridiculous hype applied by crazy people with no sense of reality.
Don't know how people are disappointed. You got to hear Iwata say Australia in seemingly an Australian accent. http://youtu.be/Ctvuh2laNcM?t=12m35s
stop its going to be amazing
mediocre at worst
Mirroring what Kyon said previously, I think we have a much better chance now that it has been announced for PC. Still, you never know.
I'd like to agree with you on XI for the 3DS, but SE still hasn't announced a localization for DQVII remake, and I feel like that's one they'll skip.
I'd take it sub or no. I just want it.
North America one was poo, Europe and Japan had the better directs. We didn't get a solid WW release date or indie reel . Best thing we got was the announcement of the Wonderful 101 direct.
He'll be back on Friday
After the terrible sales news last week you figure they would at least make a half hearted effort to impress people. Like N64 games coming to the Wii U's virtual console. Oh well
I'll take a firmware update at this rate. Where is my second summer update at?
While I am disappointed in no news for Super Mario 3D World and Donkey Kong, nobody should have expected any new significant news since they said it was just a Direct focused on 2013 games.
It would be like expecting a new game announcement at the Wonderful 101 Direct.
It would be like expecting a new game announcement at the Wonderful 101 Direct.
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23:00 The presentation has started. Iwata is decked out in traditional warrior clothes. Borrowed from Koei. Starting with Nobunaga's Ambition 3DS.
23:02 Improve your skills in battle. Play multiple scenarios. StreetPass, SpotPass. Nobunaga 3DS 9/19, 5040 yen.
23:04 Metal Max 4: Moonlight Diva. Young boy Hinata stars. Joins a singer.
23:05 Tank battles. Anime voice actors. Metal Max 4 3DS 11/7, 6980 yen.
23:06 Puzzle & Dragons Z now, ported from smart devices. Match puzzle blocks to attack. New puzzle piece feature. Trade monsters, StreetPass. Puz-Dra Z 3DS Winter 2013.
23:07 Hatsune Miku Project Mirai 2 has new hair and costume customizations. New voices. 11/28, 6279 yen.
23:09 Sonic Lost World now. Control Sonic more freely. 3 adjustable speeds.
23:10 Sonic Lost World Wii U 10/24, 7329 yen. 3DS 10/24, 5229 yen. Remote control data exchange.
23:12 One Piece 3DS now. Go fishing, fight enemies together w/ friends. 11/21, 5980 yen. One Piece special edition 3DS LL sets. Luffy Red & Chopper Pink 11/21, 25,980 yen. Special edition pre-orders start soon.
23:13 Epic Mickey 2 features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and other forgotten characters.
23:15 Epic Mickey 2 Wii U 9/26, 6090 yen. 3DS sidescroller 9/26, 5040 yen.
23:16 Monster Hunter Frontier Online G Wii U now. Over 100 monster types. 1000s of weapons.
23:17 MH Frontier G free to play to hunter rank 2. 60-day beginner's pack avail. 12/11.
23:18 Demae-can food delivery service starts on Wii U tomorrow, 8/8.
23:19 Rayman Legends Wii U now. Choose any world to play. Rayman action variety.
23:20 Mario & Luigi costumes for Rayman and friends. Legends 10/17. Wii Fit U 10/31.
23:21 Art Academy Sketch, a portion of the full game for Miiverse posting, on Wii U following this presentation for 400 yen. Full game coming later.
23:23 Wii Karaoke U free day on August 10th.
23:24 Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Shadow Triforce in the logo. Other world's Triforce.
23:25 Link turns into a drawing, travels between light/dark worlds. Ganon long-sealed, takes place in the distant future from LTTP. Different Link from LTTP.
23:26 Zelda: A Link Between Worlds coming early 2014. Wind Waker HD now.
23:27 Collect items, solve puzzles. Upgraded graphics. Events, WW controls tuned.
23:28 Zelda WW HD 9/26, 5985 yen.
23:29 Year of Luigi TV commercial w/ Luigi's Mansion 2, M&LRPG4, NSLU starts tomorrow.
23:30 Smash Bros. Wii U & 3DS screenshots w/ Luigi. SMB2 (Lost Levels) Wii U VC today.
23:31 Mario Golf: World Tour 3DS delayed to 2014. Iwata apologizes.
23:32 Darumeshi Sports Shop, 3DS DL title. Multiple sports mini-games on sale.
23:33 Batting, catching, bat lathing, etc. Unlock buyable games/discounts through play.
23:34 Negotiate prices w/ Darumeshi. Available following presentation.
23:35 Daigasso Band Bros. now. Multiplayer on per-instrument basis, 72 types.
23:37 Take your picture and apply it to an in-game singer. Auto-tune voice with chart. Become a Producer and a Professional in Daigasso Band Bros. P for 3DS.
23:38 Become a Producer and a Professional in Daigasso Band Bros. P for 3DS.
23:39 Trailers available on eShop. Next: Animal Crossing news.
23:39 Animal Crossing Community on Miiverse.
23:41 Animal Crossing Wara-Wara Plaza on Wii U. Screenshot, QR code management.
23:42 Post your animals to Miiverse. Animal Crossing Plaza free following presentation, for a limited time only.
23:43 Wonderful 101 Direct on 8/9 at 11 pm, Japan Time. The presentation is now over.
I see some posters talking about this, but is there some confirmation that Nintendo will host something before TGS starts?Isn't the Fall Nintendo Conference next month? Last year, it took place on September 13th.
Borin' stuff. Animal Crossing Plaza reeked a little too much of nervous dad like desperation. "You enjoyed that one with the bugs and the debts so much on your 3DS-adoodle... so maybe...hmmm? HMMMM?!"
Wonder how that summer updates going too with one month left.
Give me Bayonetta 2 demo when I buy TW101.
Borin' stuff. Animal Crossing Plaza reeked a little too much of nervous dad like desperation. "You enjoyed that one with the bugs and the debts so much on your 3DS-adoodle... so maybe...hmmm? HMMMM?!"
Wonder how that summer updates going too with one month left.
Also not all the Triforce shards are in the ocean in the original WW, there are a few that are in chests.
This directs further prove the superiority of NoE in relation to NoA.
Also I want the Korg thing for my 3DS now.
I guarantee there will be those among us expecting game announcements on Friday.
the entire miiverse concept was strongly associated with animal crossing from the very start. i don't see how on earth you could be interpreting some form of desperation out of this announcement.
God Forbid Nintendo offer people things they like for free...so sad and desperate.
Well that was disappointing.
Nothing about Tropical Freeze or SM3DWorld, the two games that will almost certainly outsell WWHD. Hell that was one of the reasons people used to justify DKTF being worked on by Retro as opposed to either Metroid or a brand new IP because of pure selling power, yet in a direct specifically for titles coming out this year there was nothing >_<
Only could watch the NA stream but from the discussion here it sounds like the EU and JP didn't have anything about them either.
What was the point of specifically mentioning Rayman Legends?
Yet nothing about other arguably more important 3rd party titles like Watch_Dogs, which we haven't even seen a thing about the WiiU version apart from a tweet saying it's better than the PS360 version. Not even a mention of Blacklist as well which comes out this month.
Nintendo sometimes i swear..... -_-
I can think of 160,000 reasons in the last 3 months that say they should do something MASSIVELY different, and given the audience these Directs attract there's no better place to start.
Are NDs for people who have some nostalgia with Nintendo, but are currently disillusioned with them? Are they for people who are marginally interested in purchasing a Wii U, but Nintendo hasn't shown them anything that will make them purchase it?
Wii Fit U is coming sooner than expected to Japan.
Covers upcoming games of 2013, so unlikely there will be any new announcements.
Amusingly, Europe only got SMB2you got super mario bros. 3.
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