Nintendo Direct announced for this week – When and where to watch

It feels like there’s always rumours swirling that a new Nintendo Direct is just around the corner, but this time they turned out to be true, as Nintendo has announced a Partner Showcase Direct for Thursday, July 31, 2025.

Unlike regular Nintendo Directs, Partner Showcase streams focus on third-party content coming to Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 over the next year or so. This means that if you were hoping for a new Animal Crossing or Zelda announcement, you’ll have to wait a while longer; however, there are still some exciting things on the table.

It’s expected that the Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Elden Ring will get a release date, and while FromSoftware is there, we might find out a bit more about The Duskbloods, their new IP that will be releasing exclusively on Switch 2. Professor Layton may also make another appearance, with a release date for his new game, and as always, we will make our prayer circles for some proper news about Hollow Knight Silksong.

July 2025 Nintendo Direct start time

The stream is set to start at 9am ET on July 31, 2025, and will run for roughly 25 minutes. Here’s what that means for your time zone:

• 6am PT
• 8am Central
• 9am ET
• 10am BRT
• 2pm BST
• 3pm CEST
• 6:30pm IST
• 9pm CT (China)
• 10pm JST
• 11pm AEST
• 1am NZST (August 1)

Where to watch the July 2025 Nintendo Direct

As always, the US stream will be hosted on the Nintendo of America YouTube channel, but we’ve embedded a handy link for you below:

If you live in another region, like the UK, there will be another stream on the Nintendo UK channel, though the content won’t differ much, if at all.

Check back here after the event as we'll have a roundup of all the announcements.

More News on DBLTAP: