Next Nintendo Direct Could Be Sooner Than Expected

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Next Nintendo Direct Could Be Sooner Than Expected

Summary

  • The next Nintendo Direct is rumored for February 2025, focusing on upcoming games for the original Switch.
  • The Switch 2 reveal showcased a bigger, more powerful console with upgraded features like revamped Joy-Cons and a USB-C port.
  • Fans are anticipating announcements on Switch 2’s price, release date, and games during the April 2 Direct.

The latest rumors suggest that the next time Nintendo hosts a Nintendo Direct presentation will be February 2025. Nintendo fans are buzzing after the Switch 2 reveal, which showcased a console very much in line with the leaks. As expected, the Switch 2 is a bigger, more powerful version of the Nintendo Switch with various other upgrades to help sweeten the pot.

Switch 2 features revamped Joy-Cons that can function as mice, a new USB-C port at the top of the device, a redesigned stand, and more. The announcement trailer confirmed what fans can expect from the outside of the hardware, but fans are still waiting to learn about the Switch 2’s inner workings, its price, its release date, and most importantly, its games. That kind of information is expected to come on Wednesday, April 2 during the Nintendo Switch 2-focused Nintendo Direct, but in the meantime, it seems a different Nintendo Direct presentation may be taking place earlier than that.

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According to leaker PH Brazil, the next Nintendo Direct will take place in February 2025. Presumably, the February 2025 Nintendo Direct will focus on upcoming games for the original Switch console, of which there are still some notable first-party games in the pipeline like Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Pokemon Legends: Z-A. This February 2025 Nintendo Direct has been hinted at in the past, with claims that it will primarily feature third-party games, as Nintendo looks to its partners to bolster the original Switch’s 2025 lineup while it turns its attention to the Switch 2.

Nintendo Direct Rumored for February 2025

Besides Metroid Prime 4: Beyond‘s release date and more news on Pokemon Legends: Z-A, it’s hard to guess what might be featured at the February 2025 Nintendo Direct. Rumor has it that Ubisoft has more Switch ports planned, so those could be featured, but there are a couple of older games that fans are still holding out hope for on the OG Switch.

It’s long been believed that Switch versions of Metroid Prime 2 and 3 are basically done and waiting to be released, and fans have long assumed that the HD remasters of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess are on deck for the OG Switch as well. With the February 2025 Nintendo Direct likely being the last one until the April 2025 Switch 2 Direct, it’s possible these long-rumored projects will finally be announced. Then again, they may be transferred to the Switch 2 or may never see the light of day at all, so fans should certainly keep those possibilities in mind.

Besides a Nintendo Direct in February, it’s also highly likely that a Pokemon Presents event will take place on February 27. If Pokemon Legends: Z-A no-shows the Direct, fans should keep an eye out for it during the Pokemon Presents.

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