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News - A Nintendo Direct In June Is Beginning To Seem Less And Less Likely - xSicKxBot - 05-03-2020
A Nintendo Direct In June Is Beginning To Seem Less And Less Likely
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<p>A few days ago, Venture Beat’s Jeff Grubb said a Nintendo Direct presentation <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/04/we_wont_get_a_nintendo_direct_this_june_for_e3_says_report">wouldn’t be happening</a> this June around the time E3 2020 should have been taking place.</p>
<p>The same report went on to reveal how Nintendo was currently in the process of “telling partner developers” it wouldn’t be holding a Direct next month, following the <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/e3_2020_is_officially_cancelled">official cancellation</a> of E3. If you weren’t entirely convinced at the time, Eurogamer’s own sources have also been able to support this. A <a class="external" href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-04-30-nintendo-will-delay-its-typical-e3-direct-broadcast-in-june">story on its website</a> goes on to mention how Nintendo won’t be going ahead with a presentation because “it needs more development time” on first-party releases:</p>
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<p>Eurogamer understands it [Nintendo] has told publishers set to reveal games during its showcase that it needs more development time on its first-party games. Work is currently being held up as the famously-secretive company adapts to staff working remotely.</p>
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<p>According to the original report by Venture Beat, Nintendo was putting together an event for June, where it planned to show its first-party schedule for the rest of this year and reveal the <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/nintendo_to_remaster_most_of_super_mariors_35-year_catalogue_for_switch_in_2020_new_report_says">rumoured Super Mario 35th Anniversary remasters</a>.</p>
<p>Jeff Grubb is the same individual who said <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/rumour_two_nintendo_presentations_expected_to_air_before_the_end_of_march">two Nintendo presentations</a> would air before the end of March this year, and they did (there was an <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/round_up_all_the_games_from_the_nintendo_indie_world_showcase_-_march_2020">Indie World Showcase</a> followed by a <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/a_nintendo_direct_mini_has_just_been_shadow-dropped_watch_it_here">Nintendo Direct Mini</a>). More recently, he <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/super_mario_35th_anniversary_rumours_intensify">backed up</a> the rumours about the Super Mario 35th anniversary remasters with his own sources – adding that there would be a new <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/n64/paper_mario">Paper Mario</a></strong> game returning the series to form.</p>
<p>Nintendo hasn’t made an official statement about whether or not a Direct will go ahead next month – or if there’ll even be one, but it has previously stated it would “continue to be flexible and redirect [its] efforts” to keep fans up to date, after the cancellation of this year’s E3.</p>
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