{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a1169930dd69daa14965222d","clusterId":"c_741b1a447758bffd89a50249","slug":"nintendo-direct-leads-weekly-4gamer-roundup","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Nintendo Direct Leads Weekly 4Gamer Roundup","summary":"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. 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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e4Gamer\u0026#39;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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAYANEO Pocket AIR Mini Arcade Edition domestic release\u003c/strong\u003e: Top of the weekly access ranking; handheld Android retro console with 24 preinstalled arcade games, 29,800 yen\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZelda no Densetsu 40th Anniversary Direct 2026.9.8\u003c/strong\u003e: Live-action film titled Zelda no Densetsu; Ocarina of Time remake dated November 5\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZelda no Densetsu: Ocarina of Time remake\u003c/strong\u003e: Scheduled for November 5\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNintendo Direct 2026.9.9\u003c/strong\u003e: New titles, release dates, and ports announced\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirby World Beyond\u003c/strong\u003e: Newest entry in the Kirby series\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetroid Ravenous\u003c/strong\u003e: Newest entry in the Metroid series\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRomancing SaGa 3 Destiny United\u003c/strong\u003e: Square Enix; PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, Switch\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eETERNAL ANIMA\u003c/strong\u003e: Marvelous; PC, PS5, Switch 2\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKusuriya no Hitorigoto: Itsuwari no Koutei\u003c/strong\u003e: Koei Tecmo Games; PC, PS5, Switch 2, Switch\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYoukai Watch 2 Hadou\u003c/strong\u003e: Level-5\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZoku Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken: Boukyaku no Maisou\u003c/strong\u003e: Full remake with updated graphics and five new investigation files; PC, Switch 2, Switch\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiablo V\u003c/strong\u003e: Announced at BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony; release set for spring 2029; Netflix anime series in progress\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarCraft new title\u003c/strong\u003e: Story-driven open-world shooter planned for 2030\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTokyo Game Show 2026\u003c/strong\u003e: Opens Thursday; 1138 exhibitors, 540 domestic and 598 overseas; first five-day run\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Weekly 4Gamer's 332 articles for September 7 to 13 are led not by one Nintendo Direct but two: the Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct on September 8 and Nintendo Direct 2026.9.9. The roundup folds both into a single week.","twitterPost":"Nintendo Direct led Weekly 4Gamer's week with two broadcasts, not one: the Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct and Nintendo Direct 2026.9.9.","threadsPost":"Weekly 4Gamer counted 332 articles for September 7 to 13, and the top of that list holds two Nintendo broadcasts rather than one: the Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct on September 8 and Nintendo Direct 2026.9.9. The week's biggest story arrived twice.","newsletterBlurb":"4Gamer's Weekly column for September 7 to 13 counted 332 articles, with Nintendo's two Directs and BlizzCon 2026 supplying most of the news. Diablo V is set for spring 2029 and a story-driven StarCraft open-world shooter for 2030. 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