Nintendo Direct is Alive - One is Coming This Year

[Steven Bogos]

Nintendo Direct is Alive - One is Coming This Year

Nintendo's new president Tatsumi Kimishima confirmed that we would get new a Nintendo Direct before the end of the year.

The Tatsumi Kimishima [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/141536-Nintendo-President-Satoru-Iwata-Dies] has now confirmed that the directs are indeed alive, and we will be getting one before the end of the year.

At the same investor conference where Nintendo's The Wall Street Journal [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/161220-Miitomo-Nintendos-First-Smartphone-Game-Announced]. A new direct by the end of the year means that it will probably happen before Christmas, and may even reveal some new games or DLC due out around that time.

Directs are a great initiative for both fans and journalists alike, as the everyman can get regular drops of new information, and us journalists can report on it from the comfort of our home or office, instead of having to travel out to a flashy press conference.

It's a given that Miyamoto will return with the Nintendo Direct, but is Kimishima ready to try and fill Iwata's shoes?

Source: Wall Street Journal [https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/659279491622043648]

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[NLS]

When I read "One is coming this year" with a capital O, for a moment I thought you meant they were going to release a new console named just "One".

 

[Hairless Mammoth]

I can't wait to see this one. It will be interesting to see what Kimishima does with them. There is a lot to catch up on at this point, even if Iwata was still alive but unable to make any Directs at the time.

When I read "One is coming this year" with a capital O, for a moment I thought you meant they were going to release a new console named just "One".

No. no, no. Microsoft already pretty much did that. I'd hate to see the two companies with poor console naming skills get in an arms race to see who can be more confusing.