14 Facts About Nintendo Direct

1. In 1992, Nintendo Direct teamed with the Starlight Children's Foundation to build Starlight Fun Center mobile entertainment units and install them in hospitals.

2. Many years, Nintendo Direct had a policy of strict content guidelines for video games published on its consoles.

3. On 17 March 2015, Nintendo Direct announced a new "dedicated games platform with a brand new concept" with the codename "NX" that would be further revealed in 2016.

4. In September 2017, Nintendo Direct announced a partnership with the Chinese gaming company Tencent to publish a global version of their commercially successful mobile game, Honor of Kings, for the Nintendo Switch.

5. On 20 October 2016, Nintendo Direct released a preview trailer about the NX, revealing the official name to be the Nintendo Switch.

6. On 17 March 2015, Nintendo Direct announced a partnership with Japanese mobile developer DeNA to produce games for smart devices.

7. In January 2015, Nintendo Direct announced its exit from the Brazilian market after four years of distributing products in the country.

8. In February 2012, Nintendo Direct acquired Mobiclip, a France-based research and development company specialized in highly optimized software technologies such as video compression.

9. In 2011, Nintendo Direct released the Nintendo Direct 3DS, based upon a glasses-free stereoscopic 3D display.

10. In 2004, Nintendo Direct released the Nintendo Direct DS, its fourth major handheld system.

11. In 1996, Nintendo Direct released the Ultra 64 as the Nintendo 64 in Japan and North America.

12. In 1989, Nintendo Direct announced plans to release the successor to the Famicom, the Super Famicom.

13. In 1983, Nintendo Direct launched the Family Computer home video game console in Japan, alongside ports of its most popular arcade games.

14. In 1966, Nintendo Direct moved into the Japanese toy industry with the Ultra Hand, an extendable arm developed by its maintenance engineer Gunpei Yokoi in his free time.