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After a week of video game news and trailers from PlayStation, Xbox, and most of the major publishers, it’s now Nintendo’s turn. And the next Nintendo Direct comes at an important time for the company. The Switch 2 is getting a price hike, and at the same time, the console’s lineup of new games through the end of the year is virtually nonexistent. That means that the Direct is the ideal place to sell people on the more expensive Switch 2 during the all-important holiday season.
Nintendo isn’t saying what exactly what will be shown, but the showcase will be a lengthy one. The company says that it “will run for roughly 50 minutes and highlight upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch games,” and will also be followed by a Nintendo Treehouse: Live presentation with around an hour and a half of gameplay from titles featured in the main Direct.
At the very least, expect to learn the release date for Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave. But this also seems like an opportunity to bring out some of its big guns for the Switch 2’s second year, so maybe we’ll see the return of a major franchise like The Legend of Zelda or a 3D Super Mario.
Whatever Nintendo has in store, you can watch it live here at 10AM ET on June 9th, and follow along for all of the major announcements.
A little pre-show surprise.
Ahead of this morning’s Nintendo Direct, Square Enix announced some unexpected news: the remaster of Final Fantasy X / X-2 is on the way to the Switch 2, launching on July 23rd.
Nintendo news direct from the source.
It’s almost time for Nintendo to tell us just what’s up with the Switch 2 over the second half of the year. You can tune in live at 10AM ET.
Nintendo’s next Direct showcase is on June 9th
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Summer Game Fest may be over, but the flood of gaming news isn’t. Nintendo just announced that it’ll be holding its next Direct showcase event on June 9th at 10AM ET. The stream, which you can find here, will be followed by a Treehouse Live event, and it sounds like it’ll be pretty lengthy. “The Nintendo Direct will be roughly 50 minutes and Nintendo Treehouse: Live will be 95 minutes,” the company says.
There’s no word yet on exactly what to expect, but this is likely to be a major showcase for Nintendo, given how quiet the back half of the year is for the company’s release calendar. There are a handful of major Switch 2 games coming up — Star Fox (June 25th), Rhythm Heaven Groove (July 2nd), and Splatoon Raiders (July 23rd) — but nothing currently beyond that. Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave is also slated for 2026, but doesn’t currently have a release date, while the next Pokémon isn’t launching until next year.
