Nintendo Direct
Nintendo Direct Nintendo , dedicated to news about the latest and upcoming games for Nintendo systems. Since 2011, there has been at least 152 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
July 30 Dragon Quest X
August 29 Direct (Japan Only)
September 7 Brain Age: Concentration Training
September 13 Wii U Preview
September 28 New Super Mario Bros. 2
October 2 New Super Mario Bros. 2
October 3 Nintendo 3DS XL & eShop Direct Mini (Japan only)
October 4 Direct (PAL Regions only)
October 5 Animal Crossing: New Leaf
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 2013 [ ]
Video
Type
Date
Pokémon Direct
January 8, 2013
Wii U Direct
January 23, 2013
Animal Crossing: New Leaf January 24, 2013 (South Korea only)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf February 1, 2013 (Japan only)
Nintendo Direct
February 14
Nintendo 3DS Direct
February 21 (Japan Only)
Tomodachi Collection: New Life March 12 (Japan only)
Flipnote Studio 3D March 13, 2013
Nintendo 3DS Download Software Direct Mini
April 1, 2013 (Japan only)
Tomodachi Collection: New Life Direct
April 3, 2013 (Japan only)
April 17 Direct
April 17, 2013
Nintendo Direct (Sega Direct in Japan)
May 17, 2013
Monster Hunter 4 Gyakuten Saiban 5 May 31, 2013 (Japan only)
Nintendo Direct@E3 2013
June 11, 2013
Pikmin 3 Direct
June 26, 2013 (Japan)
Nintendo Direct Mini
July 3, 2013 (Japan Only)
Nintendo Direct Mini
July 18 (Excluding Japan)
Nintendo Direct
August 7, 2013
Wonderful 101 August 9, 2013
Pokémon X and Y September 4, 2013
Monster Hunter 4 September 8, 2013
Wii Fit U September 18, 2013
Nintendo Direct
October 1, 2013
Nintendo Direct
October 10, 2013 (South Korea only)
Daigasso! Band Brothers P October 29, 2013 (Japan only)
Monster Hunter 4 November 12, 2013 (South Korea only)
Nintendo Direct
November 13, 2013 (Excluding Japan)
Nintendo Direct Mini
November 14, 2013 (Japan only)
Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre November 27, 2013
Nintendo Direct
December 18, 2013
2014 [ ] 2015 [ ] 2016 [ ] 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 2019 [ ] February 13 - Nintendo Direct
February 27 - Pokémon Direct (Pokémon Sword and Shield
March 20 - Spring 2019 Nindies Showcase
May 15 - Super Mario Maker 2
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
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
September 17 - Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase
October 28 - Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase
December 15 - Indie World Showcase
December 18 - Super Nintendo World 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 October 15
Indie World Showcase
December 15
2022 [ ] 2023 [ ] 2024 [ ]
Video
Type
Date
Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase
February 21
Pokémon Presents
February 27
Indie World Showcase
April 17
Nintendo Direct
June 18
Nintendo Museum Direct
August 19
Indie World Showcase
August 27
Super Nintendo World DirectNovember 11
2025 [ ]
Video
Type
Date
Pokémon Presents
February 27
Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2
April 2
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. External Links [ ] 
