| SpokenTruth said: In case some of you haven't noticed, there is a global pandemic and economic crisis going on. Scheduling a major Nintendo Direct production and its distribution along with developing and scheduling the release of games are subject to some very major changes. By saying Nintendo doesn't care about you by not having a ND when you want it, you are saying you don't care about Nintendo employees. |
I don't even know if Nintendo employees are even permitted to come back to their respective offices in Tokyo or Kyoto right now.
Koizumi and Takahashi usually host the Directs from a green screen, which is likely in their offices. Can they do that at their respective homes in a professional manner?
Plus, as Sakurai even described, trying to talk and meet with third party developers is tough right now as no one can travel to other offices. If Sakurai can't even get Fighter Pass Vol. 2 done as scheduled, how could Nintendo get confirmed release dates and progress of games from their studios and their third party partners in a timely manner? Hell, pretty much all of the indie games from Indie World (which was all voice overs and people mostly outside of Japan presenting from their respective offices) had release windows. And that presentation was probably done before Nintendo of America allowed their staff from California and Washington to work at home.
