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Title: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: Shaymin on September 10, 2025, 04:48:00 AM

Been a while since we had one of these on a Friday.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/72410/next-nintendo-direct-to-air-september-12

Nintendo is ready to bring us news Directly again.

A Nintendo Direct has appeared in the Nintendo Today app that will air on Friday (September 12) at 9 a.m. ET, 6 a.m. PT, 1300 UTC, and 10:30 in Newfoundland. The length and scope are currently unknown.

A Direct on a Friday is unusual for Nintendo, but the timing does put it to midnight on September 13 in Japan, which would be the exact 40th anniversary of the release of Super Mario Bros.

UPDATE 9:05am ET: The Direct page is now live and the description indicates "60 minutes on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch games".

Title: Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: broodwars on September 10, 2025, 08:58:32 AM

You have to imagine this is Prime 4's last chance to be a 2025 game.

As for anything else they could show, I don't care about Pokemon anymore and I'm somewhat ambivalent about the usual faces that could show up here. Switch 2 is my Switch 1 machine with better performance so far.

Title: Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: M.K.Ultra on September 10, 2025, 10:27:55 AM

So the rumours were true  :o
I would like a release date for Metroid Prime 4 as that is my next Switch 2 game as of now.
I would also be stoked to hear about a new Fire Emblem.

Title: Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: Ian Sane on September 10, 2025, 11:56:38 AM

If we don't get a release date for Metroid Prime 4 this time I'm going to... well I guess I won't not buy the game because my whole reason for caring is from wanting to play it.  And I'm not going to stop buying Switch 1 games.  I could refuse to buy a Switch 2 but I'm sort of already doing that, not really out of a principle but just a lack of justification for the price tag.

Okay, so there is really nothing I'm willing to do to Nintendo.  But I'll be very mad and will badmouth them on the internet, uh, so there!

Title: Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: Caterkiller on September 10, 2025, 02:08:54 PM

I've found myself in an interesting position since Bananza was announced. I've been waiting so many years for a 3D DK follow up, it has been my number 1 wish since the last days of Space World, E3 and since Directs began. Ridley in Smash was another one of my Jr High wishes finally come true.

So with that said, I just find myself not caring quite as much when Directs get announced. Don't get me wrong, I'm there minute one during every stream but I am coasting on fulfilled dreams right now.

I could go for some Bananza Downloadable Kongtent. But the game is still so fresh I really could wait a good while for that.

I suppose my biggest wishes now are Dixie Kong in Smash, Sonic getting its act together, Star Fox getting its act together, F-Zero, 3rd person Metroid and 3D Yoshi.

I know im going to love Zelda, Prime and Mario. Can't wait to see them but they've never felt like straight up winning the lottery when they come around.

Anyone else find themselves in an odd state of contentment?

@IANSANE - You don’t want to try Donkey Kong? Or have you yet? It’s such a good game and while I don’t know your tastes any longer I think you would absolutely love it. Phooey on that 8.5! That game is a solid 9.99999999 all the way around! And I don’t just say this as Donkey Kong nutcase, it is really a great game!

Title: Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: Ian Sane on September 10, 2025, 02:40:06 PM

Quote from: Caterkiller on September 10, 2025, 02:08:54 PM

@IANSANE - You don’t want to try Donkey Kong? Or have you yet? It’s such a good game and while I don’t know your tastes any longer I think you would absolutely love it. Phooey on that 8.5! That game is a solid 9.99999999 all the way around! And I don’t just say this as Donkey Kong nutcase, it is really a great game!

It looks like a great game but getting a Switch 2 and a copy of the game would cost me $730 CAD.  With the Switch 1 still getting lots of support and the Switch 2 lineup being pretty thin I can't justify that price.  I need multiple games that I can't get on the Switch 1 and a price cut for both the system and games in my country would help a lot too.  I might need a stronger Canadian dollar to get the second part.

Title: Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: Adrock on September 10, 2025, 06:09:27 PM

I like these Nintendo Directs, but I’m not buying any of those games on release day. Still nice to see new games.

For this holiday season, I’m kind of just hoping for a sale of both Breath of the Rain and Tears of the Kingdom so I can take advantage of the improved Switch 2 performance.

Quote from: Ian Sane on September 10, 2025, 02:40:06 PM

I need multiple games that I can't get on the Switch 1 and a price cut for both the system and games in my country would help a lot too.

(https://i.ibb.co/3mXvWFv6/IMG-2898.gif)

For first party Nintendo games, usually like 20% on eShop then whatever you can get at other stores for physical games. The console price isn’t dropping though. After eight and a half years, Nintendo Switch 1 is still rocking its launch price which is wild.

PS5 just got another price hike so I’m probably out on that. Help me, Valve Fremont. You’re my only hope.

EDIT: LOL, I spelled “Fremont” wrong. 🤦‍♀️

Title: Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: Luigi Dude on September 11, 2025, 11:34:47 AM

At an hour long this is the largest Nintendo Direct in history.  Even though the Switch 2 reveal was also an hour, they spent about 10 minutes of that one talking about the hardware.  I doubt they'll be talking about the hardware in this one, so that means we're getting an hour of nothing but games.  Makes all the complaining about the Partner Direct from over a month ago look sillier than it was at the time.  Especially when that Partner Direct was already meatier than most Partner Directs from years earlier.  And now look at that, we're getting a General Direct which is quite a bit meatier than the average General Directs during the Switch 1 era. 

It just shows how many people have terrible memories for anything past a year.  All these treads across the internet and YouTubers rating the first few months and acting like the Switch 2 support is in trouble, when in actual reality this is the strongest support a new Nintendo system has ever had by lightyears.


Anyway, I can't wait to see what Nintendo has in store.  We usually get at least one big announcement for a game that's at least a year away.  Since Donkey Kong was just released I doubt we'll see the next 3D Mario, and it's too early for Zelda.  Even though Sakurai is working on Kirby Air Ride, I do wonder if there's a second team at Bandai Namco doing Smash Bros right now so maybe well could get a trailer for that.  It's been 3 years since Xenoblade 3 so maybe we might get a trailer for Xenoblade 4.  It's also been 3 years since Bayonetta 3, so maybe a Banyonetta 4 trailer could be possible.

Oh yeah and we're 100% getting Prime 4's release date.  Nintendo wouldn't have said the game is still 2025 release date earlier this year if it was getting delayed far out into 2026.  During the Switch era they've been very careful about when they announce release dates and we even know about several games being done almost a year in advance that they sat on to release at the right time.  Worse case scenario is maybe it's February or March of 2026 because they feel the 2025 holiday is getting too crowded, but we're very very close.

Title: Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: Khushrenada on September 12, 2025, 02:35:22 AM

Quote from: Caterkiller on September 10, 2025, 02:08:54 PM

Anyone else find themselves in an odd state of contentment?

Yeah, I'd say so. With MP4 footage shown and the game soon releasing along with the hype of a 3D Donkey Kong game for Switch 2, those are a couple long time game wishes being fulfilled. At this point, the only dream request would be a fully realized sequel to F-Zero GX and its 3D racing world. And yet, I'm not losing any sleep over it or pining that hard about it.

I agree it isn't that winning lottery feeling of like, say, a new Chibi-Robo game in the style of its GC debut but a new 3D Mario game is probably the top of my wishlist right now. Odyssey was about 8 years ago so it's been a while. Yeah, there was the Bowser's Fury mode when they released 3D World which also disappointed me in being bundled with a game I'd beat thoroughly on Wii U so still have yet to get it. I just have a hard time considering that as an offering comparable to Odyssey. So, at this point, I'd definitely welcome a new 3D platformer as I consider it to be currently the longest gap in-between Mario 3D platformers.

Title: Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: broodwars on September 12, 2025, 07:28:30 AM

Quote from: Caterkiller on September 10, 2025, 02:08:54 PM

Anyone else find themselves in an odd state of contentment?

I don't think I would describe it as "contentment", but I bought the Switch 2 to play my neglected Switch 1 games with the performance they should have had on Switch 1, and so far that's what I've gotten. Apparently even Deadly Premonition 2 is actually in a playable state now.

My Switch 2 is my secondary console. While yes I do want Nintendo to step up in terms of exclusives, I do have probably years of Switch 1 baclog to get through while I wait.

Title: Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: Ian Sane on September 12, 2025, 10:57:14 AM

Well this wasn't really worth getting up at 6AM for.  We got the Metroid date and it's this year so that's good!

Switch 1 is still getting a lot of stuff but I can't really think of anything from this Direct that wasn't already announced that I can see picking up.  On the Switch 2 side, there's some interesting stuff.  I haven't gotten into the Fire Emblem series yet but I know it has a strong fanbase.  Monter Hunter Stories 3 looks interesting to me.  Neither of those would convince me to get a Switch 2 though.  Even in regards to the ports I wanted on a Switch 2, we're still not getting them.  I figured we would see games like Metaphor: Refantasio and Visons of Mana - like all the stuff that skipped the Switch 1 but still made the PS4, but they haven't shown up.

Something I really don't like about the format of these things is that they'll show a trailer and then a Nintendo guy will explain the very thing you just saw.  Don't bother with that.  It just drags the presentation on.

Title: Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: broodwars on September 12, 2025, 11:04:52 AM

They could have easily cut a half hour from this Direct and missed nothing.

Really concerned about seeing ANOTHER generic open world from Nintendo with Prime 4.

Fatal Frame 2 gets yet another remake.

Danganronpa 2 gets a remake...why?

Jumping to Galaxy already with the Mario movie sequel feels like creative desperation.

The new Yoshi looks cool.

That bored Mii in the Tamadochi Life trailer sums up my thoughts on this Direct.

Title: Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: Ian Sane on September 12, 2025, 11:22:53 AM

Yeah, that Danganronpa 2 remake was rather strange.  That game is already available on the Switch and by extension Switch 2.  And if they're going to remake the series why wouldn't they start with the first one?

Title: Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: broodwars on September 12, 2025, 11:34:30 AM

Quote from: Ian Sane on September 12, 2025, 11:22:53 AM

Yeah, that Danganronpa 2 remake was rather strange.  That game is already available on the Switch and by extension Switch 2.  And if they're going to remake the series why wouldn't they start with the first one?

I don't get it, because Danganronpa 2 makes somehow even less sense if you haven't played the 1st game.

Title: Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: Luigi Dude on September 12, 2025, 11:53:58 AM

That was one of the most content packed directs filled with one of the largest variety of Nintendo published games.  The fact that many people are acting like nothing was shown, has just once again shown how badly the internet has rotted the minds of many gamers. 

Over 10 years ago we would have been lucky to even see half the number of games in a single direct, and most Switch era Directs didn't have this many games.  Yeah at this point I need to stop even lurking message boards because there's nothing worth reading.  It's nice to see a few reasonable people try to talk sense, but they sadly get drowned out by the never ending wave of cynical assholes who'll never be satisfied, or just blatant trolls that have nothing better to do with their lives.

Title: Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: Adrock on September 12, 2025, 01:46:19 PM

The Nintendo Direct was fine.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie was an interesting choice. The post-credits scene in the first one teased Yoshi then the inspiration for the second movie is [checks notes] a game that didn’t even include the character. Granted, Super Mario Galaxy 2 did feature Yoshi. My preference would have been to see more of the Mushroom Kingdom and neighboring lands. The plots of the games aren’t that deep so the writers are largely making stuff up anyway. I didn’t think they needed to pull the space card yet. Not a big deal either way. The first one was good so I’ll watch the sequel.

The focus on multiplayer for the Meetup in Bellabel Park expansion was off-putting given I played Super Mario Bros. Wonder entirely solo. Nintendo hinted at more actual stages which is what I banking on. I don’t have enough information at the moment to have an opinion on this. Super Mario Bros. Wonder was so good, a sequel or expansion with new stages was all I wanted. And it’s one of the few games I’ll double dip to have a digital copy for the faster internal memory/micro SD card express loading. I’m kind of kicking myself for not making the switch to digital sooner, knowing I was planning on doing so with Nintendo Switch 2.

Samus zooming around in that Tron Light Cycle had me thinking that was a spinoff at first. It’s nice that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond got a release date, and Nintendo managed to squeeze it into 2025. It suspect the Amiibo is going to be m-f-ing annoying to actually get.

Resident Evil Requiem releasing day and date with the other platforms is getting tons of fanfare yet still feels like it’s being undersold. It’s a really, really huge deal. Here’s a major third party game getting a simultaneous release on Nintendo Switch 2. We didn’t get a ton of those on OG Switch, right? You may have to fact-check me on that, Luigi Dude in particular. Hopefully, Nintendo Switch 2 performance is solid (predicting 30 FPS). This may still be a Valve Fremont game for ol’ Adrock.

Quote from: Luigi Dude on September 12, 2025, 11:53:58 AM

That was one of the most content packed directs filled with one of the largest variety of Nintendo published games.  The fact that many people are acting like nothing was shown, has just once again shown how badly the internet has rotted the minds of many gamers. 

Over 10 years ago we would have been lucky to even see half the number of games in a single direct, and most Switch era Directs didn't have this many games.  Yeah at this point I need to stop even lurking message boards because there's nothing worth reading.  It's nice to see a few reasonable people try to talk sense, but they sadly get drowned out by the never ending wave of cynical assholes who'll never be satisfied, or just blatant trolls that have nothing better to do with their lives.

May I ask what internet hoods you’re inhabiting these days? Mostly just curious. Who TF are these people? Are they the type who will never be happy?

I was browsing a rather huge thread earlier, and the reactions seemed largely neutral to positive, leaning on positive. Anecdotally, unless there was literally nothing for me in the entire Nintendo Direct, my opinions generally lean positive as well.

Title: Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: Khushrenada on September 14, 2025, 04:49:37 AM

Quote from: Luigi Dude on September 12, 2025, 11:53:58 AM

That was one of the most content packed directs filled with one of the largest variety of Nintendo published games.  The fact that many people are acting like nothing was shown, has just once again shown how badly the internet has rotted the minds of many gamers. 

Over 10 years ago we would have been lucky to even see half the number of games in a single direct, and most Switch era Directs didn't have this many games.  Yeah at this point I need to stop even lurking message boards because there's nothing worth reading.  It's nice to see a few reasonable people try to talk sense, but they sadly get drowned out by the never ending wave of cynical assholes who'll never be satisfied, or just blatant trolls that have nothing better to do with their lives.

I'm not sure I'd attribute it to just internet brain rot. I think it's more likely a symptom of like tribalism and/or entitlement. And what I mean by tribalism is sort of like sports. You could ask a person if they are a sports fan and they may say yes but that doesn't mean they like all sports. They may like baseball and hockey but hate basketball and be disinterested in tennis or golf, for example. Likewise, people watching the Direct may say they are a gamer or even a Nintendo fan but that doesn't mean they then like every game that's made or care about every Nintendo game that the company develops. Even the sports fan who likes baseball and hockey may then only really care about a handful of teams which they root for or consider themselves a fan of. If a game is played with other teams they don't care about then they very well may not bother to watch that game because they just don't feel much interest in the outcome. Even though there could be 10 to 12 baseball games being played during the day they may likely only be interested in watching or seeing the outcome of 1 or 2 of those games and sort of write off the rest of those offerings.

Most gamers commenting probably have a couple genres or series they gravitate towards more and are bigger fans of than other genres and series out there. Thus, for them, when they are watching a Direct, they are looking for those specific games that line up with their specific taste. Let's take the scenario of a gamer that's heavily into something like Call of Duty, Destiny 2 and Overwatch. They've spent hours and hours on those games. Watching this Direct and seeing a trailer for Tamodachi Life is probably not something they are going to care about or an announcement that lines up with their gaming interest. It's going to be a tough sell to try and open up their mind into giving that game a chance or make it seem worth their time. That's where the entitlement part comes into. What was shown that interests me specifically.

And I'm guilty of that mindset too. There were times when a game or news item was being shown in the Direct that I was immediately writing off because I just did not have interest in it for whatever reason. So, then you just feel a sense of waiting for the announcement to be done with so that it moves onto the next thing in the hopes that will give the dopamine hit you are looking for. After a few times of having that waiting feeling, it begins to seem like there is more of stuff you don't care about than stuff you do and then you get comments of people saying there nothing shown. (But seriously, if you want to see a Direct with hardly anything shown, revisit the 2020 Directs. Bakugan, anyone?)

And to me, it feels like two things can be true. When watching the Direct, I acknowledged what Luigi Dude is saying here regarding the amount of games in the Direct and even the amount of third party content being shown. With this Direct and the one in April revealing the Switch 2, it's kind of wild to see this much software being announced and brought to a Nintendo console. Back when the Switch was first launching, some people were throwing out predictions it could be Nintendo's last console because how were they ever going to win third parties back to their hardware after so many had seemed to abandon their hardware. There was some merit to that question. To go from that point to where we are now with the Switch and with what things are like for Switch 2 is quite incredible.

Watching this Direct combined with the April one, I had this impression of just seeing Nintendo being to really dominate the videogame landscape or at least the non-PC side of it. The Resident Evil news at the end brought back GameCube era comparisons when Nintendo got the same type of third party releases as Sony and Microsoft. We've hashed out before how in the past 30 years, the GameCube has been looked back on a bit more fondly because of the some of the third party support it got compared to the other Nintendo home consoles during this time. Now, at this present moment in time, I feel that third party support on GameCube has been blown away with how much third party offerings have appeared on Switch and Switch 2 is already looking like it could surpass what Switch 1 was able to accomplish with what it has been able to show already.

With that said, here comes the but. But..... for myself, Resident Evil games have never interested me. Much like how I am disinterested and probably prejudiced against the vast majority of horror films made and released, that series and type of game has mostly no appeal to me. I've never even tried Resident Evil 4 after all these years despite it often being considered the best GameCube game by some critics and fans. So, on the one hand, the announcement kind of felt like the end of this long-time sort of separation by third parties of skipping Nintendo consoles with their current and new offerings to the benefit of Sony and Microsoft and yet, on the other hand, it also didn't mean much to me and sort of felt like nothing. I did think how there were a couple people I know who play RE may be anticipating the game but then it was kind of forgotten until talking about it now and seeing this post.

Overall, there weren't many game announcements that highly excited me. I'll make another post in regards to my personal highlights. In comparing the two Directs of April and September, Donkey Kong Bonanza and Mario Kart World remain at the top of my Switch 2 wishlist for when I get that console. The question of whether to get Prime 4 now for Switch or save it for Switch 2 also looms. Meanwhile, Sakurai has gotten me more hyped up for a Kirby Air Riders game than I expected to be. I'm looking forward to spending another fireside chat Direct to hear him expound on the game. Been really thinking of taking my GC copy of Kirby Air Ride and giving it another go to really dig into what it contains after last trying to do so at least some 15 years ago. With Silksong now out also, that was another hyped game that was kept from this second Direct. Based on those first reveals compared to the first reveals we got in this Direct, I can see why this Direct may have a more mixed reaction although I also don't mind feeling like it may be easier to keep waiting a bit longer before plunking down some money and jumping into the Switch 2 ecosystem so I'm not going to complain about it that much either.

Title: Re: Next Nintendo Direct To Air September 12
Post by: Khushrenada on September 26, 2025, 01:35:17 AM

So, the ol' Nintendo Direct.

I must say, the beginning Mario Anniversary segment got me hyped up and expecting to see some footage of a new Mario 3D platformer. It made me realize how much that is sort of at the top of my gaming wishlist right now. After waiting patiently through the shrug of a tease for the next Mario movie, I then got to be disappointed by just getting a port of some past 3D Mario games in Galaxy 1 and 2. It's a bit of a mixed reaction since Mario Galaxy 1 is my least favorite 3D Mario game (and adding more story pages to Rosalina's storytime book is a further step in the wrong direction). Plus, with Galaxy 1 being included in that recent 3D All-Stars, it just further felt like it was way too soon to be hyping up a port of that game again. On the other hand, Galaxy 2 remains in my memory as one of the absolute best Mario games of the past 15 (heck even 20) years and it's been so long since I played it that I'd welcome a replay of it. Of course, I don't really need this port to do that since I still have a functioning Wii U and Wiimotes. Still it made me wonder if this might be a gearing up to suddenly announce Super Mario Galaxy 3.

But nope. It's a new Mario Tennis, my least favorite of the Mario sports games. Even that felt like it was too soon to be having another Tennis game but it's been 7 years since Aces right now. And, to its credit, what was shown actually had me thinking it might be the first Mario Tennis game I'd actually want to buy and play instead of buying it more to sit on my shelf as completeness for a software library catalogue. The DLC for Mario Wonder reminded me that I really wanted to finally get that game and get playing it since I seem to be jonesin' for a new Mario platformer. And that's what I've done. Got a copy of the game and played through the first world now. Looking at this DLC again, it seems to be more about making a party game out of a Mario platformer but it also seems to be hinting at more regular platforming content as well. Consider me intrigued yet at the same time it was a bit of a let down that after all this Mario talk, the best announcement just seemed to be about DLC for a game two years old.

Although then we come to Yoshi. They included him in the Mario portion but I consider the game a bit separate from the Mario series particularly as there doesn't seem to be any of sign of Mario appearing in this game. By far the best announcement in the Mario section though due in part to it being a game, a new game and maybe a different direction for the Yoshi series. The game I thought of when seeing the trailer was Untitled Goose Game. That's because UGG was about figuring out how to figure out how to pull off a checklist of objectives and it seemed like that's what this game was showing. Figuring out objectives /missions of requests to enter them into the Mr. E book. Curious to see how this one might turn out.

(More posting to come)