After weeks of rumours, Nintendo has confirmed that a Nintendo Direct will take place this Friday, September 12, at 2pm BST / 9am ET / 6am PT.
After weeks of rumors of a Nintendo Direct taking place this week, Nintendo has confirmed it’s the real deal. A post on the Nintendo Today app reads “tune in on Friday, September 12, for a livestreamed Nintendo Direct – 12.09.2025 presentation.” Once added to the in-app calendar, it also reveals that the presentation will take place at 2pm BST / 9am ET / 6am PT.
Nintendo confirmed in the description for the YouTube stream of the Nintendo Direct that it will be “roughly 60 minutes of information on upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch games.” Which makes this just as long as the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal Direct, except we won’t have most of the runtime packed with hardware details.
This is set to be a significant one, as it’s the company’s first proper Direct since the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal back in April and, by extension, the first Switch 2 era Nintendo Direct, with the only ones since then being game-specific or one of the smaller directs like Partner Showcase and Indie World.
The showcase will almost certainly show off the likes of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment and some unknown 2026 games. Not to mention we’re nearing the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros.(which released on September 13, 1985 in Japan), so we could see a surprise release like Super Mario 3D All Stars was for the 35th.
Plus we’re still missing dates for some major third party games still slated for 2025 like Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Elden Ring (both of which were playable at recent shows). And for the real ones in the crowd we’ll hopefully get another look at and a release date for 2026 game of the year Rhythm Heaven Groove.