Release Date / Game Reveal Timing Speculation and Discussion

[Blue Cup]

We all knew he was a fake from the start, why would you guys believe him again?

There may be a direct soon this month though, but it’s probably not until next year most likely.

I don't think anyone believed him personally as they did the general idea that there was a Direct coming, which none of the actual insiders besides King Zell mentioned, and even then he admitted he had doubts regarding it.

I cannot stand piggybackers when it comes to stuff like this because all they do is either try and gain notoriety by leeching off of others or spread misinformation to the less informed. ACFS, SpawnWave, GamingIntel, etc. are all awful and guilty of this.

Most leaks that get Youtube or, now we can say ACFS'd here, originate from the likes of either PixelPar, Emily Jones, King Zell or NateDrake. All insiders with past and proven history. If it doesn't come from them, it's usually not worth paying attention to.

 

[Warrior]

Yes, I'm fake. Sorry if I offended anyone, it wasn't my intention. I was just trying to build some hype since I'm as excited as you guys are for this new game. Honestly I was hopeful we would have more information by now and thought it would be fun to generate a conversation leading up to when I expected a trailer or something to drop. Clearly it was a mistake and I apologise again. I'll log out of this account for good now, and I hope you all enjoy the new game when it eventually comes.

You obviously have a main account on here, and I personally think you should log out of that one for good too.

 

[cabbagecrossing]

New interview with Reggie where he talks about the time between announcing and releasing games:

"Typically six months to maybe a year out is what we like to do, but there are times for strategic reasons that we believe it's important to message that a game is coming,"

So I guess this could narrow down the window to between March and September, and possibly rule out November like many were theorising. Or it could mean nothing since he was careful to state it might not always be the case, but I feel like that was more in reference to MP4 than AC. Not really any new information to be honest, but I know we are all clinging to whatever we can get right now!

https://mashable.com/article/reggie-fils-aime-nintendo-future/?europe=true

 

[DJStarstryker]

^ That makes sense to me. I'm seriously thinking Pokemon Gen 8 is coming out in November. That's been a tradition for a little while now. I don't know if Nintendo would want to release Pokemon and Animal Crossing in the same month.

My feelings are that it's probably going to be sometime in the June-September timeframe.

 

[smonikkims]

It's at least nice to hear something on the matter. This was totally about MP4 but I think it sets a precedent for AC too. It's all about whether we think that AC is one of those cases where it's important to mention in advance or whether it was just another announcement. This really could point either way.

 

[Stevey Queen]

It's at least nice to hear something on the matter. This was totally about MP4 but I think it sets a precedent for AC too. It's all about whether we think that AC is one of those cases where it's important to mention in advance or whether it was just another announcement. This really could point either way.

Reggie said that they believe sometimes it's important to announce a game to let people know a game is coming.

The difference between animal crossing and metroid prime 4 is that animal crossing has a vague release date already; 2019. Metroid prime 4 hasn't even had a teaser since its announcement in 2017.

 

[smonikkims]

Sorry, I keep forgetting that it was announced so long ago. xD It feels like it was only a few months.

 

[EpicGamer12]

King Zell said he did a bit of digging a while back and found some info for N64 Mini which was just debunked. I'm sorry Blue Cup, but you should probably stop treating his word like he is a god. As I said before, it was quite obvious he was just piggybacking since he only mentioned the direct and N64 Mini a full 24 hours after GamingINTEL posted it. Also I'm going to mention that GamingINTEL said the N64 Mini was just a rumor to take with a grain of salt, while the direct predictions were leaks, pretty much confirmed to happen.

 

[Blue Cup]

Which he also, in his same sentence that he mentioned the N64 Mini in, casted doubt regarding it and the legitimacy of it.

And don't ever take what Reggie of all people says at face value. He would tell you that something isn't happening and then go and announce it three hours later. The man is the king of spin talk.

Zell still has more credibility than most. He still has the Let's Go and Animal Crossing teases under his belt and that alone still sets him up higher than Cool Kid Twitter Group #2582.

Don't you ever tell me what to do again, okay?

 

[EpicGamer12]

Which he also, in his same sentence that he mentioned the N64 Mini in, casted doubt regarding it and the legitimacy of it.

And don't ever take what Reggie of all people says at face value. He would tell you that something isn't happening and then go and announce it three hours later. The man is the king of spin talk.

Zell still has more credibility than most. He still has the Let's Go and Animal Crossing teases under his belt and that alone still sets him up higher than Cool Kid Twitter Group #2582.

Don't you ever tell me what to do again, okay?

;-; owooo i am sowwy mistew, i wiwl neveh do it again, pwease dont huwt me

 

[Neechan]

Guys, please don't start a fight here.

 

[Luna Moonbug]

i think the release date will be 12/31/2019...guessing...lol
it will probably before Christmas 2019

 

[MysteriousSpirit]

Q1 2019 is a good time for release

 

[lars708]

What even happened to this thread lmao

Anyway, we're probably going to get a direct either this, or next month. Although I think a direct after Christmas would make more sense so Nintendo can focus on what's for sale right now rather than giving people incentive to wait out the holiday season.

Look I'm a leaker cause I can think rationally
I also '''''''leaked'''''' the september and Smash direct

 

[Warrior]

I hope to god we get some gameplay in the next direct. I'm going to make a guess the next direct will be on the 10th of January, which still feels so far away lol.... why did they have to tease us and then give us no info for so many months ;__;

Furthermore, I will make two guesses at the release date, April 19th 2019, or less likely the 15th of March. The 15th of March could also be the three houses release date.

 

[kappnfangirl]

the struggle is real, Nintendo with their troll/JPEG announcements....:<
I'm really hoping we get some actual info about the game in the next direct (which I'm assuming will be during January)

 

[Paperboy012305]

Well guys, with the Smash reveal we didn’t get any info about it until the next Direct they did. (Which was E3). So I bet the next Direct will guarantee info on AC Switch.

(Now before you say, “There already was a Direct last month” that doesn’t count. It was a game specific Direct. You must remember that the E3 Direct wasn’t just focused on Smash, but other games as well. This makes another point to gameplay of ac switch in the next Direct that’s coming in January. And January Directs are usually focused on major releases of many games instead of one.

 

[Romaki]

Well, the last AC title came out a month after my birthday, so I'm praying for Q2 so I don't have to wait til Christmas.

 

[TheRealWC]

I'd imagine if the game was coming out in Q1, we'd already have some information on it. I doubt Nintendo previews the game in January and turns around and releases it in March. I'd bet Q2, probably around May or June, although I wouldn't be surprised if it came out Q3 or Q4.

 

[Mars Adept]

November. WW, CF, NL, and even PC all released in November. It?s an Animal Crossing tradition at this point.