 So today, there's a Nintendo Direct and yes We'll have trailers and news and all that stuff hitting this channel later today That deal specifically with what we've learned in that Nintendo Direct and we might even have a reaction to it tonight Where I gather some people together and we just talk about what happened But before all of that I kind of want to go into some predictions for the event now This is not like e3 or the Nintendo switch event back in January where we did a whole preview show for it and Gave our kind of laid out our expectations and what we're excited for what we're not excited for When it came to switch and you know our e3 expectations like we will have an e3 pre-show this year as well livestream for all you guys This is different because this is one of their smaller directs that's probably going to have a lot of key information in it and We know for sure that the direct is going to address the Nintendo switch and 3ds in terms of games because it says that in the description And we also know that two of the biggest games being focused on are Splatoon 2 and Arms Now obviously it's easy to say we're gonna see new modes for both games We're gonna see new abilities new items new this and that that's I think that's a given but I've been reading a lot of Expectations, you know IGM put up, you know what to expect from this direct Nintendo life put up what to expect from this Nintendo direct and As I'm going through all these different Editorials out there a lot of them are saying you know don't expect Nintendo to talk about online features And that's the first thing I want to hit on is I actually expect Nintendo to talk about online features Why well because two of the games being focused on are online multiplayer games Yes arms has been confirmed to be playable online against other people Splatoon 2 is literally an online shooter So it's gonna be really weird to have a direct where those are the two primary games in that Nintendo direct and not talk about online features Now do I think they're gonna talk about all online features? No, I don't think voice chat is gonna be talked about I don't think You know in anything that requires that subscription fee They're gonna have at the end of the year is going to be talking about but I do think they are going to talk about You know when their online platform is gonna launch which you assume It would launch alongside Mario Kart 8 because like Mario Kart 8 is online, but I Mario Kart 8 I think is an outlier because if you look at how Mario Kart 8's online Especially Mario Kart 8 deluxe online works in the recent trailers. It looks a lot like it did on Wii U So I think that games gonna work outside of Nintendo's normal online thing In fact, it might even be using the Wii U servers to create matchmaking in the first place not necessarily to connect with Wii U, you know gamers but to To not be part of the switches whole ecosystem for online games at least not now They might release a patch in the future that changes that but because it still uses me characters and all this stuff And if you know on Nintendo switch me is really taking a backseat So yeah, I don't think that Mario Kart 8 is gonna be affected by anything that Nintendo is doing with their online however Arms and Splatoon 2 most definitely are switch exclusive games that are gonna take advantage of Nintendo's new online network That hasn't launched yet and is supposed to launch this summer The thing is arms launches this spring So I feel like aspects of that online system are going to come out even sooner And it's just the phone app for their online services will not arrive until summer No, I don't expect Nintendo to go into heavy details about the phone app Which will probably launch. I'm assuming alongside Splatoon 2 But I do think they're gonna talk about some of the online functionality of these games and How it works in Nintendo's online ecosystem, so I do think we're gonna hear about Nintendo's online ecosystem and so I don't think we're gonna hear about things that are exclusive to the app, but we are gonna hear about You know How the online functionality is going to work on switch which is good because we don't really know We haven't had any game that really does that and as I said Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Seems to be just kind of mirroring what it did on Wii U So I don't know that that's really a good way to gauge what the switch is gonna do in the future for matchmaking now It is possible we do hear some about the app because they might announce today that the phone app That will have voice chat and all that stuff that will be available for free for a limited time will Come out with Splatoon 2 as I said before I could see them announcing that I don't know if they're going to But I also think it depends on when they are planning to launch Splatoon I think if Splatoon is meant to launch in June, which I guess would make sense Then they could very well even announce a launch date today for Splatoon 2 and Announce that the app's coming out that day so essentially a launch date for their online services and I think that is something that they very well will do today And I say that because I think arms is coming out next month And because I said spring next month so really the last month of spring June's the beginning of summer and that's when I think Splatoon 2 is gonna hit the question is obviously what's after Splatoon 2 what's coming in July what's coming in August and while we have games And now it's like Xenoblade Chronicles 2 you don't have any concrete release dates And we'll hear about those titles. I think at a Separate event like E3 I think they're just gonna kind of ride arms in Splatoon 2 on switch for the next couple months now That gets into another prediction I have is that I don't think they're going to talk about any other Nintendo switch game But arms and Splatoon 2 and I feel like those two titles are going to take up I think this is gonna be a half hour direct So I think the those two titles alone are gonna take up 20 to 25 minutes of this Nintendo Direct The rest of it is going to be spent I feel like on the 3ds side or they're gonna talk about games like Fire Emblem Echoes Shadow of Valencia And you know whatever other 3ds titles they have in the pipeline that are coming out in the next month or two Because I feel like this is Nintendo's last time They're gonna be speaking to us as consumers trying to advertise products to us beyond commercials Until E3 so whatever they have coming out between now and E3 They're going to talk about today when it comes to 3ds and it's not going to be spending a ton of time on them But they're gonna you know give each game a solid minute or two of a feature and then probably like a sizzle reel at some point that maybe has a bunch of you know Independent games or Nindies coming out on switch or we are Wii U or 3ds. Sorry not Wii U That's kind of it I don't really think so I think it's gonna be really short and really compact But I think we're gonna walk away from this impressed now I did mention earlier that I think switch and The switch is only going to get Splatoon 2 and arms talked about I do have one caveat to that I do think at the very end of this direct They are going to announce that Mario Kart 8 is coming in a bundle with switch at the end of the month And I say that only because right as I'm recording this it was announced or it was leaked by Nintendo Nintendo's Russian online store that there will be a Mario Kart 8 deluxe bundle with switch So now with that knowledge in mind very clear to me. They're obviously gonna announce that today And they're gonna probably announce it at the very end of the direct So I guess three games will get talked about but I don't think we're gonna learn new information about Mario Kart 8 today outside of the bundle That's it that's all I expect I don't expect a whole lot Today unless you're a huge far fans of arms and Splatoon 2 Because I feel like they're gonna give us a lot of information on arms and Splatoon 2 Obviously for as general Nintendo fans the most interesting part will be what they talk about with online functionality, but beyond that I think Splatoon 2 and arms are both Improved modes right now right like Splatoon 2 is going to sell well because Splatoon sold well and there's a fan base that like Splatoon bought switch they're gonna buy the next game But there's a general feeling out there the Splatoon 2 is really Splatoon 1.5 it's basically the old game with some new weapons and maps and That's a reputation. It's going to need to shed and Well, you can't ever completely shed the fact that this is a direct sequel So it's got a lot of similarities by announcing new and unique modes and enough content that it feels like a whole brand new game That will do wonders and I feel like today is what that's what they're gonna do today They're gonna really make Splatoon 2 feel like a true sequel in every sense of the word and then arms is Kind of one of those games where Nintendo's been a little light on the marketing for it Which is understandable the press, you know kind of raved about it But everyone's wondering, you know, is it more just like this gimmicky we boxing kind of thing and Press have told us it is but you know everything we've seen video wise even advertising wise it doesn't look like much And You know some people are off by the fact. Oh, you have to set the joy cons You don't you don't even have to use motion controls, but we haven't seen it without motion control so I think today will be a perfect time for Nintendo to Show everything this game of game is about show that it is just as in-depth as other fighting games out there Like I wouldn't even mind if they aimed this game rather than Splatoon 2 at competitive gaming because it's a fighting game I feel like fighting games work very very well in a competitive gaming scene So I would like to see Nintendo take that angle show off why show how complex it can be and also Finally show us what the game is like without motion controls show someone playing it with the joy cons in the grip or with a Pro controller or even God forbid they could somehow pull it off with a joy cons sideways like you come with Mario Kart and Show us how the game plays with buttons and joysticks That's something that really really interests me to find out how it works and I feel like today is it today's the proof it day for those two games now as I said It's what soon to is probably gonna have some sales regardless of what happens today arms Really needs to hit on what Splatoon hit on many years ago where Splatoon just every time it was shown It looked better and better and better and better and every time it got played by press the reviews were raving and right now press Think arms is solid now. We need arms to start to get into that It's impressing us mode where we can see how this is an evolution on fighting games or a new take in the fighting genre so again Now a lot I expect today, but there is a lot of important things that should be happening in this direct Especially with arms and Splatoon 2 and the switches online functionality What I want to know is your predictions down below. Obviously this video loses relevance in a few hours, but hey, I Don't care Because we're here to talk about Nintendo So yeah, this is Nintendo ruffle jantz from Nintendo Prime and I will catch you guys later for a reaction Nintendo switch, baby