Well, after the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons it was only a matter of time, before we were getting some news. The big, new title is out of the way and people are hungry for more games. And there is no better time for a Nintendo Direct than now, where everyone is staying at home and wants to kill time with new video games. The audience is ready!
And then Nintendo dropped the whole thing without a warning. I've actually prepared a lengthy predictions post, where I've said that I don't expect any news about the sequel to Breath of the Wild and Metroid Prime 4 before a Nintendo Direct in June, around the time where the E3 would have taken place. And my expectations weren't betrayed here.
I was still hopeful about something for Zelda or Metroid, however, like Skyward Sword HD, or the announcement of a new 2D Metroid, or even an update for the Chamber Dungeon in Link's Awakening. The latter seems to be out of the question by now, sadly. GREZZO has probably moved on to their next projects, like remaking the Oracle games. If they really were considering more content for Link's Awakening, it would have been announced by now.
However, my predictions ended with the following statement about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate:
Also, the upcoming Direct will certainly show us the contender for the sixth Challenger Pack of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Ryu Hayabusa, Minecraft Steve, Doom Slayer... There are so many possibilities here that this is always exciting. (And with Nintendo's recent announcement of an ARMS online open tournament, they still might even go with Ribbon Girl or another character from ARMS, which would be cool. This little gem deserves more attention.)
And you should have seen my joyful reaction, when Nintendo indeed announced that the next Challenger Pack will be about ARMS. After the first Fighters Pass I wasn't as hopeful about it any longer, so it makes me very happy to have been wrong with this sentiment. More about that in a separate post!
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