Release Date / Game Reveal Timing Speculation and Discussion

[Paperboy012305]

Who knows what we can expect on the 8th, probably nothing, but he could be true or not. We won’t know until the actual date arrives.

There are fake leaks, (Such as the Grinch Leak, thank goodness it’s fake.) and then there’s this. Fake or not, we must wait.

 

[Sweetley]

^ACFS showed up a while back to tell us there would be a direct on the 6th of November and since then a lot of people have decided not to believe them, so if this is a fake leaker we're dealing with it's a pretty gutsy move coming back to adjust! I just find this stuff entertaining anyway since it's nice to have something to look forward to even if we're just looking forward to it being disproven. Haha it makes the days to the real release go faster.

Oh, ok. Thanks for the clarification. I mean, it is in fact interesting to see all these leakers and their
"informations", some of them really sounds ridiculous, others however also sounds believable. Would
be kinda funny if ACFS says the truth.

Other then that, I just hope that we will get at least some informations soon. I'm especially curious
about the title.

 

[Mr. Cat]

Youtube is supposed to arrive to the Switch on the 8th, so maybe there will be a general direct on or a little before the 8th? Maybe.

 

[Blue Cup]

Who knows what we can expect on the 8th, probably nothing, but he could be true or not. We won’t know until the actual date arrives.

There are fake leaks, (Such as the Grinch Leak, thank goodness it’s fake.) and then there’s this. Fake or not, we must wait.

Why though? The Grinch Leak was great, Geno was and is going to remain one of the last remaining must-have fighters.

 

[cabbagecrossing]

I'm trying to restrain my excitement, but the site gamingintel has just published an article claiming there will definitely be another direct this month, and that there is a big chance it will be on the 8th. This site also predicted the last few directs including leaking the smash one on the 1st. Even if this direct is happening though, it doesn't mean we are getting anything Animal Crossing related. But it sure is a weird coincidence. Either way, Thursday is only a few days away so we will know soon enough.


https://gamingintel.com/nintendo/leak-2nd-nintendo-direct-coming-in-november-2018/

 

[smonikkims]

That's really exciting cabbage. After their prediction of the direct on the 1st I consider this a trustworthy source. Now I'm totally confident there'll be a direct this month even though I feel like basing the prediction around the YouTube release is a little off. I'm not completely confident there'll be any Animal Crossing news in it but I'm looking forward to the direct nonetheless.

Even though the 8th prediction lines up with ACFS's little update I feel like both could just be saying that because of the YouTube thing, which is why I'm not totally excited about this coincidence.

 

[Paperboy012305]

If the 8th Direct is true. We’ll be getting a regular direct with YouTube being on switch, new games of course, a bunch of new dlc for Odyssey, BOTW, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Party and more, and of course, a gameplay trailer of AC Switch, revealing the title name and the release date.

Disclaimer: I am not a leaker, this is only a prediction.

 

[smonikkims]

I think the release date for AC is a bit iffy, I think a month or at least quarter could be revealed but I don't know how far off actual dates are decided. Some kind of trailer I think is definitely possible. I've been soooo looking forward to just seeing ANYTHING about how the game will look.

 

[Paperboy012305]

I expect them to do 2013 all over again and release it on the 7th of June. (They used to release their games on Sunday, but now they release their games on Fridays)
And also, the date setup for 2019 is the same as 2013. I wouldn’t be surprised if Nintendo did that.

 

[Sweetley]

If there is really a Direct this Thursday, shouldn't we get then tomorrow the official announcement
from Nintendo then? Since Nintendo, as far as I know, always announce a Direct two days before
the release date.

If there is really a Direct then I think that chances are there that they will say something about the
new AC. Some gameplay and the title are likely I would say, maybe also someting about a release date.

 

[smonikkims]

Ooh yeah I forgot to say that if there is any gameplay I imagine the title will be revealed. I don't think Nintendo's working titles generally last very long.

 

[Blue Cup]

King Zell has spoken once more.

as we all know, he was the one that first tipped uss off about Animal Crossing Switch back in September.

If there is really a Direct this Thursday, shouldn't we get then tomorrow the official announcement
from Nintendo then? Since Nintendo, as far as I know, always announce a Direct two days before
the release date.

If there is really a Direct then I think that chances are there that they will say something about the
new AC. Some gameplay and the title are likely I would say, maybe also someting about a release date.

Correct. The announcement always comes at 10am two days before the Direct. SOMETIMES there is shorter notice the day before or even none at all in the case of Mini Directs, which they just post out of the blue at the usual Direct time.

IF there is a general Direct coming, it'll most likely be a Mini Direct. My guess is they are going to announce the Nintendo 64 Mini and maybe some last minute Christmas bundles for Black Friday. And of course the Youtube app.

I expect them to do 2013 all over again and release it on the 7th of June. (They used to release their games on Sunday, but now they release their games on Fridays)
And also, the date setup for 2019 is the same as 2013. I wouldn’t be surprised if Nintendo did that.

I remember all the tweets that year from people ignoring E3 to play New Leaf. It was great.

 

[smonikkims]

I'm excited for N64 mini news not because I want one but because I want to get my dad one for Christmas, so I can only hope it comes out before then. xD He's so hard to buy anything for but that'd do fine.

I imagine if it's a Mini Direct there's no chance of any AC news. Otherwise I think it's sort of mid-range likely.

 

[Blue Cup]

Yeah, it's kinda "Eh" as far as Animal Crossing appearing goes. We shall see soon enough I guess.

 

[Sweetley]

A N64 Mini sounds interesting.

Are there still any chances that it could be a normal Direct? I mean, Metroid Prime 4 for
example is also a game with no new informations besides the fact that we know that it's
in development, maybe they have now some gameplay and a release date finally to share
and which they could show in a normal Direct?

Or if it turns out to be just a Mini Direct, are there any chances that they maybe announce
a Animal Crossing Direct which will coming soon (around December) then? Because it would
be really nice to finally get some news...

 

[Neechan]

Hype for me is cautious atm, don't want to let myself down

 

[Blue Cup]

A N64 Mini sounds interesting.

Are there still any chances that it could be a normal Direct? I mean, Metroid Prime 4 for
example is also a game with no new informations besides the fact that we know that it's
in development, maybe they have now some gameplay and a release date finally to share
and which they could show in a normal Direct?

Or if it turns out to be just a Mini Direct, are there any chances that they maybe announce
a Animal Crossing Direct which will coming soon (around December) then? Because it would
be really nice to finally get some news...

The general consensus is that they are holding on to any further Prime 4 news until The Game Awards on December 6th. There have been more than enough winking and nudging to think otherwise. Reggie recently appeared in a photo with Geoff Keighley wearing a Metroid shirt.

And yeah, I mean there is always a chance that it's a general Direct, but we are so late into the year now that there' can't be too much else left to talk about when there are only, what? 45 to 50 days left in the year? I think it'll be a few last minute eShop announcements, The N64 Mini and maybe some January/February Wii U port news.

But it's Nintendo, and the fact that we are even talking about a Direct right now in the middle of November just goes to show that you can never 100% accurately predict what they are going to do.

 

[Paperboy012305]

And if another Direct is on the 8th, I wouldn’t expect another direct in January. It’s just too soon.

 

[smonikkims]

Hmmm, I disagree. I think bringing a new Direct in with the new year makes sense. That way they can move on to the 2019 releases proper. From what I've heard January directs are commonplace.

 

[Blue Cup]

A major Direct in January is to be expected. What is supposedly happening this week, if anything, will be minor and have no barring on what they will talk about in 2019 at all.

They need to have a general Direct in January/February to address the first half of the year. Plus they have the Pok?mon Direct in February as well.