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| Vodacixi said: I didn't know about that. Curious... I don't know, I just think this could have been put in half-way into the Direct and leave the final segment for something more... universally loved. Or a more niche franchise making a comeback. Or a new IP. I don't know, a new Fire Emblem doesn't make me very excited. It hasn't been too long since the last one. |
The problem is they probably don't have such game yet. Which were the options?
Metroid Prime is the niche franchise making a comeback It was announced at the end of a past Direct
3D Mario is still very far away The same team that worked on 3D Mario also worked on DK Bananza
The Smash team seems to be working on Kirby
The Zelda team probably only just started development on the next title
Splatoon 3 is still very fresh, and you usually don't want a live service game to have such a short lifecycle
A new Pokémon was already announced last year and is coming in December Game Freak will announce a mainline title in a proper Pokémon-specific Direct
We could make an argument for Animal Crossing, but I believe the next one is still mid-development (maybe a 2027 release)
As for a new IP, they usually don't make good Direct finishers. A new IP is something you want to advertise at the start of a Direct, with as much information as possible To close a Direct, you need something with a clear fandom that can generate hype just by showing "this is the new game of [IP]" on the screen
It was either Fire Emblem or Resident Evil, guess Nintendo reserved the spotlight to their own games
