Nintendo has confirmed that its subsequent Nintendo Direct presentation will happen this week.
In line with Nintendo, the stream will likely be broadcast on-line on Friday, September 12 at 9am ET / 2pm BST, and have “roughly 60 minutes of knowledge on upcoming Nintendo Swap 2 and Nintendo Swap video games” – a runtime which makes it the longest ever common Nintendo Direct.
VGC reported final month that sources had informed us a Nintendo Direct presentation was deliberate for mid-September.
Whereas the total contents of the presentation are at present unknown, the fortieth anniversary of Tremendous Mario Bros is on Saturday, which suggests new Mario-related bulletins are possible.
Throughout the thirty fifth anniversary of Tremendous Mario Bros 5 years in the past, Nintendo launched Tremendous Mario 3D World: Bowser’s Fury, Mario Kart Dwell: Dwelling Circuit, a Tremendous Mario Bros Sport & Watch, and the time-limited Tremendous Mario 3D All-Stars and Tremendous Mario Bros 35.
On the time of writing, there are not any identified Mario video games in improvement, that means it’s possible the corporate’s fortieth anniversary plans will likely be shared in the course of the Direct.
It’s additionally possible that this Nintendo Direct will lastly reveal the announcement of Metroid Prime 4 Past’s launch date.
The sport, which continues to be formally deliberate for this yr, was rated by South Korea’s classification board in July, rated by the ESRB final month, and rated once more by Brazil’s classification board right now.
Whereas rankings information isn’t a precise indicator of a launch date, it does counsel that we’re more likely to hear information in regards to the sport quickly.
The Direct will even be Nintendo’s newest alternative to verify new Swap and Swap 2 video games in improvement. Three Nintendo video games are confirmed to launch by the tip of this yr – Pokémon Legends: Z-A on October 16, Kirby Air Riders on November 20, and Metroid Prime 4.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is about to launch this Winter (which might imply late 2025 or early 2026), and Splatoon Raiders has additionally been introduced with no launch window. Rhythm Heaven Groove and Tomodachi Life: Residing the Dream are coming to the unique Swap in 2026, however past that no different first-party Nintendo video games are at present identified.
