Had you told us a week ago that Nintendo was gearing up for a Direct Showcase, we’d have shrugged you off with an eye roll and gone back to waiting for the elusive Switch 2. After the tragic news concerning the Switch’s delay until at least Q1 2025, we’re, uh, more inclined to hear what the Japanese company has lined up for the Switch’s final hours days months.
At least we’ll get to see Hollow Knight: Silksong
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.
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— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 19, 2024
Fortunately, it’s gone and done exactly that. Nintendo announced that we’d be treated to a Partner Direct on Wednesday, 21 February, where we’ll get to see roughly 25 minutes of footage concerning new games from Nintendo’s third-party publishers (so no Wind Waker remaster, then) that’ll be releasing in the first half of 2024.
You’ll be able to watch the pre-recorded (seriously, we couldn’t even get this thing live?) Direct at 6AM PT or 9AM ET on the company’s YouTube channel. If you don’t speak American, you can “tune in” to the event at 4PM SAST (South Africa Standard Time), right as you’re getting off work. Glorious.
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As for the games that’ll be on show, we can’t be sure. We’ve got a hunch that at least one of those titles will be Hi-Fi Rush thanks to Microsoft’s recent podcast (and the countless rumours) that confirmed four of its exclusive titles would jump ship. Pentiment is another likely candidate that’d be perfect for the switch to… the Switch, though we’re less certain it’ll be joining the ranks so soon. We’ll just have to wait and see.