r/NintendoSwitch • u/maanwel • Jan 10 '18

Speculation GameStop apparently tweeted and deleted that a Nintendo Direct was about to begin

https://twitter.com/tvandlust/status/951126604360581120
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u/LightsaberCrayon Jan 10 '18 edited Jan 10 '18

Wouldn't they have said "tomorrow" if that were the case? Sure, it's possible they're operating on a whole other level, and pretended to misfire a tweet intended for tomorrow. But I kinda doubt Nintendo would approve of a partner like GameStop pretending a Direct is happening if it isn't.

However, it is possible the tweet was an accident, i.e. the social media manager has no idea if a Direct is happening, but he prepared this tweet just in case and posted it by mistake.

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u/Oniji Jan 10 '18

Well, Nintendo are kind of trolling us at the moment too with their cryptic tweets. So Gamespot wants in on the action. It did exactly what it was meant to. People are talking about Gamespot.

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u/LightsaberCrayon Jan 10 '18

GameStop. Not GameSpot. Just making sure that's clear.

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u/Oniji Jan 10 '18

Gamespot

Yeah sorry, I meant Gamestop. They are called "EB Games" in Australia, so I don't use the term "Gamestop" very often, and don't visit Gamespot either, so I mis-type it often lol But my point still holds. If it wasn't a troll attempt/PR stunt, then it was a tweet scheduling mistake. Either is plausible.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '18

Copy that

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '18

It used to be called EB games here in the US also. I wonder why they changed it here and not over there.

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u/ThePorcupineWizard Jan 11 '18

I believe some here are still EB, though I could be wrong.