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How to watch this week’s second Nintendo Direct
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Nintendo's second Direct of the week, held on 9 September, moved on from The Legend of Zelda coverage to spotlight a broader slate of upcoming games, giving fans a fuller view of the Switch 2 line-up beyond the flagship Ocarina of Time remake shown off just two days earlier. The roughly 45-minute broadcast concentrated on titles due this winter, with some longer-term releases likely touched on too, and gave little further attention to Ocarina of Time given how much detail it had already received.
The show aired at 10AM ET via YouTube and the Nintendo Today! app, followed by a 110-minute Nintendo Treehouse stream with gameplay from featured titles, and included another look at Nintendo Switch Sports Resort ahead of its 22 October launch. The Direct also confirmed the title of the upcoming Zelda film — simply The Legend of Zelda, with an original story drawing on the games — for release on 30 April 2027.
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In short
- Nintendo's second Direct of the week aired 9 September, showcasing non-Zelda Switch 2 titles.
- Included Switch Sports Resort preview and a follow-up Treehouse gameplay stream.
- Confirmed Zelda film title and April 2027 release date.
How this story developed
- 2 months ago Nintendo's second Direct of the week, held on 9 September, moved on from The Legend of Zelda coverage to spotlight a broader slate of upcoming games, giving fans a fuller view of the Switch 2 line-up beyond the flagship Ocarina of Time remake shown off just two days earlier.
- 2 months ago Nintendo held its second Direct of the week on 9 September, shifting focus away from The Legend of Zelda to a broader line-up of upcoming games.
- 2 months ago Nintendo's second Direct of the week, held on 9 September, moved on from The Legend of Zelda coverage to spotlight a broader slate of upcoming games, giving fans a fuller view of the Switch 2 line-up beyond the flagship Ocarina of Time remake shown off just two days earlier.
- 2 months ago Nintendo is holding its second Nintendo Direct of the week on 9 September, shifting focus away from The Legend of Zelda to a broader line-up of upcoming titles.
- 2 months ago Nintendo is holding its second Nintendo Direct of the week, this time turning attention away from The Legend of Zelda to focus on other upcoming titles.
Explained simply
Nintendo Direct is the company's own series of online video presentations, used to reveal and detail upcoming games and hardware without needing a traditional press conference. Nintendo typically posts these on YouTube and its own apps, followed by longer "Treehouse" streams where staff play through the games in more depth. The company has run two such broadcasts in the same week, an unusually high frequency for these events.
The first, held on Tuesday, was built entirely around The Legend of Zelda, one of Nintendo's longest-running and best-known game franchises. It covered a remake of the classic title Ocarina of Time, special edition hardware, a live-action film adaptation, and related merchandise. The second broadcast is a separate event aimed at a wider audience, expected to showcase various games due for the Switch 2 console over the coming months.
This matters because Nintendo Directs are closely watched by players and the games industry as one of the main ways the company sets expectations for its release schedule. The timing, so soon after a single-franchise showcase, has fuelled speculation about what else might be announced, though Nintendo has not confirmed most of the rumoured content in advance.
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