Release Date / Game Reveal Timing Speculation and Discussion

[Burumun]

Question do they have a life stream of E3 or is it just wait for someone to post about the games

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Also how long is e3?

E3's June 11-14, and we'll probably get most of the news on Nintendo games (including AC Switch, hopefully) in a special Nintendo Direct during that time which will be streamed in the same way other Nintendo Directs are. I don't remember what they did last year, but from what I could find here, the rest of it will be Nintendo Treehouse content, and we'll get info on demos of upcoming games from people who go.

 

[Mokuren]

Nintendo doesn't do live shows anymore. They have a prepared show like a direct and will be available for everyone to see

 

[Stevey Queen]

Has Nintendo announced what day their direct is for e3? I want to take off work for that day but I kinda need Nintendo to hurry up and confirm.

 

[Ossiran]

Question do they have a life stream of E3 or is it just wait for someone to post about the games

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Also how long is e3?

Nintendo's E3 presentation tends to be about 45 minutes. It's essentially a Nintendo Direct.

 

[Blue Cup]

Question do they have a life stream of E3 or is it just wait for someone to post about the games

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Also how long is e3?

Bullet point list for you:

+E3 lasts three days, June 11th to the 14th this year, but festivities begin as early as the 6th.

+Nintendo, in the past, has always held their E3 Direct stream on the first day of E3, this year making it the 11th. 9am/12pm depending on which coast you live on.

+ Following the Direct and for the duration of E3, Nintendo also streams live demos of the announced games during their Treehouse segments.

This is all assuming they follow the last few years schedules.

Has Nintendo announced what day their direct is for e3? I want to take off work for that day but I kinda need Nintendo to hurry up and confirm.

Oddly enough, they didn't announce the date and time for their E3 Direct this year at their investors meeting in April, so things are up in the air as far as date and times go right now.

Makes me wonder if they might be holding their event prior to E3 this year.

 

[WeiMoote]

E3's June 11-14, and we'll probably get most of the news on Nintendo games (including AC Switch, hopefully) in a special Nintendo Direct during that time which will be streamed in the same way other Nintendo Directs are. I don't remember what they did last year, but from what I could find here, the rest of it will be Nintendo Treehouse content, and we'll get info on demos of upcoming games from people who go.

Last year, they spent about half of the Direct itself on Smash Ultimate. So maybe this year, they'll overload us with a lotta games.

 

[acornavenue]

So when it lasts 3 days theirs no way to know when the game will be announced? Curious cause i can request a certain time to work for it so i can watch. But no point in that if we dont know

 

[WeiMoote]

So when it lasts 3 days theirs no way to know when the game will be announced? Curious cause i can request a certain time to work for it so i can watch. But no point in that if we dont know

They usually announce the games at the Direct. The Treehouse shows off gameplay footage afterward.

As for the Direct itself, it shall be Tuesday, on the 11th, in June. The show starts at 12pm.

Hope that helps, erialrose!

 

[Blue Cup]

They usually announce the games at the Direct. The Treehouse shows off gameplay footage afterward.

As for the Direct itself, it shall be Tuesday, on the 11th, in June. The show starts at 12pm.

Hope that helps, erialrose!

It's also important to note that it takes place at 9am PDT as the show is held in Los Angeles, so if you live elsewhere in the world, you may want to find a converter to see what time it is for your area.

As for the US, it's 9am PDT, 11am CDT, and 12pm EDT.

 

[Sweetley]

How Nintendo could keep calm the Animal Crossing fandom and also getting their
attention immediately:

- Drop a 30-50 seconds long teaser trailer out of nowhere on Twitter with gameplay
- Show at least quick one new feature from the game as well as one new NPC/villager
- Don't say the full title of the game yet, however, show a hint which has something
to do with the title (like, for example: If the title would be "New Leaf", show a falling leaf
or something like that)
- Don't also say the release date, just say "2019", however, this time with the addition:
"Stay turned for more informations coming soon!", teasing that there will be more at the E3

Boom, no one complains about annoying AC fans anymore, AC fans got what they wanted
since 7-8 months, Nintendo didn't dropped everything and still can show a lot more of the
game on their E3 Direct, everyone's happy (for now).

Also, my estimation of when the games comes out: September.

 

[Burumun]

- Don't say the full title of the game yet, however, show a hint which has something
to do with the title (like, for example: If the title would be "New Leaf", show a falling leaf
or something like that)
- Don't also say the release date, just say "2019", however, this time with the addition:
"Stay turned for more informations coming soon!", teasing that there will be more at the E3

I'm pretty sure this would just make everyone more rabid, tbh, unless they at the same time drop the time for the E3 Direct. Like, on one hand, thanks for confirming you haven't forgotten us, Nintendo, but now everyone has to start speculating about how this info drop means actually, we'll be getting a Nintendo Direct this week. I mean, just look at what happened after the "Tom Nook recommends spending your tax return on a Switch!" tweet.

 

[acornavenue]

They usually announce the games at the Direct. The Treehouse shows off gameplay footage afterward.

As for the Direct itself, it shall be Tuesday, on the 11th, in June. The show starts at 12pm.

Hope that helps, erialrose!

Thank you! I have never watched or kept up with a e3 before. With new leaf my cousin told me when it was announced

 

[WeiMoote]

Thank you! I have never watched or kept up with a e3 before. With new leaf my cousin told me when it was announced

No prob.

And like Blue said, you wanna make sure it's in tune to your time zone. While I did say 12pm, it was to my time zone, which is EST.

 

[acornavenue]

No prob.

And like Blue said, you wanna make sure it's in tune to your time zone. While I did say 12pm, it was to my time zone, which is EST.

Thats my time zone so that was right

 

[Blue Cup]

Man, come the day of their Direct, it's going to be an absolute party on this forum. Gonna be bustling with activity, from new and old members. Can't wait.

 

[projectx1991]

Yeah, as the days pass I’m getting more and more impatient waiting. I’m just so excited!

 

[Justin]

Man, come the day of their Direct, it's going to be an absolute party on this forum. Gonna be bustling with activity, from new and old members. Can't wait.

Either that or a graveyard of disappointment if they show absolutely nothing.

 

[Blue Cup]

Either that or a graveyard of disappointment if they show absolutely nothing.

Don't you put that evil on me!

Of course, it's still within the realm of possibility. We expected New Leaf at E3 2012 but nothing, then got a full blowout along with a release date in a Direct the following January. Crazy times those were.

 

[Stevey Queen]

Either that or a graveyard of disappointment if they show absolutely nothing.

*pretends you didnt say something taboo*

 

[Sweetley]

Either that or a graveyard of disappointment if they show absolutely nothing.

The Staff should re-name in such a case then the "Animal Crossing on Nintendo Switch" board
into "The Graveyard of Disappointment" with the board description: "Bury here your hopes and
dreams for a new Animal Crossing main game on the Nintendo Switch."

(Of course we all hope here that this will not be the case.)