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Nintendo Direct Leads Weekly 4Gamer Roundup
4Gamer's Weekly column for September 7 to 13 reports 332 articles, led by Nintendo's two broadcasts: the Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct on September 8 and Nintendo Direct 2026.9.9, which announced Kirby World Beyond and Metroid Ravenous among other titles.
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Why it matters
The week's traffic consolidated around hardware-adjacent announcements and Direct season, while the industry's two biggest fan events sit days apart on the calendar.
BlizzCon 2026 brought Diablo V, set for spring 2029, plus a StarCraft open-world shooter planned for 2030. Tokyo Game Show 2026 opens Thursday with 1138 exhibitors.
4Gamer's weekly column covers September 7 to 13, a stretch that produced 332 articles and two Nintendo broadcasts in as many days. The first, on September 8, covered the Zelda 40th anniversary: the live-action film took the title Zelda no Densetsu, and a remake of Ocarina of Time is set for November 5. The second, on September 9, carried new Kirby and Metroid entries alongside Square Enix, Marvelous, Koei Tecmo, and Level-5 titles. BlizzCon 2026 in Anaheim ran in parallel, and Tokyo Game Show 2026 opens Thursday at Makuhari Messe with 1138 exhibitors, split between 540 domestic and 598 overseas.
- AYANEO Pocket AIR Mini Arcade Edition domestic release: Top of the weekly access ranking; handheld Android retro console with 24 preinstalled arcade games, 29,800 yen
- Zelda no Densetsu 40th Anniversary Direct 2026.9.8: Live-action film titled Zelda no Densetsu; Ocarina of Time remake dated November 5
- Zelda no Densetsu: Ocarina of Time remake: Scheduled for November 5
- Nintendo Direct 2026.9.9: New titles, release dates, and ports announced
- Kirby World Beyond: Newest entry in the Kirby series
- Metroid Ravenous: Newest entry in the Metroid series
- Romancing SaGa 3 Destiny United: Square Enix; PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, Switch
- ETERNAL ANIMA: Marvelous; PC, PS5, Switch 2
- Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Itsuwari no Koutei: Koei Tecmo Games; PC, PS5, Switch 2, Switch
- Youkai Watch 2 Hadou: Level-5
- Zoku Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken: Boukyaku no Maisou: Full remake with updated graphics and five new investigation files; PC, Switch 2, Switch
- Diablo V: Announced at BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony; release set for spring 2029; Netflix anime series in progress
- StarCraft new title: Story-driven open-world shooter planned for 2030
- Tokyo Game Show 2026: Opens Thursday; 1138 exhibitors, 540 domestic and 598 overseas; first five-day run
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