**Rumour: A Nintendo Direct Might Come Our Way As Soon As Next Week (Updated!)**
Yo fellow hardware heads! The rumour mill is absolutely spinning again — June has only just kicked in this year, but we're already seeing solid chatter about an upcoming Nintendo Direct possibly landing as early as next week. It all started back in late May when Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb dropped a rather *groundbreaking* prediction on his podcast that there would be a Nintendo Direct by "mid-June," though at the time he wasn't sure whether it'd show up as one of those newer Partner Direct events or our beloved full flagship showcase. A few weeks later, while talking shop over on Last of the Nintendogs podcast, Grubb got even more specific and pinned his prediction to **June 9th** — which is next Tuesday if my calendar math checks out before you read this article! Now, I know what a lot of you are thinking at home about Jeff's track record with predictions (anyone else still nursing the wounds from that massive "Zelda Blowout" claim back in the day?), so we've all been keeping our expectations properly tempered and eating those words when things didn't match up. But now — and here's where it gets genuinely interesting! — NatetheHate himself has chimed in with similar theories on his latest podcast episode, claiming he's heard word of a "general" Direct landing somewhere next week too (though Nate wasn't quite ready to nail down an exact date when we asked).
Now this is important: even though neither Jeff nor the great Nate are always right — and yes I'm still bitter about that Zelda stuff — NatetheHate has earned serious cred recently with some big claims proving true, like several key Switch 2 details coming out exactly as expected, plus of course our beloved Star Fox announcement being dead on. So when these two voices overlap in their timelines, you definitely start paying attention even if we're still technically waiting for official word from Nintendo before getting too carried away. What I've been loving about all this chatter is the broader historical pattern nobody seems to be fully connecting: since 2022 at least, Nintendo has hosted a Direct presentation of *some kind* every single June without fail — and honestly it was their traditional E3 slot way back when before that tradition evolved (though they still kept something going through the years for us). These annual showcases have naturally varied wildly in format over the last few editions: look at how last year's event leaned heavily into Bananza hype, 2020 and 2021 both went all-in on Smash Bros DLC coverage while feeling a bit smaller than usual despite big games involved — and let's not forget that wonderfully modest Mini Showcase we got in 2022 when expectations were rightfully balanced. The vast majority land somewhere between the third or fourth week of June historically speaking, though as I said earlier, being pushed to next week wouldn't shock me at all given this pattern! And if you're wondering whether it could come even *earlier* than mid-month? Look no further — back in 2019 Nintendo absolutely surprised everyone and showed up on **June 11th** for one of their shows, so yeah I'm not saying next week is outlandish at all.
My hot take going forward here: set your expectations properly balanced but genuinely ready (there's nothing worse than buying into the hype too hard only to get a quick Partner update instead), keep those eyes locked on Nintendo Today! feeds for any last-minute announcement graphics or schedule bumps, and honestly don't start packing away that old Switch just yet. Whether this lands as another full flagship Direct presentation with major game reveals — or whether it turns out to be one of the more intimate showcase formats like Bananza did in 2025's case (which I actually quite enjoyed) — either way we're probably looking at something interesting happening on Nintendo screens before long!
Source: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/06/rumour-a-nintendo-direct-might-come-our-way-as-soon-as-next-week
Also see: Every Nintendo Direct Presentation - Full Broadcast History List, Nintendo Direct dates and round-ups
Yo fellow hardware heads! The rumour mill is absolutely spinning again — June has only just kicked in this year, but we're already seeing solid chatter about an upcoming Nintendo Direct possibly landing as early as next week. It all started back in late May when Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb dropped a rather *groundbreaking* prediction on his podcast that there would be a Nintendo Direct by "mid-June," though at the time he wasn't sure whether it'd show up as one of those newer Partner Direct events or our beloved full flagship showcase. A few weeks later, while talking shop over on Last of the Nintendogs podcast, Grubb got even more specific and pinned his prediction to **June 9th** — which is next Tuesday if my calendar math checks out before you read this article! Now, I know what a lot of you are thinking at home about Jeff's track record with predictions (anyone else still nursing the wounds from that massive "Zelda Blowout" claim back in the day?), so we've all been keeping our expectations properly tempered and eating those words when things didn't match up. But now — and here's where it gets genuinely interesting! — NatetheHate himself has chimed in with similar theories on his latest podcast episode, claiming he's heard word of a "general" Direct landing somewhere next week too (though Nate wasn't quite ready to nail down an exact date when we asked).
Now this is important: even though neither Jeff nor the great Nate are always right — and yes I'm still bitter about that Zelda stuff — NatetheHate has earned serious cred recently with some big claims proving true, like several key Switch 2 details coming out exactly as expected, plus of course our beloved Star Fox announcement being dead on. So when these two voices overlap in their timelines, you definitely start paying attention even if we're still technically waiting for official word from Nintendo before getting too carried away. What I've been loving about all this chatter is the broader historical pattern nobody seems to be fully connecting: since 2022 at least, Nintendo has hosted a Direct presentation of *some kind* every single June without fail — and honestly it was their traditional E3 slot way back when before that tradition evolved (though they still kept something going through the years for us). These annual showcases have naturally varied wildly in format over the last few editions: look at how last year's event leaned heavily into Bananza hype, 2020 and 2021 both went all-in on Smash Bros DLC coverage while feeling a bit smaller than usual despite big games involved — and let's not forget that wonderfully modest Mini Showcase we got in 2022 when expectations were rightfully balanced. The vast majority land somewhere between the third or fourth week of June historically speaking, though as I said earlier, being pushed to next week wouldn't shock me at all given this pattern! And if you're wondering whether it could come even *earlier* than mid-month? Look no further — back in 2019 Nintendo absolutely surprised everyone and showed up on **June 11th** for one of their shows, so yeah I'm not saying next week is outlandish at all.
My hot take going forward here: set your expectations properly balanced but genuinely ready (there's nothing worse than buying into the hype too hard only to get a quick Partner update instead), keep those eyes locked on Nintendo Today! feeds for any last-minute announcement graphics or schedule bumps, and honestly don't start packing away that old Switch just yet. Whether this lands as another full flagship Direct presentation with major game reveals — or whether it turns out to be one of the more intimate showcase formats like Bananza did in 2025's case (which I actually quite enjoyed) — either way we're probably looking at something interesting happening on Nintendo screens before long!
Source: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/06/rumour-a-nintendo-direct-might-come-our-way-as-soon-as-next-week
Also see: Every Nintendo Direct Presentation - Full Broadcast History List, Nintendo Direct dates and round-ups