Nintendofans are getting a bit restless, seeing as the company has yet to announce an official full-length Nintendo Direct in quite some time.Nintendo just announced another Indie Showcase, but the last full-length Direct was aired in September 2019
Now,Nintendoof Japan has announced it will be holding a business-centric management briefing session in Tokyo next month. However, fans should absolutely temper their expectations for this event, as it is extremely likely that this briefing session centers around internal affairs and possible restructuring of the company, and not a game or product information.
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As mentioned above, it’s been quite some time since the last official full-length Nintendo Direct was aired. In fact, it’s been almost a year sincelast year’s September Nintendo Direct showcasednew information regardingLuigi’s Mansion 3andPokemonSwordandShield. However, it seems Nintendo is still keeping its cards close to its chest, as the company has announced no plans of a new full-length Direct at the time of writing. It seems the company has other priorities it needs to address first.
Nintendo of Japan announced that the company will hold a management briefing session in Tokyo on September 16. The information came to light in the West by way of David Gibson, the co-founder of Astris Advisory Japan KK and industry analyst working out of Japan. In a recent tweet, Gibson clarifies, “no new products, services, etc. will be announced then.” He ends the tweet wondering if Nintendo will announce a Direct before then, hoping the company does so. Many fans are on the same page, asrumors of an August 2020 Directare circulating heavily.
Based on Gibson’s assessment and seeing as he is directly linked to Nintendo being an industry analyst in Japan, it’s safe to assume that this management session is strictly business. However, a couple of things make this specific session a bit odd. First, the session seems to be a one-off briefing, not like Nintendo’s annual financial briefings thathelp investors of Nintendo keep stakesin the company or drop them. Additionally, the briefing is set just days after Mario’s 35thanniversary on September 13.
Now, those two things shouldn’t raise expectations for whatever this management session briefing happens to be. Again, more than likely, the briefing will have a lot to do with Nintendo’s business, internal structuring, and perhaps something for investors to get interested in. The company may give insight on how it will be handling its relationship with digital sales in the future, seeing asNintendo is selling more games digitallythan physical on the Switch. While this management briefing is highly unlikely to bring out any noteworthy news regarding games or hardware, one never knows with Nintendo.
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