Can't edit on work PC.

But I'm adding an additional prediction:

5) Yoshi DLC announced for 3D World, coming 'Spring' (I see this tying into a Year of Yoshi, if they do one)

I think Year of Yoshi will be a thing. I could see it going something like this

March-Yoshi's New Island+special edition Yoshi 3DS

June-Super Yoshi 3D World DLC

September-Yarn Yoshi

December-Yoshi's Cookie Eshop game for 3DS & Wii U

Plus obviously appearing in Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Mario Golf.

Can we get Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Story instead.  I hate Yoshi's Cookie so much.  

I meant a brand new Yoshi's Cookie kinda like they did with Dr. Luigi. But ya those games should come to the virtual console.

A few thoughts:

1. Next Level Games, now that they're basically a Nintendo second party, should become a multiple-games-at-a-time studio. They should at least be able to make 2 games at a time, so they can support both 3DS and Wii U without long waits. But regardless, more games from them is a good thing.


2. A lot of people are forgetting Monster Games. They have also unofficially been a Nintendo second party since Excite Truck in 2006. They made Pilotwings for 3DS, and ported DKCR and apparently have helped out somehow with the new DCKR, but they're a racing studio at heart. Chances are good that they'll either do another Excite game, or my secret hope, is that they'll make an amazing new HD Wave Race. Nintendo could do it themselves, but Monster is well qualified. In fact, they'd be a candidate to make an F-Zero as well. If they DID a new Excite game though, I wouldn't want them to ever do another "Excitebots". That game was okay, but a letdown. The little "mini-games" during races really break up the flow of the race, and it just lost it's luster quickly.

IF they did it, I'd like to see them make something more like Excite Truck, just flew it out more, online racing, and more vehicle types besides jeeps and trucks, like cars and naturally, motorbikes.


3. There are a few games that COULD technically be ready to fit into the March/April gap between DK and MK. "X" has been under development since shortly after Xenoblade was done, or localized in NA. So at the very least, it's still had about 2 years in development. Similarly, Good-Feel has been developing Yarn Yoshi, most likely, since at least 2011. So again, it's had plenty of time in the oven to be done by now. Bayonetta 2 has also been in development for a bit, so who knows how far along it is, but it might be almost ready too. So it's not outside the realm of possibility at all that at least one of those games might be ready.


4. If nothing else, I think we'll definitely get one or two more firm(er) release dates, so that at least will be worth it.

@Zorg1000

If they were gonna do that, I'd rather they remade "Yoshi", and not Yoshi's Cookie. As puzzler's go, it is SO much better (I think), and is one of my top favorite puzzlers, right up there with Bust a Move.

What time will it be in the netherlands? I need to see it!! I dont get the other timetables.

I want a release date for X, nothing more, only that pls Nintendo?

The reason I think we're going to see X and Bayonetta 2 before Mario Kart is that they have both clearly been in development for a long time.

Bayonetta was announced before the Wii U released and was playable at E3 last year.

X was shown in January last year for the first time, with gameplay footage.

Both have clearly been in the oven for quite a while and I suspect that this Nintendo Direct was initially due in January but has been held back; possibly because of the Watch Dogs delay or because of Sega wanting to take ownership of the Sonic Boom announcement, we'll see tomorrow.

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Nintendo+Direct+-+February+14th+2014+-+Iwata+Loves+You&iso=20140214T09&p1=152&ah=1

hopefully this is right

THX!

Nintendo promised a steady flow of games as opposed to last year situation, however with a 3 month gap between DKCR:TF and MK8, the situation is even worse and completely discredits Nintendo as a serious company. Thats why they have to have something OBLIGATORILY.

No more excuses. No more lies. This might be their last chance to reivindicate at least with their fans