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📆 Nintendo has announced a Partner Showcase Nintendo Direct, airing July 31
👀 The event focuses on third-party Switch 2 game announcements, not major reveals from Nintendo
⏳ The presentation will last around 25 minutes and feature games without release dates
👉 Tune in at 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm BST / 3pm CEST on Nintendo’s YouTube channel
After several weeks of speculation, Nintendo has officially announced a new Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase will take place tomorrow, July 31.
Note that this is a Partner Showcase, and not a typical Nintendo Direct. It means we won’t see any big announcements from Nintendo, which is a shame considering we’re still waiting for a Metroid Prime 4: Beyond release date.
Instead, the presentation, which is expected to last around 25 minutes, will give third-party developers and publishers the chance to announce their new Switch 2 games.
A quick look at the Nintendo Switch 2 launch games lineup shows there’s still plenty of titles without a release date, and we should see even more games make their way to Nintendo’s new console.
It helps that the Nintendo Switch 2 is the fastest-selling console of all time, as third-party publishers will be encouraged to release their games on Switch 2. The bigger a console’s install base, the more consumers a game can reach and potentially sell.
We’ll be rounding up all the announcements from the Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase in a live blog on The Shortcut, but you can also tune in yourself over at Nintendo’s YouTube Channel. The show begins at 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm BST / 3pm CEST. I’ve also embedded the video below for your convenience.
Adam Vjestica is The Shortcut’s Senior Editor. Formerly TechRadar’s Gaming Hardware Editor, Adam has also worked at Nintendo of Europe as a Content Marketing Editor, where he helped launch the Nintendo Switch. Follow him on X @ItsMrProducts.
