Animal Crossing: New Horizons @ E3 2019 General Discussion

[LeAckerman]

Aaaa i cannot wait, I feel like this direct will not be a let down~

 

[Neechan]

Going to sleep now, guess I know the news when I get back

 

[Paperboy012305]

I got mixed feelings on when it'll show up. It has a 50/50 chance at that to show up at this year's E3. Nintendo knows this is the most anticipated title next to Smash, they almost certainly don't want to let us down. But if they have to delay it, yes it'll backfire, but it'll be worth their trouble.

Time to try to go to bed. (Jeez, I can't seem to fall asleep at 12:30 no more, even if I try...)

 

[LambdaDelta]

other thread's closed, so I'm gonna post my release timeframe guess of 11/24-12/14 range

or if they actually end up delaying, a march/april release next year

 

[Glake]

I just need this direct to happen to this FREAKING anxiety can finally end!

 

[Chouchou]

7-ish hours!

I'm leaving my moms house to travel back to my own house, that's going to take 3-ish hours with public transport..
Good way to kill time. Kinda jealous of the people who can watch it right when they wake up.

 

[matt]

Reading posts about you guys going to bed and getting the news when you wake up is kinda making me sad, im at work and finish when the direct starts xD

 

[5cm/s]

i'm so so excited for this direct!! so ready to see some gameplay, and i want a release date even if it's late 2019!! i bought a switch basically just for ac so :')

i'm in japan, so i'll have to be up at 1am to watch :\ don't know if i'll stay awake or not yet.

 

[Stalfos]

i'm so so excited for this direct!! so ready to see some gameplay, and i want a release date even if it's late 2019!! i bought a switch basically just for ac so :')

i'm in japan, so i'll have to be up at 1am to watch :\ don't know if i'll stay awake or not yet.

Oh, that's a bummer. I'm in sweden and the direct starts at 6pm here. Perfect time for me.

 

[Mokuren]

For me the direct starts at 6 pm. I am from Austria so it's perfect. I will go buy some snacks for the direct and hope the time will pass fast!

 

[Piginapoke]

Reading posts about you guys going to bed and getting the news when you wake up is kinda making me sad, im at work and finish when the direct starts xD

Me too. I will somehow ignore social media on way home at 5pm until I get home to watch the direct afterwards.

 

[ilpo]

I'm so glad it will be evening in my timezone when directs happens. I usually miss every livestream, but
Nintendo's E3 direct.

 

[Blue Cup]

I'm almost certain that we'll see the game today. It's likely going to be the release window that's probably going to upset people. A recent listing on Amazon Japan that was pulled not soon after had a date for Zelda, which if true could potentially rule out a month for Animal Crossing.

The date if anyone is interested:

Spoiler

September 20th for Zelda: Links Awakening

 

[Chouchou]

I don't see why they could now release Link's Awakening and AC in the same month. More likely they release (close) together than Pokemon and AC.
3 hours left!

 

[acornavenue]

Guys we are hours away!

 

[Burumun]

I don't see why they could now release Link's Awakening and AC in the same month. More likely they release (close) together than Pokemon and AC.
3 hours left!

I mean, it's enough of a game that Nintendo thinks it's worth $60, according to placeholders, and from what I can tell, they don't seem to want to release two of their big games in one month, so I'm gonna agree with Blue Cup and say that probably rules out the month Link's Awakening comes out.
That being said, I would love a September release and hope Nintendo just releases them both, anyway. But I also don't care about Link's Awakening at all.

 

[Blue Cup]

I don't see why they could now release Link's Awakening and AC in the same month. More likely they release (close) together than Pokemon and AC.
3 hours left!

Well yeah, hence my saying it potentially could rule out a month.

I have a half a foot long from Subway and a can of Dark Berry Dr. Pepper waiting for me in the fridge. I am prepared for this thing.

 

[Envy]

Pokemon in November, Link's Awakening in September. Luigi's Mansion 3 will be somewhere in the mix, too. I can't lie, I'm getting the sinking feeling that AC Switch may not be a 2019 title anymore. I really hope I'm wrong.

 

[Chouchou]

We will know more in 3 hours.
And if not, we all cry in 3 hours.

 

[pinkfawn]

Pokemon in November, Link's Awakening in September. Luigi's Mansion 3 will be somewhere in the mix, too. I can't lie, I'm getting the sinking feeling that AC Switch may not be a 2019 title anymore. I really hope I'm wrong.

Same. I had faith in a 2019 release until I saw the release date for Link's Awakening. Now I don't feel so good about it. August is WAY too soon to release the game, unless they totally blindside us and surprise us, but I really doubt it. September is now taken. October... probably Luigi's Mansion. November, Pokemon. December... well, probably nothing. It worked last year with Let's Go coming out in November and Smash in December because Let's Go wasn't a huge Pokemon title like Sword and Shield will be. I don't think they would release two huge games a month apart, especially since if they are meant to be Holiday games, many children will only get to pick one game for their holiday present and I think AC would be swept over by Pokemon. There's no real way to know anything until the Direct airs in a few hours, but as of right now I'm not holding my breath. Which is unfortunate because 3 Pokemon generations have come and gone since the last AC title and all AC has gotten in the meantime is a couple of sub-par spin offs.

I'll go ahead and edit this to say I'm a huge Pokemon fan and I've loved and been playing that longer than Animal Crossing. I hope no one takes offense to the point I made about 3 generations passing since there was a new Animal Crossing game.