Secondhand Nintendo info, take with a grain of salt as usual

I know 9 times out of 10 this shit’s fake but all I can do is offer you my word that my source is legit.

An old HS classmate has work involved with Nintendo - don’t want to divulge much more than that, but their level of internal knowledge is significant. I was in their city for work over the weekend and we caught up over some beers on Saturday night. I’m a huge Animal Crossing fan (my first Switch will be the NH edition) and not so much of a general Nintendo fan so please forgive my lack of depth of knowledge on the non-AC titles.

What I’ve been told is that an Animal Crossing Direct will be announced tomorrow morning and will take place Thursday. It’ll delve more into how shops come to the island. (Last year’s E3 stuff and the last Direct with AC showed early game stuff, this week we’ll learn more about mid to late game and see more of what a fleshed out island can look like). It’s somewhat similar to New Leaf’s system, but deeper and gives more room for the player to personalize their island. Most shops will be on the main island.

A general Direct will come in the second week of March. Metroid Prime 4 will be in it which is no surprise really, but they’ll also finally showcase Pikmin 4, to come out during the holiday this year. There were others mentioned but those two stuck out as they got me particularly excited. Drank too much probably.

Again, take this as you will, but what he was telling me seemed legit and he most certainly is in a position to know this stuff.