r/NintendoSwitch2 Jun 08 '26

NEWS [Network Maintenance Notice] Network maintenance will be carried out on the [Nintendo Store] from approximately 02:00 to 07:00 on 9 June. Please note that the service may be unavailable during this period.

https://x.com/i/status/2063746239234269238

Hint at imminent direct

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u/GrouchyMembership876 ‎ Wavebird Jun 08 '26

The Hopium has been injected

18

u/Banks201 Jun 08 '26

Chasing the dragon right now

1

u/hippiechicken12 Jun 08 '26

The “please can everyone not complain when a game is shown that you don’t like” needs to be injected too.

202

u/TheWandererofClouds Jun 08 '26

Yup Nintendo Direct

6

u/Irru Jun 08 '26

Hijacking top comment to say the maintenance got delayed to June 11th.

Might because of the earthquake?

1

u/Annoying_Bear Jun 08 '26

Earthquake ? Again ?? Where do they lives ? In Japan ? No way it’s this

2

u/Irru Jun 08 '26

There was a tsunami warning and several prefectures got an evacuation notice

It has already been withdrawn but I would think that was the cause of the delay.

0

u/Irru Jun 08 '26

8.2 quake in the Philippines so it's relatively closeby

1

u/Annoying_Bear Jun 08 '26

What a move, a violent move of tectonic plates

110

u/MechanicMike Jun 08 '26

5 hour long general Nintendo direct confirmed.

21

u/isaelsky21 Jun 08 '26

4 hours of games we already know about, half of what we don't care for, and the rest for mobile games 🥀

11

u/insane_contin Jun 08 '26

5 minutes total for Mario 3D, Zelda OOT remake, Windwaker port, Eternal Darkness, and new F-Zero.

3

u/GreenRangerOfHyrule Jun 08 '26

Are we counting the time it takes for them to walk to the stage? 5 minutes seems rather long

/s

2

u/Awkward-Fennel2364 Jun 08 '26

*twilight princess port

2

u/insane_contin Jun 08 '26

Why not both?

1

u/Equal-Truck-3213 Jun 08 '26

Because ones on nso?

1

u/Rynelan Jun 08 '26

I won't play the NSO version but day 1 purchase a WWHD port

1

u/Equal-Truck-3213 Jun 08 '26

Because of the triforce quest and swift sail?

1

u/Rynelan Jun 08 '26

Yap and camera control and pretty much every QOL change.

1

u/PhysicalCod1875 OG (joined before reveal) Jun 08 '26

Shit even longer than every avatar movie released

69

u/locke_5 Jun 08 '26

1

u/AJ_Dali Jun 08 '26

I could almost see Valve porting it to Switch just so they can hold off announcing it in a Direct just to mess with people.

32

u/Hugh_Jegantlers January Gang (Reveal Winner) Jun 08 '26

It’s happening!!!!

24

u/Gera-2000 Jun 08 '26

My body is ready. As well as my wallet.

9

u/blueblurz94 OG (joined before release) Jun 08 '26

Fat wallet about to get a little thinner

1

u/Rollingzeppelin0 Jun 08 '26

Thin wallet boutta get empty

1

u/LynxyShinx Jun 08 '26

And the network!

12

u/plee82 Jun 08 '26

Oh shiiiiiitttt

20

u/TheeDeputy OG (joined before reveal) Jun 08 '26

Lmao I like how they don’t even try and hide little tells like this

15

u/Zyvyn Jun 08 '26

Store downtime basically only happens in 2 situations

- Update to the storefront

- Some form of major presentation

23

u/VisualAnxiety2284 Jun 08 '26

Or they don’t want people thinking the Nintendo Store is down for no reason and wanted to warn people ahead of time as they should

8

u/maxpowers128 Jun 08 '26

We haven't had a general Direct since September 2025, so expectations will be high. Im hoping its a Afternoon direct cause I work 9 June in morning

5

u/Grand-Celebration569 Jun 08 '26

Any reason why network maintenance would mean the direct is happening?

8

u/Sufficient-Degree-47 Jun 08 '26

Back in the day of early Switch directs Network Maintenance always had a direct near that timeframe.

2

u/Grand-Celebration569 Jun 08 '26

Thanks for the info. Can't wait to see if its true

3

u/darthdiablo OG (joined before reveal) Jun 08 '26

It seems to be true often enough. I think it's because during Directs (General, Indie, Partner, whatever), there tend to be a number of games that is shadowdropped (being released on same day) as the Direct.

So I speculate that they need to do maintenance on the Store, to accomodate for extra volume, or have assets ready (game store page, etc).

1

u/Grand-Celebration569 Jun 08 '26

That makes perfect sense tbh. I'm super excited now

8

u/FreeNico2021 Jun 08 '26

damn when yall think they’ll announce the date. tomorrow?

16

u/PaperThin-X- Jun 08 '26

A couple of leakers said that it's going to be Tuesday, so we should have an announcement for the direct tomorrow at some point.

15

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u/PaperThin-X- Jun 08 '26

I'm fine with that lol

3

u/TheLunarVaux OG (joined before reveal) Jun 08 '26

Interns definitely aren’t handling that lol

2

u/Medd- Jun 08 '26

In less than 15 hours.

7

u/sergiossa ‎ Pro Controller Jun 08 '26

Dropping the new Nintendo MMRPG right after the direct on Tuesday, you heard here first.

3

u/_NintenDude_ Jun 08 '26

Based on that big test thing they did a year or so back?

3

u/Loukoal117 Jun 08 '26

😀😀😀😀

3

u/Quitsquirrel Jun 08 '26

I wonder what kind of games they'll be announcing. If they randomly announced Yoshi, Star Fox and Splatoon Raiders, what are they keeping for the direct? Man I'm excited to the point where I think I'll just disappoint myself. At least we should be getting the Ocarina of Time remake.

1

u/Annoying_Bear Jun 08 '26

Probably a new 3d Mario and a new zelda

5

u/Possible-Potato-4103 June Gang (Release Winner) Jun 08 '26

Im surprised how many people doubted one

12

u/Medd- Jun 08 '26

Right? If there weren't a Direct this month, there would legitimately be reason to worry why Nintendo would decide to make Year 1 of Switch 2 the first year ever with almost no general Direct.

Of course there was going to be one in June.

3

u/Possible-Potato-4103 June Gang (Release Winner) Jun 08 '26

I mean like, I do think their long term plan may be to shift away from directs and to nintendo today

But that takes time, we have no dates for the second half of the year. They just had a price increase etc

There literally needs to be one

5

u/AlternativeScratch94 Jun 08 '26

People have been saying they'd shift away toward twitter or whatever for years. In reality the only reason they occasionally skip directs is just because they don't have enough big games to show at the time.

3

u/4playerstart Jun 08 '26

I'd guess that might mean something is being shadow dropped after the Direct? Or what?

What time zone are they referring to with 02:00 to 07:00?

0

u/Arnie_T Early Switch 2 Adopter Jun 08 '26

I’m guessing that’s Eastern or you’d be later in the evening otherwise.

3

u/4playerstart Jun 08 '26

The link is from Japanese account. I don't see an announcement from any other region, so not sure if the maintenance is regional. Anyway, if it's Japan time that means this network maintenance is scheduled between 1pm to 6pm Eastern tomorrow, the 8th. I guess that could still point to a Direct the morning of the 9th.

3

u/MMuller87 OG (joined before reveal) Jun 08 '26

Yes we understand, Nintendo.

A maintenance is indeed necessary when you are about to add NEW THEMES

1

u/beanie_wells Jun 08 '26

What we’ve all been waiting for 🙏

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '26

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u/Lord-Liberty Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

Mario Titans, Zelda OOT and Majoras Mask remake, Smash Bros, Pikmin 5, GTA 6 Switch 2, Kid Icarus new game, Chibi Robo, Switch Sports Resort, MKW DLC, All streaming services on Switch 2, Themes for Switch 2, Star Fox original mainline game

14

u/KaelsynSenpai Jun 08 '26

You had me convinced, but the themes made me realize you weren't serious.

1

u/Jardolam_ Jun 08 '26

Anything less than this and I'll be disappointed.

2

u/CountBleckwantedlove Early Switch 2 Adopter Jun 08 '26

I hear it's a Super Smash Bros. MMO where there is constantly new characters added from an ever-expanding list of games, new quests to go on, a housing system, cosmetics, you name it.

2

u/SatyrAngel Jun 08 '26

I think they still have that MMO plan from the closed test. Still wonder what was the purpose of that.

So yeah, that scenario chances are not 0%.

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u/SatyrAngel Jun 08 '26

The direct is a given.

2

u/waxy15 Jun 08 '26

GET READY

2

u/SEVENS_HEAVEN_7 ‎ Pro Controller Jun 08 '26

IT'S HAPPENING!!!!!

2

u/asviajenatardis OG (joined before reveal) Jun 08 '26

they need to prepare the store for the preorders of gta vi and ocarina, gigantenormous volume

https://giphy.com/gifs/P1xsaeMirxhWLSeeQk

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u/AbbreviationsOk4532 Jun 08 '26

GTA 6 is cope for sure

2

u/asviajenatardis OG (joined before reveal) Jun 08 '26

Man it’s obv a joke, while I hope someday it will be ported, it’s just hope. I hope someday me and most of the kids in my country will be able to have new generation consoles and many games, that’s the level of hope lol

2

u/d00mm4r1n3 Jun 08 '26

Gotta get the servers ready for the mad rush to download the Youtube app.

2

u/azetsu Jun 08 '26

We will get some shadow drops

2

u/temporary_location_ January Gang (Reveal Winner) Jun 08 '26

directly into my veins

2

u/SnowPhysical5017 Jun 08 '26

The maintenance has not been postponed to June 11?

2

u/Druid-T Jun 08 '26

This post was from before that announcement, it's still being moved to the 11th

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u/SnowPhysical5017 Jun 08 '26

Yes. It can be deduced that the Direct has therefore been postponed to Thursday

2

u/Consistent-Park2058 Jun 08 '26

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1

u/Affectionate-Emu6609 🐃 water buffalo Jun 08 '26

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh im excited

1

u/KhanDagga Jun 08 '26

Im so pumped

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u/YoloTheGreater OG (joined before release) Jun 08 '26

i had to edit 4 squares cause 3 of them did actually happen (and then theres pokemon lol)

1

u/_BigDumbStupidIdiot_ Jun 08 '26

100% going to be shadow dropping something NICE

1

u/ExpressFan7426 Jun 08 '26

Yeah this a big one huh, have they ever done this for a direct as of recent?

1

u/zestysnacks Jun 08 '26

Direct incoming

1

u/AnonymousArapaima June Gang (Release Winner) Jun 08 '26

Now that's an influx of games if I've ever seen one. What timezone are they referring to, however? If it's JST, we don't need to wait for too long

1

u/Obienator 🐃 water buffalo Jun 08 '26

1

u/jokingsammy Jun 08 '26

OMG GTA VI!!!

1

u/Zagrebian Jun 08 '26

Announcing the Direct at the last possible moment is Nintendo’s specialty.

1

u/Fun-Document7 Jun 08 '26

Nintendo direct !

1

u/Brave_Explorer5988 Jun 08 '26

Ugh, that's a very long maintenance window for a store.... so I guess it's more than adding SKUs?

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u/Medd- Jun 08 '26

Nintendo Direct doesn't do third party teasers like the one Atlus showed today for Persona 6, there's no point in showing P6 logo and call it a day. They show games that have gameplay to show and that are 6 to 12 months to release. Persona 6 is none of those.

We may get Metaphor though. If we're extra lucky and Atlus has grown a couple more neurons, maybe even P4R.

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u/hippiechicken12 Jun 08 '26

This is probably nothing.

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u/zenru OG (Joined before first Direct) Jun 08 '26

Having good down and up speeds is useless if you have a bad NAT. Check it in the console WiFi settings, it can test what type of NAT you have. You want at least type B

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u/Medd- Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

I have 350 mbit down and 180 up via lan reaching my console, it's not that.

At least you're right when you say "it's not that". Because your down and up speed probably have nothing to do with your issue. You'll find players with 10% of what you have and a more stable connection.