Nintendo Direct - 09/12/2025 Discussion, Predictions, Hopes, Hype, Fears Thread

[bikingjahuty]

A 1-hour Nintendo Direct is in a couple of days and I thought it would be fun to talk about our thoughts before and after it. Post what your prediction or hopes are.

[bikingjahuty]

Admittedly, I don't have a Switch 2 and probably won't be buying one for some time. The key card situation definitely soured me on the console and there's the small worry Nintendo might utilize this anti ownership tech on their first party games eventually. I'm essentially holding out for enough games (or the right games) to get announced before taking the financial plunge. With that said, I'm hoping there are some announcements that get me hyped for wanting one sooner than later, or even exciting releases on the original Switch. Here are my predictions at the moment.


-Primary focus is on Kirby Air Riders and Pokemon Legends Z-A
-New Animal Crossing Teased
-Lots of new gameplay and a new trailer for Metroid Prime 4, plus a release date this holiday season
-Announcement that a new mainline Zelda is being worked on, but no new information beyond that
-Halo Master Chief Collection Switch 2 port
-Several new Gamecube and N64 titles announced for Online Plus members
-Big reveal is Splatoon 4 at the end with general 2026 release date

[kamikazekeeg]

I also don't have a Switch 2 and probably won't get one till early next year, but for reveals, I can't think of much I'd be interested in other than something new that is Zelda, but we probably won't see anything else till after the new Hyrule Warriors game releases.  I'm still hoping for a Wind Waker HD/Twilight Princess HD port, so that would be great to see.

For dream announcement...Either Rare Replay coming to Switch 2, or just a Banjo-Kazooie Collection announcement that has Banjo-Kazooie/Tooie HD, Nuts & Bolts, and the two GBA games, that would be nice, I just easily want to play Kazooie/Tooie HD without having to haul out my Xbox 360 from the closet lol

[bikingjahuty]

I'm still hoping for a Wind Waker HD/Twilight Princess HD port, so that would be great to see.

I've been waiting on these and the 3D remakes of Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask to be ported to Switch for years. It's crazy Nintendo hasn't done this. Any of them would print money seeing how they're already completed and would just need to be ported.

[kamikazekeeg]

I'm still hoping for a Wind Waker HD/Twilight Princess HD port, so that would be great to see.

I've been waiting on these and the 3D remakes of Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask to be ported to Switch for years. It's crazy Nintendo hasn't done this. Any of them would print money seeing how they're already completed and would just need to be ported.

I'd be all over the 3DS remakes getting cleaned up and ported over too, like they really should've put Twilight Princess and Wind Waker HD out on Switch, and then done the 3DS remakes for Switch 2.  I don't even know what they are waiting for, TW/WW are done, they probably don't even need to do much to have brought them to Switch and they were porting over everything else anyways lol

[dhaabi]

It almost certainly won't happen, but it would sure be something if Nintendo announced even more increased prices for hardware, accessories, and amiibo once the event has concluded like they did following the July 31 event.

I also don't know what to expect really, but I doubt Pokémon is mentioned in any depth or at all. Generally, Pokémon has its own dedicated events.

[bikingjahuty]

It almost certainly won't happen, but it would sure be something if Nintendo announced even more increased prices for hardware, accessories, and amiibo once the event has concluded like they did following the July 31 event.

I also don't know what to expect really, but I doubt Pokémon is mentioned in any depth or at all. Generally, Pokémon has its own dedicated events.

I think the price of the Switch 2 is already such a contentious topic that I can see Nintendo taking a loss on each unit sold for now than announce a price increase this close to launch, especially with hardware and software sales already slowing down a lot. If they were going to do a price increase, I feel like waiting a while would be the smartest thing to do. Having some highly anticipated title get released around the same time might be even better since people might not care as much since they really want to play that game.

[kamikazekeeg]

With the 40th Anniversary of Mario this weekend, I'm curious what they'll do for that?  Super Mario Wonder was only 2 years ago, so I don't think we see a brand new sidescroller so soon, the Super Mario Odyssey team made the new Donkey Kong, so probably no huge new 3D Mario, I can't think of a big collection they'd do other than maybe making a proper 3D Mario collection that has more improvements, includes Galaxy 2, and isn't freaking limited in its release, but that's mostly re-releasing a previous anniversary's bundle.

Maybe a remake? Super Mario World getting an Octopath Traveler style remake would be pretty fun, keeping the pixel art intact while adding some visual flair, or Super Mario 64 getting a big overhaul would be cool too.  I'm just sorta throwing out random ideas as there's a lot they can do for it, though it's also Nintendo, and they'll often make decisions I don't like, such as their art style choice for the Link's Awakening remake lol

[bikingjahuty]

With the 40th Anniversary of Mario this weekend, I'm curious what they'll do for that?  Super Mario Wonder was only 2 years ago, so I don't think we see a brand new sidescroller so soon, the Super Mario Odyssey team made the new Donkey Kong, so probably no huge new 3D Mario, I can't think of a big collection they'd do other than maybe making a proper 3D Mario collection that has more improvements, includes Galaxy 2, and isn't freaking limited in its release, but that's mostly re-releasing a previous anniversary's bundle.

Maybe a remake? Super Mario World getting an Octopath Traveler style remake would be pretty fun, keeping the pixel art intact while adding some visual flair, or Super Mario 64 getting a big overhaul would be cool too.  I'm just sorta throwing out random ideas as there's a lot they can do for it, though it's also Nintendo, and they'll often make decisions I don't like, such as their art style choice for the Link's Awakening remake lol

I'm thinking some sort of collection. I can see them doing "Biggest Mario Collection Yet" and putting 1, 2, 3, World, Yoshi's Island, 64, and maybe a handful of spinoff titles released between the NES and N64 era. It would sell like crazy and would be next to no effort for them to do.

[dhaabi]

With the 40th Anniversary of Mario this weekend, I'm curious what they'll do for that?

I'm thinking some sort of collection. I can see them doing "Biggest Mario Collection Yet" and putting 1, 2, 3, World, Yoshi's Island, 64, and maybe a handful of spinoff titles released between the NES and N64 era. It would sell like crazy and would be next to no effort for them to do.

I can't envision modern Nintendo doing this, but I'd welcome being wrong. It just seems like something they'd delegate to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. I guess we'll see in just a few minutes, though I won't be watching live.

[Cartagia]

I'm usually pretty forgiving on these press event / presentations, but this was awful.  90% of things mentioned were re-releases or ports.  Glad we have a Metroid Prime 4 release date, and I'll play the new Fire Emblem eventually, but otherwise... yikes.

[bikingjahuty]

I'm usually pretty forgiving on these press event / presentations, but this was awful.  90% of things mentioned were re-releases or ports.  Glad we have a Metroid Prime 4 release date, and I'll play the new Fire Emblem eventually, but otherwise... yikes.

Kinda agree here. As someone who really liked the last two Yoshi games Nintendo has made, I'm looking forward to the new game coming out next year. I also thought the Mario Galaxy collection was cool, but it's not like I don't already own one of those games on the Switch already (and the original Wii versions still too). I have a mild interest in that Minecraft looking Pokemon game, but the jury is still definitely out on that one. I wish I was more of a Fire Emblem fan, or just a JRPG person in general because I'd definitely have got excited for the new game. Still, there is not any game in particular or nearly enough on the horizon to motive me into buying a Switch 2. What's sad is I can't even get excited about anything third party (not that there were any third party games that got announced that I actually wanted in the Direct) since there's a 95% chance they'll be key card games anyways. But yeah, overall that was pretty disappointing.

[dhaabi]

Mario Tennis Fever
I actually really enjoyed Mario Tennis Aces for the Switch, and this entry looks good too. It's not something I'd get right away—and maybe not ever, even—but it looks good. The inclusion of an adventure mode is interesting too.

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
My only experience with Yoshi games is Yoshi's Story which I couldn't get into at the time, and I'm not sure if I'm really attracted to this new game's gameplay either. It looks like a relaxed game for casual players, though.

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
This is a nice announcement for fans of the series since many other classic games (all of them now at this point?) have been given remakes of some kind. I'm not a fan of the character design, though.

Virtual Boy
Was a dedicated accessory for playing Virtual Boy games on anyone's bingo card?

Pokémon Pokopia
To me, this is the first real original game in the Pokémon series in a very long time. I don't even like Pokémon anymore but still have a faint interest in it. This sort of simulation game may be fun.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension
Of course they announce DLC before the actual game releases.

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
I've not played a Fire Emblem game since Fates, but this upcoming game seems like the best-looking entry since the series revival with Awakening.

I'm usually pretty forgiving on these press event / presentations, but this was awful.  90% of things mentioned were re-releases or ports.

Definitely a hyperbolic statement, but the amount of re-releases and ports doesn't surprise me considering a majority of what's been released for Nintendo Switch 2 so far.

[kamikazekeeg]

Not much for me at this event, that's for sure.  Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 as a bundle is nice to have at the minimum, no motion controls being great to have as an option.  Remaking the Virtual Boy is insane lol

Okay, I watched some of the Metroid Prime 4 trailer and I'm more on board with the game now lol I saw some people not liking the shift to full open world, but I'm actually onboard with that, roaming around on a cool scifi back and then shifting back into first person when you hop off to explore.  That's interested me more than anything else I saw for the game.

[bikingjahuty]

Not much for me at this event, that's for sure.  Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 as a bundle is nice to have at the minimum, no motion controls being great to have as an option.  Remaking the Virtual Boy is insane lol

Okay, I watched some of the Metroid Prime 4 trailer and I'm more on board with the game now lol I saw some people not liking the shift to full open world, but I'm actually onboard with that, roaming around on a cool scifi back and then shifting back into first person when you hop off to explore.  That's interested me more than anything else I saw for the game.

I still need to play the other Prime games. I've had an interest in them for literal decades now, but just haven't sat down and actually played one yet.