Nintendo confirms two directs: Zelda at 40, then Switch 2

Two directs, two mornings, one 40th birthday

Nintendo has confirmed two separate broadcasts in two days. The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct airs Tuesday, September 8 at 7am PT and runs roughly 30 minutes; a general Nintendo Direct follows on Wednesday, September 9 at the same time and runs roughly 45 minutes, with a Nintendo Treehouse: Live stream after it showing gameplay of selected titles.

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time — Remake Reveal (Nintendo Direct, June 2026)

Why it matters for dads

Nintendo giving a single series its own half-hour is not routine. Zelda turned 40 earlier this year, and the obvious thing to fill thirty minutes with is the Ocarina of Time remake — announced back in June for Switch 2 and, as of this Direct, dated for 5 November 2026. Quite possibly the only game this year that a 40-year-old and a 10-year-old will fight over equally. If you want to know why that matters before Tuesday, our Ocarina of Time review explains what the 1998 original actually did, the LEGO Final Battle set (77093) already earns a 4.5 out of 5 from us, and the Zelda hub has every mainline game rated.

Worth being precise about the hype, though: Nintendo has promised Zelda information and nothing else. No mention of Ocarina of Time, no mention of a date, and nothing at all about what Wednesday’s general Direct covers beyond its 45 minutes. A 40th-anniversary show could just as easily be Switch Online back catalogue, amiibo, merchandise and a look at the live-action Zelda film due April 2027.

The timing question is the interesting one. A Swiss retailer briefly listed the remake for December 1, 2026 before pulling the page — unconfirmed, and worth a raised eyebrow, because December 1 is a Tuesday and Nintendo almost always ships on a Thursday or Friday. What is real is the squeeze around it: GTA 6 lands November 19, and the Switch 2 went up to $499.99 on September 1. If one household budget has to cover a console price rise and two headline games in six weeks, the date Nintendo picks decides which one gets bought.

What’s next

Both shows stream at 7am PT. We will cover whatever actually gets announced rather than what the rumour cycle expected, and the Ocarina of Time page gets updated the moment a real date exists. Update: Wednesday’s general Direct turned out to be a quiet one, headlined by a new Kirby game and a new 2D Metroid rather than anything Zelda-related.