Nintendo Direct

Nintendo Direct
Presented by	JP/INT Yoshiaki Koizumi NA Reggie Fils-Aime EU Satoru Shibata KOR Hiroyuki Fukuda
Country of origin	Japan United States Germany South Korea
Production
Producer	Nintendo
Running time	5-50 minutes
Original release
Network	Ustream, Youtube
Release	October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21) – present

Nintendo Direct is an online presentation produced by Nintendo. It is used to give information about upcoming Nintendo content and products such as video games and consoles.^[1] It is hosted by different people depending on the country where it airs. In Japan, it was hosted by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata but ever since he died in July 2015, It has been hosted by Yoshiaki Koizumi.^[2] In North America, it is hosted by Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime.^[3] In Europe, it is hosted by Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata.^[4] It began in Japan on October 21, 2011. It started to air in other countries later on. There are five different types of Nintendo Direct presentations:

• Nintendo Direct: A 30-50 minute presentation about all different types of Nintendo products. They take place every two months.
• Wii U Direct: A 30-50 minute presentation about the Wii U.
• Nintendo 3DS Direct: A 30-50 minute presentation about the Nintendo 3DS.
• Nintendo Direct Mini: A 5-10 minute presentation about all different types of Nintendo products.
• Special Nintendo Direct editions: A 30-50 minute presentation about a specific Nintendo or third-party (not directly tied to Nintendo) franchise.

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