A look at what’s coming in the relatively near future.
As is tradition, Nintendo decided to shake things up by randomly announcing the next Nintendo Direct the day before it happens. This Nintendo Direct, scheduled for 3:00 p.m. PT/6:00 p.m. ET on Sep. 23, is set to run for around 40 minutes and is mainly focused on games launching for the Nintendo Switch over holiday 2021.
As such, it’s likely players will gets updates on upcoming titles that could be some of the best Nintendo Switch games available. Here’s how to watch the Nintendo Direct on Sep. 23, 2021.
The Nintendo Direct is happening on Sep. 23 at 3:00 p.m. PT/6:00 p.m. ET, so if you want to catch it live, you’ll need to mark down that time. There’s a couple of different ways of watching it live:
You can go to the official Nintendo YouTube channel.
Alternatively, you can go to the official Nintendo Twitch channel.
In our experience, Twitch tends to be faster, meaning you’ll see the announcements sooner than if you’re watching through YouTube. With that in mind, YouTube tends to be higher-quality, providing a clearer streaming image, as well as being less likely to crash or stutter.
Nintendo is quite clear in the announcement that this Nintendo Direct is mainly focused on games coming to the Nintendo Switch over the upcoming winter. As such, while it’s possible we could see more of titles like Metroid Dread, it’s more likely that there are some surprises in store. Depending on how far off other Nintendo Switch games are, other titles like Project Triangle Strategy are potential targets for games that would get new trailers and release dates.
As for what you shouldn’t expect, we think it’s incredibly unlikely we’ll see any games further out than the winter period. This means games like Bayonetta 3, Metroid Prime 4 and the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild are probably not going to show up.
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