The first Nintendo Direct of 2024 is now official and will last 25 minutes. What can we expect from the Switch Partner Showcase

Nintendo continues the policy of releasing between one and two of its own games on Switch every month, and that is something that no manufacturer can afford, but the truth is that we are on the eve of its seventh anniversary and its 2024 catalog has plenty of empty spaces. The good news is that the already announced Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase will remedy it almost imminently.

Officially, the big N has announced that on February 21 at 3:00 p.m. (Spanish time) a new event of approximately 25 minutes will be published on your channels and accounts focused on releases that will arrive throughout the first half of 2024

. The not-so-good news is that there will be no news from their own studies.

As its name suggests, the Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase will focus its content on third-party titles, which includes developers and publishers beyond Nintendo itself. And although it has not been confirmed, it is impossible not to remember that just a few days ago Xbox advanced the arrival of four of its games to new platforms.

We know that between now and June titles like the promising ones will be released Unicorn Overlord

y Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroesthe reunion with Braid, Anniversary Edition and, in addition, a MLB The Show 24 developed from PlayStation Studios that will hit the eShop in exactly one month. In fact, and on paper, Hollow Knight: Silksong should also come out this year. Another thing is that it appears in a digital event.

The announcement of a Nintendo Direct continues Nintendo’s tradition of waiting until the following Monday after its last major release (in this case Mario vs Donkey Kong) to talk about future Switch content. Of course, it is worth remembering that there are still three titles to be released (that we know of) throughout 2024: Princess Peach: Showtime!, a Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD

which will arrive in summer and an undated Paper Mario: The Millennial Door.

In any case, 25 minutes is enough for powerful announcements and surprises from third parties. Whether it be custom conversions, completely new games or dates for promised titles. Because Nintendo Switch will have its birthday on March 3 and it cannot be denied that its release schedule needs an extra push. Or four. Will Microsoft give them to them? We will know very soon.

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