Nintendo announced its next Direct showcase on June 9th, featuring a 50-minute stream followed by a 95-minute Treehouse Live event. The showcase is expected to reveal upcoming games for the Switch 2, which faces price hikes and a sparse release calendar.
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<p class="has-text-align-none"><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/939206/summer-game-fest-playstation-xbox-gaming-events-2026" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.theverge.com/games/939206/summer-game-fest-playstation-xbox-gaming-events-2026">Summer Game Fest</a> may be over, but the flood of gaming news isn't. Nintendo <a href="https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/2063984598275490250" data-type="link" data-id="https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/2063984598275490250">just announced</a> that it'll be holding its next Direct showcase event on June 9th at 10AM ET. The stream, which you can find <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/PvUPDSDZg1k" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.youtube.com/live/PvUPDSDZg1k">here</a>, will be followed by a Treehouse Live event, and it sounds like it'll be pretty lengthy. "The Nintendo Direct will be roughly 50 minutes and Nintendo Treehouse: Live will be 95 minutes," the company says.</p>
<p class="has-text-align-none">There's no word yet on exactly what to expect, but this is likely to be a major showcase for Nintendo, given how quiet the back half of the year is for the company's release calendar. There are a handful of major Switch 2 games coming up - <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/925601/star-fox-nintendo-switch-2"><em> …</em></a></p>
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# Nintendo’s next Direct showcase is on June 9th
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[Summer Game Fest](https://www.theverge.com/games/939206/summer-game-fest-playstation-xbox-gaming-events-2026)may be over, but the flood of gaming news isn’t\. Nintendo[just announced](https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/2063984598275490250)that it’ll be holding its next Direct showcase event on June 9th at 10AM ET\. The stream, which you can find[here](https://www.youtube.com/live/PvUPDSDZg1k), will be followed by a Treehouse Live event, and it sounds like it’ll be pretty lengthy\. “The Nintendo Direct will be roughly 50 minutes and Nintendo Treehouse: Live will be 95 minutes,” the company says\.
There’s no word yet on exactly what to expect, but this is likely to be a major showcase for Nintendo, given how quiet the back half of the year is for the company’s release calendar\. There are a handful of major Switch 2 games coming up —[*Star Fox*](https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/925601/star-fox-nintendo-switch-2)\(June 25th\),[*Rhythm Heaven Groove*](https://www.theverge.com/games/909137/youll-be-in-rhythm-heaven-soon)\(July 2nd\), and[*Splatoon Raiders*](https://www.theverge.com/games/915655/splatoon-raiders-switch-2-release-date-trailer)\(July 23rd\) — but nothing currently beyond that\.*Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave*is also slated for 2026, but doesn’t currently have a release date, while[the next*Pokémon*](https://www.theverge.com/games/885321/pokemon-winds-and-waves-trailer-browt-pombom-gecua)isn’t launching until next year\.
The Direct also comes as Nintendo is following the rest of the gadget world and[raising Switch 2 prices](https://www.theverge.com/games/926606/nintendo-switch-2-price-hikes-earnings-results), which means that it will need a particularly compelling holiday lineup for its now more expensive console\. Whether that means a tentpole release like a new*Legend of Zelda*or*Super Mario*, or something altogether unexpected, is unclear right now\. But we should find out tomorrow\.
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