Rumors have been pointing to a possible Nintendo Direct this week. While the common consensus was that there would be something on Friday, a Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase has just dropped today instead.

Here’s the full presentation:

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Rumor: Nintendo Direct possibly coming next week

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The last major Nintendo Direct was held in September 2019. Other than that, we saw a Nintendo Direct Mini back in March of this year and a Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase about a month ago. Rumor now has it that a new presentation from Nintendo is coming soon.

VentureBeat editor Jeff Grubb (who has been on the money with a number of Nintendo-related rumors) is among those that claims a Nintendo Direct could be coming next week – potentially Friday. Grubb said during the latest episode of GamesBeat Decides:

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Reacting to the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase

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Our video series is back with a look at the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase that premiered yesterday. We go through the whole presentation, give our reactions, and hopefully will hear from you all in the comments.

Check out the full video below!

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Nintendo says details about the next Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase “will be revealed in the future”

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The Nintendo Direct format has been going on for many years at this point, but Nintendo did something today that we haven’t really seen before. An entire Nintendo Direct Mini was dedicated to third-parties, and the announcement was made just a few hours before the presentation aired. We’ve seen indie-focused presentations before, but this was something entirely different.

For those that had any doubt, the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase format will continue in the future. Nintendo says it will more details about the next broadcast “will be revealed in the future.” Additional broadcasts will follow later in 2020.

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Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase recap announcement – July 20, 2020

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Nintendo has put out a press release recapping all of the news from today’s Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Presentation. Read it in full below.

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Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase released – July 20, 2020

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Following the announcement just a few minutes ago, today’s Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase presentation has been released. You can watch the entire video below.

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Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase announced for July 20

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A new Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase will air on July 20, Nintendo has just announced. This new series is “focused on titles from our development and publishing partners”. Tomorrow’s presentation will cover “a few updates on a small group of previously-announced Nintendo Switch games.”

The Nintendo Direct will air at the following times:

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Predictions for a possible July 2020 Nintendo Direct

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Our video series is back with a new video discussing some predictions for a Nintendo Direct that has been rumored to drop soon. We give our honest thoughts as to whether the presentation is really coming and make some guesses about a possible Mario focus.

Feel free to check out the full video below!

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Nintendo president on lack of E3 presentation, thoughts on Nintendo Directs

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For years fans have been accustomed to seeing some kind of presentation from Nintendo in June to coincide with E3. That used to be in the form of press conferences, but the format shifted to pre-recorded broadcasts and Nintendo Directs in recent years. Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus pandemic, E3 was scrapped and Nintendo didn’t prepare any sort of presentation last month.

President Shuntaro Furukawa spoke about the situation during Nintendo’s 80th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. On top of that, he shared a few words regarding Nintendo Directs.

Furukawa said:

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Nintendo says Nintendo Directs are effective for conveying news, but could be replaced with something more effective

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Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa commented on the status of Nintendo Directs during the company’s 80th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

Furukawa stated that these presentations are an especially effective means of conveying new game content and announcements to fans. But if more effective means are made available in the future, Nintendo may consider what is the best way to bring new information to fans.