After days of rumor and speculation, Nintendo has confirmed the first Nintendo Direct of 2023 will air February at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET.
The event will contain "roughly 40 minutes" of news and new information, which the official announcement says will focus on "Nintendo Switch games launching in the first half of 2023."
Nintendo's upcoming first-party release list is noticeably light, with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom slated for May and the delayed Advance Wars 1+2: ReBoot Camp reportedly coming soon. Pikmin 4 was also announced during the last Nintendo Direct back in September, but there have been no updates on the game since.
While not a video game, Nintendo does also have The Super Mario Bros. Movie scheduled to hit theaters April 7. Trailers for the film have been featured in their own separate Nintendo Direct presentations in the past, however, so it is uncertain a new update on the movie will take place in this presentation. The film's official poster was released over the weekend.
Rumors of a new Nintendo Direct first began last week, when industry insider Jeff Grubb reported the possibility of a new livestream being imminent on his Game Mess Mornings livestream. The eShop page of the aforementioned Advance Wars remake was updated last week as well, which added further fuel to the speculative fire.
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The event will contain "roughly 40 minutes" of news and new information, which the official announcement says will focus on "Nintendo Switch games launching in the first half of 2023."
Tune in at 2 p.m. PST tomorrow, Feb. 8, for a #NintendoDirect livestream featuring roughly 40 minutes of information mostly focused on #NintendoSwitch games launching in the first half of 2023.
Watch it live here: https://t.co/8ce3reaEig pic.twitter.com/Pmf41dQWIw
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 7, 2023
Nintendo's upcoming first-party release list is noticeably light, with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom slated for May and the delayed Advance Wars 1+2: ReBoot Camp reportedly coming soon. Pikmin 4 was also announced during the last Nintendo Direct back in September, but there have been no updates on the game since.
Nintendo Direct February 2023 start times
- 2 PM PT
- 5 PM ET
- 10 PM GMT
- 9 AM AET (Thursday 2/9)
While not a video game, Nintendo does also have The Super Mario Bros. Movie scheduled to hit theaters April 7. Trailers for the film have been featured in their own separate Nintendo Direct presentations in the past, however, so it is uncertain a new update on the movie will take place in this presentation. The film's official poster was released over the weekend.
Rumors of a new Nintendo Direct first began last week, when industry insider Jeff Grubb reported the possibility of a new livestream being imminent on his Game Mess Mornings livestream. The eShop page of the aforementioned Advance Wars remake was updated last week as well, which added further fuel to the speculative fire.
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