I wish! DS Collection would be a day one!

Finally. Now to wait for all the news.

That's a meaty Direct. I still wouldn't expect to see anything of 2018's line-up, beyond perhaps a surprise announcement. This four month patch is Nintendo's busiest for several years across first and third party.

I expect they'll touch on the just-released Monster Hunter Stories, and on top of that, 3DS has Metroid: Samus Returns, the Virtual Console releases of Pokemon Gold and Silver, Fire Emblem Warriors, the multiplayer Kirby title, Layton's Mystery Journey, Apollo Ace Attorney, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga remake, and of course, Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon coming this quarter - there might also be some news of eShop titles for 3DS.

Switch has ongoing DLC support for Arms and Splatoon 2, which might get touched on, as well as the story DLC for Zelda, which I think we should see a proper trailer for this time. On top of that, Nintendo will also be publishing Pokken Tournament DX, Fire Emblem: Warriors, Super Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Skyrim (Switch version is Nintendo-published) in the next four months. In terms of third party, there's Rayman Legends, L.A. Noire, NBA 2k18, Rocket League, Just Dance 2018, FIFA18, Worms WMD and Sonic Forces (at least). Add on undated indie releases like Stardew Valley, Rime, Yooka-Laylee and SteamWorld Dig 2 and Switch has a really good line-up for the next few months.

Between 3DS and Switch there's a lot Nintendo could cover, so 45 minutes makes sense even without much in the way of new announcements. Maybe we might get some info on something like Dragon Quest XI, but I also expect we'll be getting a couple more Directs before too long (November, January), and I expect Nintendo will save new announcements/details (subscription service?) and 2018 games for those Directs. In short it should be a full Direct without much in the way of megatons.

Can't wait to see the achievements for the switch i been hearing about :)

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will probably be getting delayed in this announcement. It has yet to receive a release date. Nintendo might announce a release date in this direct, but I think a delay is more likely.

Wow, 45 minutes?

I have to think that means we'll see a lot of 3rd party announcements coming, as I don't see how Nintendo could fill that time (unless there's another wave of 3DS games coming, which I rather doubt).

A wave of 3rd party announcements would be huge for the Switch entering the holiday season, especially if they wind up selling well. I certainly hope that's what we'll be seeing!

Otherwise, in my dream scenario we'd get the barest of glimpses or insight into Metroid Prime 4 or the coming Pokemon game, but that seems extremely unlikely.

Agree. I don't expect to see 2018 titles outside of Yoshi, small Q1 indie games and maybe a surprise without date like Pokemon and MP4.

For those I can see a January Direct.

Hehe! Rumours were true after all! Can't wait to watch it :)

45 minutes? That should hopefully mean we'll get some nice announcements. I'm very much hoping for news on Virtual Console but further confirmation that Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will be out this year would also be nice.