My Perfect Nintendo Week
This is not what I think Nintendo will announce. This is the completely unreasonable two-day lineup I want.
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The short version
- This is a dream lineup, not a prediction, leak, or report.
- The Zelda show would deliver remasters, remakes, movie footage, and a brand-new 2027 game.
- The regular Direct would revive F-Zero, Star Fox, Wave Race, and several other games I want back.
Two real Directs, one completely unreasonable dream
Have you ever dreamed about what your perfect Nintendo week would look like? Here is mine.
Nintendo really is holding two presentations this week: a Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct on September 8 and a general Nintendo Direct on September 9. What follows is not what I think Nintendo will announce. It is not a leak. It is the completely unreasonable two-day lineup I would choose if Nintendo handed me the schedule.
The Short uses an AI narration voice, but the person writing these words and asking for these games is very real.
Ocarina of Time gets both versions
My perfect Zelda Direct starts with Ocarina of Time. Nintendo releases one game containing two complete versions: a clean 4K remaster of the original and a full modern remake.
The remaster keeps the structure, pacing, art, and feel people already love. The remake rebuilds Hyrule, expands the world, updates the combat, and lets Nintendo try bigger ideas. Put both on the same cartridge and end the argument before it starts. Players who want the original get it. Players who want Nintendo to rebuild it get that too.
Nintendo then shows the first trailer for the live-action Zelda movie. In this dream, it looks fantastic and is announced as the beginning of a trilogy. No vague logo and no two-second tease. We see Link, Zelda, Hyrule, and enough of the story to understand what kind of movie Nintendo is making.
Then Nintendo remakes almost everything
Majora’s Mask comes next and gets the same treatment as Ocarina: one package with a faithful remaster and a full remake. Keep the strange, dark original intact, then let the remake push Termina much further.
The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess both get proper 4K editions. Not another rumor, not another “insider” video, and not a blurry screenshot. Nintendo simply shows the games, gives us the dates, and makes them look as good as they should on Switch 2.
A Link to the Past, The Minish Cap, and Skyward Sword all receive full remakes—and remasters too, because this is my dream and apparently Nintendo has unlimited development teams.
The Zelda show ends with the first trailer for a brand-new game coming in 2027. It has the darker, detailed look of Nintendo’s old Wii U Zelda tech demo, but it is a completely new adventure. We see a massive Hyrule, a dangerous dungeon, and a version of Link ready for something more focused and story-driven.
The regular Direct revives Nintendo’s missing series
The next day, Nintendo starts the regular Direct with a new F-Zero. Then we get a new Star Fox. Then a new Wave Race. Nintendo does not apologize for making the games, explain why they were gone, or hide them inside a subscription announcement. They are real new games with normal releases.
We get a substantial update on Xenoblade Genesis. Mario Kart World gets a 300cc mode and a classic mode built around straightforward races. Super Mario Maker goes fully 3D, and Nintendo follows it with the first look at a brand-new 3D Mario adventure.
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance gets a full remake. It is already playable through Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics, but this would rebuild the GameCube game instead of merely preserving it. Give Tellius modern visuals, faster presentation, and the tactical battles it deserves.
One final pile of games I want
Final Fantasy XV comes to Switch 2. We get a new Tales of game—call it Tales of Symphonia 3, and this time make it feel like the sequel people actually wanted. A new Shovel Knight appears. Then Konami closes its part of the show with a brand-new Gradius.
Is this realistic? Absolutely not. Nintendo would need several years’ worth of announcements, an impossible number of development teams, and a presentation that lasts half the day.
That is the point. This is not my prediction card. It is my perfect Nintendo week.
What did I miss?
I know I left something out. Maybe your perfect week needs Kid Icarus, Golden Sun, Donkey Kong, EarthBound, or a Nintendo series I forgot entirely.
What sequel are you hoping appears during the next two days? What impossible announcement would make this your perfect Nintendo week? Tell me what I missed.