SpiritofAce
The Barista
I'm going to be the one to risk it.
The rumours are all adding up - the embargo of the new character renders ending on the 20th, the fact that game-specific directs do happen within a month of release, and also the dubious post by Emily Rogers which seems to be hinting at an Animal Crossing Direct this week.
If there is a Direct - a dedicated direct will most likely be announced on Tuesday. Dedicated directs have been announced two days in advance this year, and have aired on a Thursday - Pokemon, Smash for example. General Directs in the past have generally only been announced within a day of the event - so if there is a general direct instead, I don't think we'd know until Wednesday.
Either way, the stars are aligning (I hope...) that something will happen. Whether it's a general direct with an Animal Crossing segment (which would disappoint me - we need a huge info dump, not a five minute segment..) or a dedicated Animal Crossing Direct (yes please), I think it's a good bet that we will hear something this week.
What do you think? Is Thursday the 20th our lucky day? Will we get a dedicated Animal Crossing Direct, or a General Direct? Or will we go by another week with absolutely nothing at all. Post your expectations of what you think might happen, and also what you would like to see in such an event!
Lastly, and this should be obvious, but if nothing happens, please don't come back to this thread just to point and laugh - we're getting desperate for news now, so that really wouldn't help anything, and it'd just make me feel really bad. Happy posting!
Likely timing:
- Direct announcements are generally at 9AM EST, 2PM GMT. Don't expect anything later than that.
The rumours are all adding up - the embargo of the new character renders ending on the 20th, the fact that game-specific directs do happen within a month of release, and also the dubious post by Emily Rogers which seems to be hinting at an Animal Crossing Direct this week.
If there is a Direct - a dedicated direct will most likely be announced on Tuesday. Dedicated directs have been announced two days in advance this year, and have aired on a Thursday - Pokemon, Smash for example. General Directs in the past have generally only been announced within a day of the event - so if there is a general direct instead, I don't think we'd know until Wednesday.
Either way, the stars are aligning (I hope...) that something will happen. Whether it's a general direct with an Animal Crossing segment (which would disappoint me - we need a huge info dump, not a five minute segment..) or a dedicated Animal Crossing Direct (yes please), I think it's a good bet that we will hear something this week.
What do you think? Is Thursday the 20th our lucky day? Will we get a dedicated Animal Crossing Direct, or a General Direct? Or will we go by another week with absolutely nothing at all. Post your expectations of what you think might happen, and also what you would like to see in such an event!
Lastly, and this should be obvious, but if nothing happens, please don't come back to this thread just to point and laugh - we're getting desperate for news now, so that really wouldn't help anything, and it'd just make me feel really bad. Happy posting!
Likely timing:
- Direct announcements are generally at 9AM EST, 2PM GMT. Don't expect anything later than that.