Poll: What Did You Think of the Nintendo Direct?

Did we not answer this already? Oh, no, we didn't, this is a poll. I voted for Super Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Wolfenstein II in the first poll, I wanted to pick Doom as well but we were limited to 3 choices. Plus it's a port, missing the level editor and the cartridge debacle has raised its ugly head again. The Bethesda announcements were clearly the highlight, the rest of the Switch stuff we'd largely seen before.

You can guess what I chose in the other 2 polls.

Are we not gonna talk about how hype the Sonic Forces Japanese trailer was?

It was a 7/10 for me. I wish we got more announcements instead of a super in depth look into games like XC2 (that's what single game Directs are for), but what we got was exciting enough.

DOOM/ Wolfenstein made it worthwhile for me. Would have liked to have seen info on a system update with memory management, themes, etc (cough*Achievements*cough)

For what it was, it did a really good job.

For what we expected (Smash, Platinum games reveal, Virtual Console, Magic cake dispensing add on) it failed miserably. But then that says more about the consumer than the quality of the direct.

It was alright!

Those Bethesda announcements sold me on the Direct. Everything else felt like it was just meat-and-potatoes info on titles we already knew were coming. Even if E3 was not that long ago, they still need those "one big announcement" moments to throw the fanbase a bone. Even a teaser of an upcoming game a la Prime 4 would have sufficed, keep the ball rolling.

I hope TGS brings them Japanese goods. The Switch is a console that should thrive in Japan.

There was waaay too much focus on XC2 for my liking but it was still good. I just got my hopes up a little.

@daveh30 I honestly think the chances of Nintendo introducing achievements is close to zero.

XC2 - was a poorly done segment.......and I say that as someone who loves the other 2.

Doom and Wolfenstein were great surpises.....especially Wolfenstein since it is a "new game"

Overall solid direct with enough surprises & variety that most should be happy with the effort

It was really cool to see Bethesda go all out this time, really didn't expect that. I'll be picking up DOOM this holiday.

Snipperclips DLC low-key was so hype for me lmao, love that game so much.

Xenoblade 2 looking better than I thought, awesome that it's coming out this year after all.

And last but not least Mario looks amazing, it's looking like Nintendo has a monopoly on GOTY this year! xD

I liked it. Nintendo announced a lot of games at E3, so I didn't expect much, although I'm surprised they didn't show any Animal Crossing Mobile and Zelda Breath of the Wild DLC footage.

Aisde from that, Doom and Wolfenstein are amazing titles to play on the Switch. Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Project Octopath look amazing too.

EDIT: Only thing I really disliked is how Mario Party: The Top 100 is announced for the 3DS and not for the Switch. I feel like Mario Party games are just better suited for a hybride system.

It was pretty good for ME. Good amount of games I'm interested in. Too much 3ds imo tho. I understand it from a business perspective but the fact that something like Mario Party Top 100 isn't releasing on the switch to is mind boggling. Overall I thought it was solid

Another thing I want to point out, seeing Ubisoft and Bethesda really getting behind the Switch is super encouraging. You also see light support from 2k and Rockstar, which is nice.

But really seeing a company as big and non-Nintendo as Bethesda gives me hope that if the Switch does well this holiday more big 3rd party companies will try to make great versions of their games for the Switch.

I'd really like to see Blizzard onboard especially. I'd love Diablo 3 and Overwatch on my switch.(Though I think most people would expect/want Hearthstone from them)

Buff Dedede was the best thing about this direct

Also, I'm definetly getting the Xenoblade Pro Controller

I still think the headline format is great, however when some games get the spotlight, chances are that there is a game that gets to much time(ahem, Xenoblade). The Mario bit was great, but they shouldn't have ended on it. The Doom/Wolfenstein reveals were fantastic and would have likely made for a better ending.

Bethesda X Nintendo better love story than Capcom X Nintendo...

Seriously those third party games are great. Personally I was hoping for a new first party reveal, like Animal Crossing or maybe even Kid Icarus for Switch ...oh well

Have you guys played the octopath traveller demo? It's fantastic! It moved it into my top 3 choices. The game is top notch. I love everything about it. Oh and xeno 2 , mario odyssy, wolfenstien, doom, dragon quest builders, skyrim have me excited. I hope other 3rd parties follow suit.

Was I the only one that didn't see the Mario part of it on purpose? Iol

It was a decent Direct. 2 FPS, one which is Doom, The Goriest of them all. Solid effort!

Boring Direct for me... I was hoping for some bigger surprises... but I am glad that it wasn't completely a Mario Odyssey showcase, as speculated... I have already seen way more of that game than I would prefer and I looked away during the entire Odyssey portion of the Direct... not because it doesn't look great, but I want to keep it a surprise.

Nintendo will easily move 5 million Switch consoles this holiday, well if they can make them that is. I'm excited to see 3rd party publishers scrambling to release games in 2018.

@MattFox
Nope

'Plenty of Pokemon UltraSun & UltraMoon news' Ahahahaha!

What about the subtle hints they dropped without making a big deal about i

Like that you do NOT need amiibo to find the master sword / Hylian sheild and other Zelda items in Skyrim? (I have all of the BotW amiibo but I think that was good news for non amiibnerds)

Or that strong emphasis on the download play in the Mario party game? (It's always nice when they clarify this feature since it's a major dealbreaker with a lot of 3ds games)

There were a couple other ones but I forgot right now and I'll edit my comment if I can remember haha

@SecondServing I would actually consider buying Overwatch on the Switch just because the community will be less "toxic" on a Nintendo console.

As a 34 year old it was hard for me to watch the guy clicking his figures constantly. That part was too tacky / clicky for me.

@MarcelRguez You mean...keep the morph ball rolling?

@NESlover85

@Captain_Gonru There's boards as well, yes. It's not just a minigame collection. Why they didn't show that, I have no idea.

I picked DOOM, Super Mario Odyssey and Snipperclips+

It was good, many unexpected things. At least to me.

Not much in the way of new stuff, but we got some release dates, a couple new titles and Mario Odyssey just keeps getting more insanely brilliant.

The DOOM and Wolfenstein announcements - and what they could mean for the Switch going forward - were HUGE! ..absolute game-changers! ..I've only just managed to pick my jaw up off the floor!

@MattFox I stopped watching the Mario part because of spoilers. I feel like I've seen too much already... cannot wait for it though

Glad to see utter trash arriving on 3DS now hurry up and kill it off.

@HenFjo You bet he was!

Once we got past the snoozefest beginning, it was a great Direct.

The Wolfenstein announcement was very welcome, but lost a few hype points for not including any footage.

It was great with some solid announcements. Every Direct without Virtual Console and online details auto-loses points for me though. It would have otherwise been an A, but is downgraded to a B effort

I do like the headlines, trying to see what the other headlines say before they move on was quite stressful, in a good way.

@DerangedSpaniard In what ways would it be less toxic?

It was rather good, Bethesda made the direct mind.

Voted for Switch Mario bundle - been waiting all year for that; XC2 release date - really thought Japan 2017, West 2018; and Minecraft 3DS, b/c I really didn't see that coming. I know Doom and Wolfenstein were shocking, but 3DS is so old, to get Minecraft now, I was more surprised at that.

But of course reality has to set in afterwards - Switch Mario bundle is $380 - ZERO bundle discount, it's more like Walmart forcing the $20 case onto people who want to buy a Switch - and even at that full price the game is a download. It's not even pre-installed, you have to go and download it yourself after paying full price for it. Puh-lease.

And Minecraft is based off of the $7 Pocket Ed, which is fine, 3DS is a portable, except it's $30. And currently single player only. And it isn't getting the "Better Together" update they've been talking about all year long. You are basically better off buying a $50 Kindle Fire and the game for $7 then this $30 gimped 3DS version.

And the least of the transgressions, XC2 has a nice Pro controller. Knew I needed 1 of those for the game and Mario. Pro controllers are $70. This one is $75. B/c they can.

So overall I thought it was a good ND. Fast paced. A few surprises. I like the new guy even though I have no idea who he is but's he's camera friendly. Not having to see Reggie is always a plus. Spent WAY too much time on XC2, and I'm probably buying the $100 CE for that, but still, way too long. Octopath was also too long for a game getting a demo immediately after ti was over.

I still don't like the headline format though. Actually i hate it, too distracting. About 3 segments before the Minecraft announcement my kid said - craft on 3DS, 3DS is getting Minecraft. Which I doubted, assumed Yoshi Wooly World DLC or something. But it's distracting, and a waste of time, just get on with it, focus on the now, not the later, its' a 45 minute ND, not a 8 hour Live E3 Treehouse where we need to know what's coming up in the next hour or after lunch. 45 minutes, just do it.

So all of that griping aside, it was still good. Expected SSB or SMM on Switch, but those will come. Getting people hyped for the holiday w/ a Mario bundle was a good way to end it. Not putting that $379 on the screen was a really good idea as it would have sucked all the good feeling out of everyone. It's not a bad deal, but that price on the screen would have been disliked by most. Same for Minecraft.

Looking forward to the next one in February, 2018 is still fairly empty for Switch.

@gcunit It's nice to see major third-party studios and indies supporting the Switch

@coxy100 I think you mean "fingers" not "figures". And I agree it was annoying.

The good: XBC2 looks great (though the preview was overlong). DOOM and Wolfenstein are nice surprises. Lots of release dates. Octopath Traveler looks really nice. Odyssey is, of course, amazing.

The bad: The XBC2 preview was overlong (though the game looks great). FPS games are pointless on consoles (assuming we're stuck with dual-stick controls on Switch), and that dampened the DOOM and Wolfenstein reveal. And most of the Direct was devoted to games we already know plenty about, which made the whole thing just feel like a collection of trailers.

Put it this way: the E3 broadcast packed a lot more announcements and a LOT more excitement into just over half the time. This was the worst Direct I've seen so far.

@Saego No voice chat :^)

It was a good Direct. It wasn't brilliant, but it wasn't bad either. More Pokemon news was nice, but was underwhelming. I downloaded that Etrian Odyssey V demo and played lots of it yesterday (haven't got far in it yet since I spent way too long customising the characters).

As for Switch, it was fantastic to see some big 3rd party games heading to it. I'd still prefer to play Wolfenstein 2 and Doom on PS4 since they're bound to have better graphics there, but the Switch option is good for those that like portability.

The Super Mario Odyssey trailer has got me more excited for that game than ever before. It's now a must have for me once I get a Switch.

Excited for Mario, Snipperclips, and Pokémon! The content in the Direct was ok but not a ton of stuff interested me or made much of an impression and I HATED the format.

@Lord sorry but they are not killing it off anytime soon. Plus there's plenty of people, myself included, who can't afford a Switch right now.

I was excited for the SM Odyssey bundle until I checked Nintendo.ca and found out it is $499 for it. I am getting that Pokeball New 2DS XL and am glad we got a release date for XC2. Also excited for Alliance Alive and the rest of the Atlus games. My kids and I loved the Direct. Happy for those who wanted more third party games but I won't be buying Doom or Wolfstein 2 since they are not my cup of tea. Also voted for Kirby Star Allies. That looks amazing

To be completely honest, next to Super Mario Odyssey, the Switch game I'm most excited for is Snipperclips plus.

So much surprises and conformations, so many games at it's first year, and third party announcements while slow show encouraging signs that even the pessimistic of the direct are acting like this right now.

Even though they don't wanna admit it.

It was fantastic just for DOOM alone. That and Super Mario Odyssey showcase and Dragon Quest Builders just blew me away.

I have never cringed so little. Well done. Less Reggie and Bill. Winning combo.

Lyn for FE Warriors was my highlight because FE is more than just Awakening, Fates and Marth so it's nice getting more pre-Awakening representation. In second is the Splatoon 2 stuff as while that game is still supported with new content, I'll still be playing it plenty.

While I'm not sure whether I'll buy or not (interested but have way too many games to play already), 3rd was DOOM simply because it was completely unexpected and puts companies like Capcom to shame.

@MarcelRguez Oooh right, I usually just block tilted players who annoy me or trigger me. I don't think Blizzard will port OW to the Switch if Nintendo their Voice Chat is still as crap as it is right now.

I like the pace of the headline format, but what I don't like is how you can see all the announcements before they actually happen. Kinda "spoils" it, in a way.

As for the Direct, it was pretty good for what it was. It was never gonna be a giant reveal party or anything. Not sure what some people were expecting.

@MattFox Nope. I've been avoiding everything about Odyssey since the initial reveal trailer.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE

EDIT Ok I just saw a message where you said you think that carts can work but they should have been larger in size hence cheaper. In the tech sector it works the other way around. The smaller the wafers use to create memory, chips etc is the cheaper it is to manufacture so that theory does not fly. We cant expect to get something for little or nothing. Carts are more robust than other mediums and fit the portability well. Unless the real issue is that you wish the Switch was not a portable which is fine as opinions go but try not to cry down the aspects of the system where Nintendo clearly tried to do what made sense based on the needs of the design.

Ok so I missed the times you voiced what medium you thought the Switch's games should be released on. Please remind me since it is crystal clear on an almost daily basis that you think the use of carts on the switch is a sin that Nintendo should repent for endlessly. Seriously though, how would you have handled the software distribution on the Switch so that consumers such as yourself would have had one less thing to complain about?

Definitely in the realm of good. People always get their hopes way too high. This was a nice showcase though, and it's important to remember that Nintendo's priority for this was to build hype for the holiday lineup. Doom and Wolfinstein was just plain awesome announcements.

@Saego I think it's safe to assume that people who buy Nintendo consoles behave better online when compared to Sony and Microsofts respective consoles.

Well, I was a bit disappointed for No Animal Crossing Switch announcement so far.
But, overall it was pretty good Direct.
(Except for all Rated M games. I flipped my smartphone backside, turned off the volume while I wait until those damn games finished aired, then I flipped again my smartphone, turned on the volume for upcoming Safe for Watch games)

It was an decent direct with a few surprises that I did not see coming^^

@DerangedSpaniard Based on what?

Octopath Traveler getting a more in depth look and its demo made the direct for me.

Honestly rest of if felt more like a glorified commercial to me. I mean I would've gotten Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade 2 and Pokemon even without them reinforcing it, at this point I'd personally rather discover the rest of the game myself when I actually get to play them.

Though at this point I'm starting to wonder if Nintendo is going to phase out Virtual Console entirely in favor of the NES/SNES Classic style systems, I mean that stuff sells for better or worse.

So it's been 6 months with the console and they sell me a controller with hd rumble and I haven't found any games other than 1-2 switch that support it.

Yeah yeah the oddysse direct was good

Demos for Octopath Traveler and EOV and DOOM/Wolfenstein II announcements made the direct for me. It was pretty good.

@MariOnline Most games on the Switch support HD rumble.

Doom, Wolfenstein and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 coming December 1st is proof to me that this is New Nintendo. Not the lacklustre and the "please understand" of the Wii U era. Things are definitely looking up.
Id even go so far as to say this could possibly be the best Launch year a Console has EVER had. Look at this: Fast RMX, ARM's, Splatoon 2, Mario Kart 8 DX, Pokken Tournement DX, Ultra Street Fighter 2, Mario+Rabbids, Rayman Legends definitive edition, Doom, Mario Odyssey, Fire Emblem Warriors, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and of course, Zelda Breath of The Wild...Have you ever seen a more full and well rounded first year in any other console? No, me either.
The direct was a brilliant indicator that Nintendo is well and truly back in business.

@Pokefanmum82 wow that's a bargin in the UK the same bundle is $577 CAD

I was shocked by the DOOM and Wolfenstein games, just like everyone else. Was also very shocked that they have Minecraft running on the 3DS. Always knew it could work if they wanted it to.

Spent too much time on a few things, not enough on others. Typical.

It was a pretty average Direct though. 7/10 imo. Enjoyed it.

@Ralizah can you let me know which ones.

Does any of these do

@MariOnline
Meanwhile, during March 2017 until March 2018, I have found 16 Switch games that caught my interest. Wanna know my choice ?
1. Zelda Breath of The Wild
2. Super Bomberman R
3. LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER
4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
5. Puyo Puyo Tetris
6. ARMS
7. Mario + Rabbids :Kingdom Battles
8. Pokken Tournament DX
9. Poi: Explorer Edition
10. Super Mario Odyssey
11. Lost Sphear
12. Xenoblade Chronicles 2
13. Portal Knights
14. 1, 2 Switch
15. Overcooked : Special Edition (e-shop)
16. Earthlock : Festival of Magic (e-shop)

Phew, so many.
So, what about you ?

Octopath Traveler, Mario Odyssey and Doom! Odyssey looks amazing, the demo of Octopath is fantastic, and Doom...what a surprise! I'm so glad Bethesda is supporting Nintendo! The Direct was pretty good. Nothing really blew me away but it was solid overall. I would have liked more announcements of games we didn't know but again, it was good.

@MariOnline All of them but Zelda.

Although. in my opinion, the game with the second coolest HD rumble effect on Switch is a downloadable game called Tumbleseed. You can feel the seed roll from one joycon to the other when you're using them outside of the grip. Fast RMX might also be worth looking into in this regard.

@Saego Seriously? How many times do I have to say the word "Nintendo".

DOOM! WOLFENSTEIN 2! OCTOPATH TRAVELER! L.A. NOIRE! Holy moly Nintendo! The big N is back, at last. So many great 3rd party game coming to the Switch. And I'm FINALLY hyped for Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

@Ralizah cheers. I'll try that. Only one I felt which was good was 12 switch.

I hope Nintendo starts implementing it in more of their games

@Ralizah @MariOnline yep HD rumble on Tumbleweed is really impressive. It's the game I show to friends to show off the HD rumble

@Anti-Matter you have a lot of games. That's a lot of games for the 1st year

I was a little surprised they didn't announce skin editing and tile-set editing for 3DS MineCraft, but I guess the mere fact that it finally exists officially is cool all on its own.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjm4Ct2aZG0

Mario Odyssey looks great. Impressed with some of the stellar third party titles coming to Switch (almost feels like old times when such things weren't an anomaly).

And weirdly impressed with Nintendo's apparent determination to keep the 3DS on life-support for the rest of time... Drip-feeding it as many phoned-in schedule filler titles as they can possibly come up with...

Considering Ninty said it was a direct showcasing games we already know about (paraphrasing somewhat) I thought it was good. I am, like I'm sure many here are, eagerly awaiting news of unannounced games for next year though. The release list for next year is no where near comparable to this amazing first year. So a new first party Switch game would have gone down a treat. Nevertheless Bethesda stole/saved (delete as appropriate) the show and I'm so ready to support them.

@beazlen1 @Ralizah
Thanks

I just want folders for all my arcade games, and MHXX localised, but those were some good announcements. I love the Octopath demo.

@VR32F1END

Oh nice, I downloaded it but didn't get to it yet. How was it in further detail?

@DerangedSpaniard I don't see why Nintendo has a better community than xBox / Playstation or PC.

Supe Mario was easily the best thing if the direct.

I think with the content in this direct there will probably be another big Nintendo direct towards the end of Novemeber or beginning of December as we know nearly nothing about anything that is coming early next year.

I didn't have the chance to watch this live since I was doing a lab at school. I did look through all the summary articles here though, and honestly none of it really interested me aside from Dillon's new game, and that won't be out for a while in North America. Of course I'm interested in Odyssey, but I'm not really watching any more footage before release. I was hoping for details on the next Zelda DLC though.

Makes no difference to me though. Metroid is on its way to me... that's all I need.

I thought it was decent, although the Bethesda announcements were the highlight for me on two levels: getting the games on Switch, and also I take that as an encouraging sign that a major third party delevoper is bringing more of its games to the Switch and that they are beginning to test the waters with it. That is a really good sign.

I still really like the Newsflash format of it. It makes the time breeze by really good.

Couldnt see the direct because of Irma but I have to say Octopath took the cake. I liked pretty much everything here but Mario Party and Pokemon. So Octopath, Kirby SA, and XC2. Would add Mario but come on, who isnt hyped for that, mainline mario games were always good.

#1-Xenoblade 2 (I'm starting to get really excited for this game)
#2-Snipperclips I've been hoping for DLC for this game since my wife and I conquered it
#3-Mario the only reason this was less exciting for me than Snipperclips is I already knew about this and Snipperclips came from out of no where

Thought overall it was a decent Direct.
Not a huge amount of new content apart from Bethesda announcements, which was great news.
I voted for those 2 and the only other thing that affected me was new Splatoon content.

This has been a stellar year of releases in games.
this direct with the 3rd party support was just icing on the already delicious cake.

but i said it before and i'll say it again, i dont think this was all there was to it, in terms of what is coming.

unlike the wii u where no games where coming, switch is a hot item so i kinda half expect another direct before the years end

Octopath and Odyssey were the highlights for me along with Kirby Allies.

Not bad Direct.

It was ok - Doom and Wolfenstein where the only real great surprises. I was expecting one Wii U Port - something like Mario Maker or Pikmin 3 or Bayonetta, even another Wholly World version. Just not another multiplayer like Smash at the moment thank you very much. They really need to bulk the high production single player post-Zelda titles out there (particularly 3D titles) and the Wii U back catalog is a very convenient way to do that. Imagine a StarFox Zero DX improved to the point that all the BS is removed or improved. Proper VC should have been there too - not that VS BS.

A lot to pick from, but I ultimately ticked:

• Xenoblade 2 (that thorough showcase of the game left me salivating... good thing at least the first game is available on 3DS, too)
• Lyn announcement (tripled the possibility of FEW being my first full Warriors game)
• Dragon Quest Builders (a year of holding off on Vita version paid off after all)

Coming close are Octopath Traveler (especially with an immediate early demo to try), Wolfenstein 2 (although it seems I'll have to play the first one on PS4 just as with Nights of Azure), Phantasy Star Online 2, Lovers In a Dangerous Spacetime, Cryptodancer, Alliance Alive for 3DS... yeah, this was quite menu. My Switch wishlist is growing to gargantuan proportions already. I hoped for Steep release date and western localisations like DQH dilogy (which is pretty much translated for other platforms as it is), but otherwise I was very impressed.

Format? Fine by me, although I don't care for that aspect much.

The highlights for me was the Octopath, new Splatoon 2 content, and Wolfenstein 2.

My oldest son and I watched it live and directly after it was over, we both said we were disappointed. I'm not sure why? What was missing that we wanted to see? After a day of thinking about the Direct, I totally changed my mind. I honestly thought it was really great. It had something for everyone except for fans of the virtual console. I know they announced Nintendo Arcade games but it's not the same. I honestly thought they would talk about the details of the online subscription. I guess it's too far away to get to the details. This will probably insure that we get another Direct in December/January.

Project Octopath looks awesome. I downloaded the demo but I haven't had a chance to play it. Probably my most anticipated game. The various stories/characters/skills in different paths combined with the style does it for me.

The news that the Switch will be getting Wolfenstein 2 is huge. Bethesda Games really seems to be supporting the system. I know 2 of the 3 games are ports of older games but the news that Wolfenstein 2 is coming points to the possibility of other "new" 3rd party games coming to the Switch. Hopefully Fallout 4 makes it to the Switch. Fallout 3 is one of my favorite games but for some unknown reason, I've yet to buy it for my PS4. Would love that game on the go, on the Switch. Just a dream!

The bundle looks great but we have a Switch already. The Pokeball "New" 2DS looks AWESOME! but we already own 4 systems in the 3DS family.

Another thing that was missing that I would have liked to see was the custom controller online store that Japan has, released worldwide.

I wanted to be more excited for Xenoblade, and it looks cool with the multiple titans, but the fact of the matter is that I grew bored playing Xenoblade Chronicles. That game just felt like work to me. I keep saying I'll go back to playing it but I haven't yet.

Can't wait for Mario! It comes out on my birthday.....along with season 2 of Stranger Things. I took off work that Friday but I'm torn on what I'll do that day. What a dilemma.

I think it's great to see Nintendo still supporting the 3DS. I'll most likely skip all the games announced only because of my already huge backlog of stuff to play.

We already knew about FIFA 18 and Rocket League but we're getting both! We almost bought Rocket League a couple days before this past E3 for the PS4. Luckily we waited because it sounds better on the Switch for us.

We just bought Snipperclips so when it came up we were angry until they said....available as DLC for those who already purchased the game! More of that game is a good thing. My kids have played a descent amount of the game but I have not. I may wait at this point.

Skyrim is awesome but I already own it. It will be great on the go though.

I missed out on LA Noire but I've always been tempted. The backlog is huge at this point.

No thank you, NBA 2K18. Basketball games are a snooze fest for me.

Morphies Law....What? Looks fun!

The new Amiibos look great. I want them all. They didn't show the new Shovel Knight Amiibos. They should have!

Like I said. There was something for everyone...except maybe racing sim fans and VC fans.

@MoonKnight7 Strange, I had no hopes or expectations at all, and I thought it was good...

The Direct just makes me wish the real world looks like Octopath Traveller, especially as I head out to the local tavern this evening

Seems folk want reveal after reveal. Leaves me wondering when Nintendo can showcase games lol

Poll does not have my #1 direct "thrill": Hamster releasing the arcade Punch-Out!!. FINALLY!!!!!!!

Honestly it was pretty lackluster. The only news from the direct I truly felt happy about was Project Octopath Traveler. Man the artwork was so nostalgic! Excitement abound for that game.

I finally watched it and avoided spoilers yesterday after missing it on Wednesday. Holy cow....DOOM and Wolfenstein?! It's really happening!? That's unreal! (Well, it's not Unreal, it's DOOM and Wolfenstein but it's arguably better...) Not just DOOM, but the UP-COMING big super major Wolfenstein that showcased at E3 with the acid tripping hippies that Pete Hines called "f****** bananas"? On Switch? In the same release season?

Deep breaths....deep breaths....

DOOM I'm legit excited for after folks here told me it's a return to classic DOOM. I didn't want it enough to play on a PS4, but on the handheld mode that sounds like a blast! Wolf...I wasn't enthused by it at E3.....but that's the kind of game that if I can tinker around in portable mode, I just might pick it up. Skyrim gets the big-screen time.

I did not expect current release parity (near parity) for a major M rated holiday game, let alone one from Bethesda, the company that's never touched Nintendo. That's pretty much the whole Bethesda catalogue short of Fallout and Dishonored at this point. More importantly (hopefully they will sell well to continue this thinking), but it sends a major signal to other third parties that Bethesda is taking Switch 100% seriously, and if the most M-rated of all the M-rated publishers that has never done Nintendo before is taking it seriously across the board, the others really should be thinking hard about this too. One of the failures of the WiiU was that the major publishers didn't take it seriously, therefore the other major publishers didn't take it seriously. There's a lot of follow the leader in media business.

Between all the 1st party games, 2nd party games, my renewed Splatoon addiction, and now the big Bethesda games and some big Rockstar games, I'm starting to wonder why I even own a PS4. Uncharted, Detroit, and P5. That's basically it. I don't have enough lifetime to play all the games I want to play on Switch alone. And this is just the first 10 months of games plus a few for spring. I need to get rich so I can retire to a yacht and play all these games.

@UmniKnight

Haha, exactly.

Wolfenstein 2 which isn't even released was biggest surprise, then Doom.

i give this Direct a C. some great reveals, such as Doom. Wolfenstein, Minecraft 3DS, nice to know more on Kirby for Switch, Xenoblade 2 is looking great, but, i think we can all agree that segment was meh.

Other than Mario, which looks absolutely incredible, and the Doom and Wolfenstein reveals, it was mediocre. 6/10. I despise the battle systems in Xenoblade games, so that did nothing for me.

I hope we get another direct by mid December. 2018 has me worried. Kirby looks rote and Yoshi looked awful at E3. Octopath Traveler looks neat, but they want feedback? Oh, boy. Knowing Sqeenix, summer at the earliest.

But, yeah. Mario. Wow. Best Mario ever?

Nintendo really feel they have a strong winter lineup, and there's nothing wrong with that, I particularly agree. Did we need all the fluff in the Direct, not necessarily, they could have put a Nindies style sizzle reel for all the stuff we knew about already, but that wouldn't shave much time off.
The Pokemon "news" was uber disappointing since Nintendo still hasn't shown why we should care if we've already played Sun & Moon, they should have said a Pokemon direct was inbound, and that would have built more hype.
There were enough new announcements for any one Direct (Mario Party/ Kirby 3DS, Switch MOBA, DOOM/Wolfenstein) (anyone expecting more doesn't know Nintendo at all and hyped themselves up for no reason), so that was good.
Some firm release dates which is always great (Xenoblade/Skyrim), but some release dates are still absent, like Rocket League. Again if we're going to reiterate things we already know, it would be nice to cut those things short nindie reel style.
Some Right NOW surprises (ARMS update, Minecraft NN3DS, Project OT demo) are always nice.
The length of the Xenoblade segment ran a little long, but since I'm excited for the game it didn't bother me as much, but I guess it could have had (and might still) it's own direct.

Nintendo is doing a great job at hyping Odyssey!! and overall, like any other direct, it was informative with a few surprises, we can ask for more, but we will never get it, so enjoy the info they decide to share at any given moment

@NEStalgia big Euro millions this Friday. I only require a 10% reminder fee if you win. See you at the yacht club

@dkxcalibur I'm incredibly hyped for that day for both of those reasons as well. No better combo than a new 3D Mario and a new season of Stranger Things.

For a Direct focusing on just the next 3 months (said games coming out this year) it was fantastic.

*Xenoblade 2 release date Dec 1st
*Xenoblade 2 collector edition
*Xenoblade 2 pro controller
*Skyrim release date Nov 17th
*DOOM announced for holiday 2017
*Wolfenstein 2 announced for early 2018
*Octopath Traveller shown with demo
*DQ Builders announced for early 2018
*Lyn revealed for Fire Emblem Warriors
*Super Mario Odyssey bundle announced
*Minecraft 3DS announced and released

Those were the announcements that interested me. Well, not so much the Minecraft but it was a very notable, important announcement so it needs to be listed.

I ordered the deep red Joycons from Amazon Japan where they're sold separately. Unlike the Xenoblade 2 Pro Controller (which I also ordered from Amazon JP) it didn't ship to US so I had to use my Tenso Japan forwarder address.

The game could just as well as be titled "BOOM", because that bomb was bombastic.

There, my language center has gone haywire again. That's the effect of the megaton. Am I interested in DOOM personally? Not necessarily, but why not. Does this bode well for third party support? As long as it doesn't decrease like the Wii U's own, definitely.

To put it bluntly: Nintendo's predictability has just been torn asunder.

I voted for the top option for the last two polls, but misvoted for the favorite announcement: I mistakenly chose DOOM for its symbolic value, but let's face it, DAT BUNDLE is where it's at.

I have never been more hyped for anything in my entire life than I am for the new mario

@beazlen1 I'll be sure to bring my captain's hat. And throw it at people and objects to possess them.

I went full Bethesda: Doom, Wolfenstein 2 and Skyrim were my favorite.

Aside from the pacing i thought it was a solid direct overall.

very good, new game announcements, more features for old games, the kirbs, mario odyssey looks amazing, freakin DOOM, the only series I have ever put more time into than Smash Bros, I mean, portable Doom! The 3DS doesn't even have portable classic Doom (I would buy this day 1, even in the 3DS end-stages)!

not perfect: nothing VC related, sadly the kirby announcements were not air-ride related

Seeing DOOM running on the Switch was amazing. And of course finally knowing that Skyrim was going to be the big November release. So much good stuff!

I was also very excited by all the Odyssey news, but I felt like enough votes would be going there to hit some other items. My votes were for Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Octopath, and Dragon Quest Builder--though I would definitely have preferred some news on Dragon Quest XI, either some stuff on if the 3DS version is coming stateside, or anything on the Switch version.

Even as someone very excited for Xenoblade Chronicles 2, that segment of the Direct seemed rather interminable. The presentation with "Gramps" narrating was cheesy, and the extended explanation of the battle system wasn't likely to sell many people on the game. If I had been organizing that, I would've put together a shorter sizzle reel, highlighting the lush world of the game, some of the exploration and the flashier moments of combat, and a bit of the story, and then had an announcement like "For those looking for more information on Xenoblade Chronicles 2, videos on the game world and the combat mechanics will be posted to this channel after the Direct."

Noticing DOOM is hitting pretty high up on the poll. Looks promising for the game this season. Bethesda is looking at two major releases turning a profit in one year on the new system.

The 3DS hate is annoying, the Switch only has a fraction of the 3DS or even Wii U’s sales. Of course they’re not done with it yet.

It’s success is restricted by stock, but if it’s going to be successful, I can see it really taking off over the next year and a bit.

On a personal level it was a little disappointing. I get that the Doom and Wolfenstein announcements were huge, but I'm one of those that has other consoles and I'm never going to buy multi platform games on the switch. I thought Mario Odyssey looked excellent, and it's probably the game I'm most looking forward to for the rest of the year, but on the other hand, XBC2 underwhelmed. I think XBX contributes a little to my lack of excitement for that one, despite the original XBC being one of my favourite RPGs of all time.

I'm still very happy they chose to announce games like Fire Emblem and Metroid way before they're ready to show them to us. That's the kind of thing that makes me feel enthusiastic about the console having a bright future. Sony do the same thing, and you have this road map of big games that stretches out for the next 3 years and it just gives you such confidence in your purchase.

@Nolan420 sorry I think you didn't understand what I was saying. I said hd rumble. I know all games have rumble but I was talking about hd rumble and fact breath of the wild doesn't have hd rumble.

Did you really think that was hd rumble all these days when playing Zelda.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE
"I wanted to pick Doom as well but (...) it's a port, missing the level editor and the cartridge debacle has raised its ugly head again."

Did we not answer this already?

To all XC 2 haters: TAKE THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS

Why is the middle-ground answer "I dunno"? I know exactly how I felt about it, and that is that it was average. Stupid poll lol

@Nolan420 Exactly! But don't forget about the 'good' guys who are fun to play with. It's not all toxic and salty people, luckily.

@Paddle1 I don't hate the 3DS at all, I still use it almost everyday. But games like Metroid Samus Returns and Mario Party: The Top 100 are games I would like to play on my TV aswell as on the go. Not only that, the Switch just has better hardware which means better graphics.

TBH, I don't really like the headlines format. It just throws so much at you all at once, and they really have to rush each segment to cram all the info in, so a lot of it just goes over your head. Plus, I miss Reggie and Bill's antics. Nintendo seems to be a lot quieter lately; less transparent and more corporate. They just kind of announce a title once, post some stuff on Twitter, and stay quiet until it releases. No personality or skits or anything to spice it up... Of course, that's not to say the games they showed off weren't amazing!

The Lyn reveal was my favorite thing by a landslide. Other than that, I really enjoyed the Octopath Traveler footage/explanation, as well as the surprising DOOM reveal.

Honorable mention goes to Xenoblade Chronicles 2. The world looks beautiful and the battles engaging as ever, but the horrid voice acting kind of dragged the whole thing down.

@Saego That’s fine. I’m just referring to the “just die already” and “no one cares about the 3DS” comments. They come off kinda self-centred/selfish. Nintendo has every right to cater to their existing fanbase if they so choose. Plus Samus Returns probably wouldn’t even exist.

Its weird, like the last one it was good but nothing really jumped out at me.
I was always going to get Mario and Pokemon.

HMMmm...now if Art of Fighting is released next week, and Mario Bros the week after, am I right in saying the NEO GEO games have stopped? NOOOOOoooooooo.........

@Peach64 "On a personal level it was a little disappointing. I get that the Doom and Wolfenstein announcements were huge, but I'm one of those that has other consoles and I'm never going to buy multi platform games on the switch."

Wolfenstein is trying to be cinematic, so I can't blame you there, but c'mon, don't tell me you've never tried to run the original DOOM on a laptop and wouldn't love to have a portable DOOM game?

It was really good. They rounded out an already solid looking Q4 with DOOM. You could argue that they could've announced more new games for next year(Animal Crossing etc) but it accomplished what it was supposed to.

@BensonUii I know! We need more humor

It was fine, but there was nothing shown that was really impressive or an amazing surprise. The biggest surprise was Doom and Wolfenstein being available on the Switch at all, which isn't bad, but those games have been revealed for other platforms already.

Buff Dedede was pretty funny I guess.

Odyssey looks amazing, and Doom... DOOM. I've already played it on my ps4, but I'll gladly double dip for it on the Switch. Two of my favorite franchises finally together since the snes days.

It was pretty good.

Xenoblade and Mario are looking incredible. A BOTW dlc date would have been nice though

It was decent in my opinion. The Doom and Wolfenstein reveal surprised me and I'll probably get the Xenoblade 2 Controller and Collector's Edition. All in all, it was pretty decent.

What I don't like about the format is this:

SPOILERS

@MarcelRguez They needed Metroid to keep the BALL rolling eh? 😂😂😂

@Chanchozoka I was fine with spoilers. Some headlines were kept vague to still keep you on your toes. Also it's always annoyed me when Nintendo would troll us with their teases only to have an announcement be underwhelming. That rarely happens with the new format.

Disappointed that New Style Boutique 3/Style Savvy was only announced for a European release. It sold very well in North America so that's unfair to not include us for that game.

@Paddle1 Yeah, agreed. Nintendo should please their 3DS fans too who don't own a Switch.

How do people not realize that Nintendo usually doesn't make huge announcements when they say they're covering a period of time? They've even done that for the last few E3's, which is why they've been so bad. It was good if you had realistic expectations, which doesn't include having the entire Xbox/PS third-party catalogs in a week, or having a new AC/F-Zero.

DOOOOM MF!!!

oh and Dragon Quest Builders 2. So stoked about that. the giant turd of unmet expectations and gassy sales pitches like the e3 sales room is blown away by a ninty 45 minute vieo. well done

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Doom is not a port. It is a game that came just one year ago and a current generation AAA game with all PS4 features apart from the map. Stop moaning again. Show some mercy to us Nintendo Life readers.

@Cosats Amen brother 😄

Fantastic direct. We got further info on existing games (the Lyn reveal has me frothing at the mouth for my copy of FE Warriors) a few stellar surprises (Bethesda is going all in! More arcade games!) and lots of release dates which are always great. Honestly the amount of games that have come out for the switch in such a short period of time is insane. Good to know that Nintendo has no desire to let up on the momentum. My only squiggle was the narrator for Xenoblade 2. The actual info dump was great but the voice itself was grating. The best thing for me was the octopath demo...I went from "I'll get it eventually" to "please let 2018 mean 1/1/18!".

No Animal crossing yet again

@MoonKnight7 Definitely give it some time soon. Its a short demo, but theres some things to do afterward even though it says you beat it. I easily put a few hours in, and the level cap is 15, with a few hidden weapons and accessories from challenging people, enemies, and hidden paths. It feels like classic Final Fantasy, with the pixel artstyle and map layouts strumming chords with FF6. The battle system is simple enough to pick up on, with a touch of Bravely Default in terms of storing your turns and unleashing them for combo attacks. Voice acting is a bit silly, and the story is a little cliche (my friend killed the king, now I guard a village, but why did he do it? Lol) but its enjoyable. I'm still playing it to see whats in the eastern ruins...

Very good over all! Enough big games, many smaller interesting ones. Surprisingly the most exciting things were third party titles from Bethesda and Square! Of course Mario Odyssey is awesome, but we already knew loads about it and it's coming very soon so I don't want to see nothing more.

I have mixed feelings about Xenoblade 2 though. The segment was boring and too long. Voice acting was so-so and the game looks a bit generic at the surface level.

I'm still surprised Bethesda went from zero to hero when it comes to western 3rd party support for Nintendo.

Ummm, no Rockstar LA Noir in your poll?! What's the deal with that?!

@dkxcalibur I can't believe only 2 people mentioned R* LA Noire!

Lola Pop was nice and all but honestly, nobody cares. Even if she is pretty sweet wink wink

None of the games interest me much so a bit ho hum other than Odyssey. I'm hanging for a Star Fox and, especially, F-Zero.

I like the bundle!

Still no Monster Hunter.

But Octopath Traveler was a pleasant surprise. Just wish they didn't use a font for ants.

Probably the worst for me was the 2nd half of the Xenoblade 2 showcase. My goodness they pick the worst narrator for a tutorial yawn puts me to sleep. I've even checked the japanese version of that portion just to see if it's better there. Nope, it's somehow even worse; a high pitched annoyance. So I guess it doesn't really matter what voice language I pick (well okay, with english you deal with terrible lip syncing, not that xenoblade never had that problem, but after watching lets-plays like yakuza 0 it's just so noticeable now)

What really surprised me was just how much content there is on Mario Odyssey. I've never been so excited for a mainline mario game since, ever!

A Project Octopath demo was also a nice surprise. Been enjoying the demo!

My biggest announcement, Etrian Odyssey V to the west, was not a poll option.....

It wasn't a bad direct at all. We got a little more pokemon, the new Kirby Switch title, a new MOBA title, the Octopath showcase and demo (which I've come to really enjoy) and a heads up on more Splatoon 2 updates. I never really go into these directs expecting to see all items on my checklist touched on, but it's surprising for me to get anything at all. I'm incredibly picky with my taste in games. So having 4+ things to look forward to, 1 of which being a whole new surprise all its own, I'd say it was a solid offering.

Nintendo didn't have to work towards giving us a MOBA (though I think it will really be at home on Switch tbh), but I'm really excited to give it a try. Octopath looks to be very interesting in itself and the demo alone was really quite engaging. Pokemon news was definitely something I expected, with the introduction of new pokemon mid-gen being a very exciting factor, and you can't go wrong with more Splatoon 2 updates. I will have liked to see more from that Kirby Switch title, but I suppose I can wait a bit longer for that. Especially since it's dropping in half a year.

Not bad at all, Nintendo. Keep it up.

Terrible Direct.
The only interesting news were the new Splatoon stages and XC2's release date, both of which would've fitted into a single tweet.

This was the first Direct/Treehouse I watched live in a long time and I want that wasted hour of my life back!

@VR32F1END

Cool thanks for that. I'll check it out soon, I just absolutely love the style they went with. Not in it for the story so much, so that's ok haha.

Touch screen functions on the Minecraft 3DS looks interesting.
Looking forward to a Minecraft Wii U update, to give it similar functions on the Wii U Game Pad Touch screen...
One last update Mojang? ...... Mojang? .... Hello ?

People were expecting Nintendo to reveal smash and animal crossing. Seriously? Nintendo spoiled us at E3 and yet it wasn't enough. Plus, why would Nintendo reveal more games? We already have a solid lineup.

@Bomberman64 That's because that had already been announced. EOV, Radiant Historia, and SMT were already known to be coming west; only The Alliance Alive has previously been unannounced.

Still no Roblox. 0/10

It was Meh... It still positions the Switch as a 2nd console into next year.

I know I'm late to the comment chain but am I the only one a bit annoyed with the xenoblade chronicles 2 part? I really think that it should've had it's own direct.

EDIT: I was also pissed off at all the cancerous smash players in the chat

@MrGawain I like your username

@rjejr I completely agree on XC2. They just about talked me out of getting it. I'm not a fan of the headlines either. They give away way too much.

Overall, I'd say it was an okay Direct. Not many huge surprises, but it did what Nintendo needed it to do.

Nintendo did there best to show case what they had to offer at this point so l'm pleased about it.

Being able to wolfenstein on the go is the shizz.

Im suprised they didnt show a zelda dlc trailer.

I honestly do not know how I am going to find time to fit all these great games in. My ps4 hasn't been switched on since I picked up a switch

It was good, but I miss the goofy moments that made NDs so memorable in the past. It's clear that Kimishima has became a better CEO than Iwata was for most of his time

Best Direct yet.

I would have voted for Morphies Law but that wasn't a choice.

@Gamer401 Maybe most of the people on here have played it before. I somehow missed out on it so I'm excited.