Nintendo Direct - Timeline
Tuesday15th Jun 2021
Watch Nintendo Direct & Nintendo Treehouse Live - E3 2021
Is your body ready?
The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here! Yes, Nintendo's E3 Direct is just moments away and it's sure to bring us plenty of exciting news and announcements. Nintendo's already noted that the show will contain "roughly 40 minutes of info focused exclusively on Nintendo Switch software," and it kicks off at 9am...
Poll How Hyped Are You For Nintendo's E3 Direct?
Remember to breathe
Well, the waiting is almost over. We've watched all of the other streams and publishers so far in this virtual E3, and it's been a mix of good and rather bad. Microsoft did arguably put in a rather strong Xbox showing, but there's certainly a sense that with many other showcases struggling to impress there's a real opportunity...
News Nintendo Ambassadors Are Receiving "Extreme Excitement" Packages Ahead Of The E3 Direct
Hints not included
Sometimes companies send out special packages to social media and YouTube influencers to get some extra exposure. While Nintendo doesn't always do this sort of thing, it seems this year's E3 is such a big occasion, it's decided to gift packages to certain enthusiasts - with the words "break in case of extreme excitement" on the...
Wednesday2nd Jun 2021
News Nintendo E3 2021 Direct To Air 15th June
Here are the times you need
Nintendo's E3 2021 Direct will air on 15th June, the company has confirmed. The show will be "roughly 40 minutes" long, featuring info "focused exclusively on Nintendo Switch software." As you can see in the announcement tweet below, this will be followed by "around 3 hours of gameplay" in a special Nintendo Treehouse...
Tuesday23rd Feb 2021
News Hades Gets Physical Release, Plus Soundtrack Download And Art Book, Available To Pre-Order Now
Please don't lick the Zagreus game card
Update: 23rd Feb 2021 - UK pre-orders are open now. Well, we were hoping for Zagreus in Smash, but we can settle for Zagreus on our shelf instead. The GOTY of many, Hades, is getting a physical release, which comes with a download code for the fantastic Darren Korb soundtrack and a big book of game art...
Friday19th Feb 2021
News New Nintendo Infographic Shows Off The 30+ Games Announced During This Week's Direct
You know the drill, it's circling time!
As it often does after a major presentation, Nintendo has shared a new infographic featuring all the logos of the games included in this week's Nintendo Direct. It's become something of a tradition for Nintendo fans to download a copy of these images and circle all the games they're interested in, so feel...
Thursday18th Feb 2021
Random A Reddit User Correctly Leaked Half Of Yesterday's Nintendo Direct Ahead Of Time
Uh-oh
There were roughly 30 games shown off in total during yesterday's Nintendo Direct, including releases of popular third-party games, new indies, and even some new and remastered Nintendo releases, but thanks to a leak over on Reddit, around half of them (or their titles, at least) were already doing the rounds online ahead of time. A known...
Poll What Did You Think Of The February 2021 Nintendo Direct, Then?
Happy? Sad? Or somewhere in the middle?
So, there we have it – the first proper Nintendo Direct for ages, and it gave us plenty to talk about – including a Zelda remaster, an amazing online multiplayer title and a second sequel to a beloved classic. However, there were also mo
Round Up Everything Announced In The February 2021 Nintendo Direct
Splatoon 3! Fall Guys! Zelda: Skyward Sword HD!
Yesterday gave us our first Nintendo Direct broadcast, and it was pretty packed. Not only did we see updates on titles we already knew about, but we also got brand-new announcements in the form of Splatoon 3, Zelda: Skyward Sword, Fall Guys and much more besides. Below you'll find a rundown of...
News Donut County Dev Is Now Working On Neon White, A First-Person Action Game About Killing Demons
Ben Esposito has an impressive range, it turns out
Annapurna Interactive is a publisher that constantly puts out video games that are the equivalent of arthouse movies, and we mean that in the best way. If you're looking for the cinematic, the strange, and the downright kooky, Annapurna's catalogue is where you'll find it. They're the Devolver...
News Telltale Lives Again As Tales From The Borderlands Arrives On Switch
Let us tell you a tale of Telltale...
After reappearing on Xbox and PlayStation stores earlier today, it seems that Tales From The Borderlands is finally bringing Telltale Games back from the dead - well, sort of. It seems like it's now in the hands of publisher 2K and Borderlands dev Gearbox, and that somehow means it's coming to Switch. With...
Wednesday17th Feb 2021
News World's End Club Is A Surprise Addition To The Switch Catalogue From The Makers Of Danganronpa
Time to, er, watch some children murder each other?
If you're into the brutal teen-murdering, teddy bear creepiness of Danganronpa, then you'll be happy to hear that Tookyo Games - a studio that boasts members of the Danganronpa and Zero Escape teams - is bringing World's End Club, the game they previously teased on Apple Arcade, to the Switch...
News Animal Crossing Will Get A Bunch Of Mario Items And Clothing In Next Update
Set your calendars for the 25th February
Happy birthday, Mario! We got you, er, a bunch of people dressing up as you. Also, we're going to delete some of your games. Yeah, Mario's 35th birthday reminds us a bit of that 13th birthday party where it rained and the clown stole the cake, to be honest - but Animal Crossing: New Horizons' latest new...
News Timeloop Game Outer Wilds Finally Comes To Switch This Summer
Twenty-two minutes to do... something... in space
Hold on a second, we need to stop screaming in excitement - the fantastic narrative-loop adventure mystery game Outer Wilds is coming to Switch at last! (No, not Outer Worlds - that's the Obsidian game that's like Fallout in space. Yes, we get them confused all the time, and we'll eat our hat if we...
Watch Nintendo Direct February 2021 - Live!
50 minutes of Direct goodness
It's finally time! After more than 500 days between major presentations, Nintendo is about to host a brand new Direct focused on a variety of titles. The 50-minute show will feature "information focused on available games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and games coming to Nintendo Switch in the first half of 2021."...
Talking Point What We're Hoping To See In Today's Nintendo Direct
IT'S TIME
Well, well, well. We may have been disappointed when our 2020 Direct predictions failed to come true, but what's 530 days of waiting between friends? Besides, we've been really busy in the intervening months, haven't we? We don't need you, Nintendo. We've got, er, a global pandemic. We're just kidding, Ninty. We love you. Please come back...
Random Sakurai Reminds Smash Fans That His Tweets Don't Contain Nintendo Direct Hints
Hype responsibly
It's almost Nintendo Direct time, and that of course means that the entire online Nintendo community is going absolutely bonkers. It's perhaps wise, then, that Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai has reminded fans that they shouldn't take any hints from his social media posts. As those who follow him on Twitter will...
Tuesday16th Feb 2021
Soapbox There's One Thing I Want To See In Tomorrow's Direct, And It's Pullblox
Smash Bros. who? Give me Mallo
To be a Nintendo fan is to be intimately familiar with disappointment. Each one of us has a particular game or series that we cling to like Rose on the Titanic door, desperately hoping that Papa Ninty will eventually notice us and give us the sequel (or at least a remake) we crave. It's their fault for making such good...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fans Will Want To Tune Into Tomorrow's Nintendo Direct
Sakurai teases new info
After well over a year of waiting, Nintendo fans are finally being treated to a major Nintendo Direct presentation tomorrow. Earlier today, the company announced that it will host a 50-minute show featuring games coming to Switch in 2021, while also giving a small nod to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It seems that Smash fans...
News Nintendo Direct To Air Tomorrow, Wednesday 17th February
And it's 50 minutes long!
Nintendo has revealed that a brand new Nintendo Direct will air tomorrow, and this time it's a 'proper' one. The show will be approximately 50 minutes long and will feature "information focused on available games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and games coming to Nintendo Switch in the first half of 2021." The show kicks...
Tuesday2nd Feb 2021
News Nintendo Of America Job Listing Offers Hope That Nintendo Directs Aren't Dead After All
The last 'big' Direct was almost a year-and-a-half ago
In recent years, the hype-rumour-announcement-amazement/disappointment cycle of Nintendo Direct presentations has been almost as important to fans as the games themselves; nothing sparks excitement among Nintendo players quite like a good old Direct tease, and it's great to see a whole community...
Monday11th Jan 2021
Soapbox When Is The Next 'Big' Nintendo Direct? Oh, Does It Really Matter Anymore?
No Direct-ion home
Soapbox features enable our individual writers to voice their own opinions on hot topics, opinions that may not necessarily be the voice of the site. In this piece, Gavin wonders aloud if the old-style 45-minute Nintendo Direct format might have run its course... It’s been 495 days since the last Nintendo Direct. A proper one,...
News Nintendo's Direct Archive Appears To Have Been Updated, And It's Got Some Fans Excited
Is it a sign?
It's been a while since Nintendo held a proper Direct, or even a Mini one - so when might the next broadcast take place? According to a post over the Gaming Leaks and Rumours subreddit, there might be one on the horizon. With the assistance of Visio Spark - a website that's able to monitor when other websites were last updated, it's...
Wednesday6th Jan 2021
Random Fake Nintendo Direct Leak "Reveals" The Name Of Breath Of The Wild 2
My friend's uncle who works at Nintendo told me
We can't believe they did it again. Who at Nintendo keeps leaving these one-page lists of Nintendo Direct reveals around the place? How very silly of them. The piece of paper even says "INTERNAL USE ONLY" right there at the top! Well, it looks like 2021 is a big year for Nintendo! The Switch Pro...
Friday18th Dec 2020
Watch Nintendo Direct - Super Nintendo World Special, Live!
One final Direct for 2020
2020 has felt rather quiet on the Direct front, but it looks like every Nintendo fan's favourite video format is back for one last hurrah before we roll on over to another year. A special Direct presentation focusing on Universal Studios Japan's Super Nintendo World theme park is about to begin. It'll run for roughly 15...
Wednesday28th Oct 2020
News Nintendo Shadow-Drops Another Nintendo Direct Mini, Watch It Here
Out of the blue
Suffice to say, 2020 has been a pretty crazy year and has played havoc with the promotional plans of video game companies like Nintendo. As a result, we've seen a bunch of smaller, "Mini" Nintendo Directs shadow-dropping without warning – and guess what? Another one has just been released, and you can check it out on this very...
Friday18th Sep 2020
Round Up All The Games From The Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase - September 2020
And rewatch the full show here!
So, the latest Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase is all done and dusted, and wasn't it a cracker? In case you're looking for a full recap, we've put together a list of all the show's highlights and plonked them below for you. If you like, you can even rewatch the show itself – ideal if you missed it the first...
Thursday17th Sep 2020
News We Can Expect More Nintendo Direct Mini Partner Showcases This Year
This is the way
Nintendo has just rounded off the third of its Nintendo Direct Mini Partner Showcases, with a focus on third-party titles coming to Switch. During the presentation, the lid was lifted on Monster Hunter Rise, Monster Hunter Stories 2, Fitness Boxing 2 and
Watch Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase September 2020 - Live!
More third-party treats!
You wait months for a Nintendo Direct, and then loads of the things all turn up at once! Yes, it's time for the latest Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase presentation, set to feature information on upcoming Nintendo Switch titles exclusively from Nintendo’s publishing partners. It all kicks off at 3pm BST / 4pm CET /...
Wednesday16th Sep 2020
News Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase To Air Tomorrow
Third-party broadcast incoming
Update: Watch it live here! Nintendo has announced that another Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase will be broadcast tomorrow (Thursday 17th September) at 3pm BST / 4pm CET / 10am ET / 7am PT. By sheer coincidence, this surprise Nintendo Direct Mini is coming on the same day as Nintendo Life's very own Nintendo...
