Nintendo Direct Disrespects the Queen

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As a mark of respect during this period of national mourning, we will not livestream tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct. It will be published as a video-on-demand on our YouTube channel at 16:00 (UK time) tomorrow. Tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct Will Be Livestreamed Twice by Nintendo Ireland Out of Disrespect for the Queen Nintendo Direct 9.13.2022 7:00 a.m. PT | 10 a.m. ET

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Nintendo UK announces that its Nintendo Direct will not be livestreamed because of a period of national mourning, while a satirical Hard Drive post claims Nintendo Ireland will livestream it twice out of disrespect for the Queen. The joke mocks the solemn cancellation announcement by exaggerating the supposed disrespect of broadcasting the event. EN: Nintendo UK announces that its Nintendo Direct will not be livestreamed because of a period of national mourning, while a satirical Hard Drive post claims Nintendo Ireland will livestream it twice out of disrespect for the Queen. The joke mocks the solemn cancellation announcement by exaggerating the supposed disrespect of broadcasting the event.

Who

Queen Elizabeth II (Королева Елизавета II)

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