Nintendo’s Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct airs today: 30-minute showcase

Nintendo is airing a 30-minute Zelda Direct today, September 8, to celebrate 40 years of The Legend of Zelda. It starts at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET, and it arrives one day before the broader September Nintendo Direct on September 9.

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The main focus should be Zelda’s 40th anniversary. The biggest update will probably be a much fuller look at the already announced The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Nintendo Switch 2, along with pre-order details, a solid chunk of gameplay, and a firm release date. Recent reports have pointed to a possible November 2026 launch, with Nintendo potentially using it as a holiday-season draw. Fans are also waiting to see how closely the remake sticks to the original, or whether Nintendo uses it to pull the series back toward a more traditional structure after The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Nintendo has also left the door open for news outside the games themselves. That means there’s a chance of a Zelda movie teaser for the April 30, 2027 film starring Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Bo Bragason, and Uli Latukefu. You could also see the still-unconfirmed Zelda-themed Nintendo Switch 2 hardware, new amiibo, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD or The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD making a return, or even a few early hints about games planned for 2027. The Legend of Zelda series has now passed 195 million sales, so if you follow Zelda at all, this showcase is probably worth watching.

You can catch the stream on Nintendo’s official channels.

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