Nintendo’s Next Direct Might Drop With Switch 2

If there’s one thing as certain as Mario Kart friendship breakups, it’s that Nintendo loves a good June Direct. It’s practically a summer ritual at this point—like BBQs, beach holidays, and heat-induced gamer rage. But this year, the Big N might be raising the stakes even further.

According to Brazilian gaming journo Pedro Henrique Lutti Lippe—who’s got a decent track record of leaking Nintendo’s secrets without getting hit by a Blue Shell—there’s a very spicy Direct stream lined up right around the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, which is (allegedly) happening on 5 June 2025.

Now, before you brush that off with a “well, obviously,” let’s remember: Nintendo doesn’t do things out of sheer habit. Their June Directs have historically been used to set the tone for the year, with full-fat showcases brimming with game reveals, release dates, and a few surprises that somehow always involve Mario. They’ve only missed one year—2016—because they were too busy burying the Wii U and prepping us for the original Switch reveal.

So what’s cooking for this potential Switch 2 blowout?

Well, if history is anything to go by, it’ll be a buffet of updates and first looks. Back in the day, the first June Direct post-Switch launch mainly revisited known titles, but still had the gall to slap us with Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo’s 2017 Christmas miracle.

This year, we’re looking at a possible encore with Switch 2 updates. Think:

• Donkey Kong: Bananza (dropping in July, possibly with more bananas than common sense),
• Drag X Drive (Rocket League but in wheelchairs and it’s basketball)
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Pokémon Legends Z-A, which still don’t have proper release dates because Nintendo likes to keep us on edge.

Oh, and let’s not forget those Switch 2 launch perks Nintendo teased earlier this month—free updates to a dozen older Switch titles. That includes improved visuals for Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Super Mario Odyssey, and an intriguing new feature called GameShare. What’s that, you ask? Basically, it means one copy of a game can be shared across multiple Switch consoles in local multiplayer. You know, so you and your sibling can stop arguing over who gets the cartridge.

Also confirmed: Text-to-speech support in Game Chat. Because nothing screams “cutting-edge gaming” like having your console awkwardly read out trash talk during a Splatoon match.

So if the stars align and Nintendo actually drops this June Direct alongside the Switch 2 launch, expect it to be a shiny, nostalgia-drenched spectacle. But honestly, at this point, it’s less a matter of if and more a matter of how much chaos Nintendo is planning to unleash on launch week.

Better start clearing your calendars and charging your Joy-Cons. June’s going to be loud.