Nintendo's currently in the midst of its longest Nintendo Direct drought since the presentations began. Fans are going stir-crazy online speculating about when and what the next Nintendo Direct will be. A new rumor may have the answer, as a reputable leaker of Nintendo-related news is hinting that a Nintendo Direct may be coming next week. That Nintendo Direct will apparently be all about the upcoming Nintendo Switch exclusive Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

The rumor comes from notable leaker ArcadeGirl64, Emily Rogers. Rogers replied to another Twitter user's message stating, "God, I hope there's a Direct next week." Rogers' answer was, "Are you an Animal Crossing fan?" The implication being that there will be a Nintendo Direct next week and that it will focus solely on Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

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When questioned to see if Rogers was intentionally hinting at a possible Nintendo Direct this next week, Rogers dissembled. "Just asking my friend a simple question, that's all," said Rogers. That's not to say that Rogers isn't insinuating it, but rather that she's maintaining an air of plausible deniability.

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The possibility of an Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Direct in the next week lines up with certain other rumors and leaks. Another leak, sourced from Nintendo rumormonger  Sabi, believes there to be two different Nintendo Directs in February. With two weeks left of February, that would make for one Nintendo Direct each week. It would also be appropriate for one of those Nintendo Directs to be focused on Nintendo's next big exclusive, Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

 

If both the Animal Crossing: New Horizons leak and the two February Directs leak prove accurate, that would mean that another Nintendo Direct is coming in the final week of February. That second Direct would likely focus on future games coming to the Nintendo Switch in the spring and summer. Outside of March's Animal Crossing and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, the rest of 2020 is a big mystery for Nintendo exclusives.

 

Animal Crossing: New Horizons being just over a month away from release, it makes sense for Nintendo to provide it a Nintendo Direct. Nintendo is also known for announcing Nintendo Directs that will air later in a week earlier that same week. If there's anything to be suspicious about, it's that Nintendo Direct rumors and leaks are a dime a dozen and rarely prove accurate. Hopefully, this time turns out differently.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons releases March 20, 2020, exclusively on Nintendo Switch.

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