Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026 thoughts?

[weirdfeline]

+ Nintendo Treehouse: Live | June 2026

Tune in June 9 at 7 a.m. PT | 10 a.m. ET for a Nintendo Direct followed by Nintendo Treehouse: Live

Join us on June 9 at 7am PT / 10am ET for Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026 followed immediately by Nintendo Treehouse: Live | June 2026.
 
The livestream kicks off with Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026, which will run for roughly 50 minutes and highlight upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch games. Immediately following, Nintendo Treehouse: Live | June 2026 will premiere and last around 95 minutes, showcasing gameplay of select titles featured during the Nintendo Direct.

[ssj4yamgeta]

I'd love to see Switch ports of Twilight Princess HD, Wind Waker HD, and the rumored OOT remake. If any of those are announced, though, I'm fully expecting Nintendo to make them Switch 2 exclusive to further shaft everyone who bought the original Switch.

[telekill]

After a decade of dashed hopes for Twilight Princess HD getting ported to Switch, I think I've given up on it.

Still, Ocarina of Time Remake should be a good thing. Needing more info and to see it in action but it could be the tipping point for me buying the family a Switch 2.

As dumb as it sounds, the Sports Resort looked like fun nostalgia as well.

[dhaabi]

As a presentation that mostly covered games previously announced or announcing Switch 2 ports, this wasn't a particularly strong event.

Big Walk
There's nothing worth noting about the game itself since it's been shown plenty elsewhere, but I will comment on just how awful Nintendo's version of this announcement is with a narrated trailer.

Deltarune Chapter 5
I thought this was to be the final chapter, but apparently a sixth and seventh are planned. Good news for Deltarune fans, I suppose.

Final Fantasy Resonance
Square Enix's iconic franchise makes a return to form with HD-2D graphics, and it looks great. However, I'd much rather it be its own standalone adventure without cameos from other installments. Of course, Cloud from Final Fantasy VII was shown. Perhaps those elements will be optional. Also, I suppose this is being considered a spin-off title, so I do wonder how premium its content will be.

Edit: Apparently, this is an adaptation of some of the mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. I'm considerably less interested in this now.

Kingdom Hearts IV
The announcement's purpose was to inform that it will be releasing day one on Nintendo Switch 2. As a fan of the series, this specific trailer didn't do much for me. It came across as foreign, and this is from the perspective of someone who's watched mobile game story cutscene compilations to fill in the narrative gaps. I think more than anything, a console remake of the mobile games that somehow re-envisions gameplay is needed.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Of course, this was Nintendo's biggest announcement, saved for the end. Surprisingly, it's releasing in 2026. I've never played Ocarina of Time and was always set on playing the original version for Nintendo 64, but maybe I'll play this instead. Or, I suppose I could just play the 3DS remake.

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort
This doesn't look all that different from Wii Sports Resort, just with updated graphics. Thumb Wrestling as an activity is certainly a choice. It's interesting that the overview presented Nintendo losing in the gameplay demonstration—I can't think of any other time they've done that before.

Pikuniku 2
This is a full 3D sequel, and in some ways it looks worse because of it. It looks like silly fun like from before, but I'm not particularly interested in this since the first game didn't leave much of an impression on me.

Pokémon Pokopia
A free update is releasing in August, and three paid DLCs are releasing in time, with the first also releasing in August. With this kind of developer support, I'm sure the game will continue to sell well.

Rhythm Heaven Groove
The battle and multiplayer modes look fun, though I almost certainly won't be engaging with the latter. It will be a while before I get around to playing this specific title anyway, since I like to space my time between entries and still need to play the previous one.

If any of those are announced, though, I'm fully expecting Nintendo to make them Switch 2 exclusive to further shaft everyone who bought the original Switch.

I mean, five series titles released for the Switch. I'd argue that The Legend of Zelda fans should be more than happy with that kind of support.

After a decade of dashed hopes for Twilight Princess HD getting ported to Switch, I think I've given up on it.

For the Switch? Definitely not. But now your dashed hopes can carry over to the Switch 2 which I think such a port will have a greater chance of appearing on now.

[kamikazekeeg]

Honestly surprised Ocarina of Time was announced and for this year, but that's great.  It's a very Nintendo 64 oriented year for them apparently lol

That and Deltarune Chapter 5 getting a really soon release date is all that there was for me as far I can tell.  I do like the art for the Final Fantasy game, always love to see pixel art, but not sure if I'll check it out or not.

[ssj4yamgeta]

I mean, five series titles released for the Switch. I'd argue that The Legend of Zelda fans should be more than happy with that kind of support.

For mainline Zelda games we got: A port of a Wii U game that I disliked because it deviated way too far from the formula and chased every game design trend of that time, and a direct sequel to that Wii U game that did nothing to address the game's major flaws (and was the only mainline Zelda game native to the Switch). Then we got a remake of an obscure GameBoy game, and a port of Skyward Sword (which is definitely on the low end of Zelda games). Not exactly good support, especially when the WII U got HD remasters of Twilight Princess and Wind Waker in addition to BOTW, and the Switch 2 is getting the OOT remake and at least one new Zelda game unrelated to BOTW in the future. Heck, even the 3DS got remasters of OOT and Majora's Mask. The Switch didn't even get its own Mario Kart, while the Wii U and Switch 2 did.

Anyhow, the OOT remake is revealed to be a Switch 2 exclusive like I thought it would be. Great for Switch 2 owners, but I'll never get to play it because I'm never buying a Switch 2. I promised myself years ago that I'd only buy one console this gen. Nonetheless, Nintendo won this year's announcement week, because the new benchmark for the industry is who has the best remake, and this one blew the others out of the water.

[sworddude]

Newest ocarina of time being a return to dark zelda's, it's about fking time 

Do wonder if it's gonna be faithfull or a total reimagining hoping for the latter since you'd have a different game than.

I mean, five series titles released for the Switch. I'd argue that The Legend of Zelda fans should be more than happy with that kind of support.

tbf botw/ totk are not classic foruma 3D zelda games and sandbox exploration games and ports of older stuff that allot of fans already played don't really count. The dungeons and bosses are a heavy downgrade although better executed in the sequel still way worse.

and we also don't count spinoffs. and the 2d toy style stuff can kiss my ass, it's mid.

also ever since windwaker we lost the more dark zelda zelda games, we haven't gotten once since twilight princess if where talking about the non gameplay aspect.

I mean, five series titles released for the Switch. I'd argue that The Legend of Zelda fans should be more than happy with that kind of support.

For mainline Zelda games we got: A port of a Wii U game that I disliked because it deviated way too far from the formula and chased every game design trend of that time, and a direct sequel to that Wii U game that did nothing to address the game's major flaws

for my taste totk fixed some massive flaws of BOTW. superior boss variety, more enemy variety which was terrible in botw and improved dungeons. I mean it ain't classic 3D zelda and allot of those aspects are still watered down with the open world but they where massive improvements for some of botw's most massive flaws. for me personally BOTW was a 6/10 game it was quite barebones especially withouth the dlc it had promise but also allot of flaws. TOTK bumped it up to be a 9/10 game far less empty and more quality in terms of the actual content. There where some things that where better in botw like the shield parries and the guardians but not really worth the trade off for all that it lacks. you could argue that certain simple creations in totk made travelling a bit too ez killing the exploration a bit.

Totk Is still a sandbox zelda though if that was your biggest flaw with it and wanting a more traditional experience.

[weirdfeline]

That was awful. "Highlights" were Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, Ninjala 2 and Pikuniku 2.

[2ko]

Nothing really both new and exciting for me announced this year all around, just follow-up trailers and showcases to games announced in the past few years that are coming soon.

So while I am quite happy with the selection of games we have in coming months, I kind of worry about what comes after that because nothing really sticks out for me. We'll cross that bridge when we get there I guess, for now it does look like I have a good selection of games to look forward to.

Looks like the new FE will have the same Time Management systems that 3H had, which I was kinda hopping they would move away from and just offer a classic style with chapters featuring some story content, a battle, and some more story content and that's it. All these extra activates were cool for like an hour or two but they start to really pad out the playtime and drag things out. A single playthrough of 3H took me nearly 100 hours I think, while the average for the rest of the series for me was usually between 20-40 hours. I'll still pick it up close to Day 1 I am sure and play the hell out of it though...

OoT remake is cool too and I'm looking forward to it. It's my second favorite Zelda behind BotW, and one of my favorite games of all time. So of course I'm playing it day 1. It being a remake though kinda bumps it down on the excitement though compared to a new Zelda.

Rhythm Heaven has been one of those easy to miss games that are hidden gems since the first title on the GBA. The are always great, but they don't get the attention or fanfare of a Zelda or Mario. I'm looking forward to it though because I already know it'll be a fun time. 

Lastly, FF Resonance looks like it's be a great JRPG to play over the holidays. Apparently its based on the mobile game Brave Exvius, which explains the appearance of characters from various games in the series. I just hope it is done well and doesn't feel like a cheap port of the mobile game. Should be ok though because they said "it has been refined and extensively rebuilt as a full-fledged console-quality RPG experience".

[marvelvscapcom2]

I mean, five series titles released for the Switch. I'd argue that The Legend of Zelda fans should be more than happy with that kind of support.

For mainline Zelda games we got: A port of a Wii U game that I disliked because it deviated way too far from the formula and chased every game design trend of that time, and a direct sequel to that Wii U game that did nothing to address the game's major flaws (and was the only mainline Zelda game native to the Switch). Then we got a remake of an obscure GameBoy game, and a port of Skyward Sword (which is definitely on the low end of Zelda games). Not exactly good support, especially when the WII U got HD remasters of Twilight Princess and Wind Waker in addition to BOTW, and the Switch 2 is getting the OOT remake and at least one new Zelda game unrelated to BOTW in the future. Heck, even the 3DS got remasters of OOT and Majora's Mask. The Switch didn't even get its own Mario Kart, while the Wii U and Switch 2 did.

Anyhow, the OOT remake is revealed to be a Switch 2 exclusive like I thought it would be. Great for Switch 2 owners, but I'll never get to play it because I'm never buying a Switch 2. I promised myself years ago that I'd only buy one console this gen. Nonetheless, Nintendo won this year's announcement week, because the new benchmark for the industry is who has the best remake, and this one blew the others out of the water.

The last sentence is actually really depressing... but accurate.  I am happy more people are waking up from the Matrix.  People act as if its manditory to buy the new consoles. I'm done with modern gaming. Based on hardware sales i'm far from the only.   This has been bar none the weakest lineup for the big 3 ever I believe. And it couldn't come at a worse time.  Nintendo has operated a system of recent that simply aims to recycle as much as corperately possible to maximize ROI. Strip as much rights from the player and push as much market manipulation as possible. It feels like someone getting off and you're left neglected.   Look at Switch 2 already.   We get a BOTW Port, A TOTK Port, which as far as im concerned are a waste of plastic. a N64 Renake of a 30 yr old game.  For Kirby we get a Forgotten Land Port from Switch at a 70 dollar price point. They dont even have the decensy to price appropriately for a port.   You got game devs charging less for remakes than Nintnedo does for ports.   For Mario we get nothing of merit.  For Pokémon you get a derivative albeit inventive Animal crossing rip off and tons of micro transactions and dlc saddled on top.  And 20 dollar emulated broken gameboy advance games.  A poorly reviewed mid tier Mario kart game that launched 20 dollars overpriced and never recovered from the bad PR of that.   


Donkey Kong Bananza remains the sole console seller subjectively for me.  Everything else this company has been up to is truly liquid ass.  Its bad bad. From the contractual signing away ownership of your hardware to the copy and paste formula. Hive mind is the only thing keeping them afloat.     



With that said my Stance on this direct.


This is the weakest of the 3.  Sony clearly had the largest showcase of New ajd incentive games. Not remaking PS2 games like Xbox and Nintendo. Not wierd 3rd party low budget meme games. Advertising 3rd party shooters that are corpses. And not anything as atrocious as Call of Duty DLCs being portrayed as showcase worthy.  Their lineup wasnt perfect or jump out of bed worthy but it had depth.  Franchises that are iconic to them are getting spin offs rather than recycle overuse.  Wolverine is a fresh change of face for the insomniac game marvel heritage.  Lauffey is fresh and unique.  Almost fantastical.  And that alone is 2 big budget console selling games you can say stand out. 


I do find it hilarious how Lauffey has come under more flack or general distain of people saying it is stupid or is "woke" unecessary non buy than both Halo Combat Evolved, a remaster of a port of a port of a port of a port of a collection HD legacy game that is older than Michael Keaton. And a Orcarina of time remake that is of course pretty but a remake of a game that has been released on everything except a fridgerator since 1996.   That is beaten to death.  Ocarina of time 2 would require being an actual producer of games and not a packager of nostalgia. Which Nintnedo has no intention of being full time.   


Id hope Ocarina of time is a reimagining with a complete new system of battle, some new quests and maybe even new plc and sections of the open world map to explore.  Is that possible? Maybe. Is itlikely? No.   But we can pray.


A Switch sports remake? Seriously? 


To hell with Nintendo already.  I cant wait for GTA 6 to drop.  Strangle the software market and hurt Nintendo even further becsuse their POS console wont be able to run it.  Holiday 2026 is gonna look lovely for them. 

[dhaabi]

I mean, five series titles released for the Switch. I'd argue that The Legend of Zelda fans should be more than happy with that kind of support.

For mainline Zelda games we got: A port of a Wii U game that I disliked because it deviated way too far from the formula and chased every game design trend of that time, and a direct sequel to that Wii U game that did nothing to address the game's major flaws (and was the only mainline Zelda game native to the Switch). Then we got a remake of an obscure GameBoy game, and a port of Skyward Sword (which is definitely on the low end of Zelda games). Not exactly good support

tbf botw/ totk are not classic foruma 3D zelda games and sandbox exploration games and ports of older stuff that allot of fans already played don't really count. The dungeons and bosses are a heavy downgrade although better executed in the sequel still way worse.

and we also don't count spinoffs. and the 2d toy style stuff can kiss my ass, it's mid.

It's comments like these that demonstrate personal bias. Of the five The Legend of Zelda titles considered to be main series entries for Nintendo Switch, they're all critically acclaimed both by critics and audiences and sell well accordingly. That a title doesn't pander to your specific interests or if it's not something you believe should "count" is, ultimately, irrelevant to the matter that The Legend of Zelda was one of the most supported first-party series for the platform by total title count—third to Pokémon with 24 games and software and Super Mario with twelve games, respectively.

Including the four actual spin-off entries from The Legend of Zelda franchise, there were nine total games released for Nintendo Switch: Breath of the Wild, Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition, Cadence of Hyrule, Link's Awakening, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Skyward Sword HD, Tears of the Kingdom, Echoes of Wisdom, and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment.

Again, most fans of the series are happy and for good reason too.