That's it? THAT was the Nintendo Direct?
My exact reaction
>>732344713It was a PARTNER SHOWCASE. If you expected anything more than a few ports I don't know what to tell you.
was hoping for at least some danganronpa 2x2 news
>Pragmata >ports>pixel slop We’re ALL celebrating. This is the 4channiest Nintendo Direct in a LOOONG time. Uoooooh!
I was at least hoping for native Kingdom Hearts ports, oh well. Granblue Fantasy Relink caught my interest but is censored so meh
>>732344905We’ve gotten major third-party announcements at partner showcases before. Many times, actually. I don’t know what spawns this kind of retarded revisionism and deliberate ignorance, but I want you idiots to fuck off already.
>>732344905I was expecting at least one interesting port, this direct really had absolutely nothing.
>>732344905They're normally at least ports we didn't already know about.
>>732344905Even if it's just a "few" ports, on that department it still sucked ass.No Elden Ring, no Baldur’s Gate 3, no Metal Gear, no Death Stranding, etc, etcIf Xbox Series S can handle those games, so can SW2... Nintendo is fucked if it goes this way, especially because SW2 sales outside of Japan are slowly down.
>>732344713AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAHHAHAHAHAA TENDIES WAS HYPING THIS SHIT UP
>>732345373fuck we didn't even get Metaphor. the most surprising announcement was.. Tales of Arise chicken arise.
>>732344713>partnerDid you not understand?
>>732345516QRD on Nintendo being basically flawless since they hit it out of the park every time? This direct was perfect, so many PS4 games that we’re all buying.
>>732345103>We’ve gotten major third-party announcements at partner showcases before. Many times, actually.When?
>>732345638Monster Hunter Rise
>>732345615It was shit, but it was a partner direct.
Did the JP direct have anything that got cut from the EN one? sometimes they cut the best game from the english direct for no reason.
>>732345474>Switch 2 is getting all multiplatssnoybros, how do we cope? The only selling point of the PS5 was that Nintendo wasn't getting multiplats since we have no exclusives, what now? Are you telling me they have the best exclusives AND all multiplats now? How is that fair? This is literally anti snoyitism
>>732344713Didn't watch the Direct. What did I miss?I assume it must've been bad, since I'm seeing a bunch of "OHNONO NINTENDO IS FINISHED" threads on the catalog rather than "NINTENDO WON SNOYS BTFO" threads
>>732345979not much. Adventures of Elliot still looks good and has a release date... uh, Tokyo Xanadu got a sequel.... They ported Tales of Arise... and Digimon Time Stranger got ported. that's about it. really weak even by Partner direct standards.
For fanboys and outsiders who are confused: the reason people are so pissed is because the last general Direct (which was also the first one of the generation and took 3 months after the system's launch to come out) was already an underwhelming look into 2026. And this Partner Showcase was also pretty uneventful even by Partner Showcase standards.
>>732346486yeah, i'm one of the bigger tendies on /v/, but now was just not the time to release a "wow its fucking nothing" direct. People want to hear about upcoming games, not ports of 5 year old games.
>>732346615Especially since they just made a statement about how the second and third year are oh so important for a console's life. Nintendo has NOT put forward good first or second steps forward for the Switch 2's second year.
>>732345373We've already been told that Baldur's Gate 3 isn't coming, Metal Gear Solid Delta struggles to run on PS5 as it is (and the second collection will come... at some point), Death Stranding is Sony.Elden Ring being missing is certainly concerning though.
The Adventures of Elliot has to be one of the most anticipated games right now besides Pragmata. Look forward to dozens of threads being spammed about this 2D-HD slop.
>>732346847>Look forward to dozens of threads being spammed about this 2D-HD slop.can't wait. you faggots can cry about it but i love me some HD-2D "slop".
>>732346930BAAAAASED! Holy based! King, I kneel! This but unironically. Actually, only the characters are pixelated, the rest are 3D. But you still like it. Actually, we like it even more now that it has three completely different art styles. BAAAAASED!
Who cares though right? Its the fastest selling so the masses have determined that this is in fact enough
they fucking knew it was ass too
>>732344713>ending with Bethesda ports Fucking lmao. Ninty needs to chill with allowing companies to shill their game for the second or third time.
>>732347108Video games haven't been bound by 2D constraints forever now. There's nothing wrong with using pixels, 3D assets, and 2D portraits like this.
>>732344713And next week will be worse, if there even will be one.
>>732344905most games on that showcase could be downported to snes with no loss of gameplaywhere the fuck are the ambitious games
>>732347376Pfffffftahahahaaaaa
>>732347857I'm sure there'll be a general Direct this month, but if it's not next week then the Internet is actually going to be on fire
Oh there was a direct?Was anything remotely interesting shown?Elliot?
I thought it was one of the better Partner Showcases actually, not amazing, but it showed games I actually wanted for the most part
I hope Nintendo crashes and burns
>>732348807Elliot was shown, yes, but that's not new. Nothing really interesting. Duskbloods and Elden Ring are still MIA.
So we graduated from an endless stream of farmpgs to an endless stream of tradtional 4 niggas in a row. What a worthless console. Even fucking Vita wasn't as RPG-locked as Switch 2.
Fucking Dogshit Direct
>>732344905I just wanted a bunch of notable Switch 1 games to get Switch 2 versions and all we got was Hollow Knight which apparently was 30fps locked beforehand what the fuck
>>732348807>>732348910Kyoto Xandu was pretty bigThis was never going to house anything that big, especially with a general direct supposedly around the corner
>>732348834>man searching kitchen for a late night snack finally finds one after lowering his expectations and searching again for a fourth time>>732349013>Kyoto Xandu was pretty bigNot even you actually believe this.
>>732348807elliot was there but was it really? didn't really show anything that interesting, showed you can visit the home city/get unique items in various ages, that's about it
Even as a Partner Direct I was only watching to see multiplat stuff I hadn't heard of before I only came away thinking one game shown presented any sort of intrigue (and it's not a game I'd get on Switch 2).Very lame.
>>732348978Never post my squid daughter for your dogshit taste ever again
>>732344713It was so bad lol
>>732349113Sorry I wsn't fucking expecting any major reveals today and had my expectations set accordingly
Well, I guess I can get elliot for pc anyway so that doesnt even matter
The fact that there's multiple threads and discussions about the direct being bad really says something
>>732349309>uh you should've had dinosaur-bone low standards like me you fucking CHUD
>>732349113>Not even you actually believe this.It was, relatively speaking among games we didn't know were coming. I guess you could argue Rebirth or that dinosaur game were bigger
>>732346486Its not even just that. It's also the fact that every game shown is/will be available for Steam or the PS5 and it will run better there.
>>732349224Gimme Ridge Racer, Namco, we deserve it.
>>732349437Ridge Racer was never good
>>732349529It was always better than any RPG. It had the style to rival Persona, while also having actual gameplay.
>>732349372Unironically yes. What the fuck were you expecting from this, especially with a general direct all but confirmed?
>>732349372Kek
>>732349432This wasn't so bad when the Switch was considered the cheap console for people who couldn't afford a more expensive console or PC to access these games but the Switch 2 doesn't even have that selling point since the price tag is so high and is only set to increase. Nintendo have been shooting themselves in the foot big time ever since the Switch 2 was revealed.
>>732348910>Duskbloods and Elden Ring are still MIA.https://youtu.be/6kguaGI7aZg
I thought it was okay because of Paranormasight, Kyoto Xanadu and the Bomberman Collection.Although I am very aware that combo only works for me and 99.9% of the people watching the direct don't give a single fuck about any of those, so not a good direct for the general public.
Directs (should) have a gravitas and prestige to them. We are sitting down and dedicating time out of our lives in anticipation of new, high-profile reveals.Anything less than that could simply be an e-mail.It's disrespectful of my time as a customer to take 30 minutes of my time and show me nothing but ports of existing games. It's lame.
>>732344905>couldn't even mention DuskbludsThis nigger is PATHETIC.
>>732344713Oh, that happened again?
Don't worry guys they're saving all the big reveals for next week's direct :)
Having this after the imsult that was the september one takes balls from nintendo
>>732344713This happens EVERY partner direct. Nothing that is in that that couldn't just have been individual trailer drops on any random day. No one cares about this shit.
So how long until the collective clarity dissipates and /v/ starts defending this Showcase with its fucking life just to keep up the "own the snoys" front? I'm gonna say early evening in America.
>>732344713Honestly they should just save the directs for the big shit and make these things just normal announcements on the official channel.These things don't deserve all the spotlight of a direct, fuck the partners i don't care if they get angry.
>>732350548Consolewarbrained retard.
>>732350025Kyoani when?This beancounter is really pissing me off.Kimishima should have stayed.
Nintenbros................
Is Elliot shaping up to be the most popular Square Enix game in a long time? Everyone’s raving about the art style and how exciting and original it looks.
>>732350635So right now, got it.
>>732350843It looks very meh
It's joever.
Why are jannies nuking these threads?
This just proves partner direct is a retarded idea, the point of directs is they are supossed to be hype, whoever came with the idea was a retard.
>>732349012>Hollow Knight which apparently was 30fps locked beforehandekfuckingscuse me???
>>732344713>Digimon>Orbitals>PragmataIt was good for me
>>732351065Nintendo charges publishers money to show trailers at the partner direct. It's like super bowl ads.
>>732351061Jannies are Tendies
>>732349645What a stupid comparison
>>732351065I think the partner directs are only done to keep shareholders and other publishers happy. Otherwise people start saying that Nintendo has no 3rd party support.Nintendo clearly doesn't seem to give much of a fuck about them either since they just get a guy to do a voiceover for the event compared to the actual directs where figureheads of the company show up on camera.
>>732351065Partner Showcases cropped up in 2020 as filler to tide people over for having no general Directs that year to begin with. It's now even less impressive when third-party support is more standardized on the Switch 2. These releases aren't exciting or novel anymore, they're expected. remember, Furukawa was pushing to get rid of general Directs altogether in 2020
>>732344713It was pretty good though?
>>732348980>>732348980Done in like a BROKE dick-dog direct.>2026 no flying cars, no true augumented reality or real holographic/hologramic games.LOTS OF SHID FROM SNES ERA 16 BIT HUE HUE UWAWAWU THAT DOESN''T LOOK AS GUD.
>>732344905even by those low low standards it was fucking ass.
Modern games suck so much the only game that looked interesting there was bomberman
>>732351323He's a fucking moron. Directs are not only Iwata's legacy, but now almost every single major publisher uses a similar format for showcasing upcoming releases. They would just be shooting themselves in the foot if they did that. Imagine releasing Kirby Air Riders without the two directs that we got to tell people about them. Just a trailer that maybe told us how to play the game and showed the modes. It wouldn't have sold as well. Yes, directs take time and effort to do, but I feel like the cost is made up for in sales. Directs can give a bunch of games a showcase that a trailer just can't, especially when most games might not even get 2 min of footage to upload. Furukawa is on the way to be remembered as Nintendo's worst president.
>>732351323>remember, Furukawa was pushing to get rid of general Directs altogether in 2020Source?
>>732351724Lmao
>>732351724SB4 and SB5 getting finally localized was easily the coolest announcement of the direct.
>>732351850I have a feeling Furukawa wanted the Nintendo Today app to be the replacement for Directs, but he had to be tardwrangled and told that he can't just brute force it and say "this is the new arrangement now fuck you" like with paid online or $70 games.>>732351881https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/06/nintendo_says_directs_are_incredibly_effective_but_they_might_not_be_around_foreverThis was him absolutely trying to set the stage to sunset the format.
>>732348807New Paranormasight, but that's it.
>>732350209>This happens EVERY partner direct.no it doesn't
>>732352072>games that have been translated for 17 and 7 years respectively now are easily the coolest announcement
>>732350548We don't need to pretend the direct was good to own the Snoys because Sony already owned themselves just after the direct finished by announcing a new doomed to failed Horizon game>>732347998
>>732352030Except no one fucking uses Nintendo Today. An app for Nintendo cuts out a good 30% of users in general and Kids use other social media stuff. Trying to make yourself like you are some tech giant is the height of stupidity. You have to get people using it first, THEN transfer it over. You don't try to hold the format hostage for your news app when phone space is at a premium right now.
Don't care, Paranormasight is good enough for me. Only shame is that it doesn't have best girl in it.
>>732352272meant for >>732351969
>>732352359>"check out my epic 3x3!" snobcore
>>732345102Is there a version that isn't censored?
>>732352030It's extra funny how literally fucking nobody uses Nitnendo Today, and everything posted on it, gets posted online elsewhere anyway
>>732346486Even Nin10doland called out the Switch 2 for being boring since we got a Partner Showcase so soon. There’s still time for that General Direct. It’s only early February.
>>732352559I just used it to watch the direct because youtube's compression has gotten fucking egregious for 1080p and below uploads/streams
>>732352537I'm just a mystery game autist. I play basically everything notable that comes out. And Paranormasight is breddy gud, about an 8/10.
The people in the chat getting trolled was more fun than the direct
>>732352672It's almost certainly happening this month, but if it's not next week then people are going to be fucking FERAL
>>732352672>Even Nin10dolandOh no, we all should give a shit what mister "Nintendo has FORGOTTEN Mario" should think
>>732352672>even muh jewtuberFuck off. Jewtubers chase after views and clicks and should never be taken as an authoritative voice in anything
>>732344713The moment I saw the partner showcase I knew it was a nothing burger. We are in dark times.
>>732350689Ass man earned his retirement. Let him be.
>>732344905>fanboys hype it up>is shit >WHAT DID YOU EXPECT THESES FUCKERS
>>732344713Partner directs are never good. I don't even watch them
>>732353159I legitimately think Nintendo fanboys are doing damage to the brand at this point. This need to hype up and defend every small thing gets exhausting and Nintendo isn't able to deliver on the hype they're providing. The fanboys need to shut the fuck up and save their energy for the next actual big release instead of trying to act like anyone cares about [Sports game Mario edition].
>>732345940>No gaems >still tries to deflect to da snoys
>>732353395The only hype for the partner showcase was the chance at seeing Monster hunter Stories, which we got, and possibly some mad shit like Wilds which wasn't there.The fact it had anything new is above expectations for most of them.
>>732348980Dogshit direct for a dogshit console from a dogshit company.A match made in heaven.
>>732353519I posted that exact same line of thought yesterday and had faggot Nintendo fanboys telling me that I was wrong and that big announcements could happen because previous "big games" were announced at a partner direct and that I was retarded for thinking it would be mostly ports and nothing of real importance. That's the sort of attitude I'm talking about, where fanboys have to try to defend every little aspect of anything Nintendo related for some reason and it's not a /v/ exclusive thing. They're too emotionally invested in nonsense console warring.
>>732345821Some Goemon collection I think.
>You can't afford shit but just buy our slop
>>732344713Why would anyone want a shitch when you can get a handheld pc? Very cuck tier
>>732345940>getting all the multiplats>doesn't get "all the multiplats">Said ports are severely inferior versions of games already out on other platforms for years anywayLMAO Nintendo niggas are something else.
>>732347108this just looks like octupus snail fighter
>>732344905Every single time a partner showcase is announced people claim it could be just as good as a real direct and then when it's inevitably worthless they turn around and say this
>>732356096I want you to suffer God's wrath.
>>732352841It's probably not next week since Pokemon is starting their 30th anniversary stuff in the 8th at the Superbowl which will then continue at the end of the month at Pokemon Day.That leaves them the week after next (which lines up with the Splatoon trademark filing).
>>732356096Only people who enjoy video games would be interested in one. This is a board for corpo battles
My sympathies, 'tendies. No one deserved this level of neglect and humiliation.
Nintendo doesn't give a shit because they have the new Pokemon gen announcement for the anniversary and they know that alone will make them thrive from how much it sells
>>732350843>Everyone’s raving about the art styleAm I missing something? It just looks like Octopath.
I'm trans btw
LOYALTY TO NINTENDOLOYALTY TO THE BRANDLOYALTY IS SALVATION
>>732362305But don't you want good games? Sure, Nintendo will be ok, but when did we start tolerating new games not being huge spectacles and started tolerating shovelware like musous and sports spinoffs that you'll play for a weekend before spending all of your free time on 4chan?
>>732344905This lol, the big announcement happen for other consoles, not the switch.
>>732344905Koei is a partner, so multiple musou and FE games have been shown or even revealed in Partner Directs.I didn't wake up for this or anything, but I feel bad for the people who did.
