
We're now one full week into October following the first September since 2016 without a really big Nintendo Direct.
Looking back at our Nintendo Direct broadcast history guide, it's all there in black and white (well, red and white). 2020's Direct might have been a Super Mario-focused job themed around that series' 35th anniversary, but that caveat aside, 2016 — the year before the Switch launched — was the last year there wasn't a full, flagship Nintendo Direct in September.
And even then, there was a half-hour 3DS-specific presentation. If you count that as a full-fat Direct, 2015 was the last year we got through a September with no big Nintendo announcements.
To be fair, August delivered a bumper crop this year, with the Nintendo Museum getting its own presentation, plus a double helping of Indie World Showcase and Partner Showcase arriving on 27th August. Combining the latter two into an uber showcase was a first for Nintendo, perhaps a ploy to deliver a large portion for fans to chew on and sustain them through September.

This is Nintendo we're talking about; all bets are off when it comes to received wisdom.
Which brings us to October, a month which is traditionally fairly quiet, Nintendo announcements-wise. At this stage, the manufacturing and retail chains will be in full swing and gearing up for the lucrative end-of-year period. You may recall that the Switch OLED launched alongside Metroid Dread back in October 2021, for example. At this point of the year, there's a much higher chance of leaks for products you're looking to launch in time for the holidays. Mario & Luigi: Brothership sets sail in exactly a month's time, and before then we've got a Mario Party to attend.
Will there be an October 2024 Nintendo Direct, then? It's certainly possible, although with those two Mario releases there's also just enough occurring in Nintendo land for the company to coast a while longer on the announcements front.
However, there is one massively significant announcement from the last decade that Nintendo made in October: the official reveal of the console formerly known as NX, the Nintendo Switch.
Thursday 20th October 2016 was the date Nintendo first showed off Switch to the world (ha ha, ha ha, yeah). Perhaps it's wishful thinking, but the deathly silence throughout last month — aside from some welcome news that some more F-Zero games are coming to Nintendo Switch Online, of course — suggests that maybe, just maybe Nintendo has something big up its sleeve in the near future.
It's been the talk of the town for the last year two years three years several years, but it's looking more likely than ever that Nintendo is gearing up to finally reveal the next generation. The question is how long it can hold its nerve and keep 'Switch 2' officially under wraps.
Yes, yes, it won't want to eat into the current Switch's holiday sales potential, but as we discussed a few weeks ago, managing the message around the upcoming system is ultimately more important than shifting bundles of its nearly-eight-year-old console over Christmas. This is Nintendo we're talking about; all bets are off when it comes to received wisdom and, frankly, they've sold quite enough Switches already. Getting the new console off to a flying start has to be the priority.

After keeping shtum through September, Direct and Switch 2 anticipation is now ratcheted up another notch. But, despite the whispers we hear and our elevated pulses, there's also nothing stopping Nintendo just keeping quiet for another month. The tension is killing us all, but with the system potentially being a fairly known quantity, that tension is a powerful tool and releasing it without frustrating or deflating fans' enthusiasm will require perfect timing.
With the Switch 2 rumours reaching fever pitch (again), industry onlookers have arguably never before been as prepared for a hardware reveal. All eyes are on Nintendo and how it makes this play; now is not the time to fumble the ball.
But is now even the time at all? Let us know in the poll below if you think we'll see big news from Nintendo this month.
Do you think we'll see big news from Nintendo in October? (2,721 votes)
- Absolutely, it's Direct-ober baby!
- Absolutely, it's Switch 2-ber! Er, baby
- I'd say there's a good chance of SOMETHING
- I mean, it's Nintendo, innit *tosses coin
- I doubt it
- Nope, I don't think we'll get significant news this month
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I always thought September would be a reach with Zelda coming out.
Fingers crossed it will be soon, it has to be soon right?!
All one can do is keep an eye on that usual announcement time on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, for a Weds/Thurs presentation with typically 24 hours notice.
It really is taking the mick how long the Switch 2 reveal is taking.
I don't think we'll get news of the Switch 2 until next year, and honestly, I have SO MANY games to play on the Switch that I can't think of more announcements...
I find it baffling how the community just can't seem to let this whole "Will there be a new Nintendo Direct?" question rest. I said it before and I'll say it again. Nintendo is like Gandalf; A Nintendo Direct is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.
I vote no we don't hear from Nintendo again until either February or March with that "Switch 2" announcement
I have no idea if it will be in October 2024.
I'm not really get excited with possibly upcoming 1st party Nintendo games at the moment.
A lot of upcoming 3rd party games that I will watch from upcoming Nintendo Direct will be 99% become my skipping stone for me to find out the PS5 version possibility and consider the PS5 version instead.
I mean I will not waste my money for 3rd party Switch games that I found have the worst performance than the PS5 version.
I mean, I really, really want it. But am I expecting it? Not really. I'd love to be proven wrong, but Nintendo already has a solid lineup for the remainder of this year. They could ride out the rest of 2024 and into January with DKC Returns and then have a presentation in February if they wanted.
I'd care more about a Switch 2 announcment than a Direct
Probably not... Nintendo has some games to get out of there system first: I am looking at you Mario & Luigi Brothership. Nintendo probably still have Metroid Prime Echoes Remastered and with Echoes of Wisdom released, it's highly probable they'll have Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD up there sleeve.
I think it be a direct in October but the direct will not contain any information on the new console. That will come after 14 November and before December. Not the week of brothership.
https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1842588088343683292?t=oatGhesZBhhxMV92cUVetw&s=19
Landing...?
10/10...?
Who cares, there will be one eventually. Desperately grasping for a direct is pointless; if you simply don't care about it then the time will pass a lot faster.
A direct will happen, Have a little patience.
Short answer: No.
Long answer: No, Nintendo aren't going to shoot their last push for holiday Switch sales in the foot.
The correct answer is that I don’t know. Nintendo is completely unpredictable now. Let them announce it when they’re ready.
If you insist on making me guess, then I’ll say that if there’s nothing again this October, then it’s not until the new year. If Switch 2 is launching the first half of 2025, then it makes sense to announce sooner. I have absolutely no need for Switch 2 at the moment with plenty of Switch 1 games to play through, but for the sake of others, I hope it really is sooner rather than later.
A Switch 2 reveal is probably more likely than a Direct at this point.
I can't imagine we're seeing anything this month but... you can never say never with Nintendo
I hope the "insiders" and leakers who predicted a Switch 2 reveal in September are cutting their hair, eating their shoes, and donating money to charity. I believe the October reveal squad will join them too.
I'd see a Switch 2 announcement being more likely than a direct, I assume they'd want to focus on highlighting Switch 2 games as soon as possible.
As soon as you announce the Switch 2 the 3rd parties can get to work developing on games (obviously some trusted devs will already have devkits, but with secrecy lightened more should become available.
With all that said, no I don't think it'll be an October reveal or a direct!
Im still firmly in the camp of, 'It'll be announced and shown early next year'. It just feels so counterproductive to me to announce new hardware during the holiday season... that won't be available for this holiday season.
But hey, predicting what Nintendo does is never easy, so I'm just here for the ride. Let's see how things play out!
Nothing till Q1 I feel. Gotta make good on the final big holiday for Switch.
At this point, I'm just starting to believe the real switch 2 was the friends we made along the way.
If not this week, than surely a week after Mario Party, right?! If it goes on to November, it must be after Mario and Luigi's launch. Predictions are all over the place. The suspense is terrible... I hope it'll last
It would be weird to have a direct without a console announcement at this point.
Nobody can pretend like it doesn’t exist anymore.
As for Switch games, the only thing I want is a Xenoblade X remaster that fixes some of its issues. I really, really want to play that game without a corny rapper in every battle. Or that woman in the home base who sounds like she’s had too much caffeine and has to use the restroom.
Switch 2-ber baby, as I am expecting Nintendo to follow the Switch 1 timeline of release; announced in Oct, released in Mar.
If the do a pre-release again in February that would be sweet (I got invited for the Switch event and took my brother to London. It was a fun time)
@Tulio517 So many great lines in that movie! That is one of them. 😊
With there being no direct for september im guessing the pipeline is sparse now and my money is on the next direct being the Switch successor reveal, but when that is who knows
It's Directober, baby!
@Pillowpants bang on!
Switch 2 should be announced this month. They need to announce prior to the holiday shopping season, otherwise the announcement will hurt Switch 1 sales.
Answer:
We don't know
No-one knows
Go back to playing games and wait
Stop paying any mind to grifting guesswork artists and sham "insiders"
Even though Nintendo says there's going to be no information till next year people still make pointless articles like this.....smh.
The difference is the Switch is a success and the Wii U was not. They probably won’t follow the same release cadence that they had for Switch.
Plus, they have already announced Switch holiday bundles.
As for a Direct highlighting games only, I don’t know what could be announced that couldn’t wait until 2025. We already have Donkey Kong Country in January.
Doubt there'll be anything before the holdiays, and if so, it will be focusing on the games that are coming out in 2024. The next major direct will be in 2025.
My prediction is this:
There will not be a Nintendo Direct today.
This is my prediction every day and it’s accurate most of the time. Occasionally it isn’t but I don’t mind because on those days I get to watch a Nintendo Direct.
My hit rate is much is much higher than most of these leakers so people should really be listening to me instead.
The sooner Nintendo announces the Switch 2, the sooner "leakers" can start ***** out "Switch 2 Pro" content.
How many people that have bought a switch have never seen a Nintendo Direct? I think people talk about “holiday sales” and “hardware reveals” as if Nintendo direct videos get 50 times more views than they actually do..
Wait...we talking about a direct? I thought was just had one?
@NinChocolate I’m in full agreement.
The idea that “Nintendo needs to announce the Switch 2 to stop nerds on the internet making stuff up” doesn’t seem very watertight. All the stuff that nerds spend their time freaking out about will be forgotten as soon as the actual concrete details are announced.
The Wii U didn’t fail because NintyFan1771 predicted it would have a DVD player and a pizza oven prior to announcement. It failed because of everything that happened afterwards.
Getting the initial announcement right and shaping the narrative from there has potential to meaningfully impact sales. Trying to stop hyperactive nerds from prematurely throwing a fit over complete speculation is a fool’s errand.
Nintendo is full of surprises, so I honestly think they COULD have a direct or something. Personally, I would love a Metroid direct where they would give us a gameplay presentation for Prime 4, reveals for Prime 2 and 3 remastered as well as something else like Samus Returns HD (Prime Hunters and Federation Force...plz?), and maybe something else. I mean, Prime 4 should be earlier 2025, right?
İ think there will be a Nintendo Direct this month with new games but still not triple AAA games. Still 40 minutes long Nintendo Direct.
Maybe we will see a trailer from the real The Legend of Zelda movie. Maybe it is time for that. Shigeru Miyamoto will show his face and will talk about the real The Legend of Zelda movie then we will see a trailer. The first trailer.
About the Nintendo Switch 2 İ do not think we will see something till next year.
I think the switch 2 reveal is sometime after Christmas, which I have been saying for a long time. With all the rumors I lost confidence in this prediction and started thinking we were going to hear something soon. But with September over and the rumors apparently false, I’m back to thinking it’s next year. All along there was this phrase “this fiscal year”. Why say that? How many consumers even know precisely what that means? If it’s this year just say “this year”.
I think we will get a next gen console announcement before a direct. If neither come then I will be shocked that Nintendo is dragging us along so much.
The current situation is that Nintendo has 2-3 less games than normal looking ahead. In normal circumstances on top of what's already present you see:
There's enough going on in October and early November that Nintendo could easily go through October just on what's already announced but I don't see them announcing Switch 2 in November/December because of the holiday shopping season.
So I think we'll either see a Switch 2 reveal this week or a Switch 1 general Direct in November after Brothership launches (e.g. have a Direct on November 14th with Prime 2+3 being a shadow drop to celebrate Prime 2's 20th anniversary).
There probably hasn't been one and won't be one probably for a while because they're probably preparing for the reveal of their next platform.
If I was in charge, I'd probably follow every step they made with the Switch's launch like some kind of magic ritual. Of course, catching lightning in a bottle is never easy, and all the bottles Nintendo has managed to cram it into came in very different shapes and sizes. Hopefully someone who actually knows what they're doing can combine aspects from their previous successes with whatever new adaptations are needed to carry the Switch's audience onto the next generation.
Then again, I wouldn't mind another oddball venture either. I can't help but feel the Switch's library lacks a bit of personality compared to the more "gimmicky" systems that preceded it, and I'd gladly trade out some sales numbers and third party support to get that sense of novelty back.
I don’t care when they specifically announce anything. I just like the random surprise the random surprise that will come one day before the end of their financial year. So it could be this mouth or early next year. I have too many games to play I still have not beaten so I am good.
more likely be in janurary like they did with the original switch wen they revealed it.
I'd say there's a good chance of SOMETHING, most likely the very first Switch 2 announcement (which could be just a short video like it happened for its predecessor and then a longer presentation in January/February and release no sooner than March) on its own or as part of a Direct considering all these facts:
If Nintendo were going to talk about it this year they would have said. Fiscal means early next year. They are quite transparent unless you are a Youtube grifter.
It's possible there is an event this Thursday.
Man I didn't even notice until you pointed it out
I do think we’ll see a switch 2 reveal this month tbh. You can pick away at the circumstances and specific wording Nintendo used but at the end of the day it was Nintendo who said they wouldn’t mind sacrificing switch 1 sales in order to ensure a smooth transition to the new console. I don’t think they have a strong enough line up going in to 2025 to not have a reveal coming soon to explain the lack of February games, and I don’t think they would’ve done a partner showcase in August if they had other switch 1 games to show as they would’ve just done a normal direct.
I still say no to a direct this year as we have their line up for the rest of 2024.
Direct in early January for full MP4 reveal and March/April release date. Along with MP2 and MP3 Remastered dates. With MP2 digital released after the presentation.
End of January/ Early February for Super Nintendo Switch reveal. With end of May release date.
Maybe.
Funny how every three months we seem to get the question whether there will be Nintendo Direct or not, even though Nintendo has been very predictable with presentations during the Switch period.
Every year there has been a February/March nintendo (partner) direct, a june (partner) direct and a september (partner) direct. So we already had our direct for this time period. (Last week of august)
Same with Nindie directs, there has almost always been one in March/April, and then another one in August. With a bit extra sprinkled in the November to January timeframe. So that one has also already been.
They sometimes have something for specific upcoming games or peripherals in between. I think the Museum has taken that spot.
I therefore think Nintendo is waiting to start 2025 with a boom, presenting it as ‘the year of Switch Two’. The Switch will continue to sell this Holiday season, unlike the Wii U which was so incredibly dead in October 2016. So nah, I do not think we’ll get to see the Switch 2 yet, don’t think it’ll follow the same timeframe as the Switch tbh. But hope to be proven wrong!
The next big announcement (outside of films or museums or theme parks) must be Switch 2.
Question is if they reveal it too soon will the last Xmas for the Switch be sabotaged.
God knows the Wii U was so deep in the hole at that point it didn't matter.
Come to think of it, When have we ever enjoyed September directs. I mean since the launch, all the past September directs I recall have been marketing campaigns to flesh out their established line up for the final quarter of the year and a bit of Jan-March of the following year. We always come away complaining that its just stuff we already know which is the point. But they don't need directs to do that.
I'd say we've entered the period where Nintendo will showcase their next gen hardware, either on October or November. If it's not showcased during these two months, we can assume, they'll just showcase it in January.
@Bigmanfan 😂 ok, that made my Monday morning
i dunno about a direct, but if we want to go off of the original switch's reveal to release schedule we could definitely be seeing something soon
There would be no reason to announce new console before Xmas, and eat into switch Xmas sales… unless they were going to launch new machine for Xmas.
I’d guess it might’ve made sense to announce it before museum opened, and have it on display there.. but…
I would love to think we would hear something concrete this month but I have said for the past 3 years now that the Switch 2 will be announced in March 2025 and released holiday 2025.
I hope it’s sooner as if I am right, I think the big N are making a big mistake and will have lost the fervour around it.
Time will tell.
But I’m ready for a Switch 2 and my wallet is ready to empty itself all over!!!
Obligatory Switch 2 jokes aside, it seems like the museum presentation threw off the schedule trends indeed. October may be anyone's best guess now, but I expect there to be something within these last three months of the year, and more likely a Direct than an IW whose last entry landed in August. The exact timing can depend on Nintendo's marketing roadmap for the Q1 2025 releases.
@epicgamner going off Switch schedule is exactly what's in doubt here. Back then, Nintendo clearly didn't expect much from Wii U's Christmas 2016 performance while 3DS had little spotlight loss to worry about with a new flagship Pokemon in its sleeve. Switch, on the other hand, continues to deliver respectable numbers without so much as a price drop, and there's the sales target Nintendo acknowledged as tougher to reach but still worth challenging themselves towards. Dropping a Gen 10 newsbomb would be pretty counterintuitive in this regard. Yes, the company's memetic "unpredictability" may leave room for it to happen, but it's something to believe when you see it, not to spam fakes and videos like many online have been doing.
Sorry, gang. According to my industry insider, we're in for another 500-day dry spell. That means no Nintendo Directs, no console reveals, and no individual game showcases until 2026!
Better polish up those retro consoles and buckle up for the long haul!
@GinMiguel a lot of the September directs contained stuff for january-march and a big game announcement for the upcoming year (usually June spot).
Last years gave us Mario RPG, Paper Mario TYD and Princess Peach Showcase.
Year before that gave us Fire Emblem Engage, Octopath Traveller 2 and Pikmin 4.
If there is no announcement in October, then, forget about until January.
There is no way for them to announce something in November, it's too close to Xmas.
Might be this month or in November to promote Mario and Luigi (and maybe a bit more on Metroid Prime 4). Switch 2 will be a no-show though, that will be revealed next year.
People that claim the next console announcement (which may well not be a 'Switch 2' on that note) might hurt Christmas sales are not considering that people who are buying Switches now aren't the same people who are clamouring for a new console announcement
This is a weird year: all the important games for the rest of 2024 have been announced; the Switch is still selling very well, thank you very much, and will continue to do so this Christmas; and why risk the backlash of a Direct with no successor news.
I guess we'll get more info next February around the same time when the very last person who still hasn't bought Mario Kart 8 finally caves in. But until then, let's enjoy all these sweet new Mario & Zelda games.
@SabreLevant even if those people would hold off for a switch 2, wouldn’t Nintendo rather they buy the switch 2 next year over the switch 1 this Christmas anyway? It feels like it would make them more money in the long run which is normally what Nintendo is concerned with
I'm proud of the community for "Nintendo, innit?" Means we are at least honest here...sometimes.
Personally, I haven't been able to keep up. I got TTYD, Zelda, Prince of Persia, and a ton of indies. And I'm still catching up w 2023. And I got a Dadstation Portal, which means I can play The Outer Worlds, in bed. And Tsushima. But that little piece of laziness enabling hardware was 200 dollars.
It's fine. My kids love ramen.
Anyway, I'm good. I'm very, very interested in a Switch 2. But it's not going to be a console that has a lot of big, physical releases. I think there will have to be a lot of sacrifices made to the kind of (kill me) "ownership" we expect from our Nintendo games, because a 100 gig cart is NOT going to happen, if you know what I mean. I see a lot of people asking for this or that port from last or this gen. You aren't getting an Elden Ring or RDR2 cart, guys. That ain't happening.
Nope. I assume we'll get a Partner Showcase or Indie Direct sometime early next year. We're still half a year away from the Switch successor announcement.
My eggs are all in a "February Direct/Switch 2 Reveal" basket. It just seems most likely... But I would gladly take one this month!!
I mean I’d like to think switch 2 will be shown off this month like the OG was.
Difference this time though is switch is still selling whereas the Wii U wasn’t last cycle. I have a feeling Nintendo will want to get the Christmas shopping period out of the way before announcing switch 2. Hope I’m wrong though!
Haha an American just voted for "Innit"
I doubt we'll get a Switch 2 announcement this side of Mario & Luigi launching. Why distract attention away from a big release? Same reason they didn't announce anything before Echoes of Wisdom. We're in fairly unknown territory though. Usually console releases have all but dried up by the time the next console is on the horizon, so Nintendo don't have to consider their timing quite so much. But the releases are still coming!
The Switch 2 won't be announced until January 2025 earliest.
They still have games to release this year and don't want to hurt sales.
We already know Pokemon Legends ZA is going to be the launch title of the Switch 2 and it probably won't release before Summer 2025 anyway.
So they probably announce the Switch 2 in Q1 2025 (end 2024 fiscal year Nintendo) with a release somewhere in Q3 2025.
They'll be working on Switch 2 titles so no new Switch 1 games to announce.
They also will want to sell all stock of switch 1 during the holidays before announcing the new console.
I don't think we'll get any news until February.
I suspect we'll get something in either late OCT or early NOV to push the holiday releases. Nothing Switch 2 related though. I don't suspect we'll get that until January.
Granted, the Switch was revealed on Oct 20, 2016, but the WiiU was dead in the water so it's not like Nintendo was worried about cutting into their holiday sales.
I suspect a full reveal in January, followed by a Super Bowl commercial in early February, followed by a release in March.
Switchs sales are declining...its 7 years old now everyone that wants one likely has one..and spares.
Games are also slowing down...holiday sales won't be that big of a boost and it's not like big hitting releases will come out like that... AAA third and first party titles. We need a new system...
I almost feel like Nintendo is waiting for the Game Awards for a brief teaser or something like that. There’s practically no first party line-up in 2025, so they’ve got to say something eventually…. But then again, Sony has just as vague a line up too…
The most likely reason why there wasn't a September Direct this year is because Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is the only noteworthy Switch game in early 2025, and the Switch 2 will probably release at around that time.
I truly have no idea. Nintendo likes to do its own thing, and be unpredictable while doing it, so as far as I'm concerned there's just no telling what they're going to do.
I'm not really wondering much when the next presenation will be though, and moreso wondering whether or not it will focus on the Switch successor.
No October Direct with Switch 2 launching soon means that there is not much more planned for Switch besides what was announced in June. We still have Mario Party, Mario & Luigi and Donkey Kong. Switch 2 will probably launch soon afterwards with Prime 4 cross gen.
Everyone keeps mentioning that Nintendo will want to get the most out of this holiday season with the Switch before mentioning the successor, but regardless, once you announce a successor, there will always be a dip for the following holiday season for the current hardware. It's probably true that Nintendo will see it that way and wait, at this point I am not convinced there'll ever be a Switch 2. But if they are planning to announce in Q1 of 2025, odds are incredibly high that it would be delayed (Nintendo loves delayed announcements and releases) and then you're into Q2 or Q3, and then you're back to wondering if an announcement will harm holidays of 2025.
At some point you just need to announce the dang thing if it even exists in the first place. My vote is that we stop talking about it since Nintendo doesn't want to talk about it.
This Thursday, mark my words!
@Pillowpants I once started mocking people who kept pushing every day there was a runor for a direct. Like seriously, it happens when it happens. Nintendo knows what it is doing and when they want to tell us.
Nope. I honestly expect the Switch 2 reveal this month instead.
My view was that if there was a Direct (any kind BTW, I expected only a mini) in September, the Switch 2 reveal would be saved for next year, but if any kind of Direct didn't happen (which it didn't) ...they'll pull a Switch 1 again with an October reveal for the sequel, with a launch in March or April. Might happen in just a week or two honestly.
I remember the fever pitch Nintendo built up before a Direct a few years ago, when they used the Chibi Robo on fire meme, showing they knew EXACTLY what they were doing with their radio silence. I think news grows stale even quicker now then it did when the OG Switch was announced...so my guess is they'll be quiet these next few months, build anticipation, and fully unveil Switch 2 next March/April, with a console release of next September/October.
They revealed the Switch in october 2016, so it could absolutely happen this month. But knowing Nintendo, they like to do things their own pace. And I'm fine with that as well.
If you’d asked me last month, I’d say there’s a good chance of a Direct. Now that we went without on in September, I’m skeptical we won’t hear anything until next year.
No direct this month imo and also a toss-up whether there’s a reveal or even a direct this year. As others have said, there’s probably little to show for OG switch. Also, a reveal I’d say is 50/50 this year. Again, as has been aforementioned, if Nintendo shows nextgen Switch it could harm current gen switch’s holiday sales.
Oh *****, I hadn't even realized. Can't say for sure if we'll be getting one at all this year now. They might be waiting to reveal the Switch 2, and I don't think we'll be seeing anything on that until next year.
Late year direct (July or so), and no September direct-I guess we’ll most likely get an announcement for a direct or a next-gen console in November or such, since so many people are looking forward to Brothership that months. Or after Brothership, when they’re practically done, they’ll probably announce something.
My opinion, take it how you will.
They said this fiscal year, so probably before the end of the year or so.
At this point I think they're holding until next year so the regular Switch can have a final holiday.
@NinChocolate I completely agree most people don't watch directs, however when we're talking about a new hardware (that follows of the most successful videogames of all time), it reaches outside the bubble of gamer's forums, it will become news in most websites (New York Times, The Economist, and so on).
In this specific case, it will certainly hurt the sales.
Please give us Switch 2, Nintendo...
I can't tell what Nintendo is thinking anymore, for all we know they just cancelled the Switch 2 and we'll never get it next year either. lol
First of all, October is the ideal time. For 2024, that is. It's early enough that the reveal can fade away behind weeks of daily news articles before the November/December holiday marketing ramps up.
Second of all, Nintendo would not prioritize the final Switch 1 sales push over the entire future of their next console. How a platform launches can set the tone for the next few years of its console cycle. And establishing a confident and successful launch for the Switch 2 is much more important than squeezing an extra 500k-1million Switch 1 sales.
If the Switch 2 launches soon enough behind the holidays, then it could be dampened by too many people blowing their money on the kind of holiday purchases that takes a few months to recover from. This kind of financial recovery period could overlap with the Switch 2 launch.
But what the game company CEO said last week might be crucial. Nintendo could very well be mulling over a March vs April launch, which means they could be waiting until the last minute to reveal the Switch 2, committing themselves to one or the other.
If Nintendo opts for an April launch, then it's possible they could try to accomplish a 4-month marketing push, starting in January.
But that feels a little too risky for such an important launch. Until the clock strikes October 31st, I will maintain the belief that an October Switch 2 Direct is very likely.
I’ve been thinking a lot this morning about a conundrum that Nintendo is undoubtedly wrestling with. Releasing games on the Switch and Switch 2 simultaneously does make some sense, but it’s something that can’t go on for long. Sony and Microsoft both flubbed this time around, and Nintendo must’ve taken notice.
The PS5 JUST got its third exclusive, and we are 4 years in. How long does Switch 2 live? And how does backwards compatibility factor in?
Which relates to this. Why have a direct until we know if these games are for both? Or if they will even play on both? Nintendo can afford to coast, but not indefinitely. I agree that the Switch 2 messaging is more important than this last holiday sales push,
Very doubtful we will have a direct since the last one wasn't that long ago.
I'm confused as I thought at one stage during the Switch lifecycle we went without a Nintendo Direct for almost 2 years. I remember people thought they had ditched the format in favour of surprise announcements. So how did we have a Direct every September??
Holiday season seems locked in, and Switch 2 announcement will probably be next year.
I don't expect any more major game announcements until the Switch 2.
@LXP8 It's to do with the type of Direct. There were no general Directs in 2020 (the next general Direct after September 2019 was February 2021) however there were smaller Directs in 2020.
September 2020 had a Direct celebrating SMB's 35th anniversary, a Partner Showcase and a Monster Hunter Direct.
@Grumblevolcano You beat me to the reply! 😊
@LXP8 Now you have me wondering, because people have complained a lot, LOL. But the internet backs you up.
As mentioned, there was a Sept 2020 Direct, but it was celebrating the Super Mario 35th Anniversary, so people don’t count that as a mainline Direct.
We were also in the middle of COVID, so people were pretty understanding that Nintendo’s presentations may need to be different with more people working from home.
I reckon Switch 2 will be revealed early 2025 (they confirmed it would be revealed/announced before the end of March), and then the hype begins. It'll either be a May/June release just in time for Summer, or an August/September console release.
@gcunit I Believe!!!
If it’s not announced this month, then it’s likely not gonna be announced this year, also considering that this is the Switch’s last major holiday season before the Switch 2 comes out, the Switch has some upcoming games this month and next month, as well as the fact that Switch holiday bundles were announced last month, and people are saying that Nintendo announcing the Switch 2 at this time will just cause them to lose Switch sales this holiday season as people save their money to get the Switch 2 instead.
In the case that they don’t reveal it this year, we’ll probably get the announcement next year with a release in the second half of 2025 (ahead of the 2025 holiday season), maybe with a schedule like this, and all of the events in this schedule have been set to happen sometime between the listed months:
January - March: Switch 2 announcement going over details on it (as well as its official name) and its features
April - June: Reveal
September - November: Release
I know I might be wrong with my predictions, but the only reason Nintendo revealed the Switch in October 2016 was because of the Wii U’s sales, so they had nothing to lose back then. It’s possible they won’t do an October reveal this time since the Switch is selling better than the Wii U did.
And surprise surprise, this year’s Switch holiday bundles are the Switch and Switch OLED, both with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Not even surprised at this point. They have done this since 2017.
Can’t blame them tho since it is one of their highest-selling titles, but they really could have also announced some different Switch bundles for this holiday season with different Switch games (maybe with Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Princess Peach: Showtime!, etc).
In fact, they could have even announced Switch and Switch OLED holiday bundles that have 3 codes allowing you to get 3 games of your choice from Nintendo eShop (one game per code) and a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online membership, saving you about $200 on digital content since you’re just paying $299 for the Switch ($349 if with the Switch OLED) and getting $200 worth of games and Nintendo Switch Online included.
As for the list of what games you can choose from, it would probably be the same list of games are redeemable with Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers.
November 2024
The coin toss option made me Snicker 😂
I'm going with: yhea it'll come. We're running out of things to look forward to, and even my broke ass is ready to move on and start saving up for a new one!
I will.miss the Switch though! Not since the GBA+Gamecube days has there been a console I've loves THIS much! 🤎
@SwagaliciousJohnson twilight princess and wind waker on switch is my absolute dream come true IF that ever happens. Hopefully we'll also get metroid prime 2 and 3 before Prime 4 but I'm not holding my breath. Most companies announce stuff way to early, I feel Nontendo is a bit in the opposite.
I'd be very surprised there's anything in October. Too many Switch games are coming out, so it makes zero sense Nintendo would not step on potential sales, including Black Friday sales for the console itself, and Christmas season. As you say, Nintendo had Directs for the museum and indies quite recently and they represent plenty of information revealed even if neither are main Directs.
As for the NX/Switch revealed in October 2016, that was after it was revealed a year earlier to be in development. Nintendo haven't even reached that point with the Switch 2, only saying information will be announced by the end of March 2025. I suspect if there's early any information, it's to confirm nothing will be revealed this year, particular in response to the silly rumours that abound.
Think they will copy the switch release program.
Worldwide reveal late October/Early Nov
Console release Late March 2025
I have given up predicting. I have hopes they will have their announcement blowout this month and the next six months until launch is just a lot of information. But not once do I expect Nintendo to do anything that makes sense
I’ve changed my mind. The Switch was revealed on Oct 20th.. so they’ll do same this time, mark it’s bitrthday… it is written, clammy out.
@Friendly I'll give you 2022's fall direct, but are you sure two different Mario RPG's were announced in one showcase? In fact I seem to recall the Mario RPG being an October/November game. It doesn't make sense that one would only be given a month's notice in advance.
@GinMiguel you are correct, super mario rpg got announced in the June direct. It only got a new trailer in the September direct.
https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-september-2023-everything-announced
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