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Ahead of Nintendo’s next Nintendo Direct, a thread on 5ch’s hardware and industry (Gehan) board tried to pin down exactly what Nintendo would need to announce to “win.” Some posters felt the last Direct paled next to Sony’s recent State of Play, and many argued the “win line” should be the appearance of a major third-party title like GTA6, Genshin Impact, or a new Monster Hunter. Others countered that Nintendo had “already won” simply because the Ocarina of Time remake had been announced previously. The thread also veered into listing what would count as a “loss” instead.
What people said
If it's not announced, that's a win for Sony's side.
Wouldn't it actually be better if it's 'a game nobody predicted'?
Threads go up to 1,000 replies, so the list of titles is basically going to grow without limit.
Even for an unpredictable title, you could just write something vague like 'a brand-new FromSoftware game.'
A buddy of mine from the hardware board said Rockstar got furious and pulled out over the disc format being dropped, so that's pretty credible.
Your 'buddy from the hardware board' lol
Could use some kind of surprise.
Your ID looked like it spelled 'SEX'” (5ch randomly assigns each poster an ID string per thread)
This is about new content in the upcoming Direct —
Ocarina of Time was already announced as a title last time.
Exactly this
The outcome was already decided before it even started.
Earth Defense Force
Astro Bot
Concord
Saros
Genshin Impact
Wuthering Waves
ANANTA ('Infinite')
Re: #18
(lol)
– A 21-minute segment about some old lady
– "It's just like a movie, right? Except it's not a game, and we didn't make a movie either."
– A talk show featuring some completely unknown newcomer voice actor
– Splitting a once-popular old title into four separate remakes
Hard to imagine, but if there wasn't a single world premiere, that really would be a loss.
Problem is, that'd probably be more entertaining than a chat between Kaji and Fairouz Ai lol
A talk with Sakurai, or watching Sugita play a game and react — I'd actually kind of want to see that.
I'd take the loss, just give us 30 minutes of that lol. Even a pre-show countdown chat would do.
GTA6, Genshin Impact, Spider-Man, Gran Turismo —
if even one of those gets announced, I think that's a Nintendo win.
Re: #42
Oh damn lol
Putting Sony-first-party stuff on that list seems like a stretch
Maybe just Genshin Impact makes sense.
it's faster to figure out what counts as a loss.
Like, if there's zero new info and it's all stuff we already knew, that's a loss for the Direct, right?
If there's no surprise big third-party title announcement, that's a loss —
like if it's all just indie games.
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Dark horse: Genshin Impact
Long shot: new Smash Bros.
Wild card: GTA6
That about cover it?
Favorite: Mario
Dark horse: ANANTA ('Infinite')
I'd say.
More like a list of stuff that would 'kill us' (the posters) if it actually showed up
Just name titles that will absolutely never appear — or aren't even worth airing in a Direct —
and you'll win every time lol
Well, I don't think it'll actually show up either, but if it did, it'd genuinely be an unwelcome surprise.
because they haven't announced it's been cancelled
if any one of these shows up, let's just call it a win.
Oh, if a new Monster Hunter comes as a console exclusive, that's a total victory.
Resident Evil already has an RE Code: Veronica remake confirmed, and they've already said Monster Hunter Wilds is getting a port, so…
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
This kind of “Nintendo Direct vs. State of Play” rivalry framing is a recurring topic on the hardware and industry (Gehan) board, and it’s less about actual release schedules or official announcements than about which event “generated more hype.” The GTA6, new Monster Hunter, and Genshin Impact rumors raised in the thread are all unconfirmed speculation at best, and some posts cite unverifiable “a friend told me” sources, making them hard to substantiate. The Ocarina of Time remake, meanwhile, was announced on a separate prior occasion and should arguably be judged independently from this particular Direct — yet posters were quick to declare the outcome “already decided,” which shows how much these debates are shaped by pre-existing hype levels.
※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry board) thread “Let’s pin down exactly what Nintendo would need to announce in this Direct to count as a win.”
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