The next Nintendo Direct ‘will focus on third-party games’, it’s claimed

The Nintendo Direct anticipated to happen subsequent week will reportedly give attention to third-party video games.

That’s in accordance with skilled journalist Nacho Requena, editor of Spanish video games journal Manual, who advised viewers throughout a Twitch stream on Friday that he’d been advised to count on new bulletins from main publishers.

“We must always have a Nintendo Direct this coming Tuesday,” Requena mentioned in the course of the dwell stream, translated by VGC. “This might be primarily centered on third-party video games – that’s what I’ve been advised to count on.

“I’ve additionally been advised that some Persona sport might be current, although I don’t know which sport,” they added. “I’ve additionally been advised there might be one other sport that has been out there for a while on different platforms… it’s been out there for 4 years now.”

Requena’s ‘four-year-old’ port declare would match with a previous claim that Rockstar was planning to convey Pink Useless Redemption 2 – launched in 2018 – to Swap.

One other video games author first claimed earlier this month {that a} Nintendo Direct is about to happen subsequent week, which VGC’s personal sources corroborated on the time.

Nintendo first launched ‘Nintendo Direct Mini: Associate Showcase’ displays in the course of the pandemic, that includes content material completely from its growth and publishing companions.

4 such dwell streams have been held throughout 2020, however none within the years since.

A lot of Nintendo’s first-party video games for the rest of 2022 seem to have been revealed. The corporate broadcasted a Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Direct final week, whereas The Pokémon Firm has been holding its personal streams for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Splatoon 3, Bayonetta 3 and Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope have additionally been confirmed for launch someday throughout 2022, with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s sequel formally slipping to 2023.

The final Nintendo Direct was held in February 2022 and centered on video games due for launch within the first half of the yr.

Throughout that presentation, Nintendo revealed Mario Strikers: Battle League, Nintendo Swap Sports activities, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Hearth Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes.

It additionally revealed the Booster Course Move for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which promised that 48 tracks can be launched in eight waves over course of the next two years.