Animal Crossing Direct announced for February 20

[javi741]

super_etecoon said:

javi741 said:
Tbh I'm disappointed it isn't a real Nintendo direct. I know many people are hyped and happy for this Animal Crossing direct, but me personally I don't care about animal crossing. As a Nintendo fan we essentially know nothing about the Switch's lineup for 2020. My fear is that Nintendo will wait until after Animal Crossing releases to do a Nintendo direct since Nintendo might be afraid that unveiling big games before Animal crossing releases might kill the hype of Animal Crossing.

Nothing could kill the hype for Animal Crossing, I assure you.  Nintendo could unveil a new Metroid, 2D Metroid, Zelda, and 3D Mario in a Direct right before AC:NH and people would still line up in droves in excitement for this title.  It has been quite a long time since we've had a console Animal Crossing, and even City Folk underwhelmed many.  This title is a long time coming.  

You'd be surprised, their are a lot of die-hard Animal Crossing fans who are gonna buy the Switch and game in droves even if Nintendo announces everything. But there are still a lot of people and Nintendo fans who are on the fence with buying this game and the only reason they might buy it is because they believe no major game might be coming from Nintendo anytime soon and have money to burn. I'm sure if Nintendo were to announce any big games before AC, the more casual gamers might be deterred to purchase Animal Crossing when they know they could save their money on the bigger titles coming later this year.

I'm sure AC is gonna sell like hot cakes and millions of Switch's & games whether Nintendo does a direct before its release or not, but I believe Nintendo might want to capitalize AC's sales as much as possible.