no amount of demanding something is gonna make it happen any faster
Nintendo direct *RUMORED* this week.
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no amount of demanding something is gonna make it happen any faster
Blue Cup
Walking the Four Seasons
First off, no. They're poorly paid and poorly treated part-time employees at a failing brick and mortar corporation. The average employee isn't going to be no more privy to knowledge like that any more than you or I. I myself can tell you with 100% certainty that there will, in fact, for sure, be another Nintendo Direct that ISN'T the E3 Direct at some point this year. It is just a given fact. Directs happen, and telling you that one is coming is no different than telling you that the sun is going to set or the moon is going to rise.
TL;DR: Gamestop employees don't know anything.
Okay since you don't seem to have a grasp on how things work/worked, I'll try and spell it out for you here.
Animal Crossing New Leaf came at a time before Nintendo started doing simultaneous worldwide releases. The cause of the "delay" between the Japanese and translated version of the game lies within not just finding a suitable and profitable spot for the game to launch - The start of summer in this case, when kids are getting out of school - but also because of the translation itself. Animal Crossing games contain a megaton of dialogue that needs to be translated into several different languages which is no small feat, especially when Treehouse had several other ongoing at the same time.
Second, New Leaf received a few delays all across the board before first releasing in Japan in 2012. Do you want to know why they "made us wait even more"? Because they announced it too soon. They gave us imagery, they continued to show the game off until they ceased bringing it to events (E3 2012), leaving people to get frustrated because they continued to run into issues with it. Even once the game dropped in Japan, there were still numerous bugs involved that Nintendo had to patch out before they released the game in the US. The Japanese audience were the test audience, they located bugs and other issues beforehand for them to patch before delivering the game to the worldwide stage.
They aren't doing that this time. Nintendo now, starting with Pokemon XY, launches all of their games simultaneously worldwide. There is no test audience this time. They are insuring that the product that they put in our hands on day one is as sound and bug-free as possible.
What we are experiencing with Animal Crossing Switch is nothing out of the ordinary. A company announced a game too early, sparking an impatient fanbase to whine and complain about it not being shown off. This is EXACTLY why they don't announce games early like this; Metroid Prime 4 is a good example as any. They also announced that to take some of the edge off the 3DS-exclusive Metroid 2 remake, and look where it got them. They had to issue a public apology and start the games development over with a different studio in a different country.
That said, you need to calm down and take a few very important key differences between the New Leaf/Metroid Prime 4 situations into account, and those are:
1: Nintendo gave us a firm 2019 date and a confirmation with their shareholders in their last investors meeting this year that none of the 2019 titles were going to be delayed.
2: Neither New Leaf nor Metroid Prime 4 were given release years at their time of announcements. They were merely listed with TBA on every release schedule. New Leaf received its release date a mere four months prior to release.
Sit down, play something else and chill for a few more months. I guarantee you that by no later than 1pm eastern time on June 11th, you will have all the Animal Crossing Switch info you could hope for, and maybe even some you didn't know you wanted.
We're almost there. Two months. That's all you have to wait, and no amount of whining and spamming Nintendos social media accounts will change that.
And stop acting like a victim by saying they're treating you poorly. It's a video game. They're a huge corporation that wants your money and will get it from you regardless of when they announce/release Animal Crossing.
This is also a very good explanation. They knew they could make a good impression with a 1-2 punch consisting of Pokemon and Animal Crossing.
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Paperboy012305
Maining Male Villager since 2015
I know its unlikely, but what are the chances to Nintendo announcing the AC Switch title and release date with no gameplay, just a picture revealing those two things, and saying that they'll induce more information with gameplay on E3?
My guess is a 0.12% they'll do this, because its not Nintendo at all. What do you think?
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And by the way, i'm not impatient. I don't care if I have to wait until 2021 to actually get the game.
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I better hold that thought. They could have least said the game was now in development if they're doing pushes in the release.
My guess is a 0.12% they'll do this, because its not Nintendo at all. What do you think?
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And by the way, i'm not impatient. I don't care if I have to wait until 2021 to actually get the game.
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I better hold that thought. They could have least said the game was now in development if they're doing pushes in the release.
acornavenue
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Say what you want i believe gamestop employees have more of an intel then us and those people who leak rumors.
Stevey Queen
The Queen of Mimosas
No hunny...
No offense to anyone, but they're retail employees and at the bottom of the working class food chain. They don't have access to knowledge of future game release dates, titles, and they dont see top secret clips and pics of games before we do. Maybe gamestop corporate does get info like 1-2 days before an announcement so they can update their websites and systems but I dont know anything about that and I doubt it.
If gamestop employees got access to those kind of things, they would most definitely be the people who leaked that stuff and we would we know for sure who leaked it. They cant be trusted tbh. Developers who work for game making companies, like Nintendo, have to sign contracts that basically say "you leak this, you get sued, sweetie."
Gamestop employees find out about game announcements and see trailers at the same time we do.
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drowningfairies
rest a while.
Nah, this isn't true at all.
My fiance worked at Gamestop for 3 years. And he knew as much about new releases/upcoming games as we do now. So that is a bad assumption.
They have certain people tell them things, but it isn't anything that we don't know.
Not trying to be rude, but that's just how it is.
floatingzoo
old movie aficionado
im going crazy
Paperboy012305
Maining Male Villager since 2015
I think you should either close this, add the word "DEBUNKED!" in the title or both.
Stevey Queen
The Queen of Mimosas
Berrymia
Team Bulbasaur
Rip another rumor...
My guess is April 15th. Reggie will make an epic last announcement before he goes presenting us Animal Crossing Switch.
At least that’s what I’m telling myself lmao
My guess is April 15th. Reggie will make an epic last announcement before he goes presenting us Animal Crossing Switch.
At least that’s what I’m telling myself lmao
drowningfairies
rest a while.
I stopped looking into speculations, due to how unreliable they can be.
Maybe we will get something this month, or even early in may.
Maybe we will get something this month, or even early in may.
Berrymia
Team Bulbasaur
I think rumors and speculation are part of the fun when you’re excited for a new game 
but that’s my personal opinion, I can totally see why others might get annoyed, esp when there’s one new prediction after the other.
I blame Nintendo for making their animal crossing fans starving lol
but that’s my personal opinion, I can totally see why others might get annoyed, esp when there’s one new prediction after the other.I blame Nintendo for making their animal crossing fans starving lol
pawpatrolbab
Frita's #1 Fan 🐑🍟🍔💕✨🌈
Well, we'll know by the end of today if we're getting a Direct tomorrow or not
Paperboy012305
Maining Male Villager since 2015
I like to think that the price for crafting the Giant Zipper Plushie in Pocket Camp means that something will happen today at 4:00M.
I doubt that very much, though.
M.I doubt that very much, though.
acornavenue
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I like to think that the price for crafting the Giant Zipper Plushie in Pocket Camp means that something will happen today at 4:00
I doubt that very much, though.
Why would you say youd think something would happen and doubt it then
Paperboy012305
Maining Male Villager since 2015
Well, because I think that the Tax Tweet is nothing but a coincidence and today is nothing. You got hyped up for nothing. But wait and see.
acornavenue
Senior Member
No i havent been hyped. I’m just sharing what i see and see what people think.
Blue Cup
Walking the Four Seasons
The Tax Day tweet was about Tax Day and nothing more. NoA was the only branch that referenced the date because, you guessed it, Tax Day is an American day. The fact that Reggie is retiring tomorrow is just a coincidence.
If other Nintendo accounts had referenced the 15th, then it would have been a topic for discussions.
If other Nintendo accounts had referenced the 15th, then it would have been a topic for discussions.
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