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THREAD:
My thoughts on every Nintendo Direct to date.

Notes:
There will be 1 of 3 bullets for each thought.
"+" means that it something I liked
"-" means it& #39;s something I disliked
"±" means I feel indifferent

If a direct announces a lot of games, I& #39;ll only put the titles under each of the 3 bullets so I can cover everything.

Nintendo Direct (10/21/2011)
+Reggie introduced the concept of a Nintendo Direct
-Spent half the Direct talking about watching movies and TV shows on your gaming devices
±Spent most of the other half of the direct going into detail on minor games https://youtu.be/dZ0crVzTqLw ">https://youtu.be/dZ0crVzTq...

Nintendo Direct (2/22/2012)
±Mario Tennis Open, Dillon& #39;s Rolling Western, and Kid Icarus Uprising Multiplayer looked cool but wasn& #39;t my thing TBH
+Xenoblade was localized (this was a HUGE deal at the time)
+Last Story, Snake Eater, and more great releases https://youtu.be/klxMQ-O44Hc ">https://youtu.be/klxMQ-O44...

Pre E3 2012 Direct (6/3/2012)
+Iwata spent 30 minutes explaining EVERYTHING about the Wii U
±Iwata spent 30 minutes explaining EVERYTHING about the Wii U
-Iwata spent 30 minutes explaining EVERYTHING about the Wii U https://youtu.be/9AkPdAWfFjI ">https://youtu.be/9AkPdAWfF...

E3 2012
(This isn& #39;t a Direct, but this is the only year in this thread that it wasn& #39;t a Direct at E3)
-Huge focus on the Wii U to its detriment. Worsened because Iwata already told us all of this
+Pikmin 3, LM2, third parties
-Sticker Star, Nintendo Land https://youtu.be/e1dUDq74cHo ">https://youtu.be/e1dUDq74c...

Nintendo Direct (6/21/2012)
+3rd party releases, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, Kirby& #39;s Dream Collection, Pikmin 2 for Wii, Fire Emblem Awakening, Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon apps
±3DS XL, Art Academy, NSMB2/U
-Smash mentioned but nothing announced https://youtu.be/4su84YWziDo ">https://youtu.be/4su84YWzi...

Mini Nintendo Direct (10/2/2012)
±NSMB2 DLC
Honestly I entirely forgot about this and I still don& #39;t know how I feel about this. If you enjoyed it, I& #39;m glad. If you didn& #39;t, I understand. https://youtu.be/oUFtWqHukA8 ">https://youtu.be/oUFtWqHuk...

Nintendo Direct (10/25/2012)
-Paper Mario: Sticker Star... That is all...
-They spent a couple minutes in the Direct telling us stuff about NSMB2 DLC that they already told us in the mini Direct earlier this month
+Hype for Fire Emblem Awakening and ACNL https://youtu.be/D4QFbibEnX8 ">https://youtu.be/D4QFbibEn...

Nintendo Direct Mini (11/27/2012)
-This along with the other Mini Direct are COMPLETELY POINTLESS because this was stated in the main direct on October. Anything that wasn& #39;t stated, coulda been stated there https://youtu.be/g4NamsZ5nfM ">https://youtu.be/g4NamsZ5n...

Pokémon Direct (1/8/2013)
-Spent half of the Direct talking about prior Pokémon games.
+Announced and showed off Pokémon X and Pokémon Y with a cool trailer. https://youtu.be/VzO6J981nAw ">https://youtu.be/VzO6J981n...

Wii U Direct (1/23/2013)
+Wonderful 101
+Bayonetta 2
+Yoshi& #39;s Epic Yarn looks beautiful and filled my need for a new mainline Yoshi& #39;s Island game
±Shin-Megami Tensei X FE
+Wind Waker Remake and Zelda concerts celebrating 25 years
+Monolith Soft teaser https://youtu.be/4MzG6lDA1A0 ">https://youtu.be/4MzG6lDA1...

Nintendo Direct (2/14/2013)
+2013 dubbed as the year of Luigi, featuring several games centered around Luigi
+The Zelda Miiverse community was announced (this was a fan favorite throughout the platform& #39;s life)
+New FEA maps
+New ACNL info
+3rd party stuff https://youtu.be/cntz1GyM1Bs ">https://youtu.be/cntz1GyM1...

Nintendo Direct (4/17/2013)
+Follow-up info on the Luigi games
±DKC Returns for the 3DS info (mostly qol changes)
-Yoshi& #39;s New Island...
+Mini Mario
+Wii U updates that are cool (many no longer work)
+VC
+Pikmin 3 info
+JP exclusives coming overseas
+ALBW https://youtu.be/wSXyo0z6LKA ">https://youtu.be/wSXyo0z6L...

Nintendo Direct (5/17/2013)
-Mario and Sonic 2014
-Sonic Lost World (and Nintendo x Sonic deal in general)
±Game Gear VC releases
+Treehouse gameplay for several games of interest
+Game and Wario
±Nabbit for Luigi U
+Lots of Pikmin 3 info https://youtu.be/8w8pYTc6QEk ">https://youtu.be/8w8pYTc6Q...

E3 2013
-No more Nintendo E3 press conferences, just Nintendo Directs instead
+Mario Kart 8, WWHD, Wonderful 101, DKC:TF, Bayonetta 2, Smash 4 reveal
±Pokémon X/Y, Mario 3D World, Wii Party U, 3rd party games, another Monolith Soft teaser https://youtu.be/13D1I5s236o ">https://youtu.be/13D1I5s23...

Nintendo Direct Mini (7/18/2013)
+Image share website (been super helpful for me for the past 7 years)
±Nintendo Zone info (it& #39;s dead now)
+New Streetpass games (I love all of the Streetpass games) and updates
+Dream Team, Wonderful 101, and Pikmin 3 info https://youtu.be/nLWBcd43RTo ">https://youtu.be/nLWBcd43R...

Nintendo Direct (8/7/2013)
-Sonic Lost World
+Rayman Legends
+Cool Pikmin 3 camera nose and other neat Miiverse features
+More Dream Team and ALBW info
+Pokémon Rumble U and new Professor Layton games
+Lost games brought to VC
±Animal Crossing Plaza https://youtu.be/dONco32sHxo ">https://youtu.be/dONco32sH...

Wonderful 101 Direct (8/9/2013)
If you were interested in Wonderful 102, this was perfect for you.

If you weren& #39;t, then there was a Nintendo Direct 2 days prior

If you don& #39;t know what Wonderful 101 is but you& #39;re interested, then this is perfect for you https://youtu.be/AyKR-myMjZU ">https://youtu.be/AyKR-myMj...

Pokémon Direct (9/4/2013)
+Gave us all the info we needed about Pokémon X and Pokémon Y
+Pokémon Bank revealed
-Lotsa nostalgia baiting and sucking up to gen 6 (I didn& #39;t mind then, but I kinda do now with how often they do this) https://youtu.be/fbqkqdfrfes ">https://youtu.be/fbqkqdfrf...

Wii Fit U Direct (9/18/2013)
I don& #39;t honestly know what audience this was made for https://youtu.be/elXyFF-jBTg ">https://youtu.be/elXyFF-jB...

Nintendo Direct (10/1/2013)
+Lots of SM3DW gameplay
±Wii Party U
+DKC: TFinfo
-Mario and Sonic 2014
±Smash teaser but no new info
±Pikmin 3 info
+Etrian Odyssey
+Lego Marvel
±Sonic Lost World
+Official QRs for ACNL
+Bravely Default
+ALBW info
+Kirby 3D https://youtu.be/X8khWAH13fg ">https://youtu.be/X8khWAH13...

Nintendo Direct (11/13/13)
+8 minutes of ALBW
±Mario Party Island Tour
+Bravely Default
+Professor Layton
±Nintendo Zone exclusive stuff (no longer available without cheats)
+Merging Wii U and 3DS accounts and adding Miiverse to 3DS
±Miiverse stamps
+SM3DW https://youtu.be/mijfc0-zEgw ">https://youtu.be/mijfc0-zE...

Nintendo 3DS Guide Louvre Direct (11/27/2013)
I find the concept amazing but why? Nintendo& #39;s got friends in high places

I feel like the mass majority of Nintendo fans don& #39;t know what a Louvre is and the people who do probably had a similar reaction to me. https://youtu.be/WavLP_3ew-A ">https://youtu.be/WavLP_3ew...

Nintendo Direct (12/18/2013)
+Hyrule Warriors reveal
+Kirby Triple Deluxe (and modes)
-Yoshi& #39;s New Island
+Chibi Robo Photo Finder
+Pokémon Bank
+Bravely Default
+DKC:TF
±Sonic Lost Hope
+Wii Sports
+NES Remix
+Dr Luigi
+Rosalina Smash reveal
+Mario Kart 8 https://youtu.be/OS_gYzv02SQ ">https://youtu.be/OS_gYzv02...

Nintendo Direct (2/13/2014)
+Little Mac Smash Reveal
±Mario Golf
+Kirby Triple Deluxe
-Yoshi& #39;s New Island
±3DS freemiums
+Professor Layton
+MH4U
+Indies
+DKC:TF
+NES Remix 2 (already?)
+GBA VC
+Mario Kart 8
±Monolith
+Bayonetta 2 https://youtu.be/BdQg43n2OaM ">https://youtu.be/BdQg43n2O...

Super Smash Bros Direct (4/8/2014)
+Release date
+Technical info (FPS, graphics, etc)
+Differences between the two games
+Stages
+Online confirmed
+Info about game modes
+Items, Pokémon, Assist Trophies, and fighter info
+Custom moves
+Smash Run https://youtu.be/7xUWnQu2Grs ">https://youtu.be/7xUWnQu2G...

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