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The story
Nintendo announced it will stream a Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Nintendo Direct on September 8, followed by a regular Nintendo Direct the very next day, September 9. The announcement set off a flood of reactions on 5ch’s console/industry (“Geha”) board, with posters expressing shock at back-to-back Directs on consecutive days. Some noted that Sony’s State of Play the day before had underwhelmed, and many posts compared the timing to Nintendo’s announcement. The thread buzzed with speculation about what might be shown — including Ocarina of Time gameplay footage and news on the live-action film — but these remain fan hopes and guesses, not anything officially confirmed.
What people said
#NintendoToday
https://nintendo.today/s/mpKMumFp
Well, if it's a standalone Direct, there's still a chance a regular one shows up too, no?
Still don't know yet
No way, for real
And it's a full Direct too?!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
This, exactly this
This is a golden era, man
This probably means the regular Direct is landing on a separate day too, right?
Yeah, the regular Direct's already been announced for the day after the Zelda 40th one
Well, there's the movie too
Ah, so we're getting a movie sneak peek
Do Ocarina of Time and the movie really need a full 30 minutes on their own?
Maybe there's something else too?
Well obviously it's Game & Watch
Yeah, it'd be a shame to leave the definitive HD versions locked away on the Wii U forever
Would be amazing if we got a sneak peek, but yeah, probably not
Live-action movie trailer
Teaser trailer for a brand-new 3D Zelda for Switch 2, following BotW/TotK
IT'S A FESTIVAL!!!!!!!!
🪳AAAAAAAH☠
Especially after that garbage 2-hour ordeal just yesterday
Did you seriously sit through the whole video for a console you don't even own?
📅 Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 11:00 PM start — approx. 30 minutes
✅ Nintendo Direct
📅 Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 11:00 PM start — approx. 45 minutes
No matter how you look at it, Nintendo's forcing everyone to compare it to State of Play — that's just brutal (lol)
Background and Key Points
Nintendo Direct is Nintendo’s regularly scheduled game-info broadcast; separately, the company sometimes holds standalone Directs focused on a single franchise. This time, an unusual schedule saw a standalone Direct for the Legend of Zelda’s 40th anniversary and a regular Nintendo Direct booked on two consecutive days. Sony’s State of Play, held the day before and heavily discussed in the thread, is a frequent point of comparison against Nintendo announcements on 5ch’s console/industry (“Geha”) board, and this time was no exception. That said, specific content floated in the thread — such as a sneak peek of the Ocarina of Time live-action film or a teaser for a new 3D Zelda game — is purely fan speculation and hope, not anything Nintendo has officially confirmed. Whether these hoped-for reveals actually happen won’t be known until the broadcasts air.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (console/industry, “Geha”) thread “Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct 9.8.”
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