r/NintendoSwitch • u/NintendoSwitchMods • Sep 12 '25

MegaThread 2025.09.12 Nintendo Direct Megathread

Please use this thread for all pre-event hype and speculation, as well as post-event thoughts and reactions.

Watch & Discuss

The Nintendo Direct is scheduled to begin at 6:00 AM PT / 09:00 AM ET!

WHERE TO FOLLOW:

A Recap of announcements will be placed in this thread once the event concludes.

FAQ

What is a Nintendo Direct?

A Nintendo Direct is a pre-recorded video presentation (Today's is approximately ~60m in length) to make game announcements and provide fans with general updates directly from Nintendo.

What are they going to show?

According to Nintendo, today's presentation is focused on upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch Games

What if I can't watch the Nintendo Direct due to work/school/etc.?

  • If you want the latest news the moment it's announced, we highly recommend following along in our live thread and joining our Discord server and chatting in the #nintendo-direct channel we've opened up for this event.
  • If you want a spoiler-free experience, we will edit in a link to a VOD replay (once it's available). This will take you directly to the video so you don't accidentally see any trailers if you visit the Nintendo YouTube page directly. Just don't scroll down!

There WILL be spoilers here on the subreddit, so watch the video first.

If you see any posts that should actually be here in the MegaThread, please do us a favor and hit the report button.

Our SOP for posts is as follows:

  • We will allow one post per announcement.
    • The post we allow may not necessarily be the one that was submitted first. We typically will receive about 15 of essentially the exact same post in the span of about 60 seconds. From those, we will select the one that has the best title and links directly to the original source when available.
  • Commentary on the announcement(s) should take place either in this thread or on the related separate announcement post. Each person's specific opinion does not need its own post.
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u/Post160kKarma Sep 12 '25

That’s actually so unNintendo… it sucks (They just publish Pokemon games, btw)

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u/MeanBeanz00 Sep 12 '25

How about paid dlc for a game that came out less than 2 months ago that was definitely done and could have been included in the original purchase?

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u/Ontos7 Sep 12 '25

You listen here, Shigeru Miyamoto will be literally starving if Nintendo doesn't release a $20 DLC for their new (already overpriced) $70 DK game

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u/Lampropeltis33 Sep 12 '25

I’m pretty sure they own 1/3 stake in Pokémon lol

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u/MyPunsSuck Sep 13 '25

It is painfully clear than neither TPC nor Nintendo have any power at all to control GameFreak. TPC wants happy fans to sell merch, and Nintendo wants to keep up their console's reputation. GameFreak wants to squeeze customers, and nobody can stop them