It’s now confirmed: a fresh Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase presentation will air this week, featuring updates on Switch and Switch 2 games from third-party publishers.
Nintendo announced the broadcast on social media today, and confirmed the show will last 25 minutes.
Be sure to tune in tomorrow, Thursday July 31 at 9am Eastern / 6am Pacific time / 2pm UK to watch — and, as ever, IGN will be reporting on all of the announcements as they happen.
Join us for a #NintendoDirect Partner Showcase tomorrow, July 31, at 6am PT! Tune in for roughly 25 minutes of information on upcoming #NintendoSwitch2 and #NintendoSwitch games from our publishing partners.
Watch here: https://t.co/PvBBmmxGTI pic.twitter.com/8hJBngwXHw
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) July 30, 2025
With Switch 2 launched, alongside Mario Kart World and brilliant new platformer Donkey Kong Bananza, attention now turns to the rest of the new console’s first year on sale — and support from the platform’s third-party publishers.
What games from non-Nintendo publishers will be coming? Time, and also this new Partner Showcase, will tell.
More to follow…
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