The latest Nintendo Direct was announced earlier this morning, and is set to air at 3pm PST / 6pm EST, September 4th, 2019. Revealed just over a day before broadcast, this Direct will run about forty minutes focusing on Luigi’s Mansion 3 and Pokémon Sword and Shield.
Luigi’s Mansion 3 will be scaring up a stir on Nintendo Switch by October 31st, while Pokémon Sword and Shield gets adventurous starting November 17th.
Tune in 9/4 at 3pm PT for a #NintendoDirect featuring roughly 40 minutes of information focused on 2019 #NintendoSwitch games, including #PokemonSwordShield and #LuigisMansion 3.https://t.co/d1Xx3bDbhq pic.twitter.com/S8w1HkTg62
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 3, 2019
At first glance, Smash fans might be disappointed with no explicit mention of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate attached to this Direct announcement. However, the recent discovery of a particular ad display in Japan should certainly change their tune.
Sightings of a particular bear and bird combo have popped up on social media over the weekend, finding the daring duo plastered on advertisements at 7-Eleven shops in Japan. Alongside ads for Mario Maker 2 and Astral Chain, Banjo & Kazooie make an undeniable appearance with their Smash Ultimate renders front-and-center.
New Smash display at 7-11 in Japan. It shows Banjo Kazooie. The POP Display is supposed to be up until the 15th. pic.twitter.com/LMg9OZfeCE
— Will (PushDustIn) (@PushDustIn) September 2, 2019
Back in July, 7-Eleven stores in Japan ran similar ads featuring Dragon Quest’s Hero just days before his release in Smash Ultimate. Fans are speculating that this should hold true for Banjo & Kazooie as well, and that these ads signal an upcoming release in the very near future.
Will this Direct reveal the release date for Banjo & Kazooie’s DLC debut? We’ll have to wait until tomorrow to find out!
Author’s Note: With forty minutes to play with, Sakurai could give us a short gameplay demonstration for Banjo & Kazooie. I’d also love to see some Metroid news. Prime 4 isn’t coming out in 2020, so maybe Nintendo will bless us with a Metroid Prime Trilogy announcement?! One can only dream.
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