June’s Nintendo Direct event is reportedly the highest-watched Summer Game Fest presentation of this year.
This assessment comes from analytics company LevelUp, which tracked viewer figures for major broadcasts from June 1 through June 11. The firm reports that last week’s Nintendo Direct hit a high of 3.8 million concurrent viewers—about 100,000 more than the centerpiece Summer Game Fest broadcast, which was said to peak at 3.7 million.
By comparison, the PlayStation State of Play reportedly reached 2.9 million at its peak, while the Xbox Games Showcase drew 2.2 million. After Microsoft’s primary event, the follow-up stream for Gears of War: E-Day reportedly pulled in a peak audience of 808,000.
Looking at individual trailers, LevelUp says the reveal trailer for Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake was the most popular. It allegedly has 115 million views across multiple platforms as of now, with those figures covering the June 1–June 11 window. Even more striking, the Ocarina of Time remake was only announced on June 9, so it compiled those views over just three days.
The God of War: Laufey announcement trailer takes second place with 90.5 million views, and Capcom’s upcoming remake of Resident Evil Veronica rounds out the top three at 70.9 million.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is planned to release for Switch 2 later this year. God of War: Laufey is currently in development for PlayStation 5, though a release date hasn’t been announced yet, and Resident Evil Veronica is scheduled to launch on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, and PC next year.