Yeah I could see a new Kirby announced with a Q1 2027 release, that would be 5 years after Forgotten Land, 4 years after Return to Dreamland Deluxe and ~1.5 years after Star Crossed World.

I’m curious if the next mainline title will be go back to 2D or is 3D gonna stick around for a while. I could see it going either way.

Argument for 2D-Star Allies is the last mainline 2D title and it’s over 8 years old now so they might feel the need to make a new one and let the updated port of Forgotten Land scratch the 3D itch for now.

Argument for 3D-Forgotten Land is the highest selling Kirby game by a comfortable margin so sticking with that format makes sense and release updated versions of 2D titles like Triple Deluxe or Planet Robobot similar to Return to Dreamland Deluxe.

I mean, I'm not gonna do a simple wishlist because I know that'd be setting myself for failure but when it comes to predictions, I guess I'll play along :

- Zelda related game, be it remake like everyone is suggesting with Ocarina of Time remake or anything else to surprise us.

- Xenoblade announcement ... But it's just a Switch 2 update for the Trilogy. Hopefully this ain't being done by the same ones who did the update to Xenoblade X ...

- More info on games like Star Fox, Splatoon Riders, Rhythm Heaven New Groove, etc ...

- Duskbloods gets a full 5 min. Showcase + Trailer. Will be demoed on the Treehouse live right after.

- We get a redos for announcements we saw on previous showcases like MH Wilds, No Rest for the Wicked, Persona 4 Revival.

- More ports from 3rd party publisher like Xbox, Atlus,Capcom, etc ...

- New trailer for Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave. We get a solid date for this September/October.

- New experimental title unveiled by Nintendo. Nobody knows what to think of it.

- Last showcase will either be the next 3D Kirby game or the next 3D Mario, not both, place your bets, everyone !

Honestly those predictions sounds too safe for the most part but getting almost everything I cited would be a solid mark for this Direct in my book

Hopefully a new Mischief Makers announcement

Ocarina of Time will be there, I think a new Sports title will be there and I'm 50/50 on whether they show 3D Mario early here or wait for a Sept/Feb direct.

Duskbloods will definitely be there if it's not getting delayed.

Hotel Dusk and Last Window re-mastered / re-worked like Another Code, with a third game in the series also coming (well... I can dream).

Some kind of Mario platformer or Zelda game would likely suffice for me.

My wishlist is:
1. Mario Maker 3D
2. Platinum Games new action game in the same universe as Astral Chain
3. Luigi Mansion 4
4. I don't think they will reveal project M. But hopefully it's a game in Eternal Darkness universe.

ARMS 2 would be a surprise though.

I just want to see something completely left field out of the box. Something completely unexpected that has everybody laughing their ass off. Like the virtual boy announcement last time.

1-2 Switch Switch 2 Edition. Calling it now.

Honestly, the only things I'm really interested in to see are either Ocarina, or, what I would like much more, reimaging of Zelda 1 - so I guess that's all I'm expecting/hoping to see, while still being open to surprises.

Well one of those was a safe bet at least lol. I'm pretty surprised the other two were a no show.