The date of the next Nintendo Direct may have just been narrowed down. Nintendo irregularly holds livestreamed, prerecorded Directs to announce what's coming next for its games, hardware, and more. While these events are often unpredictable, they're almost always the subject of near-infinite speculation, as fans and industry insiders alike attempt to guess at their dates before they're announced. One such insider has a bold claim about the next Direct, and, while it's not totally imminent, it may only be a short way away.
Reliable leaker NateTheHate suggests, in a new video on his YouTube channel, that the next Direct is coming sometime later this month - July 2025 - but that Nintendo is waiting until after the launch of Donkey Kong Bananza to hold its next event. That'd put our next Direct firmly in the latter half of July, likely on the week of the 20th or 27th, in order to give DK's release weekend a little breathing room.
Nate the Hate suggests that the next Direct is planned for sometime after the launch of Donkey Kong Bananza, which does seem likely. The last Direct was entirely DK-centric, presenting 15 minutes of information about the upcoming...
