DragonSworne
Banned
This is a reaction to the negative reaction last year, surely.
They know that if they announce a direct, people will get hyped. They have nothing to fulfil that hype. If a bunch of spinoffs were received so poorly last year, this year would be a wipeout of negative impressions. Better to just cancel the direct and bury the bad news on a sleepy thursday in May.
This allows them to:
-Have a day of Zelda, which is, in essence, pre-announcement NX hype building, as that's the key launch title
-Spend two days at Treehouse showing off their smaller stuff (Color splash etc)
-Use youtube and twitter to get the typical trailers out
I for one am relieved we won't have the build-up and crash of last year's direct. And no shitty 'hype train image' threads this year either.
The negative impressions made by this will be fleeting, and the second Nintendo reveals the NX with its software they will be erased. This isn't a big deal, and it's Nintendo making a good decision. Better to admit it's not your time that pretend it is and be shown up for a fool.
EDIT: Humourously, as I'm on a Zelda blackout I'll barely be able to see anything from Nintendo.
Nintendo isn't doing any of that. Literally it's all Zelda. Treehouse stream is Zelda, the only game at the show floor is Zelda. It's just Zelda, Zelda, Zelda.