Nintendo Direct June 2026: All the news and trailers – The Verge The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts. 2026-06-09T15:50:11+00:00 https://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/945806 https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-rss-large_80b47e.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1 Andrew Webster <![CDATA[Square Enix teases Kingdom Hearts 4 at Nintendo Direct]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=946717 2026-06-09T11:50:11-04:00 2026-06-09T11:03:14-04:00 A screenshot from Kingdom Hearts 4.

A different kind of Sora is back in the news. Square Enix just teased the long-awaited next entry in the Kingdom Hearts series, though there's not much in the way of info just yet. It's called Kingdom Hearts IV and it's launching on the Switch 2, PS5, Xbox, and PC, but there's no release date in sight. It's the first all-new entry in the series since KH III in 2019. You can watch the brief new teaser trailer above.

That's not the only KH-related news from the Nintendo Direct. If you missed out on earlier entries in the series, the first three titles are getting released in a single package for the Switch 2. It'll be available on October 8th …

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]]> Jay Peters <![CDATA[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is getting a remake for the Switch 2]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=945745 2026-06-09T11:01:45-04:00 2026-06-09T10:56:48-04:00

Nintendo announced a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Tuesday. It will launch sometime in 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2. More details will be announced "in the future."

A screenshot from a trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake.

This new title is the first major release in the franchise since 2024's Echoes of Wisdom, which starred Princess Zelda herself. Echoes followed 2023's Tears of the Kingdom, a direct sequel to Breath of the Wild - both of which got upgraded Switch 2 versions alongside the launch of the new console last year. In November, Nintendo also launched the hack-and-slash title Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment.

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]]> Andrew Webster <![CDATA[Nintendo’s next Direct showcase is on June 9th]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=945670 2026-06-08T10:02:59-04:00 2026-06-08T09:57:58-04:00 A photo of Mario Kart World running on a Nintendo Switch 2 in handheld mode.

Summer Game Fest may be over, but the flood of gaming news isn't. Nintendo just announced that it'll be holding its next Direct showcase event on June 9th at 10AM ET. The stream, which you can find here, 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 - …

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