A brand new Nintendo Direct is coming to your screens in just over 24 hours from the time of writing – and when it’s live you will be able to watch it right here on this page. Scroll down below for what you can expect, what time you can watch it, and the Twitch and YouTube links you need.
We will embed the YouTube video below so you can view the Nintendo Direct right here on this page, or click through to Twitch if that’s the streaming platform you prefer. Quick tip for YouTube users: you can use the x2 speed function in the video player to force the video to show you the most recent point in the stream. No, this shouldn’t work, but it does.
When to watch the February 2022 Nintendo Direct in your time zone
The February 9, 2022 Nintendo Direct will air at the following times – just scroll down below for your time zone. All times listed are for February 9 unless otherwise specified.
- PST: 2pm.
- EST: 5pm.
- BRT: 7pm.
- GMT: 10pm.
- CET: 11pm.
- MSK: 1am, Feb 10.
- IST: 3.30am, Feb 10.
- CST: 6am, Feb 10.
- JST: 7am, Feb 10.
- AEDT: 9am, Feb 10.
- NZDT: 11am, Feb 10.
Where to watch the February 2022 Nintendo Direct
As usual with video game streams, the two main platforms for this stream will be YouTube and Twitch, with YouTube getting both US and UK English language versions of the presentation. Fun fact: the UK presentation often prefers to use Japanese dialogue with subtitles, while the US version usually overdubs all dialogue in the presentation.
What to expect in the February 2022 Nintendo Direct
This is a tough one. Nintendo does have several games in the works that we know of, including Metroid Prime 4, Bayonetta 3, Kirby and the Forgotten Lands, and of course The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild‘s sequel. Kirby is coming soon, so that seems like a safe bet, while seeing anything from the other games could be a complete coin toss.
Elsewhere rumors have circulated about both a new Mario Kart and a sequel to 1-2-Switch. Industry insiders teased only yesterday that 2022 was set to be a full year for Nintendo, and this presentation seems to confirm that we’ll hear much more about what we can expect very soon.
Having said that, this presentation is set to be primarily focused on games launching in the first half of 2022. Kirby caps off that line-up of games in May, and it’ll be very interesting to see what else we might get before that.
Written by Dave Aubrey on behalf of GLHF.
