New Ninty Direct

Mr E · 29-05-2015 5:23pm

Japan-centric Direct on Sunday, 7pm Japan time (6am here, by my calculation)
Announcing Wii U/3DS releases in Japan for the Summer. Might get some surprises, you'd never know.

http://ie.ign.com/articles/2015/05/29/japan-centric-nintendo-direct-airing-this-weekend

Gunmonkey · 29-05-2015 9:31pm

Been all but confirmed Fire Emblem iF will be part of it, as its out late in the Summer in Japan.

CastorTroy · 29-05-2015 10:01pm

Trying to remember, was the e3 direct region specific, or was there just the American one?

CiDeRmAn · 31-05-2015 5:57pm

New Chibi Robo!
Woo hop!

Gunmonkey · 01-06-2015 3:49pm

New Micro Direct hit America today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5kXsTAUEHw

Big news is Splatoon update of Ranked Battles, new weapon and map hitting later today (probably 3 or 4 in the morning due to 'Murica time).

Chibi-Robo news
Mario & Sonic at 2016 Olympics (it has soccer, volleyball and rugby.... could it be actual fun?)
New Dr.Mario in 2 weeks
Bravely Second out 2016

Other stuff I cant remember

Machismo Fan · 01-06-2015 8:09pm

I love how only Nintendo are like "Hey there's this previously unannounced Dr Mario game we made, you can get it next week" or "Remember those Splatoon maps we promised? The first one is out today!". It's really pretty cool. Not to mention the whole random mini out of nowhere Direct.

CastorTroy · 01-06-2015 8:57pm

And just over 2 weeks before E3.

Corholio · 10-11-2015 4:32pm

safetyboy · 10-11-2015 5:01pm

Hope there are new Splatoon maps.

Mr E · 10-11-2015 5:10pm

Hope there are new games.

sligeach · 10-11-2015 5:13pm

It's about time. We haven't heard from Nintendo since E3 and that was nearly 5 months ago. The last real Direct was over 7 months ago. I want to see new, proper Wii U games. I don't want to see or hear a thing about those awful games, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash or Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival. I don't want to hear about Xenoblade Chronicles X either. Though I'm very much looking forward to it, we know enough about it already. This better be good after beng silent for so long. They owe us big time. Some new footage of Zelda U would be nice as well.

Oh and Nintendo said there were games coming out for Wii U before the end of the year that haven't been announced yet. They're cutting it fine but now would be the time for information. I would think they'll be eShop only as something would have leaked and it's too close to Christmas to start printing.

iamtony · 10-11-2015 5:14pm

Mr E wrote: »

Hope there are new games.

I like the message saying nothing about mobile or nx. Kind of telling us not to expect much!

iamtony · 10-11-2015 5:22pm

sligeach wrote: »

It's about time. We haven't heard from Nintendo since E3 and that was nearly 5 months ago. The last real Direct was over 7 months ago. I want to see new, proper Wii U games. I don't want to see or hear a thing about those awful games, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash or Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival. I don't want to hear about Xenoblade Chronicles X either. Though I'm very much looking forward to it, we know enough about it already. This better be good after beng silent for so long. They owe us big time. Some new footage of Zelda U would be nice as well.

Oh and Nintendo said there were games coming out for Wii U before the end of the year that haven't been announced yet. They're cutting it fine but now would be the time for information. I would think they'll be eShop only as something would have leaked and it's too close to Christmas to start printing.

Yes I really don't think they have any aces up their sleeves for Xmas I'm not expecting much at all.
In regards to such a long break from the directs I can understand with the main host of the direct Dying an all.

Corholio · 10-11-2015 5:52pm

It will be pretty interesting to see if they make even a passing mention to the NX. I don't even think we have heard anyone from Nintendo say the word 'NX' right, like on video etc? It's just been press releases and online/press interviews they have mentioned it, could be wrong about that.

I think it might be too close to Christmas to expect anything big but the new president said there will be previously unannounced games, so will be interesting to see what those are.

sligeach · 10-11-2015 5:58pm

Corholio wrote: »

It will be pretty interesting to see if they make even a passing mention to the NX. I don't even think we have heard anyone from Nintendo say the word 'NX' right, like on video etc? It's just been press releases and online/press interviews they have mentioned it, could be wrong about that.

I think it might be too close to Christmas to expect anything big but the new president said there will be previously unannounced games, so will be interesting to see what those are.

"Please note that the presentation will not feature any updates on NX and mobile."

http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/11-12-2015/

Corholio · 10-11-2015 6:02pm

sligeach wrote: »

"Please note that the presentation will not feature any updates on NX and mobile."

http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/11-12-2015/

Ah didn't see that.

sligeach · 11-11-2015 1:46am

Not surprising but The Land of The Rising Sun just had it confirmed that they're having their Direct at the same time as us. It'll be hosted by Morimoto again and will focus on Wii U and 3DS titles released by the end of Spring next year.

sligeach · 11-11-2015 1:56am

Nintendo Direct Predictions - Discussion (November 2015)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTLUnuHSQ3Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTLUnuHSQ3Y

I agree with a lot of their predctions. They forgot about Metroid Prime: Federation Force. I think we might get Pikmin 4. I also think Zelda U may have moved to NX exclusively though they won't talk about that until E3 next year.

pasta-solo · 12-11-2015 9:27pm

Can tonight's Direct be streamed on the Wii U itself or just from a particular website? Never been free for a live one before!

sligeach · 12-11-2015 10:46pm

pasta-solo wrote: »

Can tonight's Direct be streamed on the Wii U itself or just from a particular website? Never been free for a live one before!

I don't know about the other regions but the UK is Twitch only. And watching Twitch on the Wii U is a major pain in the @rse. I'll fetch the links in a bit. Why Nintendo had to do that I'll never understand. Youtube is so much easier. I'm trying not to get excited. It always ends badly.

Actually, you should be able to watch it from your Wii U here:

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Misc-/Nintendo-Direct/Latest-Nintendo-Direct/Nintendo-Direct-698557.html

Here's the Twitch link:

http://www.twitch.tv/nintendouk

pasta-solo · 12-11-2015 11:02pm

Yusss! Missed twilight princess on gamecube and wii, delighted with the hd remaster!

And new Zelda! Next years gonna be great!

sligeach · 12-11-2015 11:09pm

The worst kept secret has been confirmed. I hate how amiibo are in everything though. I despise them.

Mr E · 12-11-2015 11:15pm

Web Portal for SMM?? Why not put that in the flippin' game?

ERG89 · 12-11-2015 11:19pm

Day 1 data packs & shìtty micro-transactions games

sligeach · 12-11-2015 11:24pm

Started great with Twilight Princess but has gone $h1t€. There better be new announcements before the end. TP HD while great, it's a HD remake of a game I've already played and finished with yet more SCamiibo.

pasta-solo · 12-11-2015 11:27pm

Why wait until February for the classic pokemon on virtual console??? Should have been a "released after the presentation" announcement.

sligeach · 12-11-2015 11:30pm

Have zero interest in anything Pokemon related.

Mr E · 12-11-2015 11:34pm

Starfox Zero in April 2016, and horrible controls seem intact. Sigh.

pasta-solo · 12-11-2015 11:35pm

Was it just me, or did he make it sound like they were un-delaying Starfox???

ERG89 · 12-11-2015 11:36pm

FFS Fire Emblem isn't even out & they are flogging us dlc

Pikachu was obese in red/blue O_O

sligeach · 12-11-2015 11:36pm

Good God, 5 months since E3 and they're still talking about games we already know about.

F*** off SCamiibo.

sligeach · 12-11-2015 11:39pm

Shibata shouldn't be presenting Directs. His English and pronunciation are awful.

Mr E · 12-11-2015 11:42pm

I think he's fine. English isn't his native language and I can understand him perfectly.

Ol' Donie · 12-11-2015 11:45pm

sligeach wrote: »

Shibata shouldn't be presenting Directs. His English and pronunciation are awful.

One of the lesser concerns.

Hate to be negative, maybe I'm just falling out of love with this stuff, but it all feels so samey.

Want new Zelda WiiU. Will buy TP. Didn't see anything else at all that I can see myself playing.

sligeach · 12-11-2015 11:47pm

Do not want Cloud in Smash Bros. It's the same story as Snake. When was the last time we got a true Final Fantasy on a Nintendo console? The SNES.

Well thank God I didn't get excited before the Direct because that was awful. 1 new game, if you can call it that. It's a remake and not graphically pleasing either with yet more SCamiibo attached.

Star Lord · 12-11-2015 11:47pm

That tiny tease of Zelda U was unfair, but good to see it's still on track for 2016.

Cantstandsya · 12-11-2015 11:47pm

One last trailer...

Stars pass by, what could this be? Hmmm, Starfox already announced, could it be... Metroid??

"NEW SMASH BROTHERS CHARACTER!!!"

FFS... that was a big pile of nothing. I'll grab Twilight Princess but it seems like Nintendo have given up until NX. Fair enough I suppose given the Wii U's sales.

murphyebass · 12-11-2015 11:48pm

Mr E wrote: »

Starfox Zero in April 2016, and horrible controls seem intact. Sigh.

I am genuinely excited about a new Starfox fan.

I'm a HUGE fan of the n64 iteration but I couldn't agree with your sigh more.

Please Nintendo please do not **** this up with motion control or the gamepad.

Just give it offscreen play and that's it. Focus on the game.

Andrew76 · 12-11-2015 11:50pm

Mr E wrote: »

I think he's fine. English isn't his native language and I can understand him perfectly.

They should have a native English speaker present them for this region imo.

Xenoblade and Bravely Default were the highlights for me anyway.

pasta-solo · 12-11-2015 11:50pm

Suprised there was no Minecraft! Aside from that, looking forward to Twilight Princess, but not a lot else there that was exciting. The sooner the NX arrives, the better.

Ace Attorney · 12-11-2015 11:51pm

looking forward to TP HD and at least we know the new zelda game is still confirmed for the wii u. Not sure about anything else tho, xenoblade looks good but couldnt get into the 3ds one so i doubt ill be buying it. Half tempted by hyrule warriors legends but already got the other one for wii u. glad triforce heros and splatoon are getting updates too!

johnpatrick81 · 12-11-2015 11:53pm

That Wipeout ripoff looks tasty, out in a couple of weeks too!

CastorTroy · 12-11-2015 11:57pm

Definitely getting Typoman. And out next week

Machismo Fan · 13-11-2015 3:43am

I didn't really expect any new big announcements - Star Fox and Zelda U were meant to be 2015's big releases and when they got pushed Nintendo could hardly just magic big AAA titles from thin air (and considering a third party is handling Twilight Princess instead of in house with EAD (who did Wind Waker HD) all available hands are probably on deck for Zelda U).

I think there's a lot to look forward to though, particularly on the 3DS side with Yo-Kai Watch, Happy Home Designer, Fire Emblem, Triforce Heroes, Mario and Luigi x Paper Mario, Final Fantasy Explorers, Bravely Second, a new Langrisser, two Dragon Quests, Terraria, Mega Man Collection, Sonic Boom and Hyrule Warriors.

And it's not like there's nothing on Wii U with Xenoblade, Star Fox, Pokken, Minecraft: Story Mode, Twilight Princess, Mighty No. 9, continued DLC for existing games, and eventually Zelda U.

Not to mention Nintendo's ever expanding Indie support. And that Midgar Smash stage looks awesome.

Mr E · 13-11-2015 9:40am

If Paper Jam Mario is another 50 hour game like the last one, I'll be very happy.

WeleaseWoderick · 13-11-2015 10:13am

Reading a lot of complaints on other sites that Twilight Princess doesn't look much better in HD. Not sure what stream people were watching as to my eyes, it was a significant improvement over the SD version.

Also really liking the look of Starfox. Looking forward to a shooter that isn't about constantly leveling up and customization for the sake of it.

sligeach · 13-11-2015 10:48am

I too have been reading a lot of complaints about TP HD and I can kind of see where people are coming from.

Those spires on top of the towers look awful. Nearly look like they're from the N64. I don't think the improvements look nearly as good as the other Zelda remakes. And that's the thing, for it to look really good it would a tonne of work, it's not worth the money in Nintendo's eyes. I think it looks alright, nothing special. The character models seem to have had the most improvement. I'm more annoyed that amiibo are in nearly every game now. They're Trojan horse DLC. I cannot state enough how much I despise them.

Myrddin · 13-11-2015 11:00am

sligeach wrote: »

more SCamiibo.

sligeach wrote: »

F*** off SCamiibo.

sligeach wrote: »

more SCamiibo attached.

sligeach wrote: »

I hate how amiibo are in everything though. I despise them.

sligeach wrote: »

I cannot state enough how much I despise them.

Actually, you can.

sligeach · 13-11-2015 11:04am

Still not enough.

WeleaseWoderick · 13-11-2015 12:03pm

sligeach wrote: »

I too have been reading a lot of complaints about TP HD and I can kind of see where people are coming from.

Those spires on top of the towers look awful. Nearly look like they're from the N64. I don't think the improvements look nearly as good as the other Zelda remakes. And that's the thing, for it to look really good it would a tonne of work, it's not worth the money in Nintendo's eyes. I think it looks alright, nothing special. The character models seem to have had the most improvement. I'm more annoyed that amiibo are in nearly every game now. They're Trojan horse DLC. I cannot state enough how much I despise them.

I would say that the screenshot is that bad due to the poor quality of the underlying assets as opposed to an issue with the HD upgrade. The SD version of that same section of footage looks significantly worse.

As you said though, it's not worth Nintendo's time or money to go back and change stuff like this.

Not sure I'll pick up the game regardless but the limited edition version does look pretty cool.

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