The first Nintendo Direct of 2024 has already been officially announced and will last 25 minutes. What can we expect from the Switch partner presentation?

Nintendo continues its policy of releasing one to two of its games on Switch every month, and that’s something no manufacturer can afford, but the truth is that we’re on the eve of its seventh anniversary, and there’s a lot of empty stuff in its 2024 catalog places. The good news is that the already announced Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase will fix it almost immediately.

The Big N has officially announced that February 21 at 15:00. (Spanish time) a new event will be published on your channels and accounts, lasting approximately 25 minutes, dedicated to the episodes that will appear throughout the time. first half of 2024

As the name suggests, Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase will focus its content on third-party games, including developers and publishers other than Nintendo itself. And although this has not been confirmed, we cannot help but remember that just a few days ago, Xbox promoted the release of four of its games to new platforms.

We know that such promising games will be released before June. Unicorn Overlord And Eiyuden Chronicles: A Hundred Heroesreunion with Braid, Anniversary Edition and, in addition, MLB Show 24 developed by PlayStation Studios, which will appear in the online store in exactly a month. In fact, on paper, Hollow Knight: Silksong should also be released this year. Another thing is that it appears in a digital event.

The Nintendo Direct announcement 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’s worth remembering that there will be three more games released in 2024 (as far as we know): Princess Peach: Showtime!, a Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD

In any case, 25 minutes is enough for powerful announcements and surprises from third parties. Be it custom conversions, brand new games, or release dates for promised games. Because March 3rd is the Nintendo Switch’s birthday, and there’s no denying that its release schedule needs some more tweaking. Or four. Will Microsoft give it to them? We’ll find out very soon.

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