The DeNA/smartphone press conference is probably the biggest press event they've given in several years, it was broadcast live with an English translator no less, so that was a big deal.

They'll definitely have a Direct for Splatoon in a month or so anyway.

we get them right after people start talking about them so I'm guessing this week at some point


I guess people are used to start talking about them at the right time :P or at least that is how it has been the last couple of directs

Because Iwata demands to direct and edit each Nintendo Direct personally and since his illness hasn't been able to do it in multiple languages like he used to.

Nintendo have a fetish where they derive sexual pleasure from making us wait.

One of the most annoying things about Nintendo is how they keep us in the dark about anything more than a couple of months away.

Like Yoshi; it was slated as "first half of 2015" but we haven't head squat since E3 last year.

Even Splatoon is still nebulously dated "May" instead of to the day.

Spill the beans already!

No, they're into that too, Sony/MS are their dominatrixes. ;)

True, but Directs aren't supposed to be press events. Still leaves a hole for us waiting for one. 

Lol, I wouldn't be surprised.

Nintendo read my post saying we'd get one last Wednesday, and are trying to spite me.

Sorry guys.

I expect one to be announced soon. As soon as in the next 24 hours.