Nintendo Direct hit Google Trends rank 14 on the 2026-09-09T08:01:30Z board. Weekly Google Search for the same token was still 18.0 for the Saturday week of 2026-09-05, up 350% from 4.0 on 2026-08-29. That Saturday is before the Direct. YouTube Trending on 2026-09-09T10:01:52Z already ranked The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct 9.8.2026 at position 3. Weekly YouTube for nintendo direct was 5.0. The 1-day rank_change sort (25 rows, baseline 2026-09-08T02:01:35Z) omitted the token. The 7-day sort (5 rows, baseline 2026-09-02T02:01:31Z) omitted it too. Keyword Google News was 18.0. Google News Top News omitted the name. TikTok and Reddit returned 404 no_data.
How far did weekly Search move before the Direct aired?
get_growth for nintendo direct on google search tips on 2026-09-05. The Direct title on YouTube Trending is dated 9.8.2026. The weekly series is still the Saturday before that date.
| Period | Recent date | Recent | Baseline date | Baseline | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 2026-09-05 | 18.0 | 2026-08-29 | 4.0 | +350.0% |
| 14D | 2026-09-05 | 18.0 | 2026-08-22 | 4.0 | +350.0% |
| 30D | 2026-09-05 | 18.0 | 2026-08-08 | 5.0 | +260.0% |
| 3M | 2026-09-05 | 18.0 | 2026-06-06 | 18.0 | 0.0% |
| 12M | 2026-09-05 | 18.0 | 2025-09-06 | 7.0 | +157.14% |
| YTD | 2026-09-05 | 18.0 | 2026-01-03 | 4.0 | +350.0% |
get_time_series for the same Search token peaked at 88 on 2026-06-13. That June Direct week is the 2026 high. Other Direct-shaped weeks in this pull: 70 on 2025-04-05, 56 on 2025-09-13, 41 on 2025-08-02, 25 on 2026-02-07. The 2026-09-05 print of 18.0 is an announcement-week lift, not the event week. A job that alerts on 7D +350% is looking at the Saturday before the stream. Gate the 12M comparison until the Saturday after 2026-09-08 closes.
The shorter franchise token moved less. zelda Search scored 15.0 with estimated volume 662,000 versus 14.0 / 618,000 on 2026-08-29 (+7.14%). 30D was 15.0 versus 16.0 (-6.25%). 3M and 12M were both 15.0 versus 13.0 (+15.38%). the legend of zelda scored 25.0 versus 18.0 on 2026-08-29 (+38.89%), versus 16.0 on 2026-08-22 (+56.25%), versus 15.0 on 2026-06-06 and 2025-09-06 (+66.67%). Store each string. Do not substring-match zelda onto the Direct title.
POST https://api.trendsapi.ai/api
Authorization: Bearer <api_key>
Content-Type: application/json
{"mode":"get_growth","source":"google search","keyword":"nintendo direct","percent_growth":["7D","14D","30D","3M","12M","YTD"]}
The response envelope is {"statusCode": int, "body": string}. body is a JSON string and must be parsed a second time before reading recent_value. An R helper that does that POST lives on R Trends API.
Did YouTube Trending lead the weekly YouTube keyword?
Yes. YouTube Trending rank 3 on 2026-09-09T10:01:52Z was The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct 9.8.2026. Rank 1 was a music video. Rank 2 was a Godzilla trailer. The Direct title is a board string, not a get_growth keyword.
Weekly YouTube for keyword nintendo direct tipped 5.0 on 2026-09-05, up 150% from 2.0 on 2026-08-29. 14D was also 5.0 versus 2.0 (+150%). 30D and 3M were 5.0 versus 4.0 (+25.0%). 12M was 5.0 versus 2.0 (+150%). YTD was 5.0 versus 1.0 (+400%). get_time_series for YouTube nintendo direct peaked at 100 on 2025-04-05 and at 84 on 2026-06-13. The 2025-09-13 Direct week was 51. The 2026-09-05 print of 5.0 is still the pre-event Saturday.
Keyword YouTube for zelda did not lead. It scored 14.0 versus 15.0 on 2026-08-29, 2026-08-22, 2026-08-08, and 2025-09-06 (all -6.67%). 3M was flat at 14.0 versus 14.0. A live board can rank a Direct title while the franchise keyword YouTube series sits still. Pair the board row with the exact phrase nintendo direct, not with zelda.
{"mode":"get_top_trends","type":"YouTube Trending","limit":15}
Did rank_change and Top News agree with live rank 14?
No. get_top_trends for Google Trends with default sort put nintendo direct at rank 14 of 25 on 2026-09-09T08:01:30Z. The same board ranked labor day 1, elizabeth holmes 3, chatgpt 9, apple event 11, nintendo direct 14, cybercab 17, and dyson toothbrush 25.
Sort rank_change with window 1d used baseline 2026-09-08T02:01:35Z and returned 25 rows. The largest climber was labor day at rank 1 with rank_change 130 from prev_rank 131. bombardier was rank 24 with +109 from 133. nintendo direct was absent from those 25 rows. Sort rank_change with window 7d used baseline 2026-09-02T02:01:31Z and returned 5 rows: jim thornton +139 (rank 12 versus 151), dyson toothbrush +124 (rank 25 versus 149), what is labor day +75 (rank 22 versus 97), nathan gallagher +46, seth moulton +29. nintendo direct was absent from that list too.
A token can sit inside the current top 25 and still miss both mover sorts. The 1d list in this pull stopped at rank_change 5. A climb smaller than that, or a token that was already near rank 14 at the 02:01 snapshot, will not appear. Pair current rank, both mover windows, and get_growth. Store all timestamps. The same split showed up for Elizabeth Holmes live rank versus weekly Search on 2026-09-08, when live rank 4 sat next to weekly Search 1.0.
Keyword Google News for nintendo direct tipped 18.0 on 2026-09-05, up 100% from 9.0 on 2026-08-29. 14D was 18.0 versus 24.0 on 2026-08-22 (-25.0%). 30D was 18.0 versus 7.0 (+157.14%). 3M was 18.0 versus 19.0 (-5.26%). 12M was 18.0 versus 8.0 (+125.0%). YTD was 18.0 versus 0.0 on 2026-01-03, which printed growth 999999. Report 18.0 versus 0.0. Do not store 999999. Google News Top News on 2026-09-09T10:01:52Z (15 rows) omitted the Direct. Keyword News and the Top News board are different feeds.
TikTok get_growth for nintendo direct returned 404 no_data. Reddit returned the same 404. Absence of a series is a finding. Do not fill those sources from the YouTube board title.
Wikipedia title The legend of zelda for August 2026 scored 30.2 with 302 views versus 17.0 / 213 in July (volume +41.78%). 3M was 302 versus 235 in May. That pageview count is a stub-scale title, not the main franchise article. Confirm the resolved title before joining 302 onto Search 25.0. Notes for title resolution sit on the Google Trends docs page next to the live-board contract at https://trendsapi.ai/docs.
What should a watchlist store on Direct day?
Store four timestamps, not one score.
- Live Google Trends rank and
as_of_ts(here rank 14 at 2026-09-09T08:01:30Z). rank_changefor1dand7d, including an explicit miss when the token is omitted (25 rows and 5 rows in this pull).- Weekly Search, YouTube, and News
get_growthrows, including the tip date (2026-09-05) and the event date from the YouTube title (9.8.2026). - YouTube Trending rank for the Direct title (rank 3 at 2026-09-09T10:01:52Z), stored as a board string, not merged onto keyword
nintendo direct5.0.
cybercab Search in the same session scored 68.0 versus 10.0 on 2026-08-29 (+580%) with live rank 17. That is a leftover token, not this Direct. apple event Search scored 12.0 versus 9.0 (+33.33%) at live rank 11. bombardier Search scored 20.0 / 212,000, flat 7D, while 1d rank_change was +109 to rank 24. Live rank and weekly growth can disagree in either direction.
Modes are get_time_series, get_growth, and get_top_trends only. Free tier is 100 successful 200s per month. A Direct watchlist of three keywords (nintendo direct, zelda, the legend of zelda) times three sources (Search, YouTube, News) plus two boards (Google Trends, YouTube Trending) is 11 calls. One run fits the free cap. Daily polling of that set for 30 days is 330 calls and needs Starter (5,000).