MegaBustet
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B
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My original thoughts on the direct was that it was a rating of B but after thinking about it their was like maybe 2 major games and they were kirby and bayonetta. Kirby looks kinda meh and I spent half the time hating on Bayonetta's outfit and the graphics of the game were meh. Nearly everything else was dlc, old games, and news updates. I just enjoyed the direct even though it didn't have any real big wow moments outside of that disappointing kirby game. My adjusted rating thoughts on it now is C.
93xfan
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I especially liked the unnecessary statements. “You just watched the new Kirby Forgettable Something trailer. That’s why it showed the title ‘Kirby’ at the end of the trailer. It takes place in a mysterious world. Let me show you in a recap of the images you saw in the trailer a minute ago in case you forgot. Just like the trailer said, Kirby Forgettable Something comes out in Spring. Hope you look forward to Spring because of this.”
Werewolf Jones
Member
It was good. B.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Gold Member
A
Their best Direct since e3 2019
Their best Direct since e3 2019
93xfan
Banned
Why do a dormant franchise when you can milk a less popular one? I assume Kirby is less popular, right?
Astral Dog
Member
B for Bayonetta better than Sony show
GreetingsMortal
Member
Chocobo Racing will always get a 10/10 from me
Kerotan
Member
That's basically Nintendo all gen. Ports and remasters. But it's leading to their best gen ever so it's a winning formula.
Aldric
Member
It was the best Direct of the year I'd say, solid. Not a Kirby fan but I'm glad they're finally making a full 3D game after years of iterative sidescrollers, looked pretty good too. Bayo 3 was also a nice surprise although it did look kind of shit and made me regret the nonexistent DLSS 4K Switch even more. Splatoon 3 did nothing for me, looks more of the same which was already Splatoon 2's problem.
West Texas CEO
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Voted F, because I don't give one. Nintendo is Nintendo.
Vagswarm
Member
From what I've heard, they've both done reasonably well as far as critical & commercial success. I don't know if either one was ever actually developed by Nintendo though. Donkey Kong was being done by Rare since the SNES, then went to Retro. Kirby I think was being done by Hal.
If that's true then I suppose it makes sense that they're not working on Donkey Kong, if they're on Prime 4.
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Woopah
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I appreciate that in this one that went passed the ports and updates pretty quickly and the vast majority of the time was on new games. Hope that's the case for all future directs.
Punished Miku
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B
Dr. Claus
Vincit qui se vincit
I think this direct is a perfect example of what I have mentioned before. You can never appease those who cry about Nintendo. Goal posts will continue to be moved and even if they announce every dream the person has, they will still find faults just to find faults.
Direct was fantastic. Lots of great games, cool announcements, and surprises. Massive updates to classic franchises, returns of some fan favorites, and long-dreamt of wishlists for many. Easily the best event this year.
Direct was fantastic. Lots of great games, cool announcements, and surprises. Massive updates to classic franchises, returns of some fan favorites, and long-dreamt of wishlists for many. Easily the best event this year.
Mr Hyde
Gold Member
I went with a C. It was pretty lackluster. Yoko Taros new game looks like nothing for me, so it was a big disappointment. Kudos to him doing what he wants though, even it doesn't appeal to me. Metroid Dread looks insane and for every trailer I get more and more hyped. My most anticipated game right now. Dying Light looks pretty cool and if it's a solid port I'll consider picking it up. Bayo is not for me, I was hoping for Astral Chain 2 instead. Probably picking up Shadowrun trilogy just for nostalgic feels. No Dark Souls 2 was a bummer. Nintendo online continues to not appeal to me. I would much rather buy the games instead. Nintendo should give us the option or reintroduce Virtual Console. This fucking rental shit is getting on my nerves. Well, I'm happy for OLED model and Dread at least. Those will be 
8 October can't come soon enough.
8 October can't come soon enough.
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higgsboson1997
Member
Fair enough. I too love the franchise (one of my favorites from Nintendo) but think it would probably have been best to leave Splat 3 until the next console.
VeganElduderino
Member
i said D , nothing is interesting for me ...everytime i watch a Nintendo direct it makes me want to sell my Switch , there is nothing i feel like i need .
Dream-Knife
Banned
No games I care about, just the 64 controller. D for me.
Jubenhimer
Member
A- very good. That Mario casting was LOL, and it's a bit disapointing that N64 and Genesis games are locked behind an additional paywall. But hey, 3D Kirby, new Splatoon 3 footage, and Bayonetta 3 finally being shown were all hype.
Overall, I went in expecting nothing and I left not feeling disappointed. I thought it was pretty good and well tut together, some classic puppets would have made things better though. Kirby was a nice surprise, not too much filler, sans the Mario movie stuff. Dread continues to impress, ignore the cloud games.
But it's still jarring to see the step back in graphics and wonder how the system keeps on going. A monster year of software sales coming up for sure. B or C, Refreshingly different that the others.
But it's still jarring to see the step back in graphics and wonder how the system keeps on going. A monster year of software sales coming up for sure. B or C, Refreshingly different that the others.
YukiOnna
Member
The individual titles sell about the same, but DK including its spin-offs is much bigger. 38M vs 82M. DK is much older though.
Sleepwalker
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E.
I liked that theyre doing something different with kirby and that’s it
I liked that theyre doing something different with kirby and that’s it
worldwithpyramids
Member
I feel like there were multiple weird or neat surprises. Actraiser remaster? 64 games like Banjo Kazooie and Sin & Punishment? Final Fantasy Kart game? Crazy Mario cast? Yoko Taro card RPG? 3D Kirby? Bayonetta 3 finally?
I give it a B.
I give it a B.
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Kerotan Frog
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Solid B.
Bayonetta 3
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KotOR on Switch
This is enough to get me hyped. Hopefully Donkey Kong 64 comes over soon! Always wanted to replay it.
Bayonetta 3
Nintendo 64 Online
KotOR on Switch
This is enough to get me hyped. Hopefully Donkey Kong 64 comes over soon! Always wanted to replay it.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
B+
Arenafighter
Member
B+ for that... OK
HerpDerpstreit
Member
That card RPG looks interesting, Triangle Strategy gave me FF Tactics vibes in a good way. Bayo 3 and Splatoon 3 looked solid IMO. The remade Actraiser is what sent it over for me.
Punished Miku
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Switch is stacked in 2022 for me.
Splatoon 3
Breath of the Wild 2 (hopefully)
Kirby of Us
Bayonetta 3
Project Rhombus Strategy
MH Sunbeam DLC
Thats a killer lineup. Best year since the Switch launch and its just getting started.
Splatoon 3
Breath of the Wild 2 (hopefully)
Kirby of Us
Bayonetta 3
Project Rhombus Strategy
MH Sunbeam DLC
Thats a killer lineup. Best year since the Switch launch and its just getting started.
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Cutty Flam
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A solid B , maybe 87/100
Had a lot of fun with this one
Had a lot of fun with this one
ranmafan
Member
It was ok, but didn’t excite me that much. Mostly just the news for Triangle Strategy excited me. And castlevania as well but we’ve known about that now for weeks so I kinda expected it to release today. Other than that most of the big announcements like Bayonetta, Kirby, and Splatoon didn’t interest me. Plus having confirmation that the n64/genesis games being locked to an extra online charge was annoying to hear. Especially since yesterday was the yearly charge for me and others for the service. Would’ve liked to know more details about the price of that before I commit to it. Still I can see why many will love this direct.
Jeff Spicoli
Member
With that Kirby It Is better than expected.
Good, simple final 2021 direct
Good, simple final 2021 direct
funkygunther
Banned
Happy that Disco Elysium and Shadowrun are making it to the console, get more people playing some good CRPGs as long as the UI scaling is decent.
Rest was kind of middling, Bayonetta doesn't even have a date.
Rest was kind of middling, Bayonetta doesn't even have a date.
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Solid B for me. Finally a Bayonetta update and the 3D Kirby looks to be great fun. Actraiser remake was a nice surprise and I'm definitely gonna get the N64 controller for nostalgia. Not sold on the NSO upgrade cause I've barely played the NES and SNES stuff on there but whatever.
Bernd Lauert
Banned
This just shows the demographics of Keighley's twitter audience.
James Sawyer Ford
Member
F
not a single thing they showed I want to buy. All looks very safe and unambitious. Even Bayonetta 3 looked terrible by modern standards
metroid dread looked okay. But I really just want to see Prime 4 and more BOTW2
not a single thing they showed I want to buy. All looks very safe and unambitious. Even Bayonetta 3 looked terrible by modern standards
metroid dread looked okay. But I really just want to see Prime 4 and more BOTW2
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