| Jumpin said: Nintendo never does TGS, and usually companies who reveal hardware do it at their own press events. Putting them around E3 or TGS doesn't usually go very well. |
Eh, no doubt, but when they announced NX would not be at E3, a lot of people assumed they would wait for TGS. I personally think it's a very smart idea to do a direct personally.
Beyond that, a lot of people were anticipating the announcement mid Sep reveal if they did do a direct.
This pretty much destroys both theories.







