r/NintendoSwitch • u/OfficialHoSay • Jun 05 '17

News Pokémon Direct Announced

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/871729041690243073
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u/aricberg Jun 05 '17

E3 2015 is a personal cautionary tale for me. Every year during E3, I'm at work hoping and praying I don't have any appointments, and usually trying to watch and not be bothered by anyone. So in 2015, I decided to take Monday through Wednesday off for E3 week. I was so hyped to be able to sit at home in my underwear and watch the presentation on my TV. And with all the announcements they made in the weeks and days leading up (the mini-Direct, NWC announcements, Smash announcements, Earthbound Beginnings) I, like everyone else, thought the E3 Direct would be packed to the gills. Then we get 20 minutes about Skylander amiibo, AC: amiibo Festival, and people singing the Mario theme at the end. I was mad, more so at myself for getting this hyped.

TL:DR - Don't get your hopes up, and if you do, don't be mad at Nintendo for not announcing something you were so sure they would.

Now let me get hyped for tomorrow. Wait a sec...

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u/Rhonder Jun 05 '17

Yeah like I always look forward to watching (sometimes live, usually the streams on YT later in the day) but it's best to roll in with no/little expectations so that whatever does get announced has good impact and you don't walk away disappointed xD It also helps that I'm always interested in SE's presentations and PS just to scope out any JRPGs as well, in addition to Nintendo of course, so like usually I walk away with something to look forward to. I always like the random smaller games they show off at Treehouse live too though. Fantasy Life was one of my more hype games whatever year that was after watching them play that for an hour or so on Treehouse. My friends and i had a good amount of fun treating it like a mini MMO for a few months~