Nintendo is hosting a Direct video presentation on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 3 p.m. PT/6 p.m. ET, it announced on Wednesday. The livestream will last about 35 minutes and provide more information on upcoming Switch and 3DS titles. This is Nintendo’s third Direct in less than a month. Back in August, it held a special “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” livestream where it revealed new characters and stages. “Castlevania’s” Simon and Richter Belmont are joining the brawling game along with “Donkey Kong” villain King K. Rool. The “Smash” team also gave a sneak peek of new stages like Dracula’s Castle, New Donk City, and “Earthbound’s” Magicant. Then, Nintendo held a special Direct for its upcoming mobile RPG “Dragalia Lost.” It revealed many new details about the game, including the fact it has microtransactions and co-operative gameplay. Like “Fire Emblem Heroes,” it has a summoning component where players can spend real cash for a chance to earn new characters and items. Nintendo also announced the game’s launch date — Sept. 27. Finally, Nintendo held a Direct last week focused on indies. It surprise launched Subset Games’ turn-based strategy game “Into the Breach” on Switch and it announced numerous other indie titles coming in the next few months, including Supergiant Games’ “Bastion” and “Transistor,” “Hyper Light Drifter: Special Edition,” and “Untitled Goose Game.” So, what will Nintendo talk about tomorrow? No one knows. What’s the over/under on a new “Animal Crossing?” Asking for a friend. You can view tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct on the official website or YouTube.<doc-sep>Nintendo Direct - New Direct will shine a spotlight on upcoming Nintendo Switch games FREE for the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Nintendo Switch owners will learn more about games heading to the hugely popular system during an upcoming Nintendo Direct. The Japanese gaming giant have revealed today that a new Nintendo Direct will be taking place on Thursday September 6. The Nintendo Direct will be 35 minutes long and focus on upcoming games for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS. The official Nintendo UK Twitter account posted today: “At 23:00 (UK time) on 06/09, watch a new #NintendoDirect presentation, lasting approximately 35 minutes, for info about upcoming #NintendoSwitch and #3DS titles!”. For other time zones, the Nintendo Direct will be kicking off at 3pm pacific time in the States and at 12am CEST on Friday September 7 for those in other European regions. If you want to watch the Nintendo Direct for September 2018 online, then click here to be directed to the page you need to visit to live stream it. Nintendo had previously said after E3 2018 that they had not revealed their full line-up for the rest of the year. So it is possible that there may be a few surprise new game announcements during the Nintendo Direct in September. One game that an industry expert is expecting to be heading to the Nintendo Switch is a new entry in the Phoenix Wright series. Market researcher and video game podcaster Stealth recently gave their predictions for the Tokyo Game Show. Nintendo announce 21 new games for Nintendo Switch And one of the announcements that Stealth predicted was a debut trailer getting revealed for a new Phoenix Wright game on the Nintendo Switch. They also said that they believed Bandai Namco was a “wildcard” for TGS 2018 with Stealth unsure what the developer had lined up their sleeves. Could these unannounced games get teased during the upcoming Nintendo Direct with a full reveal at TGS 2018? Nintendo Direct - Could a new Phoenix Wright game for the Switch get announced? While there are plenty of games Bandai Namco could bring to the Switch, there is one rumoured title that would surely get gamers excited. Earlier this year rumours were sparked that drift racing king Ridge Racer would be making a return on the Nintendo Switch. In February a Bandai Namco employee updated their LinkedIn page to say they were working on Ridge Racer 8 which was a Nintendo Switch exclusive. The information came courtesy of Bandai Namco Singapore Studios’ lead designer Shawn Pitman. Nintendo Direct - A new Ridge Racer game is rumoured to be in the works for the Switch His LinkedIn page at the time listed one project he was working on as “Ridge Racer 8 (Drift-based High Speed Car Racing Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch”. There has been no official word on Ridge Racer 8 from either Nintendo or Bandai Namco. The last Ridge Racer game was Ridge Racer Unbounded, released in 2012 on PS3, Xbox 360 and PCs. But that game was developed by FlatOut developers Bugbear Entertainment. Nintendo Direct - Could a new Castlevania game be in the works for the Nintendo Switch? If you’re looking for the last Ridge Racer game made by Bandai Namco, you have to go all the way back to Ridge Racer 7 on the PS3. That was released in Japan in 2006 and in PAL regions in 2007. Could it be that Ridge Racer is about to make its big return on the Switch, and the news will get announced during the new Nintendo Direct? Elsewhere, it has also been rumoured that a new Castlevania game could be in the works - with the addition of Simon Belmont to Smash Bros maybe a sign of things to come. Nintendo Direct - Could the Nintendo Switch be getting ports of Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon? Another rumoured Switch game that is allegedly in the works is a new Pokemon game separate to Pokemon Let’s Go and the new mainline series entry coming in 2019. It’s been claimed an Amazon listing, which was taken down after going up, could indicate two 3DS Pokemon games are getting ported to the Switch. As revealed in a post by Twitter user @CrocOclock, three unannounced Nintendo Switch games were in August listed by Amazon. One of them had the Pokemon logo next to it and was labelled as ‘Switch Title 23 - (Nintendo 3DS)'.<doc-sep>Update: Nintendo has delayed the Sept. 6 presentation in response to a high-magnitude earthquake in northern Japan. The company has not revealed a rescheduled date and time, but we’ll keep you posted. These changes are reflect below A Nintendo Direct will stream sometime this month. Originally scheduled for Sept. 6, Nintendo announced the morning of that it will reschedule the presentation due to widespread damage caused by a landslide in Hokkaido, Japan. As per the event’s landing page, Nintendo will show off games for both 3DS and Switch during the upcoming presentation. The Nintendo Direct will run about 35 minutes, according to the company. That sounds like the company will have a good deal to talk about, which is always exciting for fans. (We hope, anyway.) It’s also the first time since E3 2018 that Nintendo will devote time to a number of games, not just a single title. We’ll have more on what to expect from this Nintendo Direct later today, but here’s a sampling of what could get some airtime: Super Mario Party, which comes to Switch on Oct. 5; and the port of Luigi’s Mansion, soon headed for Nintendo 3DS. Here’s hoping that Nintendo also finds the time to discuss more details about Nintendo Switch Online, its subscription service that is supposedly due out later this month. To watch the Direct live, check out the YouTube embed above. Nintendo also hosts an archive of previous presentations on the event’s website, should you want to relive previous Directs in the meantime.<doc-sep>UPDATE 6/9/18: Last week's postponed Nintendo Direct will be broadcast tomorrow - exactly seven days on from when it was originally scheduled. So that is, once again, 11pm in the UK, midnight in central Europe, and 6pm Eastern or 3pm Pacific across the pond. UPDATE 6/9/18: Today's planned Nintendo Direct has been delayed due to a serious earthquake in Hokkaido, Japan. Reports this morning state at least eight people have died, with dozens missing, and 5.3 million Hokkaido residents left without power. Nintendo announced the delay this morning via its social media channels, just over 12 hours before the broadcast was due to go live. There's no word yet on when it will be rescheduled. Due to the powerful earthquake in Hokkaido, Japan, we have decided to delay this week?s planned Nintendo Direct. We will provide a new time and date in the near future. Thank you for your understanding. pic.twitter.com/z2p30QbC4I — Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) September 6, 2018 This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies. Please enable cookies to view. Manage cookie settings ORIGINAL STORY 5/9/18: The latest Nintendo Direct will broadcast tomorrow evening at 11pm UK time. That's midnight in central Europe, and 6pm Eastern or 3pm Pacific for our friends across the pond. Nintendo's broadcast is well timed to iron out the last details of the Switch's upcoming online subscription service, which is due to go live sometime around the end of the month. "Tune in for roughly 35 minutes of information on upcoming Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch titles," the company's official description reads. Here's hoping we get to see more of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (with another new character, perhaps), as well as some other third-party games due to fill the gaps in Nintendo's own release schedule for the rest of the year. As usual, we'll be reporting all the announcements as they happen.<doc-sep>
UPDATE: Nintendo postponed the Sept. 6 Direct due to an earthquake in Japan. A date for the presentation will be provided in the future. Original Story Following the Nindies and Dragalia Lost Directs, Nintendo is releasing another online presentation to talk about upcoming 3DS and Switch titles. The Sept. 6 Nintendo Direct will be 35 minutes long and will likely reveal some unannounced 3DS titles that will release in time for the holiday season. Switch owners should be especially excited as the hybrid console is set to have a packed release schedule at the end of 2018. Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Pokémon Let's Go Eevee will release in November and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will drop in December, so there may be some information on both games during this Direct. If you're looking to watch the upcoming Nintendo Direct as its happening, here's the start time and all the ways you can find the presentation online. WHAT TIME DOES NINTENDO DIRECT BEGIN? The Sept. 6 Nintendo Direct will begin at 6 p.m. EDT. It may start a minute or two late but unless Nintendo makes a last-minute change, expect the stream to begin at that time. HOW TO WATCH NINTENDO DIRECT ONLINE? As with past Directs, the official Nintendo Live site will host the latest presentation from the official YouTube channel. If you plan to watch on your mobile device, the YouTube app is ideal for watching the Direct on the official Nintendo YouTube channel. Nintendo's Twitch channel will also host the Sept. 6 Direct when it goes live at 6 p.m. so fans can watch it on their desktop or mobile devices. What do you hope to see during the upcoming Nintendo Direct? Which game coming for 3DS and Switch are you looking forward to the most? Let us know in the comments section below.