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On 5ch’s Hardware/Industry (Geha) board, leaked information claiming that “the September Nintendo Direct will be a software-publisher edition, with zero announcements of major first-party titles” became a hot topic.
Thread regulars traded opinions over how Raiders — supposedly August’s flagship new release — has already faded from conversation, along with speculation about the release timing for the new Zelda title (said to be coming this year) and From Software’s new title The Duskbloods.
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More to the point, are you saying that aside from stuff that doesn't even sell well like Rhythm Heaven and Tomodachi Collection, everything else has become a non-topic?
So nothing but Nintendo's own games gets attention? That's a harsh thing to say.
Yeah, because all we've got so far is footage of him just sleeping.
It's almost September already
I wonder if it can really launch in a little over three months.
A while back, some official Nintendo material listed it as launching this year.
If the schedule were really at risk of missing this year, they wouldn't have announced it back in June in the first place.
Can't you even read the post right above yours…?
Given that Pokémon and Xeno are the only things announced for next year, it should be obvious this can't be a software-publisher edition.
2024
Feb: Software-publisher lineup
June: Regular
Aug: Software-publisher lineup
2025
March: Regular
July: Software-publisher lineup
Sept: Regular
2026
Feb: Software-publisher lineup
June: Regular
That pattern only happened because it was the hardware-transition period. Switch your thinking already.
A console's twilight year and a new console's launch year aren't a useful comparison.
Nice.
Lame to declare 'just trolling' when you were only posting wishful thinking.
Sounds like you're just begging for the Direct not to happen.
Claiming 'just trolling' after the fact is lame.
Guess you really don't get how you look to other people…
December's probably The Duskbloods.
PR has recently reiterated it's still on track for this year.
From Software always holds a Network Test 100 days before release (the last one just wrapped up).
Putting that together, it looks like an early-December launch.
Ocarina of Time would likely land before that, in November (ahead of Black Friday).
Is this really what year two looks like? It's a mess.
Because there's basically nothing to do post-clear.
How can you be so sure your own opinion is absolutely correct?
That's basically every Nintendo fanboy ("Nishi-kun," 5ch slang for die-hard Nintendo loyalists) on the Geha board.
They start from the premise that Nintendo is right and never budge.
Even after ticking off the Patent Office, you're still saying Nintendo's in the right? That one seriously made me cringe.
In the Palworld-fanboy's world, I guess anything is forgiven no matter what.
Easy to say 'bring them together,' but I doubt parents would so easily let their kids lug around a console that costs 60,000 yen.
If it gets lost or stolen, the kid can't take responsibility for that.
But there's nothing else coming out until winter — seriously, what are they going to do?
Doesn't seem like we'll see eye to eye — you're acting like Fire Emblem doesn't even exist.
That title is way too niche, not for everyone.
It's being written off because it's ultimately a Switch (1) game that does nothing to help Switch 2 adoption.
Guess a pricey console really is a problem.
Fair point.
Gloating by comparing yourself to domestic PS sales is incredibly lame.
Guess they're planning to announce that there's nothing to announce.
There's no way anyone could understand the inner fantasies of someone who starts a thread full of baseless wishful-thinking delusions.
Background and Key Points
Nintendo’s “Direct” livestreams have long come in two flavors: a “regular” edition built around first-party exclusives, and a “software-publisher edition” (ソフトメーカー編) that hands the spotlight to third-party partners with little or no news on Nintendo’s own franchises. Post 25’s table shows this alternation going back to 2024, and it matters here because the Switch 2, Nintendo’s new hardware launched in June 2025, is now entering its second year — a period when investors and fans alike watch closely for evidence the first-party pipeline hasn’t dried up. “Raiders” in the thread appears to be Kirby Air Riders, pitched as Switch 2’s August tentpole release; “The Duskbloods” is From Software’s Switch 2-exclusive action title; and the “new Zelda” is the rumored Ocarina of Time remake, both anticipated before year-end.
The thread’s real fault line isn’t whether the leak is true, but what it would mean if it is. One camp reads a software-publisher-only September Direct as proof Nintendo’s own 2026 lineup is thinner than hoped, pointing to Raiders’ fast-fading buzz as a warning sign. The other camp insists the alternating format is routine scheduling, not a red flag, and notes that pattern only looks unusual because posters are comparing a launch-year cadence to a normal one.
What outsiders should know: nothing here is confirmed by Nintendo — it’s an unverified leak, and “software-publisher edition” historically has still included minor Nintendo-published third-party titles, just not flagship first-party reveals.
*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry [Geha]) thread [Sad News] Leaker: “September Nintendo Direct is a software-publisher edition, zero major titles”.
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