ElBoxyBrown
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I need to see some ARMS gameplay without the motion controls and I need to see some high level ARMS.
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Nintendo Direct on April 12 (3PM PT, Switch/3DS, mainly Splarms)
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Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule
Member
Nintendo please show us at least 5 new characters for ARMS or i'll be dissappointed, real talk.
casey_contra
Member
Perfect time to announce Spring Man and Inkling for Smash!
It would be funny if they showed a Spring Man and New Inkling amiibo, but with the smash stand underneath. Stealth announcement.
It would be funny if they showed a Spring Man and New Inkling amiibo, but with the smash stand underneath. Stealth announcement.
RPGCrazied
Member
Not interested in those games, any chance at a game reveal? Really don't want to watch if all it is, is these 2 games.
Too soon for FE:W. Also I believe virtual console will come 2nd half of 2017.
We have to be getting the release date for at least Arms, right? It's supposed to come out in "Spring" and we're well on our way into that season.
Some more characters would be nice too. Every new fighting game at launch needs at least 8 characters at launch so people don't say that the roster is smaller than the cast of Street Fighter 2.
Some more characters would be nice too. Every new fighting game at launch needs at least 8 characters at launch so people don't say that the roster is smaller than the cast of Street Fighter 2.
While some services games actually do grow significantly post launch just to keep up updates, assuming Nintendo takes a more historical approach, that would actually be what I was referring to.
Making new games would presumably take more staff than just updating the existing one unless they take a new age approach.
Alcotholic
Banned
Spl2n
Jaded Alyx
Member
Well the Fire Emblem Direct wasn't that long ago.
Little Monser
Banned
Being slain by ARMS...
being pessimistic about a potential certified slay?
gurl pls...
OrbitalBeard
Member
I predict a number of GAF posts complaining about how 3DS took up too much Direct time. And I might be one of them lol
Father_Brain
Banned
Finally. I wasn't expecting too many new first-party announcements before E3, so the focus makes sense, but we're definitely overdue for a post-launch Direct.
My predictions:
Arms: release date (late may, early June), 4 player FFA, story mode intro
Splatoon 2: release date (late July, early August), new testfire date, new maps and clothing abilities, new mode
Other: VC for NES and SNES (previous games from Wii U and 3DS carries over for small fee), 3ds Fire Emblem and Pikmin games, build hype for E3
Arms: release date (late may, early June), 4 player FFA, story mode intro
Splatoon 2: release date (late July, early August), new testfire date, new maps and clothing abilities, new mode
Other: VC for NES and SNES (previous games from Wii U and 3DS carries over for small fee), 3ds Fire Emblem and Pikmin games, build hype for E3
Inferno313
Banned
They confirmed that the announced characters are just a "portion" of the final roster.
FWIW, the April 2013 Direct revealed Mario Party 3DS, Yoshi's New Island, and A Link Between Worlds. That was just a general Direct, though, not one focused on specific games. So I think we could see one or two megatons, but I'm setting my expectations a bit lower, like, hoping for one new game announcement, which seems very possible given that this is usually the case in Directs (though game-focused Directs usually don't necessarily feature a new game announcement - but rather than a game-focused Direct this seems to be a mostly two game-focused Direct with at least one other confirmed aspect (3DS games) so I'm keeping my hopes up at least for one new game).
Deadpool_X
Banned
Happy Birthday to me, I suppose.
The real birthday present will be VC news and an announcement that all Wii U/3DS VC games are transferable for free.
The real birthday present will be VC news and an announcement that all Wii U/3DS VC games are transferable for free.
Pokemon will get its own Direct when -if- it is announced.
Vyse The Legend
Member
I'd say Fire Emblem Echoes, which comes out in May (US/EU) and April (JP) is far more likely to lead the 3DS segment than Ever Oasis or Pikmin.
This is what happens when Nintendo explicitly mentions 'main focus on Arms and Splatoon 2'. 90%+ of this list won't happen, even at E3 alot won't be mentioned.
Prepare to be disappointed.
esmith08734
Member
I don't see Smash getting shown. I suspect it will be shown and be fully playable at E3. I think this will be focused on Splatoon 2 and ARMS only because they won't get much attention at E3. Get all the information out for them - announce they're playable at E3 and that's that.
ghostwritingduck
Member
Arms needs a demo. I'm not really interested based on video, but I'd give it a shot and an open mind if I could try it for myself.
You say that, but ORAS wasn't even announced in a Direct. They just spat out a random announcement video on a random Wednesday in May.
Don't try and put logic to Pokémon reveals
The Horror the horror
Banned
I'm not sold on Arms.
I need more details.
I need more details.
esmith08734
Member
I've got some good news then..
I'd imagine that The Pokémon Company would want to reveal that in a separate Pokémon Direct (assuming that Stars is actually a thing), but we're cutting it pretty close to E3. Either that or a random reveal like OR/AS.
Either way, I'd be legit surprised if we got Pokémon news in this Direct.
cireza
Member
Did you ever happen to make a mistake in your life ?
Pretty sure that you could guess by yourself that I was referring to Mario Kart. But that's the internet here, so you must not wait a single second before being unpleasant.
Skittzo0413
Member
Yeah, true. It's just that they've been few and far between over the last couple years. Or at least seemed that way to me.
It was just a weird feeling I had, based on little to no evidence probably.
Anyway I keep forgetting how close we are to E3. March was such a great launch month.
sixteen-bit
Member
I hope we finally get a release date for ARMS. That game looks so fun.
Holy shit lmao reading this than the original thread is funny. Second post
Colonel Mustard
Banned
Arms May release, Splatoon 2 in June is my bet!
Probably zero. E3 is in June though. I'd expect them both there.
Probably zero. E3 is in June though. I'd expect them both there.
Even though there will be a focus on Splatoon and ARMS, there will be other things. I think people are just trying to prepare themselves so expect some updates for previously announced titles beyond those two.
Most of us were already thinking May for ARMS. But with Splatoon 2 getting a fair bit of focus in this Direct, I wouldn't be surprised if Splatoon 2 ended up coming out in June. Though to my knowledge, there was a listing saying that Splatoon 2 was gonna be in the 2nd half of 2017, so July could be a possibility.
mocolostrocolos
Member
I'm really hoping we get one.
Well, they specifically said that the Direct is "mainly focused" on ARMS and Splatoon 2, so I guess there's a small chance that they could also talk about just about any game.