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'''Nintendo Direct''' (Japanese: '''ニンテンドーダイレクト''' ''Nintendo Direct'') is an online video service provided by [[Nintendo]]. It is billed as "A new online home for exclusive Nintendo news-broadcast directly to you, the player."<ref name="NintendoDirect">[http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/ Nintendo Direct]</ref> It provides a video service similar to the {{DL|Wii|Nintendo Channel}} that was available for the [[Wii]] and Nintendo Video that was available for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. Many of the video presentations have also been streamed live on {{wp|Twitch.tv}} and/or uploaded to Nintendo's account on {{wp|YouTube}}.


==List of press conferences==
==Pokémon Direct==  
===2015===
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The '''Pokémon GO Press Conference''' (Japanese: '''新事業戦略発表会''' ''New Business Strategy Announcement'') was announced and held on September 10, 2015, announcing the smartphone game [[Pokémon GO]] as a collaboration between The Pokémon Company, [[Niantic]], and [[Nintendo]]. It was hosted by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]], {{wp|John Hanke}}, [[Junichi Masuda]], and [[Shigeru Miyamoto]].
===January 2013===
On December 29, 2012, a teaser was added to the end of a {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}} commercial that revealed there would be a special announcement on January 8, 2013. On January 3, 2013, the [[Pokémon.com|international Pokémon websites]] posted a message to return to their respective site on January 8, 2013 for a special announcement.


The conference was presented in Japanese and English with consecutive interpretation and streamed on {{wp|Niconico}}. A video of the conference was later uploaded to the official English and Japanese Pokémon YouTube channels.
On January 7, 2013, it was revealed that the announcement would be a special edition of Nintendo Direct, which would be named '''Pokémon Direct''', and that it would be broadcast simultaneously around the world.  The following day, Pokémon Direct was streamed, commencing at eight in the evening for Japan (8:00 pm JST), eleven in the morning in {{pmin|the United Kingdom}} (11:00 am GMT), and six in the morning for the east coast of {{pmin|the United States}} (6:00 am EST).  It was presented by [[Satoru Iwata]] who began with [[History of Pokémon|the history of the franchise]] and was concluded with the reveal of [[Generation VI]] with two new games for the [[Nintendo 3DS]], called [[Pokémon X and Y]]. A trailer was shown, introducing the three [[Starter Pokémon|starters]], {{p|Chespin}}, {{p|Froakie}} and {{p|Fennekin}}, snippets of both overworld and battle gameplay, and ending with the reveal of two legendary Pokémon, later revealed to be named {{p|Xerneas}} and {{p|Yveltal}}, respectively. In addition, Iwata also stated that, for the first time in the franchise's history, the games would be released simultaneously worldwide in October 2013.


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===2018===
===September 2013===
{{bulbanews/2|Pokémon Quest announced as a spin-off Pokémon game|Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu! and Let's Go Eevee! announced for the Nintendo Switch}}
{{bulbanews/4|New Pokémon Direct to be broadcast tomorrow|Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter revealed|New Pokémon spotted in Pokémon Direct|Pokémon X and Y-themed Nintendo 3DS XL systems to be available in United States and Europe}}
The '''Pokémon 2018 Video Game Press Conference''' (Japanese: '''ポケモン新作発表会''' ''Pokémon New Work Announcement'') was announced and held on May 30, 2018, announcing the spin-off game [[Pokémon Quest]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and mobile devices, the [[core series]] title [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] for Nintendo Switch, as well as a [[Pokémon Sword and Shield|future core series title]] for 2019. It was hosted by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]], [[Shigeru Ohmori]], [[Junichi Masuda]] of The Pokémon Company, Shinya Takahashi of Nintendo, and Tatsuo Nomura and {{wp|John Hanke}} of [[Niantic]].
A second edition of Pokémon Direct was revealed on September 3, 2013 and aired the following day on September 4, 2013. Similarly to the first Pokémon Direct, it started at 4:00 am PDT, 7:00 am EDT, 12:00 pm BST, 1:00 pm CEST, and 8:00 pm JST.


The conference was presented in Japanese and English with consecutive interpretation and was live-tweeted by the official @Pokemon and @poke_times Twitter accounts. A video of the conference was later uploaded to the official English and Japanese Pokémon YouTube channels, as well as subtitled versions for the official French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Korean YouTube channels.
It revealed a new service called [[Pokémon Bank]] and an associated transfer service called [[Poké Transporter]]. Besides the aforementioned features, the opportunity of the player to receive one of the [[Kanto]] starters from [[Professor Sycamore]] was revealed, along with their respective [[Mega Evolution]]s (in Charizard's case, only Mega Charizard Y was revealed, though it was referred to as simply "Mega Charizard" at the time), and with the [[Mega Ring]], an item associated with such evolutionary phenomena. The give-away of the main [[Kalos]] starters, on the other hand, was revealed to be made by [[Tierno]], one of the player's friends. The release of two special Pokémon-themed editions of the [[Nintendo 3DS XL]] was announced for both the United States and Europe.  


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A new Pokémon, {{p|Furfrou}}, was also accidentally revealed for a split second, which is part of 15:18 on the official video from the Nintendo Direct website, and at 15:11 on Nintendo's YouTube upload.


===2019===
;''Pokémon Direct 9.4.2013''
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The '''Pokémon 2019 Press Conference''' (Japanese: '''ポケモン事業戦略発表会''' ''Pokémon Business Strategy Announcement'') was announced on May 27, 2019 and was held on May 29, 2019, announcing a {{ga|Detective Pikachu}} game for the [[Nintendo Switch]], a new {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} store in {{wp|Shibuya}}, the cloud service [[Pokémon HOME]], the mobile application [[Pokémon Sleep]], the [[Pokémon GO Plus +]] device, and the spin-off game [[Pokémon Masters EX|Pokémon Masters]] for mobile devices. It was hosted by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] of The Pokémon Company, Hiro Matsuoka of [[Toho]], Yoriomi Uego of {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}}, Ethan Wang of NetEase Games, [[Junichi Masuda]] of [[Game Freak]], Kazuhiro Maruyama of Nintendo, and {{wp|John Hanke}} of [[Niantic]].


Unlike previous conferences, it was presented in Japanese, English, and Chinese with simultaneous interpretation after the initial comments by Ishihara presented with consecutive interpretation. It was also live-streamed worldwide starting at 6:00 pm PDT, 9:00 pm EDT, 2:00 am BST, 3:00 am CET, and 10:00 am JST on Twitch in English and YouTube in Japanese. As with the previous conference, it was live-tweeted by the official @Pokemon and @poke_times Twitter accounts. The stream was initially planned to also be live-streamed in Chinese on {{wp|bilibili}}, but was canceled due to network issues. A video of the conference was later uploaded to the official English Pokémon YouTube channel and the official Chinese {{wp|Weibo}} account.
===February 2016===
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A third edition of Pokémon Direct was revealed on February 24, 2016 and aired on February 26, 2016 (North America) / February 27, 2016 (Japan), during the [[Pokémon 20th Anniversary]]. Unlike previous Pokémon Directs, this presentation was scheduled to start four hours later at 7:00 am PST, 10:00 am EST, 3:00 pm GMT, 4:00 pm CET, and 12:00 midnight JST. The presentation was hosted by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] of [[The Pokémon Company]]. A retrospective trailer was broadcast, culminating in a developmental preview and the announcement of the Nintendo 3DS videogames [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]]. It was indicated that a worldwide holiday 2016 release was planned for the games. Additionally, the games of Pokémon Sun and Moon were also stated to incorporate playability in nine languages - the returning languages include Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Korean from Pokémon X and Y, while Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese are set to make their debuts as language options.


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The 2016 re-releases of Pokémon {{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}} on the [[Virtual Console]] platform were also reiterated. Subsequently, connectivity capabilities of handheld consoles were reviewed: the [[Game Boy]]'s [[Link Cable]], the [[Game Boy Advance]]'s [[Wireless Adapter]], and the worldwide Internet-based interactions of the [[Nintendo DS]] and the Nintendo 3DS. It was later revealed that Pokémon who originate from the Virtual Console variants of Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow Versions (as well as the Japanese editions of [[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Pokémon Red, Green]], and [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Blue]], as mentioned in the Japanese broadcast<ref name="Pokémon Direct 2016.2.27 プレゼンテーション映像">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdAh313FnLo Pokémon Direct 2016.2.27 プレゼンテーション映像]</ref>) will be able to be transferred to Pokémon Sun and Moon by way of [[Pokémon Bank]].


===2020===
;''Pokémon Direct 2.26.2016''
[[File:Pokemon Presents logo.png|thumb|200px|Pokémon Presents logo]]
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Unlike previous years, these announcements were made as a series of pre-recorded presentations titled '''Pokémon Presents''' (Japanese: '''ポケモン新作発表会 Pokémon Presents''' ''Pokémon New Work Announcement: Pokémon Presents'') rather than a real-life press conference, likely due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].


====June 17====
===June 2017===
This presentation was announced on June 16, 2020 and was held on June 17, 2020, announcing [[Pokémon Smile]], [[Pokémon Café Mix]], [[New Pokémon Snap]], the additions of [[Mega Evolution]]s and {{p|Victini}} to Pokémon GO, a special {{p|Zeraora}} [[Max Raid Battle]] event, and the addition of {{rf|Galarian|Farfetch'd}} and new [[Isle of Armor]]-inspired trainer outfits to Pokémon GO. It was hosted by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] of The Pokémon Company.
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A fourth edition of Pokémon Direct was revealed on June 5, 2017 and aired on June 6, 2017. This presentation started at 7:00 am PDT, 10:00 am EDT, 3:00 pm BST, 4:00 pm CEST, and 11:00 pm JST. The presentation was hosted by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] of [[The Pokémon Company]] and [[Junichi Masuda]] from [[Game Freak]]. [[Pokkén Tournament DX]] and [[Virtual Console]] releases of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} were announced for a release on September 22, 2017 for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and the [[Nintendo 3DS]] eShop. {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}} were announced for a simultaneous release worldwide on November 17, 2017.


It began at 6:00 am PDT, 9:00 am EDT, 2:00 pm BST, 3:00 pm CET, and 10:00 pm JST on the official English and Japanese Pokémon [[YouTube]] channels.
;''Pokémon Direct 6.6.2017''
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===February 2019===
{{bulbanews|Pokémon Sword and Shield announced for Nintendo Switch}}
A fifth edition of Pokémon Direct was revealed on February 26, 2019 and aired on February 27, 2019, [[Pokémon Day]]. This presentation started at 6:00 am PST, 9:00 am EST, 2:00 pm GMT, 3:00 pm CET, and 11:00 pm JST. The presentation was hosted by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] of [[The Pokémon Company]] and [[Junichi Masuda]] and [[Shigeru Ohmori]] from [[Game Freak]]. {{g|Sword and Shield}} were announced for a simultaneous release worldwide in late 2019 on the [[Nintendo Switch]]. A trailer showed snippets of both overworld and battle gameplay, ending with a CGI cinematic introducing the three [[Starter Pokémon|starters]], {{p|Grookey}}, {{p|Scorbunny}} and {{p|Sobble}}. Post-trailer, Ohmori revealed the names of the starters as well as a map of the games' region, [[Galar]].


====June 24====
;''Pokémon Direct 2.27.2019''
This presentation was announced at the end of the previous Pokémon Presents on June 17 and was held on June 24, 2020, announcing [[Pokémon UNITE]], a game for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and mobile devices, developed by {{wp|TiMi Studios}}. It was hosted by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] and Masaaki Hoshino of The Pokémon Company, and Steven Ma of Tencent.
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It began at 6:00 am PDT, 9:00 am EDT, 2:00 pm BST, 3:00 pm CET, and 10:00 pm JST on the official English and Japanese Pokémon [[YouTube]] channels.
===June 2019===
{{bulbanews/2|Two new Pokémon presentations announced|Sword and Shield news announced during the Pokémon Direct}}
A sixth edition of Pokémon Direct was revealed on May 27, 2019 and aired on June 5, 2019. This presentation started at 6:00 am PDT, 9:00 am EDT, 2:00 pm BST, 3:00 pm CEST, and 10:00 pm JST. The presentation was hosted by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] of [[The Pokémon Company]] and [[Junichi Masuda]], [[Shigeru Ohmori]], [[James Turner]], and [[Kazumasa Iwao]] from [[Game Freak]]. It revealed new information on {{g|Sword and Shield}}.


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===2021===
===January 2020===
====February 26====
{{bulbanews/2|Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass announced|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX announced for Nintendo Switch}}
This '''Pokémon Presents''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|Pokémon Presents|ポケモンプレゼンツ}}''') presentation was announced on February 25, 2021 and was held on February 26, 2021 (North America) / February 27, 2021 (Japan), during the [[Pokémon 25th Anniversary]]. The presentation was hosted by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] and Takato Utsunomiya of [[The Pokémon Company]]. A retrospective trailer was broadcast, followed by a trailer for [[New Pokémon Snap]] and information on [[Pokémon Day]] events in [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]], [[Pokémon Café Mix]], [[Pokémon GO]], and [[Pokémon Masters EX]], culminating with the announcement of the [[Nintendo Switch]] video games [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl]] and [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]].
A seventh edition of Pokémon Direct was revealed on January 7, 2020 and aired on January 9, 2020. This presentation started at 6:30 am PST, 9:30 am EST, 2:30 pm GMT, 3:30 pm CET, and 11:30 pm JST. The presentation was hosted by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] of [[The Pokémon Company]] and [[Junichi Masuda]] and [[Shigeru Ohmori]] from Game Freak.


It began at 7:00 am PST, 10:00 am EST, 3:00 pm GMT, 4:00 pm CET, and 12:00 midnight JST on the official English and Japanese Pokémon [[YouTube]] channels.
It began with a quick reveal of [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]], a remake of 2005's [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]]. The game was given a release date of March 6, 2020, and a demo was made available after the presentation, with progress in the demo able to be transferred to the full game. Following this was the reveal trailer for the [[Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass]], with the announcement that Game Freak has chosen to expand the original games instead of releasing an updated game like [[Pokémon Platinum]] or [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]]. [[Hiroyuki Tani]], the director at Game Freak overseeing the Expansion Pass, gave an overview of the two parts of the expansion, [[The Isle of Armor]], releasing in June 2020, and [[The Crown Tundra]], releasing in Fall 2020. [[Pokémon HOME]] was also announced to have a February 2020 release.


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====August 18====
==Other Pokémon announcements==
This presentation was announced on August 13, 2020 and was held on August 18, 2021. The presentation was hosted by Takato Utsunomiya of [[The Pokémon Company]]. It was focused on video games [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl]] and [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]], as well as [[Pokémon UNITE]] and [[Pokémon Masters EX]]. In addition, Pokémon Café Mix has been revamped into [[Pokémon Café ReMix]].
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF3AnGHbG6s November 12, 2015]:
** {{game|Red and Green|s|Pokémon Red, Green}}, {{v2|Blue|_(Japanese)}}, and {{v2|Yellow}} (3DS VC; Japan)
** {{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}} (3DS VC; North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand)
** {{g|Picross}}
** Japan release date of [[Pokkén Tournament]]; [[Shadow Mewtwo]] amiibo card
** Europe release date of {{g|Super Mystery Dungeon}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJdwPU-SylM September 13, 2017]:
** New [[Ultra Beast]]s ({{p|Blacephalon|UB Burst}} and {{p|Stakataka|UB Assembly}})
** English names of the new {{p|Necrozma}} [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Necrozma|forms]] (Dusk Mane / Dawn Wings)
** {{m|Splintered Stormshards}} Z-Move
** More details about the special {{p|Rockruff}} distribution for USUM
** Pre-order bonus of 12 [[Quick Ball]]s
** Story variations and new locations in USUM
** Celebi distribution for USUM for players who buy the VC releases of Gold & Silver
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx06810AI-o September 4, 2019]:
** [[Trainer customization]] in {{g|Sword and Shield}}
** [[Pokémon Camp]]
** [[Curry]]
** New {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} ({{p|Polteageist}} and {{p|Cramorant}})
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKD_nASppNk March 26, 2020]:
** More details about [[The Isle of Armor]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG9fAtmYdlM September 23, 2021]:
** {{g|Snap}} announced as a planned future release for the [[Nintendo Switch Online]] + Expansion Pack


It began at 6:00 am PDT, 9:00 am EST, 1:00 pm GMT, 3:00 pm CET, and 10:00 pm JST on the official English and Japanese Pokémon [[YouTube]] channels.
==Gallery==
 
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Nintendo Direct]]
* [[Pokémon Press Conference]]


==External links==
==External links==
* 2015: [http://archive.is/UQcQH News From the ''Pokémon GO'' Announcement | Pokemon.com (archived)]
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD50D631C1566B340 Nintendo Direct playlist on YouTube]
* 2018:
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPh3p_yYrx0CjUKA7c0f8K20wMD-crPMx Japanese Nintendo Direct playlist on YouTube]
** [http://archive.fo/1dUGB Huge Pokémon News Revealed in Tokyo | Pokemon.com (archived)]
 
** [https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-creators-share-more-details/ Pokémon Creators Share More Details on Upcoming Games | Pokemon.com]
==References==
* 2019:
{{reflist}}
** [http://archive.is/Afccc Pokémon 2019 Press Conference | Pokemon.com (archived)]
** [https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/big-pokemon-news-from-tokyo/ Big Pokémon News from Tokyo | Pokemon.com]
* 2020:
** June 17:
*** [https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-presents-2020-06-17/ Pokémon Presents - 2020.6.17 | Pokemon.com]
*** [https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-presents-reveals-new-pokemon-snap-pokemon-cafe-mix-and-shiny-zeraora/ Pokémon Presents Reveals New Pokémon Snap, Pokémon Café Mix, and Shiny Zeraora]


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