Rumors have persisted about Nintendo hosting aNintendo Direct presentationthis month, and now those rumors have been confirmed. However, instead of Nintendo hosting a general Nintendo Direct focused on various upcoming Switch titles like many fans expected, the January 2020 Nintendo Direct will be focused on thePokemonfranchise.
ThePokemonDirect will take place on Thursday, January 9 at 6:30am PT/9:30am ET. Details on what exactly the Direct will entail are scarce, but Nintendo has said it will include about 20 minutes of “newPokemoninformation.” As for whatPokemongames or products it will be about specifically, that’s hard to say at this point.
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The upcomingPokemonDirect is surprising sincePokemon SwordandShieldjust launched this past November. However, there are a number of previously announcedPokemonprojects that it could be about. For example, fans may be treated to more information about the Pokemon Home service, or maybe we’ll get an update onPokemon Sleep. Alternatively, thePokemonDirect could reveal a newPokemonmobile game that’s in the works.
It’s also possible that the upcomingPokemonDirect will instead announce new content for existingPokemongames. For example, we may get new content announced for thePokemon Mastersmobile game, or maybe Nintendo will reveal an expansion forPokemon SwordandShield. Nintendo andGame Freakhave never released substantial DLC for any of the main seriesPokemongames, but that could change withSwordandShieldon the Switch.
IfPokemon SwordandShielddid get an expansion, one has to wonder what exactly that would entail. Maybe it would address theNational Pokedex controversy, or maybe it would give fans a brand new area to explore. It’s also possible that thePokemonDirect will be used to announce theUltra SunandUltra Moonequivalent forSwordandShield. The possibilities are really endless.
Twitter, meanwhile, has its own theories about thePokemonDirect presentation. Right now, both Gen 4 andDiamondandPearlare trending, indicating that some fans think remakes of those games are on the way. It seems a little early for Nintendo to announce brand new main seriesPokemongames, but fans will just have to tune in to thePokemonDirect on Thursday, January 9 at 6:30am PT to find out more.
