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Nintendo Direct is a series of special livestreams by Nintendo, dedicated to news about the latest and upcoming games for Nintendo systems. Since 2011, there has been at least 148 Direct presentations aired.

History[]

The presentations began in Japan and North America with the first edition on October 21, 2011, before later expanding to Europe, Australia, and South Korea.

List of Nintendo Directs[]

The ones without parentheses are worldwide except for South Korea. Only when they mention South Korea are they shown there.

2011[]

  • October 21 Direct (Excluding Europe)
  • December 27 Direct (Japan Only)

2012[]

  • February 22 Direct
  • April 14 Direct (South Korea only)
  • April 21 Direct (Excluding North America)
  • June 3 Pre E3 2012 Direct
  • June 21 Direct
  • July 18 Brain Age: Concentration Training Direct (Japan Only)
  • July 30 Dragon Quest X Direct (Japan Only)
  • August 29 Direct (Japan Only)
  • September 7 Brain Age: Concentration Training Direct Mini (Japan Only)
  • September 13 Wii U Preview
  • September 28 New Super Mario Bros. 2 Direct Mini (Japan Only)
  • October 2 New Super Mario Bros. 2 Direct Mini (Excluding Japan)
  • October 3 Nintendo 3DS XL & eShop Direct Mini (Japan only)
  • October 4 Direct (PAL Regions only)
  • October 5 Animal Crossing: New Leaf Direct (Japan only)
  • October 25 Direct (Japan & North America only)
  • October 31 Direct (South Korea only)
  • November 7 Wii U Direct
  • November 14 Wii U Direct (Japan & North America)
  • November 27 New Super Mario Bros. 2 Direct Mini
  • December 5 Direct
  • December 19 Dragon Quest X Direct (Japan only)

2013[]

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2017[]

2018[]

  • January 11 Nintendo Direct Mini
  • March 8 Nintendo Direct
  • March 20 - Spring 2018 Nindies Showcase
  • June 12 - Nintendo Direct: E3 2018
  • August 8 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct
  • August 28 - Summer 2018 Nindies Showcase
  • August 29 Dragalia Lost Mobile Direct
  • September 13 Nintendo Direct
  • November 1 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct

2019[]

  • February 13 - Nintendo Direct
  • February 27 - Pokémon Direct (Pokémon Sword and Shield announced)
  • March 20 - Spring 2019 Nindies Showcase
  • May 15 - Super Mario Maker 2 Direct
  • June 5 - Pokémon Sword and Shield Direct
  • June 11 - Nintendo Direct: E3 2019
  • September 4 - Nintendo Direct.

2020[]

  • January 9 - Pokémon Direct
  • February 20 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct
  • March 17 - Indie World Showcase
  • March 26 - Nintendo Direct Mini
  • June 17 - Pokémon Presents
  • June 24 - Pokémon Presents
  • July 20 - Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase
  • August 18 - Indie World Showcase
  • August 26 - Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase
  • September 3 - Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct
  • September 17 - Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase
  • October 28 - Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase
  • December 15 - Indie World Showcase
  • December 18 - Super Nintendo World Direct

2021[]

Video Type Date
Nintendo Direct February 17
Pokémon Presents February 26
Indie World Showcase April 14
Nintendo Direct: E3 2021 June 15
Indie World Showcase August 11
Pokémon Presents August 18
Nintendo Direct September 23
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct October 15
Indie World Showcase December 15

2022[]

Video Type Date
Nintendo_Direct_-_2.9.2022 Nintendo Direct February 9 - Nintendo Direct
Pokémon_Presents_-_2.27.2022-2 Pokémon Presents February 27
Video Indie World Showcase May 11
Video Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Direct June 22
Video Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase June 28
Pokémon_Presents_-_8.3.2022 Pokémon Presents August 3
Video Splatoon 3 Direct August 10
Nintendo_Direct_9-13-2022 Nintendo Direct September 13
Video The Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct October 6
Video Indie World Showcase November 9
Video The Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct (Second Trailer) November 29

2023[]

Video Type Date
Nintendo_Direct_2.8.2023_-_Nintendo_Switch Nintendo Direct February 8
Pokémon_Presents_-_2.27.2023 Pokémon Presents February 27
The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie_Direct_–_3.9.2023_(Final_Trailer) The Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct (Final Trailer) March 9
Indie_World_Showcase_4.19.2023_-_Nintendo_Switch Indie World Showcase April 19
Nintendo_Direct_6.21.2023_-_Nintendo_Switch Nintendo Direct June 21
Pokémon_Presents_-_8.8.2023 Pokémon Presents August 8
Super_Mario_Bros._Wonder_Direct_8.31.2023 Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct August 31
Nintendo_Direct_9.14.2023_-_Nintendo_Switch Nintendo Direct September 14
Video Indie World Showcase November 14

2024[]

Video Type Date
Coming soon Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase February 21
Coming soon Pokémon Presents February 27

Trivia[]

  • So far, the only delayed Nintendo Direct has been on September 6, 2018 due to a large Earthquake in Hokkaido in respect to the loss of life. It was rescheduled to September 13.
  • Excluding Mini Directs and Partner Showcases, the longest gap between two Nintendo Directs was for 531 days, between a direct on September 4, 2019, and February 17, 2021.
  • The September 13 Direct in 2022 was not livestreamed in the United Kingdom due to the "period of national mourning" following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

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