Nintendo has confirmed the rumored return of the Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase, which will provide news and announcements about forthcoming third-party game releases on the Nintendo Switch. According to Twitter/X, it will begin on February 21, 2024, ET/PT.
A #NintendoDirect: Partner Showcase is coming! Watch on-demand via YouTube on 2/21 at 6am PT for around 25 mins of info focused on #NintendoSwitch games coming in the first half of 2024 from our publishing and development partners.
Stay tuned here: https://t.co/ZIAs64iWbK pic.twitter.com/CTrAC02G4d
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 19, 2024
For the time being, no official announcements have been made for the presentation, but with around “25 minutes of information” locked in, we can expect lots of interesting nuggets, trailers, and surprise disclosures.
All titles making appearances will be available on Nintendo Switch in the first half of 2024, so there won’t be a long wait for further information.
Popular conjecture is presently rife, with multiple insider sources claiming the Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase was postponed to accommodate the recent Xbox business report, which stated that some previous Xbox exclusives will be heading to alternative systems.
While the titles were not verified at the moment, sources indicate that Sea of Thieves, Pentiment, and Hi-Fi Rush will be the first to leave the Xbox ecosystem. Any of these might be released on the Nintendo Switch in the future.
We’ll have to wait and see whether these titles appear in the Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase, but the prospect is incredibly exciting. Aside from these rumors, we can anticipate lots of other new third-party Nintendo Switch titles to fill up the remaining 25 minutes.
Here’s when you can watch the program and see what’s in store.
Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase for February 2024 will stream on Nintendo’s YouTube channels at the following times:
- Australia – 1:00 am AEDT | 12:30 am ACDT (22 February) | 10:00 pm AWST (21 February)
- New Zealand – 3:00 am NZDT (22 February)
- United States – 6:00 am PT | 9:00 am ET (21 February)
- United Kingdom – 2:00 pm GMT | 3:00 pm CET (21 February)