Next Nintendo Direct?

Many Nintendo fans have expected a general Nintendo Direct in February, because that's when we usually got one in past years. But it didn't happen... Instead, there was a Partner Showcase, a Treehouse Live session, and the usual Pokémon Presents. In addition, we got an Indie World in early March, as well as lots of Super Mario news today on MAR10 Day, which includes the final trailer for the Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

That's all good stuff, but not necessarily what you want to hear about. And now there's the question of when the next Nintendo Direct will be happening. Next week? Later in March? Next month? Or will we have to wait until June? Let's discuss this a bit...

Nintendo usually likes to schedule their major Directs after one of their bigger releases, so they don't distract from them. Of course, a Nintendo Direct could spark new excitement for an upcoming release or share new details, but in some cases everything has been said already.

And this is true for Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo Switch 2 Edition) + Meetup in Bellabell Park, which just got another presentation and is going to launch on March 26th – in two weeks from now. It gets followed by the Super Mario Galaxy Movie the week after, where generally Nintendo will want to put the spotlight on Super Mario for the time being.

This includes first news about Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, which was announced for Spring 2026 in the last Nintendo Direct and has now gotten a concrete release date: May 21st. This is the latest confirmed release we have so far.

Between the Super Mario Galaxy Movie and the new Yoshi game we're also getting Tomadochi Life: Living the Dream, on April 16th. The game has already gotten its own dedicated presentation at the end of January, making this another case of "we don't need to see this again."

And one of these two titles is most likely going to be the milestone for another Nintendo Direct. This means that we may have to wait at least until the end of April, or possibly even until the end of May, where June would be one of the three usual schedules (the third one being in September). But they deviate from this from time to time.

Either way, such a timing would be better for The Legend of Zelda, because they won't announce anything for its 40th Anniversary as long as the Super Mario Bros. are still eating their cake. If there's a Nintendo Direct still coming in March, they most likely won't talk about the Zelda anniversary just yet. So, keep that in mind while you're getting impatient.

As a reference, Echoes of Wisdom was announced in late June 2024 and then came out exactly three months later. So, if we're getting some top-down Zelda delicacy for the 40th Anniversary, then this will still be in the cards with a Nintendo Direct in June.

There are two more announced Nintendo games without a release date yet, which are Splatoon Raiders and Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave. But we know so little about them that they definitely will be topics in the next Nintendo Direct, shining some more light on them.

Mario Kart World: Bob-omb Blast Returning?

"MAR10 Day" is approaching, so Nintendo is going full throttle with Super Mario stuff at the moment, which is still part of the 40th Anniversary of Super Mario Bros. (which is why you shouldn't hold your breath about similar news for Zelda). There are different online events happening in games like Super Mario Run and Mario Kart World, where for the latter Nintendo has shared an interesting screenshot:

This is the online mode menu, showing the current event. There is nothing special about it on first glance, but when you look closely, you'll see that the icon for the Battle mode has changed, from a balloon and a coin to a balloon, a coin and Bob-omb.

Currently, there are only two battle modes available in Mario Kart World: Balloon Battle and Coin Runners. So, this icon change indicates that the beloved Bob-omb Blast is going to return in the near future, maybe even on March 10th for the MAR10 Day.

This has been on my list of potential free updates, where I wouldn't necessarily expect a major expansion. It may even be that an update that only comes with this mode and nothing else, though a general overhaul of the Battle mode will be appreciated. Shine Thief could return as well and ideally they will add some more dedicated battle courses into the world, since there are only two right now.

 

Via: NintendoEverything