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First 2026 Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Looks at Switch 1 and 2 Games

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First 2026 Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Looks at Switch 1 and 2 Games
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Nintendo confirmed that it will hold a Partner Showcase Direct at 6am PT/9am ET/3pm CET on February 5, 2026, and it also noted this will be all about Switch 1 and 2 games. It will only focus on third-party titles from partners like Capcom and Square Enix. Also, it will be a worldwide affair, with English and Japanese placeholders live.

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Here is the English presentation placeholder. This will be a 30 minute video. No titles are confirmed yet. However, some Switch 1 and 2 games without release windows include The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Mina the Hollower and Professor Layton and the New World of Steam. 

You can also find the placeholder for the Japanese Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase below that will highlight Switch 1 and 2 games. These tend to include some different or additional games.

This isn’t the first Nintendo Direct of the year. We saw ones for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. However, there’s no date for the first first-party one of 2026 yet.

The Switch 1 and 2 game Nintendo Partner Showcase Direct will air on YouTube worldwide at 6am PT/9am ET/3pm CET on February 5, 2026.

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