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Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct Set for September 8
Nintendo will spend about 30 minutes on the series before a separate general Switch 2-focused Direct follows a day later.
Nintendo will hold a The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct on September 8, giving the series its own presentation before a separate general Nintendo Direct the following day.
The Zelda broadcast will run for roughly 30 minutes and promises a variety of information tied to the franchise's 40th anniversary. Nintendo has not yet said what that anniversary information will include. The company has posted the Zelda anniversary Direct announcement on its site.
A second Direct follows
Nintendo's general Direct is scheduled for September 9. It will reportedly run for around 45 minutes and focus on Nintendo Switch 2 games launching in winter 2026.
That presentation will be followed by a roughly 110-minute Nintendo Treehouse: Live stream with gameplay from select games shown during the Direct. For Zelda players, the separate broadcast means the anniversary material will not need to compete for time with Nintendo's broader Switch 2 lineup.