We’ve gotta be honest with you, we never saw this coming. Indeed, while we knew there were rumours of a Switch 1 focused Nintendo Direct on the horizon, and that said rumours said it would be happening this week…
The idea just seemed utterly ludicrous to us. After all, are you saying Nintendo is gonna announce another Nintendo Direct? Or that it’d be announced just a few days before the big Switch 2 one everyone was excited for?
It felt like wishful thinking, and something right out of a delusional gamer fantasy.
But no, it’s true. We’re getting a Nintendo Direct tomorrow (at 2pm on the 27th of March), and it’ll be 30 minutes of trailers and announcements for Switch 1 games.
Here’s the post about it from Nintendo of America on Twitter:
Tune in tomorrow, March 27th, at 7 a.m. PT for a livestreamed #NintendoDirect, featuring around 30 minutes of upcoming games for Nintendo Switch. There will be no updates about Nintendo Switch 2 during this presentation.
Watch it here: https://t.co/sJFoxe0mq0 pic.twitter.com/1XeAuff5o1
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 26, 2025
Plus, their UK counterparts:
Tune in tomorrow, March 27th, at 14:00 (UK time) for a livestreamed #NintendoDirect, featuring around 30 minutes of upcoming games for #NintendoSwitch. There will be no updates about Nintendo Switch 2 during this presentation.
Watch it here 🎥: https://t.co/1hm7eC1Pun pic.twitter.com/7pbAzqAcVo
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) March 26, 2025
And the Japanese official account:
明日、3月27日（木）23時より「Nintendo Direct 2025.3.27」を放送します。
2025年に発売を予定しているタイトルを中心に、Nintendo Switchソフトの情報をお届けします。放送時間は約30分です。
※Nintendo Switch 2 の情報は含みません。#NintendoDirectJPhttps://t.co/SElE4srsCA— 任天堂株式会社 (@Nintendo) March 26, 2025
So yeah, we’re getting Nintendo Directs for two consecutive weeks in a row. That’s certainly something we never thought we’d see happen.
But what’s more interesting isn’t the date. No, it’s the question of what they could actually show off this time around.
Since well, the Switch is clearly on the way out. It’s got its successor launching this year, said successor is being showed off next week, and it’s almost certain that any big Mario or Zelda titles in the works are due for that console instead.
So, we’re rather intrigued to see what Nintendo might show off tomorrow. Will various obscure franchises get revived in the console’s dying days? Is there going to be a big focus on backwards compatibility and cross generation games, with some of tomorrow’s announcements also planned for the Switch 2?
Honestly, it’s impossible to say.
Still, that’s the announcement. A new Nintendo Direct is happening tomorrow, and it’ll be entirely focused on Switch 1 games. Here’s waiting to see what insanity this one has to offer!
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