About the sticker book thing. Release dates for games have been on Tuesdays recently, and New Years Day is on a Tuesday, so it might be viable
Plus the fact that AC directs have been around late October/early November. So we might see an AC Switch direct in November, and it?ll reveal everything that is in AC Switch. Then they?ll reveal the release date after the direct.
Just think, that AC Switch was in development when we didn?t know about it and the reveal trailer is when the game got completed. I bet they didn?t tell us this sooner so that they won?t get the controversial hiatus again. They are loyal to their fans. (If it wasn?t for us, we wouldn?t have gotten Ridley, King K. Rool, Isabelle and more for Smash. Except Waluigi, they don?t seem to like him...)
So yeah. If the Q1 rumor is true. January 1st seems like a viable release date for the long anticipated AC Switch.
First off, no they haven't. Absolutely none of the major Switch releases have launched on Tuesdays. Even 3rd party stuff like this weeks The World Ends With You port is launching on Friday.
Second, no company, let alone Nintendo, is going to release one of their biggest games a week after Christmas. That's just absurd. Add to that that January 1st is a Tuesday, and Nintendo has only released their major titles on Fridays. The company has very clearly planned all of this far in advance, hence the way major titles are dotted between major ports. They know when they MIGHT be able to release it, but they don't have a sure slot right now given the unexpected extension in Fire Emblem and Yoshis development time. It will have to find itself sometime between or shortly after these two games launch, which isn't until spring anyway.
Also to note, that whole Q1/Q2 thing I posted a while back was actually debunked, by Resetera member and industry vet NateDrake, so yeah. He stated that it was "Incorrect", which could mean any number of things ranging from it not having a planned release quarter at all or that it's just flat out false.
The fact that everyone is looking at the release of a Random House sticker book, which does not have anything to do with anything pre-Switch era, and trying concoct these wild theories about its relation to the Switch title is ridiculous.
It's a sticker book that is Animal Crossing themed.
The fact that it isn't themed after one specific game means absolutely nothing.
I don't... but if I did, I'd say keep your schedule free November 6th.
Which is a Tuesday, so unless this related to some magazine or something, you're just shaking the beehive by getting everyone riled up in here. Directs don't fall on Tuesdays, so I don't know what you could possibly be alluding to, which is likely nothing anyway given you're just some random on a specific series-related forum.
I might also add that none of the actual insiders are teasing anything.
the sticker book really confused me too when i saw it, cause it has no specific game titel in it and it comes out at a really random date? doesnt this stuff usually come out around a new game so more people buy it? unless its something that came out in japan long ago and we only get it now.
It really shouldn't be all that confusing. Like, at all. Random House has the rights to Animal Crossing/Nintendo properties and they are releasing a simple sticker book. It's not a random release date, it's just a date they set for the book. It doesn't have a specific title because Animal Crossing is too samey in general so they are just going to throw everything together.
There's absolutely no conspiracy or anything going on here regarding the sticker book. Don't think so hard about it.
I will also add that, while history has shown we've received annual autumn Animal Crossing directs around this time each year, it is by no means the rule and it shouldn't be expected. The next major Direct
/should/ be in January, so we can expect more news then. I just wouldn't hold your breath for anything sooner.
Things that are Nintendo news related that we CAN 100% look forward to for the remainder of the year:
- The final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct before release detailing the final mode that they have been keeping secret.
- Reggie dropping some bombs at The Game Awards in December, which he and Geoff have already said would happen. Many believe, myself included, that they'll be a Metroid Prime HD Trilogy and Metroid Prime 4 first trailer.
If this person is genuine, I would suggest that we keep it quiet and also keep messages to PM's because I don't want to get their position in the company at risk if this gets out, and I would hope that no one else on this forum would either.
I can assure you, they signed up just to pretend they have info. Leaks don't come from employees within the company, they get spread to 3rd party sources and are carefully spread out that way.
I imagine it's probably the same guy that sent Pixelpar this:
The title is "Animal Crossing: Fresh Start", which is exactly what our little "insider" here is spreading. Hmmmmmm
