Nintendo Direct E3 2021: When is the E3 Direct? Start time and how to live stream

Nintendo Direct for E3 2021 will be kicking off shortly. The House of Mario will be holding their first June Direct in two years on the final day of E3 2021. Nintendo has already confirmed

that the E3 Direct will last for around 40 minutes and will focus "exclusively" on Nintendo Switch software.

And there are plenty of Switch games that could get showcased, including Zelda Breath of the Wild 2, Splatoon 3, Shin Megami Tensei V and maybe even Bayonetta 3 or Metroid Prime 4.

While fans are still holding out hope that there could be a surprise Switch Pro announcement, with the mid-generation upgrade rumoured to be launching as early as September.

Thankfully Nintendo fans don't have too long to wait to find out what the iconic name in gaming has up its sleeve.

The Nintendo Direct for E3 2021 is scheduled to be taking place on Tuesday June 15 and 5pm BST / UK time.

For those in other regions that's 6pm CEST, 12pm eastern and 9am pacific time.

If you want to tune in to the Nintendo Direct for E3 2021 then you will be able to watch all the action on YouTube.

Express.co.uk has embedded the YouTube live feed for the E3 Nintendo Direct, so you can watch all the action on this page.

Alternatively, you can click here to head to the Nintendo UK YouTube listing for the E3 Direct.

Or, if you want clicking here will direct you (no pun intended) to the official Nintendo Direct website.

After the Nintendo Direct airs there will also be a three hour Treehouse event which takes a deep dive into gameplay for a "handful" of Nintendo Switch games set to be showcased.

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Announcing the E3 Direct the official Nintendo UK Twitter posted: "On 15/06, Nintendo will host its all-virtual #E32021 activity. Tune in at 17:00 (UK time) for a #NintendoDirect

presentation, featuring roughly 40 minutes of information exclusively on #NintendoSwitch software, mostly releasing in 2021."

It then added: "Immediately after the #NintendoDirect, continue watching for roughly 3 hours of deep dives on gameplay for a handful of #NintendoSwitch games in Nintendo Treehouse: Live."

Express.co.uk will keep you up to date on all the latest news coming out of the E3 Nintendo Direct.

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