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Nintendo Direct
Logo for Nintendo Directs since 2017. The word "Nintendo" is in red, while the word "Direct" is white in a red arrow.
Main logo since 2017
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Genre Presentation
Created by Satoru Iwata
Developed by Nintendo
Presented by Various, presently:
  • [[WW|Yoshiaki Koizumi (2017–present)]] WW
Country of origin
  • Japan
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Australia
  • South Korea
Original language(s)
  • Japanese
  • English
  • Korean
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Satoru Iwata (2011–2015)
  • Tatsumi Kimishima (2015–2018)
  • Shuntaro Furukawa (2018–present)
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 5–60 minutes
Production company(s) Nintendo
Release
Original network
Original release October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21) – present
Chronology
Related shows

Nintendo Direct is a series of online presentations or live shows produced by Nintendo, where information regarding the company's upcoming content or franchises is presented, such as information about games and consoles. 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.

Format

Nintendo Direct presentations vary in format between different presentations and regions.

Regional differences

Nintendo Directs generally come in both regional and international formats.

International

For subjects of a general worldwide appeal, a single Nintendo Direct is often localized for a simultaneous international broadcast. Usually, these will be recorded in Japanese and presented by a Japanese presenter. Prior to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata's death, he would host Directs in both English and Japanese, with other languages' presentations being subtitled.

Upon Iwata's death, Nintendo Directs did not receive a worldwide host until 2017, when Yoshiaki Koizumi from Nintendo EPD took over this role. Since 2018, Koizumi has shared this responsibility with Shinya Takahashi. E3 Directs sometimes featured Reggie Fils-Aime as a host for a short period of time until his departure in 2019.

Since 2017, the Japanese presenter and any narrators' roles will be dubbed or subtitled for international release, including into English.

Presentations scheduled for around the time of the Electronic Entertainment Expo were originally produced by Nintendo of America, presented in English and dubbed or subtitled into other languages for international broadcast. From 2019 until the last event in 2021, E3 Directs were produced by Nintendo of Japan, presented in Japanese and dubbed or subtitled into other languages for international broadcast.

Japan

In Japan, Nintendo Directs were most commonly presented by Nintendo's global president Satoru Iwata until his death in 2015. Yoshiaki Koizumi started serving as host in 2017. Shinya Takahashi started sharing the hosting duties with Koizumi in 2018. In From March 2018 to September 2019, Koizumi only hosted the Directs in the first half of the year, while Takahashi hosted the Directs in the second half of the year. From February 2021 to September 2022, this format for Directs was switched with Takahashi hosting the Directs in the first half of the year and Koizumi hosting the Directs in the second half of the year. The E3 2021 and June 2023 Directs had both hosts appear at the same time.

Since 2017, Japan has hosted region-specific "Indie World" presentations, focusing on indie games published for Nintendo Switch.

Directs focused on Super Smash Bros. are typically hosted by series creator and director Masahiro Sakurai.

North America

In North America, the videos were often presented by Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aimé (before he retired in 2019), and Bill Trinen.

For international Directs produced in Japan since 2017, Nintendo of America would air a dubbed version of the Direct in English; although a notable exception of having it subtitled instead of dubbed were the Mr. Sakurai Presents presentations starting with "Min Min" from ARMS in 2020 and up until the final presentation with "Sora" from Kingdom Hearts in 2021 (with the sole exception of Sakurai's appearance in the 2021 E3 Nintendo Direct following Kazuya's reveal). This was due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which made it difficult to record the voice-overs. Both the presenter and narrator are dubbed by separate narrators.

Since 2017, Nintendo of America has aired presentations focusing on indie games published for Nintendo Switch. Between 2017 and 2019, these were branded as "Nindies Showcase" hosted by Trinen, before aligning their branding to the Japanese "Indie World" banner.

Europe and Australia

European Directs were presented by former Nintendo of Europe president, Satoru Shibata and Ed Valiente. These presentations were also broadcast in Australia.

Australia generally only airs the European output, but one Direct was created specifically for the region, broadcast on September 24, 2014. This Direct was hosted by Tom Enoki.

For international Directs produced in Japan since 2017, Nintendo of Europe and Nintendo Australia airs the original Japanese audio for the presenters, but uses an English dub for the narrated sections. These are then subtitled for broadcast in other languages. Since 2019, the "Pokémon Direct"/"Pokémon Presents" are the only Directs that are dubbed for Europe and Australia in English, however, they are subtitled in different languages with the English dub.

Since 2017, Nintendo of Europe has broadcast presentations focusing on indie games published for Nintendo Switch. From 2017 to 2018, Nintendo of Europe broadcast the American "Nindies Showcase" presentations. In 2018 and 2019, Nintendo of Europe hosted its own "Indie Highlights" videos. Since 2019, they returned to broadcasting Nintendo of America's presentations, now under the "Indie World" banner, with Nintendo Australia broadcasting later on.

South Korea

South Korea has also aired exclusive Nintendo Directs hosted by Nintendo of Korea president, Hiroyuki Fukuda.

Hong Kong and Taiwan

A few Nintendo Direct presentations have been produced specifically for Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Types of Nintendo Direct presentations

Outside of the general Nintendo Direct presentations, which cover a range of titles, there are also Directs centred around specific titles or series. These are usually presented by the producer or director of the game or series, or employ a narrator.

List of Nintendo Direct presentation types
Type Logo Duration Content
Nintendo Direct
Nintendo Direct Presentation logo
25–50 minutes The main type of Nintendo Direct presentation. Showcases information about software and hardware across all Nintendo platforms. Starting in 2017, a series of headlines during certain segments were introduced.
Nintendo Direct Mini
Nintendo Direct Mini presentation logo
5–30 minutes A shorter version of the main type of Nintendo Direct that showcases information about software and hardware across all Nintendo platforms but may focus on some smaller releases. Starting in 2018, the hosts of this Nintendo Direct were removed and a series of headlines during certain segments were introduced. There is also a separate variant of this type of Nintendo Direct, named Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase that feature games from Nintendo's developing and publishing partners.
Nintendo Direct special 5–50 minutes A presentation that covers specific software titles, both from Nintendo and third-party developers. Usually hosted by the game's producer or director or makes use of a narrator. Each Direct of this type has its own logo.
Pokémon Direct/Pokemon Presents 10–27 minutes A presentation focusing on the Pokémon franchise, including games for the Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. These presentations are organized by The Pokémon Company without direct involvement from Nintendo. This was known as "Pokémon Direct" from 2013 to 2020 and "Pokémon Presents" from 2020 onward.
Indie World 17–28 minutes A presentation focusing on titles by independent developers coming to Nintendo Switch. This type of Nintendo Direct was originally only shown in Japan but later added to North America and Europe.
Discontinued Nintendo Direct presentation types
Nintendo Direct Micro
Nintendo Direct Micro presentation logo
17 minutes A one-off presentation in 2015 that covered software and hardware across all Nintendo platforms. This type of Nintendo Direct was only shown in North America and has been discontinued.
Nintendo 3DS Direct
3DS Direct Presentation logo
30–50 minutes A Nintendo Direct specifically concerning software and hardware related to the Nintendo 3DS family of consoles. This type of Nintendo Direct has been discontinued after its run from 2013 to 2016, although Nintendo 3DS games appeared outside of this type until 2019.
Wii U Direct
Wii U Direct presentation logo
30–50 minutes A Nintendo Direct specifically concerning software and hardware related to the Wii U console. Running in 2012 and 2013, this type of Nintendo Direct has been discontinued following the end of Wii U production to make way for the Nintendo Switch.
Nindies Showcase
Nindies Showcase presentation logo
10–30 minutes A presentation focusing on titles by independent developers coming to Nintendo Switch. This specific presentation type was only shown in North America and Europe. This type of Nintendo Direct ran from 2017 to 2019 and was replaced by "Indie Highlights" in Europe in 2018 before both were replaced by "Indie World".
Indie Highlights 17–23 minutes A presentation focusing on titles by independent developers coming to Nintendo Switch. This specific presentation type was only shown in Europe. This type of Nintendo Direct ran from 2018 to 2019 and was replaced by "Indie World".
Nintendo E3 Presentations/Directs 20–45 minutes A presentation on upcoming first/third party games that aired live during E3. The presentation covered games that would release sometime between E3 and the end of the calendar year. Each Direct of this type had its own logo. There were no Directs of this type in 2016, as well as in 2020 and 2022 (due to E3 being cancelled these years because of the COVID-19 pandemic) and in 2023 (because multiple publishers including Nintendo pulled out of the event that year). This Direct type was discontinued in December 2023 after the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) permanently discontinued E3.

Nintendo E3 Directs

From June 2013 to June 2021, in lieu of traditional large-scale Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) press conferences, Nintendo has opted to utilize the Nintendo Direct platform as an alternative method of conveying its news. Speaking at an annual March financial results briefing just two months prior, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata stated that the company's decision was determined by the fact that “different people demand different types of information”, and that the Nintendo Direct platform had established itself to the point that Nintendo would “be able to deliver [their] messages more appropriately and effectively … based on the various needs of different groups of people”. Christopher Dring of GamesIndustry.biz observed that the last press conference that Nintendo held at E3 in 2012 featured too much of a mix between Nintendo's new hardware for the Wii U and game announcements. Compared to other press conferences held that year, Nintendo's presentation left little for fans of the company to be excited for. By switching to Nintendo Directs, Dring opined that the company was able to better connect to fans using the Nintendo Direct presentations, made the faces of Nintendo's executives more visible, as well as having Directs outside of the E3 cycle to provide more frequent updates on game and hardware releases.

During the stream of the pre-recorded broadcast for E3 2013, Nintendo's website suffered from technical difficulties in the form of overloaded servers, rendering the live video unwatchable for many viewers, and prompting an official apology from Satoru Iwata. Despite these difficulties, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé noted that secondary viewership following the initial broadcast still worked to popularize product promotion.

The following year, in addition to the Direct, the company added "Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3" live streams to their presence at the trade event. Named after the Product Development department at Nintendo of America, these are daily streams from the show floor that feature NoA localization staff and game developers demoing and giving in-depth coverage of titles that were announced during that year's Direct. The year also began a trend of Nintendo hosting a game tournament sometime during the week, in which the participants compete in titles that had yet to be released.

List of Nintendo E3 events
Year Title Summary
2014 Super Smash Bros. Invitational Sixteen professional Super Smash Bros. players get invited to play Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
2015 Nintendo World Championships 2015 Sixteen players, eight chosen from qualifying competitions throughout the United States and invited by Nintendo, compete in various Nintendo games, with the final game being Super Mario Maker.
2016 N/A Nintendo lacked both an E3 tournament and an E3 presentation this year, only having Nintendo Treehouse Live streams that focused mainly on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Nintendo 3DS games.
2017 Splatoon 2 World Inkling Invitational Professional Splatoon teams from the United States, Japan, Europe and Australia/New Zealand compete in a round-robin tournament with Splatoon 2's Turf War and Ranked Battle modes.
Pokkén Tournament DX Invitational Four two-player teams consisting of YouTube and Twitch personalities compete, with one member of each team using one of the new characters added for the Pokkén Tournament DX's Nintendo Switch release.
Arms Open Invitational Four convention attendees at E3 2017 compete against four professional fighting game players in a single elimination format with the various gameplay modes in Arms.
2018 Splatoon 2 World Championship Finals Splatoon representatives from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Japan, compete in a series of ranked matches in Splatoon 2 for the grand prize at E3 2018.
Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 Professional Super Smash Bros. players and selected convention attendees at E3 2018 get to play the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate title for the Nintendo Switch.
2019 Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational 2019 Special guests invited by Nintendo get to play a wide variety of newly made courses in the upcoming Super Mario Maker 2.
Splatoon 2 World Championship 2019 Splatoon teams from North America, Europe, Australia/New Zealand and Japan, each the winners of their respective tournaments, battle in Splatoon 2 after a year of events to be given the world number one title at E3 2019.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship 2019 3v3 Qualified Super Smash Bros. teams of three from each of North America, Europe, Australia/New Zealand and Japan compete against each other in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate after each winning their regional tournaments.

After E3 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the video game industry. E3 2020 was cancelled in March 2020 due to the pandemic, E3 2021 was held online, with Nintendo only holding an E3 Direct and Treehouse Live streams, and E3 2022 was cancelled in March 2022. Nintendo also pulled out of E3 2023, which was cancelled in March 2023 due to the "lack of sustained interest". The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) permanently discontinued E3 in December 2023, leading to more publisher-specific showcases, including main Nintendo Directs with headlines. Since the fall of E3, Summer Game Fest has taken over as the most popular summer game showcase, and while a Nintendo Direct is often still shown in June around the time of the event, Nintendo is not affiliated or a partner of Summer Games Fest as of 2024 and has mostly avoided the show, though Geoff Keighley has expressed interest in Nintendo becoming a bigger part of the event in the future.

List of presentations

Alongside Nintendo Direct presentations, other Nintendo-produced online presentations without "Direct" in its name are listed.      Nintendo Direct      Nintendo Direct held at E3      Nintendo Direct Mini      Nintendo Direct for a single game or game series      Wii U Direct      Pokémon Direct (formerly)/Pokémon Presents      Nintendo 3DS Direct      Year of Luigi      Super Smash Bros. Direct      Nintendo Direct Micro      Nindies Showcase/Indie Highlights/Indie World      Super Nintendo World Direct      The Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct      Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase

List of Nintendo Direct presentations
Broadcast type Coverage Date Regions Ref.
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Nintendo 3DS and Wii games October 21, 2011 Japan, North America
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct December 27, 2011 Japan
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct February 22, 2012 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario 3D Land April 14, 2012 South Korea
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Nintendo 3DS and Wii games April 21, 2012 Japan, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000002000000 Nintendo Direct Pre E3 2012 Wii U built-in software June 3, 2012 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Nintendo 3DS XL reveal
Nintendo 3DS and Wii games
June 21, 2012 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini Brain Age: Concentration Training July 18, 2012 Japan
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Dragon Quest X July 30, 2012 Japan
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Nintendo 3DS and Wii games August 29, 2012 Japan
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini Brain Age: Concentration Training September 7, 2012 Japan
&10000000000000004000000 Wii U Direct Wii U games September 13, 2012 Japan, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini New Super Mario Bros. 2 September 28, 2012 Japan
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini October 2, 2012 North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini Nintendo 3DS XL & Nintendo eShop October 3, 2012 Japan
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Nintendo 3DS games October 4, 2012 Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Animal Crossing: New Leaf October 5, 2012 Japan
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Nintendo 3DS games October 25, 2012 Japan, North America
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct October 31, 2012 South Korea
&10000000000000004000000 Wii U Direct Wii U, system apps and games November 7, 2012 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000004000000 Wii U Direct Wii U interface and Miiverse November 14, 2012 Japan, North America
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini New Super Mario Bros. 2 November 27, 2012 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games December 5, 2012 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000004000000 Wii U Direct Niconico December 6, 2012 Japan
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini Dragon Quest X December 19, 2012 Japan
&10000000000000006000000 Pokémon Direct Pokémon X and Y January 8, 2013 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000004000000 Wii U Direct Wii U games, Miiverse and Virtual Console January 23, 2013 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Animal Crossing: New Leaf January 24, 2013 South Korea
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct February 1, 2013 Japan
&10000000000000008000000 Nintendo 3DS Direct Year of Luigi and Nintendo 3DS games February 14, 2013 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000009000000 Nintendo 3DS Direct Nintendo 3DS games February 21, 2013 Japan
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini Tomodachi Collection: New Life March 12, 2013 Japan
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini Flipnote Studio 3D March 13, 2013 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini Nintendo 3DS games April 1, 2013 Japan
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Tomodachi Collection: New Life April 3, 2013 Japan
&10000000000000008000000 Nintendo Direct Year of Luigi and Nintendo 3DS games April 17, 2013 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games May 17, 2013 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Monster Hunter 4
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Dual Destinies
May 27, 2013 Japan
&10000000000000002000000 Nintendo Direct @ E3 2013 Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games June 11, 2013 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Pikmin 3 June 26, 2013 Japan
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games July 3, 2013 Japan
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini July 18, 2013 North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games August 7, 2013 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct The Wonderful 101 August 9, 2013 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000006000000 Pokémon Direct Pokémon X and Y September 4, 2013 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Monster Hunter 4 September 8, 2013 Japan
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Wii Fit U September 18, 2013 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games October 1, 2013 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Pokémon X and Y
Monster Hunter 4
October 10, 2013 South Korea
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini Daigasso! Band Brothers P October 29, 2013 Japan
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Monster Hunter 4 November 12, 2013 South Korea
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games November 13, 2013 North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Download software November 14, 2013 Japan
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre District November 27, 2013 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games December 18, 2013 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Nintendo 3DS games January 17, 2014 South Korea
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games February 13, 2014 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000007000000 Super Smash Bros. Direct Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U April 8, 2014 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Tomodachi Life April 10, 2014 North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Mario Kart 8 April 30, 2014 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Tomodachi Life May 29, 2014 South Korea
&10000000000000002000000 Nintendo Digital Event @ E3 2014 Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games June 10, 2014 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Yo-kai Watch 2 July 4, 2014 Japan
&10000000000000009000000 Nintendo 3DS Direct Nintendo 3DS games July 11, 2014 Japan
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Hyrule Warriors August 4, 2014 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000009000000 Nintendo 3DS Direct Nintendo 3DS games August 29, 2014 Japan
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Bayonetta 2 September 4, 2014 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000009000000 Nintendo 3DS Direct New Nintendo 3DS reveal September 24, 2014 Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Monster Hunter 4G October 8, 2014 Japan
&10000000000000007000000 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 50-Fact Extravaganza Super Smash Bros. for Wii U October 23, 2014 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games November 5, 2014 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct New Nintendo 3DS reveal
Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games
January 14, 2015 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Xenoblade Chronicles X February 6, 2015 Japan
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct New Nintendo 3DS reveal and 3DS games March 19, 2015 South Korea
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games April 1, 2015 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Xenoblade Chronicles X April 24, 2015 North America
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Splatoon May 7, 2015 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games May 31, 2015 Japan
&10000000000000010000000 Nintendo Direct Micro Nintendo 3DS games June 1, 2015 North America
&10000000000000007000000 Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U – New Content Approaching Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U DLC June 14, 2015 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea
&10000000000000002000000 Nintendo Digital Event @ E3 2015 Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games June 16, 2015 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct November 12, 2015 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000007000000 Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Wii U – Final Video Presentation Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U DLC December 15, 2015 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea
&10000000000000006000000 Pokémon Direct Pokémon Sun and Moon and 20th anniversary February 26, 2016 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games March 3, 2016 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Culdcept Revolt May 11, 2016 Japan
June 22, 2016
&10000000000000009000000 Nintendo 3DS Direct Nintendo 3DS games September 1, 2016 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Monster Hunter XX October 27, 2016 Japan
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo November 2, 2016 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Miitopia November 5, 2016 Japan
&10000000000000005000000Fire Emblem Direct Fire Emblem games January 18, 2017 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Special Video from Producer of Fire Emblem February 13, 2017 Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000005000000 Nindies Showcase Indie games for the Nintendo Switch February 28, 2017 North America, Europe
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS games, with a focus on Arms and Splatoon 2 April 12, 2017 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Arms (plus a small segment on Splatoon 2) May 17, 2017 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000006000000 Pokémon Direct Pokkén Tournament DX
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Pokémon Gold and Silver (Virtual Console)
June 6, 2017 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, Hong Kong
&10000000000000002000000 Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017 Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS games June 13, 2017 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, Hong Kong
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Dragon Quest XI June 21, 2017 Japan
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Splatoon 2 July 6, 2017 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nindies Showcase Indie games for the Nintendo Switch August 30, 2017 North America
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS games, with a focus on Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Super Mario Odyssey September 13, 2017 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Mobile Direct Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp October 24, 2017 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Xenoblade Chronicles 2 November 7, 2017 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini Spring-Summer 2018 Nintendo Switch games January 11, 2018 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS games, with a focus on Mario Tennis Aces March 8, 2018 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nindies Showcase Indie games for the Nintendo Switch March 20, 2018 North America
&10000000000000005000000 Indie World May 11, 2018 Japan
&10000000000000002000000 Nintendo Direct: E3 2018 Nintendo Switch games, with a focus on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate June 12, 2018 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000007000000 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct Super Smash Bros. Ultimate August 8, 2018 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000005000000 Indie Highlights Indie games for the Nintendo Switch August 20, 2018 Europe
&10000000000000005000000 Nindies Showcase August 28, 2018 North America
&10000000000000005000000 Mobile Direct Dragalia Lost August 29, 2018 Japan, North America
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS games September 13, 2018 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000007000000 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct Super Smash Bros. Ultimate November 1, 2018 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000005000000 Indie World Indie games for the Nintendo Switch December 27, 2018 Japan
&10000000000000005000000 Indie Highlights January 23, 2019 Europe
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Nintendo Switch games, with a focus on Fire Emblem: Three Houses February 13, 2019 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000006000000 Pokémon Direct Pokémon Sword and Shield February 27, 2019 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong
&10000000000000005000000 Nindies Showcase Indie games for the Nintendo Switch March 20, 2019 North America
&10000000000000007000000 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – New Content Approaching Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC April 16, 2019 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Super Mario Maker 2 May 15, 2019 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Indie World Indie games for the Nintendo Switch May 31, 2019 Japan
&10000000000000006000000 Pokémon Direct Pokémon Sword and Shield June 5, 2019 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong
&10000000000000002000000 Nintendo Direct: E3 2019 Nintendo Switch games June 11, 2019 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000007000000 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Mr. Sakurai Presents "Hero" Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC July 30, 2019 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000005000000 Indie World Indie games for the Nintendo Switch August 19, 2019 North America, Europe
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Nintendo Switch games, with a focus on Luigi's Mansion 3 and Pokémon Sword and Shield September 4, 2019 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000007000000 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Mr. Sakurai Presents "Banjo & Kazooie" Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC September 4, 2019 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000007000000 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Mr. Sakurai Presents "Terry Bogard" November 6, 2019 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000005000000 Indie World Indie games for the Nintendo Switch December 10, 2019 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000006000000 Pokémon Direct Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX and Pokémon Sword and Shield DLC Expansion Pass January 9, 2020 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong
&10000000000000007000000 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Mr. Sakurai Presents "Byleth" Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC January 16, 2020 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Animal Crossing: New Horizons February 20, 2020 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Indie World Indie games for the Nintendo Switch March 17, 2020 North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini Nintendo Switch games releasing in 2020 March 26, 2020 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000006000000 Pokémon Presents Pokémon Café Mix, New Pokémon Snap and Pokémon Sword and Shield DLC Expansion Pass – Part 1: The Isle of Armor June 17, 2020 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000007000000 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Mr. Sakurai Presents "Min Min" Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC June 22, 2020 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000006000000 Pokémon Presents Pokémon Unite June 24, 2020 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase Nintendo Switch games from Nintendo's developing & publishing partners July 20, 2020 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Indie World Indie games for the Nintendo Switch August 18, 2020 North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Release date and information regarding Ring Fit Adventure in China August 19, 2020 China
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase Nintendo Switch games from Nintendo's developing & publishing partners August 26, 2020 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary September 3, 2020 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase Nintendo Switch games from Nintendo's developing & publishing partners September 17, 2020 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Nintendo Direct Monster Hunter September 17, 2020 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000007000000 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Mr. Sakurai Presents "Steve & Alex" Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC October 3, 2020 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000003000000 Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase Nintendo Switch games from Nintendo's developing & publishing partners October 28, 2020 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000005000000 Indie World Indie games for the Nintendo Switch December 15, 2020 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000007000000 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Mr. Sakurai Presents "Sephiroth" Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC December 17, 2020 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000007000000 Super Nintendo World Direct Super Nintendo World December 18, 2020 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
&10000000000000001000000 Nintendo Direct Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC and Nintendo Switch games releasing in the first half of 2021 February 17, 2021 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia
&10000000000000006000000 Pokémon Presents New Pokémon Snap, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Pokémon Legends: Arceus and 25th Anniversary February 26, 2021 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
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