Nintendo Direct confirmed for Tuesday – Metroid Prime 4 a real possibility-Adam Starkey-Entertainment – Metro

The Direct is confirmed (Nintendo)

Nintendo has officially announced a Direct showcase for Tuesday, but don’t expect any mention of the Switch 2 console.

After leaks suggested as much, the next Nintendo Direct – the equivalent of the traditional E3 summer blowout – has been officially confirmed for Tuesday, June 18.

The presentation will premiere on Tuesday at 3pm BST in the UK, which translates to 4pm CEST in Europe and 7am PT/10am ET in the US. As made clear by Nintendo, the Direct will not mention the ‘Switch successor’ and will instead focus on Switch games coming out in the second half of of 2024.

It will span ‘around 40 minutes’ which is the usual length for the June Directs, but that does raise the question of what Nintendo has to talk about that would last that long, since they have virtually nothing announced at the moment.

Recent rumours have pointed to a number of ports, including Xenoblade Chronicles X, which is one of the last remaining Wii U games which hasn’t yet arrived on the Switch. The Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition also seems likely, after evidence of PlayStation trophies recently appeared online.

The original leak for the Direct date was tied to a teaser for an Among Us update, so it looks likely that will show up too.

As for the big headliners, Nintendo usually closes out a console cycle with a string of smaller Mario spin-offs or remakes, with a new Mario Party game seeming very likely and already having been hinted at by leaks.

Mario-themed sports games are also common schedule fillers for Nintendo, as are remasters, with various Zelda titles and the remaining two Metroid Prime games being likely candidates.

After it didn’t show up at the Xbox Games Showcase, there is still hope of Hollow Knight: Silksong finally making an appearance – although that’s been said far too many time over the last few years.

With the Switch 2 just around the corner, no one would blame Nintendo for having a quiet Direct but the fact that it is 40 minutes long suggests something of significance will be announced, with the long delayed Metroid Prime 4 now seeming like a real possibility.

Are we due another party? (Nintendo)

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