When Is The Next Nintendo Direct Coming? (August 2024, Probably)

When is the next Nintendo Direct? That's the key question that is normally on the minds of all Nintendo Switch owners from one month to the next. And quite frankly, why not? It's when Nintendo normally rolls out the red carpet for surprise new announcements and also key updates on their release schedule, new amiibo, and plenty more Nintendo-related news. The only bad news is that Nintendo rarely commits to any sort of schedule for these live shows, so predicting when they could happen is quite tricky. Here's everything we know.

When is the next Nintendo Direct?

The most recent Nintendo Direct took place on June 18. Obviously, this is purely speculation on our part, but we would imagine that the next Nintendo Direct won't air until August 2024.

In the past Nintendo has typically held a Summer Direct in June, with a one or two directs in August dedicated to a Pokemon Presents, or a direct dedicated to an upcoming first party game. So perhaps we'll see a direct dedicated to The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom which releases on September 26, 2024.

When Was the Last Nintendo Direct

The last Nintendo Direct aired on 18 June 2024, announcing new titles like Mario & Luigi: Brothership, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Super Mario Party Jamboree, and updates for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.

List of All Nintendo Directs Since 2022

If you're at all curious about how many Nintendo Directs have aired in the past few years, check out the table below. It could help give you an idea of how much time passes between each Nintendo Direct and the different types of Directs that Nintendo host.

How Often Is There A Nintendo Direct

There's no hard rule on how many Nintendo Direct presentations the company will host each year. Broadly speaking the company will host three longer Nintendo Direct Presentations across the year. 

In between these larger Nintendo Directs, we also tend to see a handful of smaller presentations, which either focus on specific titles or indies.

There's also the occasional 'Pokemon Presents' style Nintendo Direct, which as you've guessed, will focus on the Pokemon Games on Nintendo platforms.

In 2022, fans of Nintendo got 8 presentations throughout the year, down from 12 in 2021 and 19 in 2020. Of course, this could simply be a result of the Nintendo Switch coming towards the end of its lifecycle, and we might see an increase when the Switch is eventually surpassed by whatever Nintendo is designing as their next hardware iteration.

How To Watch Nintendo Direct Live

Typically Nintendo fans (or any gaming fans for that matter) can watch the new Nintendo Direct Live on YouTube and Nintendo.com.

Nintendo has different channels and websites depending on your location, so we've listed your options, just below:

• YouTube - America, Europe, Japan
• Nintendo.com - America, Europe, Japan