Rumor: Nintendo Direct Might Be Coming After Change In Nintendo’s Website

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There seems to be reason to believe that Nintendo is planning a Nintendo Direct yet again.

Before we get to the rumor, it’s worth reviewing Nintendo’s recent slate of announcements that had fans convinced that Nintendo thought better than to make a new Nintendo Direct.

In the months leading up to now, Nintendo had been preoccupied marketing one specific game: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The latest in this recent slate of major 2023 releases, which includes Diablo 3 and Street Fighter 6, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was pegged as an instant classic, and GOTY contender.

So, Nintendo didn’t hold another Nintendo Direct for its launch, but Nintendo no longer holds such events with that much frequency. Post-Iwata, Nintendo Directs are more measured events, an opportunity for Nintendo’s executives and developers to introduce games, or make announcements, but no longer a place where we even learn about deep insights on game development.

In any case, Nintendo held an Indie World Showcase last April 19, weeks before The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s release on May 12, 2023. They had also made an announcement about Nintendo Live, but without a Direct to go with it.

Nintendo also made a stealth announcement for Everybody 1-2-Switch. This group party game isn’t the strongest follow up to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on paper, but it just might surprise us. In any case, this stealth announcement seems intended to benefit Everybody 1-2-Switch more than it was to hurt The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

And most recently, we got a release date and trailer for Pikmin 4, but that did not get a Direct. We’re sure Shigeru Miyamoto would have loved to bring the staff on to talk about