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flashfire926 said:
It's becoming increasingly clear that this direct will fall victim to leaks/inevitable announcements once the delay happened. Apparently Bandai Namco just announced three japanese switch games today, which would've clearly been announced at the jp direct if it wasn't postponed.

With companies like Square, Capcom, and Bandai still going ahead with their reveals, the Laura Kate Dale rumor (which says the direct was postponed because of a specific game in the direct) looks to be true. I think it's a game with some element of apocalypse or natural disaster, which wouldn't sit too well with Japanese people if revealed today (heck, it probably wouldn't sit too well even a week later)

I did wonder if Nintendo were going to reboot, remake or launch a sequel to Disaster: Day of Crisis, and that it was scheduled for this Direct - hence the delay.

Nintendo delayed Advance Wars' release in Japan and Europe due to the September 11 attacks; the game eventually only launched in Japan in a double-pack with the sequel in 2004. I don't think we'll see that severe a reaction here, though.