The last few weeks have been filled to the brim with exciting summer gaming showcases, and now Nintendo has thrown its Mario-shaped hat into the ring as it has announced a brand-new Nintendo Direct will be arriving June 21, with roughly 40 minutes of information “focused mainly on Nintendo Switch titles launching this year, including new details on Pikmin 4.”
This guide will share everything you need to know about the upcoming Nintendo Direct, including when it starts, how you can watch it, and what you can expect to see from the show.
Nintendo Direct June 2023 Start Time
June 2023’s Nintendo Direct will take place on Wednesday, June 21, and will start at 7am PT/10am ET/3pm BST. If you live in Australia, that translates to June 22 at 12am AEST.
Where to Watch the Nintendo Direct June 2023
If you are interested in watching the latest Nintendo Direct, Nintendo will be hosting its stream on its homepage, YouTube, and Twitch.
While we won’t be hosting the stream on IGN, our Nintendo Voice Chat crew will be doing a pre-show before the direct that begins at 6:40am PT/9:40am ET/2:40pm BST, a live watch party during the Direct, and a breakdown of the Nintendo Direct immediately following the stream.
What to Expect at the Nintendo Direct June 2023
We don’t know a ton about what surprises Nintendo has in store for us tomorrow, but it did confirm the Nintendo Direct would feature “roughly 40 minutes of information focused mainly on Nintendo Switch titles launching this year, including new details on Pikmin 4.”
Pikmin 4 is set to be released on July 21, 2023, so expect a new look at gameplay from the first mainline Pikmin game since 2013’s Pikmin 4.
As for what else may show up at the Nintendo Direct, it could be time to announce the long-awaited re-releases of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and/or Twilight Princess, especially now that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been out in the wild for over a month now. It also could be time for a DLC announcement for Tears of the Kingdom, but that may be a bit too soon as many people are still working their way through the massive game we called a masterpiece.
Link and Zelda have also had a lot of time in the spotlight on Nintendo’s video game stage, and it may be time for them to take a bow and make way for the return of Mario. With the runaway success that is The Super Mario Bros. Movie and a lack of a mainline Mario game since 2017’s Super Mario Odyssey, this Nintendo Direct would be a great welcome back party for the best plumber in the biz.
Is there a chance we’ll be playing a new 2D or 3D Mario game this holiday for a repeat of the 1-2 punch in 2017 that was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey? We’ll find out soon enough!
Metroid Prime 4 has also been missing in action for some time and would be a very exciting announcement on the heels of the release of Metroid Prime Remastered earlier this year! It may be hard to believe, but Metroid Prime 4 was first announced back in 2017.
Something Pokemon-related may also be in the cards, as we only know a little bit about the expansions for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and there are those (like me!) who are hoping for the arrival of older Pokemon games like Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow on Nintendo Switch Online.
Also, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention Hollow Knight: Silksong and Mother 3, because these two titles are always some of the most requested to show up in Nintendo Directs!
While you wait for what the future holds, be sure to check out our Nintendo Direct recap from February that featured The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Metroid Prime Remastered, Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games, and more.
For even more Nintendo, you may like our lists for Best Switch Games, the 14 Best Free-to-Play Games on Nintendo Switch and the Best SNES Games of All Time.
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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
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