Nintendo’s about to kick off its first event of the year with the Direct Partner Showcase focused on upcoming third-party games for Switch. We could see the first news about Xbox titles like coming to other platforms and maybe, hopefully more about the much-delayed sequel, . The 25-minute presentation kicks off at 9AM ET today (February 21) and you can watch it below.
As mentioned, today’s Direct could be more significant than a typical showcase. Last week, Microsoft announced that it would begin bringing some of its exclusive titles to “other consoles,” likely meaning the Switch and Sony’s PlayStation 5.
Microsoft didn’t elaborate much more than that, but rumors cite , , and as likely first titles moving to other platforms. The only thing we know for certain, though, is that and will remain Xbox exclusives for now.
Apart from that, there are a few upcoming third-party games without release dates including and , so Nintendo might give us more info about those. We’re also hoping to hear about which, last we heard in May 2023, was delayed and had no updated release window.