Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

@Bolt_Strike
I just curious.
Can we kill the popularity, so people will try to like something else?

Since Metroid Prime 4 is confirmed for early December, do you guys think there will still be a remaster of Prime 2 and 3 or even a direct port outside of NSO? I was hoping to play the games in order on the Switch. A bit annoyed that I will be jumping from 1 to 4.

@Don The rest of the year is jam packed with releases so I feel like there definitely won't be prime 2 and 3 this year. Maybe if Prime 4 is popular enough they'll release the others in a later year. Prime 2 on NSO is certainly possible.

@Don I am starting to lose hope as it's almost the case that each release is 2 weeks apart:

• October 2nd - Galaxy 1+2
• October 16th - Legends Z-A
• November 6th - Age of Imprisonment
• November 20th - Air Riders
• December 4th - Prime 4

There is that longer gap between Legends Z-A and Age of Imprisonment though, if Prime 2+3 was to happen it would likely be there. If it doesn't happen this year, I don't think it will happen at all. They'd just throw Prime 2 on GCN NSO and then Prime 3 on Wii NSO in like a few years or so.

Virtual Boy NSO showcases that Nintendo will do NSO for a console even if it means being exclusive to some peripheral that mirrors the original hardware you can buy on My Nintendo Store.

• DS/3DS - Second screen you can connect to the top USB port
• Wii - Sensor Bar you can connect to the top USB port bundled with Wii Remote Plus + Nunchuk
• Wii U - A Wii U Gamepad though perhaps as an alternative you can use your Switch 1 or a second Switch 2 to act as a Wii U Gamepad

I wish Metroid Prime 4 had an (almost) entirely new story. For those who played the first games, they'd certainly pick up on some references, but overall, it wouldn't make a difference to those who never played the previous ones.
Nintendo must have thought about this, since the last main title in the Prime series came out 18 years ago, and a large portion of the Switch audience isn't familiar with it.

@FishyS
Yeah I highly doubt Prime 2 and 3 will come out this year. At this point I’m just going to hope for a NSO release. Although next year could be an excuse for them to release Prime 2 and 3 given it will be the 40th anniversary of the franchise like how Nintendo is re-releasing Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 for Mario’s 40th anniversary.

@Grumblevolcano
I’m not sure they will put Wii U games under a subscription service since Nintendo remastered most of the best Wii U titles on the Switch with a few exceptions such as Yoshi’s Woolly World, Kirby’s Rainbow Curse and Paper Mario Color Splash. I do want Nintendo to pick up the pace on the retro titles on NSO, really want the classic Pokemon ports on current gen console.

Late post but here's some of my thoughts on the Direct:

• Four new 1st party titles for Switch 2 was nice to see, was only expecting ~2.
• RE Requiem coming day and date is huge. RE7 and Village coming is great too, but why on the same day? They should've released them either this fall or pushed them a month or two.
• Lack of any update for MK World is disappointing. Maybe in February?
• FFVII Remake being only $40 was not expected. Can't wait!
• FINALLY a release date for Prime 4.
• The remakes for DQ7 and Fatal Frame II were nice surprises.
• Seems like Microsoft wants any late port announcements of their 1st party games to be either standalone or at a Keighley show, wouldn't expect any to get announced in a Direct as a general rule of thumb.
• Virtual Boy on NSO is really cool, but I'm not spending the money on the required accessories. Also not happy that it likely means releases for the other Expansion Pack libraries are even more spread out and infrequent. Need those GBA games Nintendo!!!

You know what it is about time for? new joy-con colours. i want to get more joy cons for couch co-op, but id like some variety. hopefully we get some for the holiday season! green and red joycons would be so festive! what colors do you guys want? 😝