95%
Highly Likely
Yesterday, we spotted a claim from Spanish insider Nash Weedle pointing to a Nintendo Direct event taking place next week, with Weedle predicting the exact date to be June 9, 2026. They didn't specify what kind of Direct event it would be, but a big, general Direct is top of mind as it's the only kind we've not seen yet this year. Now, the very reliable insider Nate the Hate has added fuel to the claims of a Nintendo event next week, though in this case instead of picking an exact date, he does claim that it will be the first general Direct of 2026.
The claim comes from his latest podcast, where he begins to discuss it by admitting that it's the piece of information everyone watching the video is really there for. "Something that is more pertinent and more immediate, and something that everyone is actually here to listen to this episode for, is, 'When is the first general [Nintendo] direct of 2026'?" he begins.
"We are in the month of June, and expectations are there will be a Direct in the near future. Do these claims have merit? When will Nintendo begin to discuss their 2026 plans with us after Star Fox and Rhythm Heaven and Splatoon Raiders? What does the rest of 2026 look like from Nintendo? And we'll be getting that answer very soon, as from what I have heard, the Nintendo Direct will take place next week, the second week of June."
His co-host, Modern Vintage Gamer, then clarifies that he means the week of June 8th, before they both dig into the many, many titles we're still waiting on updates for. Not just major first-party titles like the reveal of the next mainline 3D Mario game or the rumoured Ocarina of Time Remake, but major third-party titles still absent like The Duskbloods and Elden Ring.
Both Nate the Hate and MVG stopped short of making direct predictions on any games appearing or not appearing at the coming Direct, instead sharing their expectations for the scale of the show, which are seemingly always to be as tempered as possible. This time of year is always rife with major announcements, but it's easy to get overly excited about these showcases, because they're almost never going to deliver the moon and then some.
Yesterday's State of Play, for example, was arguably the biggest showcase PlayStation has had in a while, simply because it heavily highlighted three first-party games. Yes, they're very big games, but only one of them is currently set to arrive this year (Marvel's Wolverine), while the other two (God of War Laufey, Until Dawn 2) are likely, or definitely in the case of Until Dawn 2, set to arrive in 2027.
That's also only three games out of more than 20 reveals in one show. That's not to take anything away from these projects; they're all heavy-hitting first-party franchises, but there are still so many more questions about PlayStation's first-party suite than what was answered in yesterday's event. We'll likely be saying the same thing about Xbox's upcoming showcase, and then again for Nintendo's rumoured Direct.
This is all to say, keep your expectations in check. Expect a Nintendo Direct event to be announced, not just because we've had multiple reports pointing to it, but because it would certainly follow Nintendo's pattern of always doing some kind of event in June, but keep your game-related expectations in check.
About the author: David has been writing about videogames, technology, and culture since 2020, with a focus on reporting daily news across multiple publications, including GameDaily.Biz, GameSkinny, and PlayStation Universe before joining Wccftech in 2025. David started contributing as Canada/US reporter for Wccftech's gaming section in 2025. Besides being up-to-date on the industry's movements, he loves interviewing developers, reviewing games, and writing intricate essays about the symbolism and layered meanings to be found in rich narratives as he's done for publications like GamesIndustry.Biz, LostInCult, and others. Outside of games he loves movies, music, theatre, his hometown, and his family, though not necessarily in that order.
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