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Country of origin | Japan North America Europe Australia South Korea |
Original languages | Japanese English Korean |
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Running time | 5–50 minutes |
Production company | Nintendo |
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Network | YouTube Nico Nico Live Ustream Twitch |
Release | October 21, 2011 present | –
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Nintendo Direct (Japanese: ニンテンドーダイレクト, Hepburn: Nintendō Dairekuto) is an online presentation produced by Nintendo, where information regarding the company's content or franchises is presented, such as information about games and consoles.[1] 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. Presentations are broadly done in both international and regional formats, with presenters varying by region. In Japan, Nintendo Directs were most commonly presented by Nintendo global president Satoru Iwata until his death in 2015, with Mr. Morimoto now serving as host. In North America, the videos are often presented by Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aimé,[2] and Bill Trinen. European Directs are presented by Nintendo of Europe president, Satoru Shibata,[3] with these presentations also being used for Australia. South Korea also airs its own exclusive Nintendo Directs hosted by Nintendo of Korea president, Hiroyuki Fukuda.[4] Australia only aired the European output since 2012, but on September 24, 2014, they aired their first and only exclusive Nintendo Direct for their region hosted by Tom Enoki. On several occasions, Iwata has presented for several continents for international Nintendo Directs. Following Iwata's death, the format did not receive a worldwide host again until 2017, with Nintendo EPD's Yoshiaki Koizumi receiving the role.
Broadcast type | Coverage | Date | Regions | Ref. |
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Nintendo Direct | Nintendo 3DS games | October 21, 2011 | Japan, North America | [5][6] |
Nintendo Direct | — | December 27, 2011 | Japan | [7] |
Nintendo Direct | Nintendo 3DS games | February 22, 2012 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [8][9][10] |
Nintendo Direct | Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario 3D Land | April 14, 2012 | South Korea | [11] |
Nintendo Direct | Nintendo 3DS games | April 21, 2012 | Japan, Europe, Australia | [12][13] |
Nintendo Direct Pre E3 2012 | Wii U built-in software | June 3, 2012 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [14] |
Nintendo Direct | Nintendo 3DS XL reveal Nintendo 3DS games |
June 21, 2012 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [15][16][17] |
Nintendo Direct Mini | Brain Age: Concentration Training | July 18, 2012 | Japan | [18][19] |
Nintendo Direct | Dragon Quest X | July 30, 2012 | Japan | [20][21] |
Nintendo Direct | — | August 29, 2012 | Japan | [22][23] |
Nintendo Direct Mini | Brain Age: Concentration Training | September 7, 2012 | Japan | [24][25] |
Wii U Direct | Wii U games | September 13, 2012 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [26][27][28] |
Nintendo Direct Mini | New Super Mario Bros. 2 | September 28, 2012 | Japan | [29] |
Nintendo Direct Mini | New Super Mario Bros. 2 | October 2, 2012 | North America, Europe, Australia | [30][31] |
Nintendo Direct Mini | Nintendo 3DS XL & Nintendo eShop | October 3, 2012 | Japan | [32][33] |
Nintendo Direct | Nintendo 3DS games | October 4, 2012 | Europe, Australia | [34] |
Nintendo Direct | Animal Crossing: New Leaf | October 5, 2012 | Japan | [35] |
Nintendo Direct | Nintendo 3DS games | October 25, 2012 | Japan, North America | [36] |
Nintendo Direct | Nintendo 3DS games | October 31, 2012 | South Korea | [37] |
Wii U Direct | Wii U and new games | November 7, 2012 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [38][39][40] |
Wii U Direct | Wii U interface and Miiverse | November 14, 2012 | Japan, North America | [41][42] |
Nintendo Direct Mini | New Super Mario Bros. 2 | November 27, 2012 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [43][44][45] |
Nintendo Direct | Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games | December 5, 2012 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [46][47] |
Nintendo Direct Mini | Dragon Quest X | December 19, 2012 | Japan | [48] |
Pokémon Direct | Pokémon X and Y | January 8, 2013 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [49][50][51] |
Wii U Direct | Wii U games and Virtual Console | January 23, 2013 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [52][53][54] |
Nintendo Direct | Animal Crossing: New Leaf | January 24, 2013 | South Korea | [55] |
Nintendo Direct | Animal Crossing: New Leaf | February 1, 2013 | Japan | [56] |
Nintendo 3DS Direct | Year of Luigi and Nintendo 3DS games | February 14, 2013 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [57][58][59] |
Nintendo 3DS Direct | Nintendo 3DS games | February 21, 2013 | Japan | [60] |
Nintendo Direct Mini | Tomodachi Collection: New Life | March 12, 2013 | Japan | [61] |
Nintendo Direct Mini | Flipnote Studio 3D | March 13, 2013 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [62][63][64] |
Nintendo Direct Mini | Nintendo 3DS Download Software | April 1, 2013 | Japan | [65] |
Nintendo Direct | Tomodachi Collection: New Life | April 3, 2013 | Japan | [66] |
Nintendo Direct | Year of Luigi and Nintendo 3DS games | April 17, 2013 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [67][68][69] |
Nintendo Direct | Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games | May 17, 2013 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [70][71][72] |
Nintendo Direct | Monster Hunter 4 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Dual Destinies |
May 27, 2013 | Japan | [73] |
Nintendo @ E3 2013 | Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games | June 11, 2013 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea | [74][75][76] |
Nintendo Direct | Pikmin 3 | June 26, 2013 | Japan | [77] |
Nintendo Direct Mini | Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Download Software | July 3, 2013 | Japan | [78] |
Nintendo Direct Mini | Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games | July 18, 2013 | North America, Europe, Australia | [79] |
Nintendo Direct | Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games | August 7, 2013 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [80][81][82] |
Nintendo Direct | The Wonderful 101 | August 9, 2013 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [83][84][85] |
Pokémon Direct | Pokémon X and Y | September 4, 2013 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [86][87][88] |
Nintendo Direct | Monster Hunter 4 | September 8, 2013 | Japan | [89] |
Nintendo Direct | Wii Fit U | September 18, 2013 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [90][91][92] |
Nintendo Direct | Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games | October 1, 2013 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [93][94][95] |
Nintendo Direct | Pokémon X and Y and Monster Hunter 4 | October 10, 2013 | South Korea | [96] |
Nintendo Direct Mini | Daigasso! Band Brothers P | October 29, 2013 | Japan | [97] |
Nintendo Direct | Monster Hunter 4 | November 12, 2013 | South Korea | [98] |
Nintendo Direct | Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games | November 13, 2013 | North America, Europe, Australia | [99][100] |
Nintendo Direct Mini | Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Download Software | November 14, 2013 | Japan | [101] |
Nintendo Direct | Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre District | November 27, 2013 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [102][103][104] |
Nintendo Direct | Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games | December 18, 2013 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [105][106][107] |
Nintendo Direct | Nintendo 3DS games | January 17, 2014 | South Korea | [108] |
Nintendo Direct | Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games | February 13, 2014 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [109][110][111] |
Super Smash Bros. Direct | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U | April 8, 2014 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [112][113][114] |
Nintendo Direct | Tomodachi Life | April 10, 2014 | North America, Europe, Australia | [115][116] |
Nintendo Direct | Mario Kart 8 | April 30, 2014 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [117][118][119] |
Nintendo Direct | Tomodachi Life | May 29, 2014 | South Korea | [120] |
Nintendo Digital Event @ E3 2014 | Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games | June 10, 2014 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea | [121] |
Nintendo Direct | Yo-kai Watch 2 | July 4, 2014 | Japan | [122] |
Nintendo Direct | Nintendo 3DS games | July 11, 2014 | Japan | [123] |
Nintendo Direct | Hyrule Warriors | August 4, 2014 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [124][125][126] |
Nintendo 3DS Direct | Nintendo 3DS games | August 29, 2014 | Japan | [127] |
Nintendo Direct | Bayonetta 2 | September 4, 2014 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [128][129][130] |
Nintendo 3DS Direct | Nintendo 3DS games | September 24, 2014 | Australia | [131] |
Nintendo Direct | Monster Hunter 4G | October 8, 2014 | Japan | [132] |
Super Smash Bros. Direct | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | October 23, 2014 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [133][134][135][136] |
Nintendo Direct | Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games | November 5, 2014 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [137][138][139][140] |
Nintendo Direct | New Nintendo 3DS reveal Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games |
January 14, 2015 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [141][142][143][144] |
Nintendo Direct | Xenoblade Chronicles X | February 6, 2015 | Japan | [145] |
Nintendo Direct | New Nintendo 3DS reveal and 3DS games | March 19, 2015 | South Korea | [146] |
Nintendo Direct | — | April 1, 2015 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [147][148][149] |
Nintendo Direct | Xenoblade Chronicles X | April 24, 2015 | North America | [150] |
Nintendo Direct | Splatoon | May 7, 2015 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [151][152][153] |
Nintendo Direct | — | May 31, 2015 | Japan | [154] |
Nintendo Direct Micro | Nintendo 3DS games | June 1, 2015 | North America | [155] |
Super Smash Bros. Direct | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U DLC | June 14, 2015 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea | [156] |
Nintendo Digital Event @ E3 2015 | Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games | June 16, 2015 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea | [157] |
Nintendo Direct | Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games | November 12, 2015 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [158][159][160] |
Super Smash Bros. Direct | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U DLC | December 15, 2015 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea | [161][162][163] |
Pokémon Direct | Pokémon Sun and Moon and 20th anniversary | February 26, 2016 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan | [164][165][166][167][168][169][170] |
Nintendo Direct | Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games | March 3, 2016 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [171][172][173] |
Nintendo Direct | Culdcept Revolt | May 11, 2016 | Japan | [174] |
Nintendo Direct | Culdcept Revolt | June 22, 2016 | Japan | [175] |
Nintendo 3DS Direct | Nintendo 3DS games | September 1, 2016 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [176][177][178][179] |
Nintendo Direct | Monster Hunter XX | October 27, 2016 | Japan | [180] |
Nintendo Direct Mini | Animal Crossing | November 2, 2016 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [181] |
Nintendo Direct | Miitopia | November 5, 2016 | Japan | [182] |
Nintendo Switch Presentation | Nintendo Switch hardware and games | January 12, 2017 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, Hong Kong | [183][184][185][186] |
Fire Emblem Direct | Fire Emblem | January 18, 2017 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [187][188][189][190] |
Special Video from Producer of Fire Emblem | Fire Emblem | February 13, 2017 | Hong Kong, Taiwan | [191][192][193] |
Nindies Showcase | Indie games for Nintendo Switch | February 28, 2017 | North America, Europe | [194][195] |
Nintendo Direct | Arms and Splatoon 2 Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS games |
April 12, 2017 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [196] |
Nintendo Direct | Arms | May 17, 2017 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [197][198][198] |
Pokémon Direct | Pokkén Tournament DX Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Pokémon Gold and Silver (Virtual Console) |
June 6, 2017 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, Hong Kong | [199][200][201][202][203] |
Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017 | Nintendo Switch games | June 13, 2017 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, Hong Kong | [204][205] |
Nintendo Direct | Dragon Quest XI | June 21, 2017 | Japan | [206] |
Nintendo Direct | Splatoon 2 | July 6, 2017 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [207] |
Nindies Showcase | Indie games for Nintendo Switch | August 30, 2017 | North America | [208] |
Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS games | September 13, 2017 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [209] |
Nintendo Direct | Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp | October 24, 2017 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [210] |
Nintendo Direct | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | November 7, 2017 | Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | [211] |
Type | Logo | Duration | Content |
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Nintendo Direct | 25–50 minutes | The main type of presentation in the series. Software and hardware information across all Nintendo platforms | |
Wii U Direct | 30–50 minutes | Software and hardware information for the Wii U | |
Nintendo 3DS Direct | 30–50 minutes | Software and hardware information for the Nintendo 3DS | |
Nintendo Direct Mini | 5–15 minutes | Software and hardware information across all Nintendo platforms | |
Nintendo Direct Micro | 15–20 minutes | A one-off presentation that covered software and hardware information across all Nintendo platforms | |
Nintendo Direct special | 5–50 minutes | Special presentations that cover specific software titles, both from Nintendo and third-party developers. Usually hosted by the game's producer or makes use of a narrator. |
Since June 2013, in lieu of traditional large-scale Electronic Entertainment Expo press conferences, Nintendo has opted to utilize the Nintendo Direct platform as an alternative method of conveying its news. Speaking at an annual March financial results briefing just two months prior, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata stated that the company’s decision was determined by the fact that “different people demand different types of information”, and that the Nintendo Direct platform had established itself to the point that Nintendo would “be able to deliver [their] messages more appropriately and effectively … based on the various needs of different groups of people”.[212] During the stream of the prerecorded broadcast, Nintendo’s website suffered from technical difficulties in the form of overloaded servers, rendering the live video unwatchable for many viewers, and prompting an official apology from Mr. Iwata.[213] Despite these difficulties, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé noted that secondary viewership following the initial broadcast still worked to popularize product promotion.[214]
The following year, in addition to the Direct, the company added "Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3" live streams to their presence at the trade event.[215] Named after the Product Development department at Nintendo of America, these are daily streams from the show floor that feature NoA localization staff and game developers demoing and giving in-depth coverage of titles that were announced during that year's Direct. The year also began a trend of Nintendo hosting a game tournament sometime during the week, in which the participants compete in titles that had yet to be released.
Year | Logo | Title | Summary |
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2014 | Super Smash Bros. Invitational | Sixteen professional Super Smash Bros. players invited to play Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.[216][217] | |
2015 | Nintendo World Championships 2015 | Sixteen players, eight chosen from qualifying competitions throughout the United States and invited by Nintendo, compete in various Nintendo games, with the final game being the Super Mario Maker.[218][219] | |
2016 | — | — | Nintendo lacked both a tournament and a presentation this year, only having Nintendo Treehouse live streams that focused mainly on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Nintendo 3DS games. |
2017 | Splatoon 2 World Inkling Invitational | Professional Splatoon teams from the United States, Japan, Europe and Australia/New Zealand compete in a round-robin tournament with Splatoon 2's Turf War and Ranked Battle modes.[220][221] | |
Pokkén Tournament DX Invitational | Four two-player teams consisting of Youtube and Twitch personalities compete, with one member of each team using one of the new characters added for the game's Nintendo Switch release.[222][223] | ||
Arms Open Invitational | Four E3 attendees compete against four professional fighting game players in a single elimination format with the various gameplay modes in Arms.[220][224] |
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