Nintendo Switch 2 | Official First Look

[queenzelda]

Hmm interesting. I keep hearing rumors of a late February direct, but we'll see I suppose. Also, weird the direct is happening on a Wednesday. I thought usually they did them on Thursdays? XD I should be home that day either way, unless something unexpected happens.

[Moonface]

If Nintendo do a Direct before that Switch 2 one, I can see it being for titles that are already confirmed for the Switch and that don't need to be taking up time on a dedicated Switch 2 presentation. If we get a February one it'll probably be a Pokémon one on the 27th for Pokémon Day, which would be a good time to give some details on Legends Z-A.

As for the day the Switch 2 Direct falls on, here's the day previous Direct's have fallen on:

• Super Nintendo World Direct - November 11, 2024 (Monday)
  
• Nintendo Direct - June 6, 2024 (Tuesday)
  
• Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase - February 21, 2024 (Wednesday)
  
• Nintendo Direct - September 14, 2023 (Thursday)
  
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct - August 31, 2023 (Thursday)
  
• Nintendo Direct - June 21, 2023 (Wednesday)
  
• Nintendo Direct - February 8, 2023 (Wednesday)
  

So yeah, Wednesday isn't actually an odd day for Nintendo to pick. Ignoring the Super Nintendo World Direct, the June 6, 2024 Nintendo Direct is the actual outlier by being on a Tuesday.

[queenzelda]

I told some of my friends who are into Pokémon that it'd be funny if Gamefreak just talked about all the new Pokémon mobile games releasing and didn't even talk about Z-A. I'm thinking late Christmas, but we'll see. :p

[Mr EliteL]

Ah I've forgotten how scarce Directs are nowadays, only three or four in a year. But as it's a new console there'd surely be more leading up to it and/or after it, so Feb or March could have one before the April main Direct, or maybe they'll just bundle everything into one big Direct.

[Moonface]

Ah I've forgotten how scarce Directs are nowadays, only three or four in a year. But as it's a new console there'd surely be more leading up to it and/or after it, so Feb or March could have one before the April main Direct, or maybe they'll just bundle everything into one big Direct.

I looked through Nintendo's Direct Archive and even when the Switch had just come out we didn't get more Directs then than we do currently, (not counting game specific and partner publisher Directs in with that).
Seeing you mention everything maybe going into one big Direct, I got curious what the runtime for each Direct has been:

• June 18, 2024 - 42:45 (25 headlines)
  
• September 14, 2023 - 41:55 (23 headlines)
  
• June 21, 2023 - 43:23 (22 headlines)
  
• February 8, 2023 - 44:13 (23 headlines)
  
• September 13, 2022 - 45:14 (29 headlines)
  
• February 9, 2022 - 40:48 (21 headlines)
  
• September 23, 2021 - 38:59 (19 headlines)
  
• February 17, 2021 - 50:45 (25 headlines)
  
• September 4, 2019 - 38:45
  
• February 13, 2019 - 36:45
  
• September 13, 2018 - 38:13
  
• March 8, 2018 - 34:17
  
• September 13, 2017 - 45:59
  
• April 12, 2017 - 35:49
  

The back half of the list lacks headline counts because Nintendo's website just doesn't mention them alongside the respective Direct for anything before 2021. February 2021 is likely the longest due to being the first Direct after a whole year of nothing due to Covid, although it doesn't end up covering more content than what most of the other Directs average out at.

Also note, the Nintendo Switch Presentation video was not a Direct (nor is it even on Nintendo's YouTube channel), but that showcase came in at 1:06:17 but it was also a stage show so I don't know if it could have had a shorter runtime if it had been pre-recorded without an audience or stage to take into account for.