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Date Region† Content Notes
JP NA EUR AUS KOR New games announced Games covered Third party titles
October 21, 2011          
December 27, 2011          
February 22, 2012          
April 21, 2012[nb 1]          
June 3, 2012           E3 2012 special broadcast
Skipping for convenience of example
June 16, 2015           E3 2015 special broadcast
Series on hiatus from July–October due to death of Satoru Iwata
November 12, 2015[nb 2]          
†JP: Japan, NA: North America, EUR: Europe, AUS: Australia, KOR: South Korea

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Date Region† Content Notes
JP NA EUR AUS KOR New games announced Games covered Third party titles
October 21, 2011          
December 27, 2011          
February 22, 2012          
April 21, 2012[nb 1]          
June 3, 2012           E3 2012 special broadcast
Skipping for convenience of example
June 16, 2015           E3 2015 special broadcast
Series on hiatus from July–October due to death of Satoru Iwata
November 12, 2015[nb 2]          
†JP: Japan, NA: North America, EUR: Europe, AUS: Australia, KOR: South Korea

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Date Region Notes
Japan North
America
Europe Australia South
Korea
October 21, 2011          
December 27, 2011          
February 22, 2012          
April 21, 2012[nb 1]          
June 3, 2012           E3 2012 special broadcast
Skipping for convenience of example
June 16, 2015           E3 2015 special broadcast
Series on hiatus from July–October due to death of Satoru Iwata
November 12, 2015          

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November 2015

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The Nintendo Direct on November 12, 2015,[nb 2] aired for Japan, North America, Europe, and Australia. Thirty-three games were covered during the broadcast, including the announcement of two new ones: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD and Pokémon Picross. Among notable announcements were details on the January 2016 Amiibo series—for Animal Crossing and Super Smash Bros.—and the addition of Cloud Strife as a downloadable character for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.[1] For The Legend of Zelda series, a new character was announced: Linkle, a gender bent, female version of Link. Although not part of the series' core-games, Linkle's addition yielded praise and criticism.[2][3] A virtual console release of Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow was announced for the eShop to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise.[1]

† Only mentioned in the Japanese broadcast.

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November 2015

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The Nintendo Direct on November 12, 2015,[nb 2] aired for Japan, North America, Europe, and Australia. Thirty-three games were covered during the broadcast, including the announcement of two new ones: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD and Pokémon Picross. Among notable announcements were details on the January 2016 Amiibo series—for Animal Crossing and Super Smash Bros.—and the addition of Cloud Strife as a downloadable character for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.[4] For The Legend of Zelda series, a new character was announced: Linkle, a gender bent, female version of Link. Although not part of the series' core-games, Linkle's addition yielded praise and criticism.[5][6] A virtual console release of Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow was announced for the eShop to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise.[1]

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Date Region New games announced Notes
Japan North
America
Europe Australia South
Korea
October 21, 2011          
December 27, 2011          
February 22, 2012          
April 21, 2012[nb 1]          
June 3, 2012           E3 2012 special broadcast
Skipping for convenience of example
June 14, 2015           No new games announced Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U special broadcast
June 16, 2015           E3 2015 special broadcast
Series on hiatus from July–October due to death of Satoru Iwata
November 12, 2015          

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List of Nintendo Direct presentations

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List of Nintendo Direct presentations
Year Date(s) Type Regions aired in Primary content References
JP NA EU SK AU
2011 October 21
 
          [7]
2011 December 27
 
          [8]
2012 February 22          
2012 April 14          
2012 April 21          
2012 June 3          
2012 June 21          
2012 July 18          
2016 February 26–27
 
         

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d The Korean version of this Nintendo Direct aired on April 14, 2012
  2. ^ a b c d Due to differing time zones, the Australian and Japanese broadcasts were on November 13

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Feature: The Big Nintendo Direct Summary - 12th November". Nintendo Life. November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Maddy Myers (November 18, 2015). "I Love Linkle. But Linkle Is Not Enough". The Mary Sue. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Patrick Klepek (November 20, 2015). "Three Very Different Takes On Linkle, The Female Link". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  4. ^ "Feature: The Big Nintendo Direct Summary - 12th November". Nintendo Life. November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  5. ^ Maddy Myers (November 18, 2015). "I Love Linkle. But Linkle Is Not Enough". The Mary Sue. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  6. ^ Patrick Klepek (November 20, 2015). "Three Very Different Takes On Linkle, The Female Link". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  7. ^ http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/event/28153/nintendo-direct-20111021
  8. ^ http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/event/29343/nintendo-direct-20111227