Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

@FishyS oh, don't say that lol! I don't wanna wait that long, I've been waiting since last year (sorry, I had to make one of "those" jokes haha)

I’m busy until FF7 with cyberpunk. Then I’ll be busy with Mario tennis in February. So I’m good for a few months. Haven’t even started legends ZA yet either.

@squiddu-real
Hrmmm… I do agree there is a good chance of late January, but I don’t know if we’ll hear anything big for a couple weeks.

I mean, we’ll get the tweets and app stuff, but just small things. Maybe something Animal Crossing before that launches.

And then it’ll be the Direct before the Olympics at some point.

@FishyS it's hard now cause i think nintendo is more privvy to announcing things via social media and nintendo today now, there is never a guarantee because there's a chance we spend a month with a bunch of random announcements and then a sorta nothingburger direct in february

It's entirely possible that Splatoon Raiders could get a sudden update on Nintendo Today just as suddenly as its announcement on Nintendo Today.

No matter what you think of the app, it's definitely become a special, important news hub for Nintendo.

@FishyS While Nintendo can easily workaround no Direct on the 1st party side of things by just sharing info on Nintendo Today and social media, that doesn't quite work for the 3rd party side of things. Switch 2 isn't at the point where random reveals and appearances at big non-Nintendo events are common enough yet so at the very least I think we'd get a Partner Showcase.

@Grumblevolcano That Sketchbook demo for Pragmata is one such announcement that'll probably be in the Direct. They said it's coming to consoles soon, so that would be an easy shadow drop that would drum up hype for a major 3rd party release.

2023 Nintendo Directs
February 8: Nintendo Direct – Announced Metroid Prime Remastered (shadow drop) and the release date for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
March 9: The Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct – Premiered the final trailer for the film.
June 21: Nintendo Direct – Revealed Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Super Mario RPG, and Pikmin 4.
August 31: Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct – A 15-minute deep dive into the 2D adventure.
September 14: Nintendo Direct – Highlighted winter 2023 titles like Princess Peach: Showtime! and the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake.

2024 Nintendo Directs
February 21: Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase – Featured third-party titles such as Grounded, Pentiment, and Endless Ocean Luminous.
June 18: Nintendo Direct – Major reveal for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, and Mario & Luigi: Brothership.
August 19: Nintendo Museum Direct – A 10-minute tour of the new museum in Kyoto.
August 27: Indie World Showcase + Partner Showcase – Back-to-back presentations featuring Tetris Forever and Balatro updates.
November 11: Super Nintendo World Direct – Showcased the Donkey Kong Country expansion at Universal Studios Japan.

2025 Nintendo Directs
March 27: Nintendo Direct – Focused on Switch titles including Rhythm Paradise Groove, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, and the Nintendo Today! app.
April 2: Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – A 60-minute hardware reveal confirming the June 5, 2025 console launch and titles like Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza.
April 17: Mario Kart World Direct – Deep dive into the Switch 2 launch title.
June 18: Donkey Kong Bananza Direct – Detailed the new 3D action adventure for Switch 2.
July 31: Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase – Highlighted third-party titles including Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection.
August 19: Kirby Air Riders Direct – Hosted by Masahiro Sakurai, showing the new Switch 2 title.
September 12: Nintendo Direct – A 60-minute "supersized" showcase featuring The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026), Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, and a December 4 release date for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.
October 23: Kirby Air Riders Direct #2 – Second presentation with further details and new Amiibo.
November 12: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct – Official trailer reveal for the 2026 film.

So most likely we can expect one for February, one detailing plans for Zelda's 40th anniversary.

@IceClimbers Maybe, though there's also potential RE9 and MH Stories 3 demos to take into account. Might be that a Direct, State of Play and Capcom event all has a demo announcement each.

personally I’m expecting a 2nd The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct before they’ll have a general Direct

i had a dream last night that a big normal direct was announced so obviously that means it'll happen sometime this week

for the record my dreams are normally never this nerdy that's my only proof

@squiddu-real If this happens, you will be required to change your handle to @squiddu-real-prophet lol

Wouldn't expect the next general direct to be until early February honestly.

First set of joy con 2 and Mario tennis overview trailer posted in Nintendo today.

If the rumour about Sands of Time remake releasing on Friday that Push Square reported on is true, there should theoretically be some sort of event in the coming days as just shadow dropping the game outside an event would be sending the game out to die. Best chance of a Mini/Partner Showcase happening.

@Grumblevolcano Does Sony usually have anything in February?

@IceClimbers I'm also desperate for that Pragmata demo to hit consoles. I'm super on the fence about that game.

@ElRoberico Mostly February but sometimes late January. I’m leaning towards the latter because SEGA didn’t announce the 2026 Sonic game at the Game Awards and Sony had the marketing for Generations and CrossWorlds. Also Marathon’s apparently releasing in March but no specific release date yet.

Not really expecting anymore news out of Nintendo this month outside of Music updates and then promotion for ACNH and RE Requiem. Next month though? That's where the fun begins.

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@IceClimbers 100% Next month, we're going to see a Direct and maybe an indie Direct