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Maybe I missed this in the Direct somewhere? But it's also coming to Android and iOS... ...which does lower my interest quite substantially, as if it being only on Switch wouldn't have already (for me personally I just don't have many friends with the system, so it would be hard for me to get excited for it anyway). I could be totally wrong here and maybe this is being done in partnership between EA, Zynga, and naturalmotion, but no EA logo or mention of them in the small print is a strange one, and no mention about it on EA's Twitter either. Weird.

Demo is already up and ready for download from the first page of the eShop for those interested! Think I'll be giving this a spin tomorrow afternoon after work. Still haven't played Octopath Traveler, because although the music is great, I've just heard middling things about it, and given its length, there are quite a few other JRPG's and longer games I've prioritised getting to. Also, this is totally just going to end up being called Triangle Strategy, isn't it?

They're taking forever to put the English trailer up so I can't update the original post, typical S-E I'm pretty interested in this. Not something I'd commit to being there Day 1 for - we'll see what else lands around then, or if there's something else I'm in the mood for at that time - but it's certainly on my radar now. Crazy though that we've had not one, but two Mana remakes, and still not much for S-E's bigger franchises. Smaller undertaking I guess, but still, a bit odd. Visually, that's the kind of treatment I'd be okay with for an FF Collection. Would much prefer the original sprites, but what constitutes the best version for those games isn't necessarily their original release.

Once more unto the ink, dear friends, once more.

Splatoon 2 DLC expansion they hinted at during the New Year celebrations that I've read too much about for someone who doesn't play Splatoon? Oh wow they're just going straight to 3. Alrighty then!

Joy-Cons. Oh. Oh no... Woooo new button layout for controller play

Well, it's happening! Can be played through motion controls with Joy-Cons or on a controller with a new button layout. Joy-Cons landing the same day.

Hell yeah. So interested to hear more about how they've translated this to the Switch!

Aonuma shooting down BOTW2 immediately is hilarious

Wait, this isn't Republic Commando... ...and I swear that's the Fortnite font.

Announced during the Direct, HD-2D, Final Fantasy Tactics/Tactics Ogre-looking SRPG. Debut Demo available today!

DEMO TODAY! AAAAAAAAH

Maaaaaajor Final Fantasy Tactics look to it too. Of course S-E would rather make something new rather than just port that, not that I'm complaining...

Oooooooo more 2D-HD stuff, count my interest piqued S-E!

Huh, Miitopia? Figured they wanted to get distance between the Wii / Wii U by avoiding Mii stuff, so I'm pretty surprised by this, but good for them. Wii Sports stock is rising...

Well, it's not the Final Fantasy Collection...but similar wheelhouse I guess you're getting closer, Square!

I didn't notice it but you're right! Weird...Sonic Mania 2? Yeah thought it looked pretty interesting, super intrigued by it!

Hahahahaha that fakeout the effort they put into making you think that was DLC is insane!

There seems to be a leak going around regarding some of the Direct's content at the moment, which ZhugeEX has corroborated. Just a heads-up, because I know many here like to go in blind. I haven't had a look myself, and won't link it directly here in case someone opens it by mistake, so instead I'll throw a link to a thread from ResetEra which rounds up the apparent leaks: Should be interesting to come back to once this is done. Half an hour left folks. I'm psyched!

A New Home DLC is coming to PC on 26th February and consoles in the summer.

Just remembered we got this last week, so...Republic Commando could be making an appearance I guess? Please? Yeah, I thought similarly too, and honestly I agree with the logic behind it. Even if we somehow don't see a Zelda game today (which would baffle me a bit, Nintendo thrives itself on the legacy of its core brands), I'd still expect it to be talked about though, amiibo to turn up, and perhaps even announce a Zelda Direct. The main reason that I think they'll share stuff today rather than do that isn't just the proximity to the date itself, but that we're super likely to get a Pokémon Direct next week, which they could definitely confirm here (and even if they don't, I'd still say it's very likely), and I don't see them having so many Directs so close together. I thought yesterday that there was a good chance we'd hear something because of how close we were to the Zelda Anniversary, and kept a bit of an eye out for it. It was a Tuesday and I fully expected them to announce a Zelda Direct, so I genuinely think the reason we aren't getting one isn't because they aren't going to celebrate Zelda (though a Zelda Direct could be just as fitting a place to do that), but rather, because there's just so much else to celebrate too. The first half of the year is pretty empty for them so far, but there are so many franchises to celebrate. Even if just two others of the many franchises celebrating anniversaries this year turn up, I feel like that's a great reason to choose to do a general Direct over a Zelda one right now, and given the length of the Direct, it's hard to not hope for that. And this is just totally me making a mountain out of a mole hill for the sake of my own optimism, but Link has turned up at both of the last two February Directs (Smash Bros. Ultimate reveal in 2018, Link's Awakening in 2019). Yeah, I really need to jump on it at some point, it looks like a great time!

To be fair to them, they probably had to put a bit of time into XI S – Definitive Edition, and that was for Switch in 2019, and came over to everything else just back in December. But I think this year is the year XII gets announced, for sure, especially with their work seemingly done with XI (even if I don't think tonight is necessarily the place to do that). I think Horii already teased that there will be announcements coming before, so now I think it's just a matter of time.

The more the merrier! So long as we get Final Fantasy at some point Actually, though, you've just reminded me...isn't it Dragon Quest's 35th Anniversary this year too? They could totally do their own thing later in the year for it with more reveals, but I think it's totally possible we could see something here. Smash showed more love for the series than I feel Square Enix has in the last few years, XI was the first game announced for Switch way back, and so on... So yeah. I'm not really expecting anything here, just because of the time this will be airing in Japan, but an update on that Dragon Quest Monsters game which was going through a rough patch, Adventure of Dai, or maybe even a Dragon Quest Builders 3 would probably be a welcome addition. A Dragon Quest VIII Remastered to throw in with a IV - VI Collection would be pretty neat too! And I'll freak out if we get XII announced. I don't expect it to be here in this Direct, but I do think that there's a good chance it gets revealed this year. It's been long enough a wait!