Nintendo Direct Archives

Not a major piece of news but still something significant from the Nintendo Direct video today, we finally got a worldwide release date for Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition on the Nintendo Switch We have a clip of the announcement for you below, but the official date will be May 18th, 2018 It's nice that the speculation is[...]

After word leaked out and the announcement became predictable from leaked images, the Nintendo Direct presentation finally showed off as much as they could of Mario Tennis Aces, set for a Nintendo Switch release on June 22nd We have the full details and video package below for you to enjoy, but considering how close we[...]

Nintendo has announced that a Nintendo Direct is on the way tomorrow, and Mario Tennis Aces will be a part of it. Nintendo Directs appear pretty frequently nowadays It seems every few weeks we are treated to another round of Nintendo news, often with the memory of the last still fresh The last was in January[...]

In anticipation of Xenoblade Chronicles 2's launch next month, Nintendo is hosting a special Nintendo Direct on November 7th to provide new details about Monolith Soft's upcoming RPG According to Nintendo's announcement, the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct will broadcast live this coming Tuesday at 6am PT/9am ET/1pm UK We don't know what the focus will be for the Nintendo[...]

On Tuesday, Nintendo will be presenting their next Nintendo Direct feed on YouTube, this one specifically focusing on Animal Crossing The feed is set to go about 15 minutes and will only include info about the property with nothing hardware related or set to promote other games on the Switch or 3DS/2DS systems The last[...]

On September 13th, Nintendo will be holding their latest "Nintendo Direct" live feed to announce the latest updates for both the Nintendo Switch and the 3DS, as well as some rumored info on Super Mario Odyssey, which is due out next month on October 27th While the details of what we'll exactly see are scarce,[...]

Nintendo announced today that it'll be hosting a Splatoon 2 Nintendo Direct on Thursday, July 6th The broadcast will air worldwide at 10 a.m ET/7 a.m PT The Direct will provide a "re-FRESH-er on some of the new features, weapons, and styles" that will be found in the newest Splatoon. The broadcast might not offer much in regards to[...]

Today's Nintendo Direct wasn't so much about looking ahead to what Nintendo is developing, but more about what we already knew. The live feed presentation on YouTube started by showing off ARMS and all of the fighters involved with the game We got a good look at all 10 fighters and their designs (which look fantastic) as[...]

Nintendo tweeted out that there will be a Pokemon specific Nintendo direct happening tomorrow We can assume this will bring a whole slew of new Pokemon news, like updates on Go, and perhaps a new game or two It kicks off at 7 am Pacific. Catch the new Pokémon Direct on Feb 26 at 7 a.m[...]

There is one more Nintendo Direct set for this year, and it just so happens to be the last one centred exclusively on Super Smash Brothers Wii U. It was announced today that the Direct will be with us on December 15th at 5PM ET It's not known what the direct will hold, but you'd have[...]

Since the sad passing of Satoru Iwata, Nintendo Direct has been absent The little mini-conferences that Nintendo do throughout the year are a really neat way to do reveals, but we haven't gotten one since E3. That absence is coming to a close soon, as it has been announced by Nintendo that a new Direct will[...]

The franchise sales like gangbusters in the East though, which is why in today's Japan only Nintendo Direct, the announcement that Monster Hunter X is coming for the 3DS has been huge The game is slated to come out in Japan in Winter 2015, but there was no mention of a western release yet though[...]

We talked about the Nintendo Direct just gone, including my own Amiibo fury at Falco and Waluigi not turning up yet We also cover why April Fools day pranks can be annoying to cover on the day, as well as how delays are affecting enthusiasm for the gaming year. Check out the Podcast here: [audio: http://s39.podbean.com/pb/beab6cc3c77e7f502727bf5451dddd76/5525b5e0/data1/blogs60/682909/uploads/Episode34-AlanWilliamson-CVG.mp3] You can[...]

During last night's Nintendo Direct, one of the biggest pieces of news to come out of the stream was regarding the new Fire Emblem We knew a new game in the series was coming after last Nintendo Direct and this time round, the game was outlined in much greater detail. First off, we learnt that the game[...]

Nintendo are going to be hosting their second Nintendo Direct of the year tomorrow They've said that even though the show lands on April 1st, they aren't joking around It would actually be really cool and self aware to see Nintendo air a completely jokey Nintendo Direct with made up games, but that is sadly,[...]

We also talk about Diablo III patch news, the then-impending Nintendo Direct, what we have been playing, and the fact that after 21 months, Rock Band released brand new DLC! Check out the mp3 of the show here or check out the YouTube version! If that doesn't work for you, you can check us out on iTunes[...]

To start the first Nintendo Direct of 2015, Nintendo came out swinging with the announcement of a Fire Emblem on the new 3DS. The cult favorite JRPG has a rabid fanbase so that community will no doubt be excited about the next in the series from the Nintendo franchise Play looks similar to Fire Emblem Awakening, but hopefully[...]

Earlier, I alerted you that Nintendo Direct is happening tomorrow and it looks like we may have our first leak prior to the presentation. It was a pretty safe bet that Nintendo would talk about the New 3DS and it looks like the internet may have already beaten them to the punch The above photo turned up[...]

There is something really great about Nintendo Direct The corporation's presentation to fans comes out every month or two and is a really neat way of getting their community excited They're often incredibly informative about upcoming Nintendo titles and have a few interesting reveals each presentation They also have a polite sense of humour about[...]

But there is some disappointment that we as fans can control, and that's what this article is about. To discuss this, I will use the latest Nintendo Direct and the general fan reaction to it as my primary example.  For those of you who were unaware, in the latter part of the Wii's lifetime, Nintendo introduced[...]