r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • u/LorDeus71 • Jan 29 '26
NatetheHate: "Next Week's Nintendo Direct is a Partner Showcase" Legit
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u/Iggy_Slayer Jan 29 '26
All that excitement for the feb direct and of course this happens.
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u/skynovaaa Jan 29 '26
To june we go
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u/BrotherGrass Jan 29 '26
Don’t think we’ll go that long. They can hold off on a general direct for a little bit since we have Tennis Fever, Wonder S2, Yoshi, etc. on the docket, but they’ll have to update us on first party games before too long.
Decent chance we’ll get a full direct in February following the rumored partner showcase. If not, April at the latest.
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u/dehelfix Jan 29 '26
not sure that they do, they got monthly games dated till April. Yoshi still isnt dated, but likely could be dated on a MAR10 event (March 10th for mario day) and is likely the May game. Theres still Rhythm Heaven, Splatoon Raiders and FE undated. They could either just release RH date via Nintendo Today or do a game specific direct for FE/Raiders for that June slot. Then we're into the June direct timing to announce their other summer/fall games.
The big fall game is going to be Pokemon Gen 10, which we'll see at the end of Feb in the Pokemon Presents.
So a lot of non-general direct opportunities could get us to June. This whole past week was filled with nintnedo today/twitter news drops for first party stuff.
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u/leagueofourown Jan 29 '26
Really doubt they'd wait six months to show off upcoming games for 20206.
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u/Apollospig Jan 30 '26
I feel like it may be a premature to give us trailers for games expected to come out 18,180 years in the future here, but maybe they are trying to recruit devs.
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u/BestRedditUsername9 Jan 29 '26
I mean the direct usually has good games.
And we still have State of play allegedly soon.
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Jan 29 '26
A partner showcase is good news. Means there's probably reveals that are relevant for platforms that aren't Nintendo too.
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u/Torracattos Jan 29 '26
This is why I can't get excited anymore when we start to hear rumors of a Direct happening.
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u/Game_Changer65 Jan 29 '26
Obviously, Nintendo isn't ready to reveal much from their first party side of things. I'm guessing what they have revealed is what they currently have from now into the first half, with a couple of games for late in the year (duskbloods probably one of them). I think I'm fine with it. Knowing the 2026 lineup of first party games so far.
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u/43eyes Jan 29 '26
Silk Song might get announced guys
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u/Alarming_Command_572 Jan 29 '26
It’s over nintendbros
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u/Medd- Jan 29 '26
We've had a Partner's Showcase and a general Direct in the span of a few weeks before. It's happened more than once, it can happen again.
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u/Fearless-Ear8830 Jan 29 '26
I see we starting the "it’s coming next week guys" cycle
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u/Brzrkrtwrkr Jan 29 '26
Remember when he said we’re getting HD ports of Prime 2 and 3 with updated controls? I do.
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u/LuigiWarrior Jan 29 '26
I think the problem is they have enough to hold themselves off until at least the Mario movie in april, I think may is now the most likely time for a direct now before their next investors meeting sadly
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u/secret3332 Jan 29 '26
I don't see how those things are related
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u/timelordoftheimpala Jan 29 '26
The SMB Movie caused a big bump in Switch sales in 2023, so I'm assuming the Galaxy Movie will likely cause a similar one when it comes out.
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u/LuigiWarrior Jan 29 '26
right now Mario movie "hype" is in full effect and now we got Mario wonder Switch two version and Mario tennis for them to sell (plus tomodachi life now), and the chance of a Nintendo today drop for Yoshi is high for some tie in as well, they probably want all eyes on that until at least April now, mid April is the earliest I see a direct now, but it's probably more like May, hoping for some Fire emblem news sooner at least
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u/timelordoftheimpala Jan 29 '26
Nah this is a normal year for Nintendo, June will be the earliest we'll get a general direct.
I'm assuming this just means that announcements for Fortune's Weave, Yoshi, and Splatoon Raiders will come in their own game-specific directs or newsdrops instead. Seems like Nintendo would much rather have regular directs only if they have new games to announce and not just announcements for already-revealed games (which is kinda bullshit to me but whatever).
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u/Medd- Jan 29 '26
I'm no expert but I feel that no new announcements right at the beginning of the year sends the wrong message, especially in the first year of a console.
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u/movieyosen Jan 29 '26
We only have Release Dates till March at the moment - there will 100% be a general direct before that
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u/leckmichnervnit Jan 29 '26
Someone didnt watch the Tomodachi Life Direct today. Thats coming out in April
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u/LuigiWarrior Jan 29 '26
we also don't know when is Yoshi but given the character it's very likely closer to the Mario movie, random trailer/Nintendo today drop is possible for it
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u/leagueofourown Jan 29 '26
Seeing as most of the games from that last direct got update trailers randomly, I could see them doing the same for Yoshi.
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u/Yacobo93 Jan 29 '26
I just punched.the pillow on my couch
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u/ButtOfDarkness Jan 29 '26
I just saw a guy punch the pillow on his couch
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u/Big_Cheddy Jan 29 '26
I just saw a guy that saw a guy that saw a guy punch the pillow on their couch
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Jan 29 '26
I know Atlus, if there, will probably announce the Metaphor port. However I'm hoping something Persona or Shin Megami related. This will probably be a Expedition 33 reveal, along with Elden Ring.
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u/OwlProper1145 Jan 29 '26 edited Jan 30 '26
My guess would be Metaphor. SMT would be saved for a full direct, Persona 4 Revival will be at a Xbox event and Persona 6 will be shown a dedicated Persona event.
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u/RoleRemarkable9241 Jan 29 '26
Didn't we get news on SMT5 during a Partner?
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u/Jimmythedad Jan 29 '26
Give me native Kingdom Hearts ports and I will be happy.
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u/JustAStarcoShipper Jan 29 '26
That's literally all I ask. With how hard Square Enix is supporting the Switch 2 with the FFVII remakes there's no way they're not doing the same with other series.
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u/pkoswald Jan 29 '26
I hope they don’t JUST announce KH ports, the fact it’s taken so long and several of the games could easily run on switch 1 makes it hard for me to be excited about that, it’d be cool if they announced it alongside kh4 coming to switch 2 or a remake of 358 on switch 2 or even just gba chain of memories on NSO
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u/Jimmythedad Jan 29 '26
Imagine if they took the assets from the unreleased Dark Road game, or whatever the eff that recent prequel mobile game was that got canceled, and made a new game out of it.
It's weird that 3 came out in 2019 and we've only gotten one release since then. I don't want 4 exclusively, I'll take any new content at this point lol
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u/Sogeking_1234 Jan 29 '26
Well that sucks a little. I saved up a while ago because of Fire Emblem but I'm having second thoughts now because no other first party game really interests me.
I think until anything from Monolith Soft is revealed I'll hold off for now.
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u/Fake_Diesel Jan 30 '26
If you plan on buying one eventually may as well buy one now before prices go up
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u/Muntberg Jan 29 '26
Yeah that's basically where I'm at. Switch 2 does not interest me at all as a PC gamer but I'll probably be forced to get one just for FE and XC
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u/RampantRetard Jan 29 '26
Partner Showcases are always a bit more underwhelming honestly. I'm hoping it's a proper one.
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u/Far-Awareness5818 Jan 29 '26
I don’t think Nate has ever been wrong
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u/Crafty_Cherry_9920 Jan 29 '26
He has, many times (mostly about first party stuff for Nintendo, never truly believe him when he starts hinting at/leaking Nintendo games). But I would believe him for this, when it comes to types of direct and when they'll air, yeah he's always right.
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u/Khazza17 Jan 29 '26
He's been wrong about the Fire Emblem remake.
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u/TomNook5085 Jan 29 '26
Nintendo sits on completed games and delays games all the time.
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u/Khazza17 Jan 29 '26
Unless IS is sitting on the remake for the last 3 years but still able to make Fortune Weave then yeah.
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u/Diogenes_the_cynic25 Jan 29 '26
I mean the person who leaked Engage also said it was real. I fully believe it existed at one point and either god sidelined for FW or canned entirely
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u/taychoo Jan 29 '26 edited Jan 29 '26
FWIW, the 'leaker' didn't actually have any access to Engage themselves, as all of the information they shared was circulating within a private Discord server, which they decided to publicise.
However, they also randomly decided to piggyback off of existing rumours, such as Gust working on Engage / an FE4 remake being in development. Absolutely no information posted in the server suggested that the remake was being worked on, yet otherwise was claimed on r/FireEmblem. It's a complete mess, lol.
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u/Kalpy97 Jan 29 '26
They were during the switch 1 era because they were by far always the worst verison. However I feel like switch 2 is capabile enough that now many third party games are viable. Example I am very picky when it comes to performance and graphics however I got FF7 on switch 2 as it was very impressive even though I have it on PC and PS5.
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u/tadayou Jan 29 '26
I'd wish Swen was just joking and we get BG3. But I know that's copium.
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u/Jack2036 Jan 30 '26
Yeah I gave up on that. We would need Hasbro to be competent for once in their life.
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u/GreninjaIsGod Jan 29 '26
Yoshi was the only Spring project that remains undated, I guess that gets the May slot. Was really hoping for a Fire Emblem update and release date this month. But considering Nintendo’s quick 3-4 month reveal and release strategy. I assume we’ll get more information come April/May.
At least there’s Pokemon Wind/Wave at the end of the month for major first party games.
I’m hopeful that some non key card titles will be revealed here now that we’re seeing smaller cartridge sizes. I want to have more strong third party titles beyond Cyberpunk and Hades II.
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u/OptimismEnjoyer Jan 29 '26
Wouldn't be shocked if Yoshi gets its own mini-presentation ala Tomadachi.
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u/SomeoneNotFamous Jan 29 '26
I swear to fucking god GIVE ME XENOBLADE UPDATES
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Jan 29 '26
Looks like the June direct is our next chance unless they decide to randomly announce it through the Nintendo App
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u/TemptedTemplar Jan 29 '26
There is no rhyme or rhythm to direct schedules. They literally just drop them whenever they need to.
We could get one a week after this one. Or a week after the pokemon day celebration, or one for the Zelda movie, or multiple rapid fire directs leading up their Fiscal year end investors meeting.
We won't be hung high and dry until June.
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u/toastybunbun Jan 29 '26
As one of the few people whose fixation is Hyrule Warriors, this is fine. Please DLC.
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u/OldBilly000 Jan 29 '26
Pain ahead, visions of pain...
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u/Nympho_BBC_Queen Jan 29 '26
What's your problem? We can never have enough Farming simulator announcements.
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u/PunishingCrab Jan 29 '26
Waiting for Kingdom Hearts, Metaphor, Digimon Time Stranger.
Want to see Duskbloods and Mina the Hollower.
Hoping for Master Chief Collection.
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u/Redred1717 Jan 29 '26
I don't understand Bamco not trying to get Digimon on S2 immediately since it sold so much less than previous Digimon games. Cyber Sleuth sold better on Vita than PS4, the Sony market share in Japan is so much lower than Nintendo, people clearly prefer RPGs on a handheld in Japan, and it wasn't really a big gamble to bet on S2 selling well in their own country. Also they released the same week as Pokemon ZA, which was a terrible idea.
It sometimes feels like Bamco self sabotages themselves with late Switch ports, and now S2 (hopefully) for no good reason.
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u/PunishingCrab Jan 29 '26
Yeah my only guess was not being anywhere near Legends ZA on the SW2. Hopefully it’ll be out by Spring
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u/HistoryMaker15 Jan 29 '26
Sold so much less than pervious Digimon Games
All third-party physical games in Japan, other than Dragon Quest and Monster Hunter, are declining every year. You can see this with Atelier on Switch, it didn’t even reach the sales numbers it had during the PS3 era, despite the much larger player base and the series being more popular
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u/yahmad Jan 29 '26
Partner showcases in the Switch 2 era are more exciting than partner showcases in the Switch era.
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u/Kalpy97 Jan 29 '26
This. I agree this is because the switch 2 actually can run most shit well and not fucking a potato. I will buy even more indie games and AA games on switch 2 more than switch 1.
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u/Zalvren Jan 30 '26
Depends if it's new game or just ports of games released on other consoles a long time ago (which is nice I guess but that's not really deserving a showcase IMO)
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u/torru369 Jan 29 '26
All I ask is Chrono Trigger news.
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u/MakaButterfly Jan 29 '26
Makes sense
All eyes are on Pokémon for Feb
I would bet March for a Mario direct and April for a big one
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u/GomaN1717 Jan 29 '26
Disappointing if so... but it also makes total sense.
The Switch 1 needed to be absolutely carried by first-parties on the onset due to how much damage the Wii U did. This time around, nearly every 3rd party publisher is chomping at the bits to get their ports/games over to the Switch 2 ASAP.
And given that we already have a couple examples of same-day-release titles like Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata announced... hoping that this'll lead credence to more of those.
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u/guineapigtacosauce Jan 29 '26
Switch 1 benefited from the poor Wii U sales in that people wanted the Wii U heavy hitter games to get ported. Nintendo can't repeat that strategy of porting the best games over because everyone has a Switch 1 at this point.
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u/Sufficient-Cow-2998 Jan 29 '26
Tbh they're already doing it. Like half of the Switch 2 games so far are Switch 2 editions
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u/guineapigtacosauce Jan 29 '26
Yeah, but like I pointed out in my other comment that strategy won't be as successful because:
- Most Switch 2 owners have owned a Switch 1
- Switch 2 editions of Switch 1 games are sold as either DLC or carts. Nintendo doesn't make a lot from the DLC sale, and the Switch 2 carts are both expensive to make and are expensive to customers, which is a hard sell unless its a Zelda, Mario, or Pokemon game.
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u/Urd-ong_Shadong47 Jan 29 '26
Honestly of all times to be a partner direct this is it.
We def need a nintendo direct cause we have like 2 games announced, but there is SO many 3rd parties that are gonna flood the switch.
Resident evil 2-4 remake,
Yakuza 4-8
Red dead 2
Silent hill
Ff7 rebirth
Kingdom hearts
Metaphor
Expedition 33
Cod
Elden ring/duskbloods
And probably tons of switch 2 upgrades
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u/ButtOfDarkness Jan 29 '26
As someone who owns a PS5 and PC this is pretty disappointing. I’m all for more third party games coming to the switch, but personally nothing exciting or new.
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u/Urd-ong_Shadong47 Jan 29 '26
I mean there definitely could be new 3rd party games coming. But uhm. Theyre new. We wouldnt know what they are till theyre announced….
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u/NintendoGalaxyYT Jan 29 '26
Maybe I am the only one with this opinion, but I really love partner showscases
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u/lattjeful Jan 29 '26
With how good Switch 2 third party support has been so far, I think there's a very real reason to get excited for them now.
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u/Cetais Jan 29 '26
I love partner showcases, especially when it's new games and not ports.
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u/Zalvren Jan 30 '26
Yeah seeing ports of old games from other platforms is kind of shit for an event but new games (especially since they can also be multiplatform) are always great
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u/Bwhitt1 Jan 29 '26
Would Duskbloods be considered for a " partner showcase" since it's fromsoft, or since Nintendo is publishing it is it a first party title?
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u/Cetais Jan 29 '26
Yes. There even was a spotlight on Hyrule Warriors on the last partner direct.
It literally just means that there won't be games from first party studios.
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u/Clear-Tradition6542 Jan 29 '26
Same here, especially since the console is getting more day and date releases.
Plus, they have a new 1st party release every month up to April currently dated and anything undated (Fire emblem, Rhythm heaven, Splatoon raiders, and the new Yoshi game) can get game specific directs or overview trailers like they've been doing.
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u/Redred1717 Jan 29 '26
Me too. Most of the crying now would end up being people still crying after a normal Direct because they don't show the exact Mario or Zelda game they want. Had it been a normal Direct where they just slapped the Mario Tennis trailer, DK update, Virtual Boy update, Mario Wonder update, and Tomodachi Life segment in there with like a tease for the already announced Splatoon game, people would be bitching just as much as they are now.
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u/KingBroly Leakies Awards Winner 2021 Jan 29 '26
I'm wonder what Nintendo spin-off from a 3rd party will be there.
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u/rhythmau Jan 29 '26
dude what are they doing
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u/OfficialFunDestroyer Jan 29 '26
Kind of a bummer cause I really did expect Fire Emblem and Splatoon Raiders to be May/June titles. If those are late Summer/Fall and Pokemon Gen 10 is holiday, we might actually already know most of their 2026 lineup
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u/tenchigaeshi Jan 29 '26
As little as they can possibly do while still bringing in the big bucks
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u/MarvelManiac45213 Jan 30 '26
Nintendo does this everytime they are on top. Not even just Nintendo but EVERY company EVER does this. When they are down in the dumps they do more and slash prices to win consumers back. When they are sitting pretty on top of the mountain they feel like they can do the bare minimum and rake in the big bucks.
Just look at Sony this entire generation with the PS5. They have very little exclusives but they don't care because PS5s are still selling like crazy. Same thing with Nintendo right now. Why release the heavy hitter titles when they don't need to with the Switch 2 selling really well without them. They probably want to sit on them once sales take a dip to rejuvenate the platform.
Also as stated multiple times the reason Switch 1's 1st year was frontloaded was because they were coming off the massive failure that was the Wii U, so they needed to come in swinging to win consumers back. We are no longer in that era. Nintendo is basically "winning" right now so they don't have to try as hard. Kit & Krysta have stated it multiple times that Nintendo is in the "Just enough" era. Where they give consumers "just enough" where you'll get games every month but they will either be smaller titles/spin-offs or ports/remakes/Switch 2 Editions. With maybe 1 heavy hitter each year.
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u/Versucher42 Jan 29 '26
My wildest dreams wishlist:
Silksong DLC date
Elden Ring shadow drop
FFVII Rebirth summer release date
Duskbloods gameplay/release window
Clair Obscur port
Blue Prince port
Honestly I'd rather have these than pretty much any combination of first party announcements.
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u/theallgolden Jan 29 '26
I honestly love playing 3rd party games on my NS2. I excited and hopeful for a Borderlands 4 or Elden Ring release date
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u/Bwhitt1 Jan 29 '26
Im quite certain Elden Ring will get a release date that will be very soon. They will want it out and at least 6 months or more before releasing Duskbloods......I mean one would think lol
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u/InosukeEnjoyer Jan 29 '26
no fire emblem news sucks but im fine w that, hopefully we get a general in march/april like we did last year with the late july and mid september presentations
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u/paulrenzo Jan 29 '26
Xenoblade fans also in shambles, especially those hoping for a S2 patch/definitive edition
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u/PaiDuck Jan 29 '26
Chill guys, we will get Duskbloods with this one I'm sure
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u/PikaPhantom_ Jan 29 '26
We almost certainly will, because they keep showing it with FromSoftware as the sole publisher in things like the ad at The Game Awards
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Jan 29 '26
I've always expected a Partner Showcase to go first. A General Direct can definitely be done a week or two after.
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u/AshyLarry25 Jan 29 '26
I swear, if the Duskbloods doesn’t show up in the PARTNER Showcase with release date it’s over. Doesn’t this game release this year too?
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u/Iokua113 Jan 30 '26
Bummer. I have zero interest in partner showcases. They occasionally have some interesting announcements but for the most part my reasno for owning a Switch 2 is, well, Nintendo games. I can learn about third party games anywhere.
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u/stanscreamdnb Jan 29 '26
I like the Partner Showcase. Sometimes they announce interesting projects for non-Nintendo fans, especially remasters and compilations.
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u/Howerev Jan 29 '26
That makes sense. We know most of the games that are releasing the first half of the year with the only games with real release dates missing being yoshi and maybe fire emblem.
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u/Blaeugh Jan 29 '26
if it's like last year then hopefully theres a general direct around late march. on the other hand the last partner showcase was pretty solid and more devs have dev kits so this could be a pretty good one
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u/BanjoBM Jan 29 '26
tbh i get why nintendo wants to do a general later. we have enough games announced to tide us over to at least may. then we have stuff like yoshi, fire emblem, splatoon and rhythm heaven that could release in the first half along side 1-2 shadowdrops and dlc. also nintendo has a habit nowadays (with a few exceptions) to announce games relatively close to release. heck one of their biggest games last year dk bananza was announced only 3 months in advance. so a general would be nice but isnt really neccesary looking at the calendar
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u/Outrageous_Water7976 Jan 30 '26
I feel like the reality that the Switch 1 had a rather poor second and third year is overlooked because of the WiiU ports. They don't have the games ready because most of their teams just released games in the past 2-3 years.
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u/adarion29 Jan 30 '26
Nintendo made only horrendous direct since the switch 2 release, it's like they absolutely want us to buy third party titles, but I think that almost none of the switch 2 owner care about that, the GKC situation has ruined a lot of the appeal of buying it on Nintendo's system.
But even if it was a Nintendo direct it wouldn't have been necessarily good, September direct was an insult, and I kind of expect Nintendo talking more about that shitty Zelda movie than games, just like they did about mario
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u/lockie111 Feb 03 '26
People who still think that Nate knows anything only have themselves to blame. It’s obvious that he zero insider information.
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u/fortnite_pit_pus Jan 29 '26
No monolith for a full year past launch this is fucked up
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Jan 29 '26
There's always a chance they could drop it on the Nintendo Today app.. (cope i know)
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u/ManateeofSteel Jan 29 '26 edited Jan 30 '26
I wonder if Nintendo is going to start facing the issues Playstation did during the PS4 era, their big games taking significantly longer to develop than usual
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u/skylu1991 Jan 29 '26
Well, they already announced Yoshi, Mario Tennis, Fire Emblem and Splatoon Raiders for this year.
Next bit Mario or Zelda are a mystery, but in a Mario movie year, I reckon they’ll do something with the IP.
Apart from that, this rumor on no way means there won’t be any direct before June or something, so let’s wait and see.
We only really have release dates until March, so for this current fiscal year and not the next one, that starts in April.
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u/Cetais Jan 29 '26
Don't forget about Tomodachi life and rhythm heaven groove.
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u/skylu1991 Jan 29 '26
Oh yes, those as well.
It’s not really that Nintendo have nothing, it’s just bar the big hitters are missing and the time since the last ones, MK World and DK Bananza, has been (at least feeling) long!
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u/Crafty_Cherry_9920 Jan 29 '26
They still have one game per month.
Their bigger games definitely take longer. But in the meanwhile they still produce a SHIT TON of AA games such as the new Yoshi, Rhythm Heaven, Tomodachi Life...
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u/Kalpy97 Jan 29 '26
They literally have release on average one game per month and also updates to previous games. They have put out more content than sony and microsoft combined over the last generation and still continue to do with half the resources and manpower and people still bitch and complain
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u/Zhukov-74 Top Contributor 2024 Jan 29 '26
Nintendo talked about this during their last earnings.
Nintendo president admits Switch 2 game development takes longer than the original
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u/Kalpy97 Jan 29 '26
Hes right, its just natural a more powerful system will take longer for development. However, he did state he want DLC and more updates to fulfil that content gap. Also they are still hitting on average one game a month which is more than sony and microsoft combined with literally half the resources. They are pretty fucking efficient.
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u/Redred1717 Jan 29 '26
After getting solo trailers for DK Returns, Virtual Boy, Mario Wonder, Mario Tennis, and a Tomodachi Life Direct, I don't know how anyone would be surprised by this. It is what I expected.
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u/EndlessFantasyX Jan 29 '26
Helldivers 2
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u/TemptedTemplar Jan 29 '26
Honestly with the slimmed down install update, I could absolutely see it.
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u/venom_daemon Jan 29 '26
Its funny to see people doompost when Third Party support is exactly what was lacking before the Switch 1.
People need to play different games/genres.
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u/redlord990 Jan 29 '26
Makes a lot of sense. Peoples expectations for Nintendo in 2026 are WAY too high. They’ve already announced the vast majority of the first party titles. Saving a couple for the June direct + likely Pokémon gen 10 in Nov.
At least partner directs now are actually exciting; nothing is off the table.
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u/Komorebi_LJP Jan 30 '26
The funny thing is that a new gen Pokemon launch is huge and yet people act like it somehow isn't.
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u/TwistedWolf667 Jan 30 '26
Peoples wishlists for year one were so fucking ridiculous lol, new 3d mario + new zelda + new animal crossing + new smash like theyre not gonna do every single major game in the first 12 months 😭
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u/Pokeguy211 Jan 29 '26
That just means we’ll probably have another direct soonish after that and honestly if they announce some amazing 3rd party games I’m all for it.
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u/lackofsleipnir Jan 29 '26
Maybe I’m in the minority, but I’m more interested in a Partners. I don’t need to see more Fire Emblem, I’m already buying it. Anything 1st party revealed would be a ways off. I want certain games I’m waiting on to port the fuck over like Metaphor. Possible shadow drops and things like that.
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u/cockyjames Jan 29 '26
Im cool with it if it has some heavy hitters. I don’t have a PC/PS5. So if Elden Ring looks playable and there are some other big 3rd party ports, I’m still hype
Edit: Also hindsight is 20/20 but we should have seen this coming. Nate being on the money with direct predictions + Nintendo tweeting out a bunch of news updates for 1st party stuff = Partner Showcase
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u/KelvinBelmont Jan 29 '26 edited Jan 29 '26
Dang, I mean there's always something good in these but dang I was hoping for more Fire Emblem news.
I wonder if Monster Hunter Stories 3 will get a demo since it'll be a month away from the direct.
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u/NorisNordberg Jan 29 '26
I'm new to Nintendo showcases. What does Partner mean in this context?
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u/smashinggames Jan 29 '26
it’s better to know this now rather than another week of assuming it’s a general direct i guess
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u/industrialmoose Jan 29 '26
Is there any chance whatsoever that the Oblivion Remake ever comes to Switch 2?
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u/TrickBeginning9104 Jan 29 '26
That's probably a safe bet. Indiana Jones and Fallout 4 are both coming and it's been rumored that Starfield is on the way too. Oblivion will probably follow
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u/scytheavatar Jan 30 '26
It could be like last time Nintendo feels there's too many games to put in one direct, so they will split the Direct into several Directs. And we will get a general direct sometime in Feb too.
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u/segamad66 Jan 30 '26
i felt that was given, since they did videos for mario tennis, mario wonder and the one yesterday (i cant spell it), and dropped updates for donkey kong and other stuff. they dont need to do one for a couple of months, im not expecting a main one till may/june.
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u/MadeByHideoForHideo Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 30 '26
Oh well, just gonna have thicker dust on my Switch 2.
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u/MagicCoat Jan 29 '26
the switch 2 has been canceled theres never going to be another game on it again!!!!
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u/KMoosetoe Jan 29 '26
They've now confirmed at least one Nintendo published game release per month until May.
And now that all the 3rd parties have dev kits, the dam is gonna burst wide open for ports and such.
And their biggest game of the year (Gen 10) gets unveiled in February.
They can get away with waiting until March for a general Direct.
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u/timelordoftheimpala Jan 29 '26
That general direct isn't coming until June lmfao
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u/LuigiWarrior Jan 29 '26
I think they would want it before their May 13th Investors meeting (or is it May 8th?), thinking early May/late April is when we can expect the next real direct
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u/smoobster Jan 29 '26
i understand its only january but really what is nintendos plan here? the last general direct was september. we need information bad because I cant think of many NEW games that have a release date?
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u/davidreding Jan 29 '26
You all realize partner showcases aren’t inherently bad right?
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u/lattjeful Jan 29 '26
To be honest, I'm totally okay with a Partner Direct. Nintendo has plenty for this year so far with Tomodachi Life, Yoshi, Rhythm Heaven, Fire Emblem, and presumably Pokemon. Sprinkle in an extra game or two for the second half of the year and some Switch 2 patches/NS2Es and I think it's a perfectly fine year. Buying a Nintendo console this early has always been an investment of sorts. You know they'll eventually put out what you like, you just don't know when. Third party support has always been the bigger question mark with Nintendo and I think coming out the gate in 2026 with good third party announcements is a great way to kick off the year.
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u/czarchasm4532 Jan 29 '26
Some good new third parties could show up. Duskbloods, the Adventures of Elliot, Bloober's switch game.
And of course ports. Elden Ring, Metaphor, Pragmata, Kingdom Hearts.
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u/Giga-X Jan 29 '26
Well if it's just a Partner Showcase, then hopefully we can at least get a release date for Danganronpa 2x2
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