How to watch the Nintendo Direct and what to expect

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Nintendo UK will not be streaming the event due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II

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Wondering how to watch the September 2022 Nintendo Direct, and what announcements you should expect to see? You’ve come to the right place.

We've heard whispers of a forthcoming Nintendo Direct, but the company has now confirmed the event. It'll be a whopping 40-minutes long and primarily focus on games releasing this year, but titles further out on the schedule aren't entirely off the table. Either way, this is shaping up to be a big one, so you'll want to be tuned in right at the start with the rest of us. 

It's worth noting that Nintendo UK won't be streaming the event live out of respect of the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Instead, a recording of the show will be published on the day at 4pm local time. Of course, folks across the pond can always watch the event live using Nintendo's other regional social channels.

What to expect from the Nintendo Direct

We don't know exactly what'll be shown, but 40 minutes is a lot of minutes, so it's fairly safe to expect a good deal of updates and new reveals. One big rumour doing the rounds is from Mike Minotti and Jeff Grubb of the Last of the Nintendogs podcast, who claim remasters of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Wind Waker will be announced for Switch. While the event will mainly focus on games due to release this year, Breath of the Wild 2 hopefuls are craving some more titbits of information – hey, Nintendo didn’t say the stream was solely focused on this year, so we may get something to tide us over until the Zelda game’s eventual release.

Away from the land of Hyrule, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the much-rumoured Metroid Prime remaster. If recent reports come to pass, the game will release this year, with two more remasters to follow sometime after. 

Speaking of reports, we’ve also heard plenty of rumblings about a new Fire Emblem game. According to a few sources, the main character has red and blue hair and a mother who is a dragon. The unnamed game has reportedly been complete for a while now, so it would sense if we saw it sooner rather than later. 

Stepping away from reports, it also stands to reason that Bayonetta 3 could make an appearance, too. The hack-and-slash game is due to release on October 28, so what better way to drum up the excitement than with a new trailer? 

Either way, we don’t have to wait long to see what’s in store from Uncle Nintendo.

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Jordan Gerblick
Jordan Gerblick
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After earning an English degree from ASU, I worked as a corporate copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. I got my big break here in 2019 with a freelance news gig, and I was hired on as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer in 2021. That means I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my home office, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.

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