The next Nintendo Direct digital event will take place today and it promises a host of Switch announcements.
Kicking off at 7am PT / 12pm ET / 3pm BST on Tuesday, September 13,Nintendo has said the presentation will include“roughly 40 minutes of information mainly focused onNintendo Switchgames launching this winter”.
WhileNintendo UK won’t live stream the Nintendo Direct“as a mark of respect” to Queen Elizabeth II, you’ll be able to watch it live via theNintendoof America YouTube stream embedded at the top of this page.
The event had been long expected followingmultiple reportsover the last weeks, some of which suggested the company will announcenew Zelda and Metroid Prime remasters.
GamesBeat managing editor Mike Minotti and Grubbpreviously claimed that Zelda and Metroid portswould be part of the next Direct, and the latter said this weekend he understands that’s still the case.
“We’ve heard that Zelda stuff will be there; the name of the next Zelda game and the HD ports of the Zelda games from Wii U. I hope that’s the case, it seems like that should be the case, that’s what we’ve heard,” Grubb said.
“Also, Metroid Prime HD remasters should be coming out this holiday, so we should get that as well, and then there’s stuff like Fire Emblem that has been rumoured and seems like it makes a lot of sense, but I can’t confirm, and then stuff likeEAannouncingIt Takes Two.
“It should be a pretty robust Direct and I’m looking forward to it.”
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Twilight Princess and Wind Waker were already given the HD treatment on Wii U and are now among just a handful of Nintendo’s last-gen games that haven’t been ported to Switch.
Meanwhile, Metroid Prime remasters have reportedly been coming for years, with one recognised insider claiming last November thatPrime 1’s remaster was already completedand ready to be released.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition may finally be coming to Switch afterthe game was rated in Europe, while a retail listing for an unannouncedSwitch version of Biomutantwas spotted earlier this month too.
