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If you don’t know, a Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase is an event broadcasted on streaming platforms that showcases upcoming titles from mainly third-party developers. Taking the spotlight from Nintendo’s own IPs entirely.
So, you can expect to see news from games like Elden Ring, Resident Evil Requiem, or Monster Hunter Wilds instead of The Legend of Zelda or Mario games.
Usually there are roughly 2-3 of these each year, and surprisingly, the Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 2026, the first of the year, also took place in February, much like last year.
My main goal with this post is to gather the info of all the announcements, trailers, and release dates in a single place so I can have it readily available.
Also, I’ll be having some fun and giving my predictions for each, and you can check how right or wrong I was.
February 5th Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 2026
Runtime:
Highlight:
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – June 3rd
Announcements:
Orbitals (Switch 2)
Summer 2026 – co-op anime-style action puzzler
Kepler / Shapefam
PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid’s Curse (Switch / Switch 2)
Feb 19, 2026 – narrative horror adventure
Square Enix
Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters Switch 1-2
2026 (TBA) – anime sports game
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Tokyo Scramble (Switch 2)
Feb 11, 2026 — survival/stealth game
Binary Haze Interactive
Valheim (Switch 2)
(2026) — Sandbox Survival Viking Game
Iron Gate AB
Hollow Knight – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2)
Feb 5, 2026 – enhanced edition of the indie metroidvania classic
Team Cherry
eFootball Kick-Off! (Switch 2)
Summer 2026 – F2P Football game
Konami
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (Switch 2)
Jun 18, 2026 – HD-2D Action Adventure Game
Square Enix
Super Bomberman Collection (Switch 1-2)
Feb 5, 2026 – Action / Puzzle Collection
Konami
Pragmata (Switch 2)
Apr 24, 2026 – Sci-Fi Action Adventure Game – Demo Available Now
Turok: Origins (Switch 2)
Fall 2026 – first-person shooter / action game
Saber Interactive
Kyoto Xanadu (Switch 1-2)
Summer 2026 – action JRPG
Nihon Falcom
Digimon Story Time Stranger (Switch 1-2)
Jul 10, 2026 – turn-based monster collecting RPG
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok (Switch 2)
Jul 9, 2026 – action JRPG
Cygames
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (Switch 2)
Mar 13, 2026 – turn-based JRPG/Monster Taming – Demo available Now
Capcom
Scott Pilgrim EX (Switch 1-2)
March 3, 2026 – Action Beat’em Up game
Tribute Games
Arcade Archives / Console Archives (Switch 1-2)
Feb 26, 2026 – retro arcade re-releases
Hamster Corporation
Another Eden Begins (Switch 1-2)
Summer 2026 – Turn-based JRPG
EA Sports PGA Tour 2k25 (Switch 2)
2026 (TBA) – golf sports simulation
2k
REANIMAL (Switch 2)
Feb 13, 2026 – horror adventure game
Tarsier Studios/THQ Nordic
WWE 2k26 (Switch 2)
Mar 13, 2026 – wrestling simulator game
2k
Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown (Switch 2)
Feb 18, 2026 – story driven survival strategy game
Daedalic Entertainment
Disney Dreamlight Valley Switch 2 Edition
Mar 25, 2026 – cozy disney game
Gameloft
Culdcept Begins Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
July 16, 2026 – fantasy strategy card / board game hybrid
Neos
Shadow Tactic: Blades of the Shogun
Mar 18, 2026 – tactical stealth game
Daedalcx Entertainment
Goat Simulator 3 (Switch 2)
April 1, 2026 – goat simulator game?
Coffee Stain Publishing
Tales of ARISE – Beyond the Dawn Edition (Switch 2)
May 22, 2026 – JRPG
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Resident Evil Requiem (Switch 2)
Feb 27, 2026 – survival horror game
Capcom
Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition (Switch 2)
Feb 24, 2026 – open world action RPG
Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Switch 2)
May 12, 2026 – cinematic action adventure
MachineGames / Bethesda Softworks
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (Switch 2)
2026 (TBA) – open world fantasy RPG
Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks
Predictions:
I can’t believe how much I freaking missed…
Release Date Predictions:
Elden Ring—Summer 2026Dusk Bloods—Spring 2026- Adventures of Elliot—May 2026
Announcements I Expect:
- Final Fantasy VII Remake: Rebirth
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Most Improbable / Wildcard Predictions:
A PS4 title announcement on Switch 2, e.g., God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, Spider-Man, or HelldiversArc Raiders
Was the Feb 5, 2026 Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase good?
From my perspective, the Feb 5, 2026 Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase was great. Although the pacing was a bit off with a somewhat lackluster last game reveal. If it ended with a big reveal like Final Fantasy Rebirth or even Elden Ring, the public’s perception would’ve been much different.
In the end, what got imprinted on people’s minds was that Fallout 4, an 11-year-old game, is being released on Switch 2 for 59,99$
But despite this, it showed how much third-party developers are on board with Nintendo’s newest hardware.
We’re getting demanding games like Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Indiana Jones that show exactly why the Switch 2 is a powerful handheld.
What’s even more surprising is that we’re getting these games not long after their initial release, and we’re also getting Switch 2 versions at the same time as other consoles, such as Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata (I’m so hyped for this one).
So, if you got disappointed with this direct, please try to see the bigger picture, the future is looking promising for us Switch owners!