A Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase will air tomorrow, February 5, it’s just been announced. It will air at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe. The presentation will be roughly 30 minutes long showing upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch games.
Like other Partner Showcases, this one will be about third-party games. However, every now and then we’ve seen some Nintendo-published titles show up – Hyrule Warriors is one example.
You will be able to watch the February 2026 Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase via YouTube and the Nintendo Today app. Below is the official live stream:
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has spoken about why the company came out with free major updates for Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Splatoon 3.
Last month, Animal Crossing received its big 3.0.0 patch at no extra cost alongside a paid Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. Meanwhile, Splatoon 3 also just dropped a big patch with health bars and more, but last year, version 10.0.0 dropped which included some enhancements for Nintendo Switch 2 players.
During the Q&A session of Nintendo’s financial results this week, Furukawa had this to say when asked about the business rationale for releasing such major free updates for existing Switch titles after the Switch 2 launch:
Illustrator Yusuke Omura, a character designer at Game Freak, has revealed some interesting origins for the Ultra Beasts in Pokemon.
These creatures were first introduced in Pokemon Sun and Moon. They weren’t the typical kind of Pokemon we were used to seeing as they stem from a different, known as the Ultra Space.
Hamster is bringing Top Speed to Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, the company confirmed today. Look for it tomorrow, February 5.
Taito originally released the title, also known as Full Throttle, in 1987. The racer features a nitro boost to spice things up a bit.
Here’s an official overview:
A new listing has been found which may hint at a new Xenoblade Chronicles release for 2026.
Over on Spotlight, fans have apparently spotted a page for Caitlin Thorburn. We did look to see if we could find it ourselves, but had no luck – it may not be publicly available, but we’re marking this as a rumor regardless.
A new Super Mario Party Jamboree update is here with version 2.3.0. This applies to those playing on both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch.
The main highlight is support for Polish. On top of that, other unspecified adjustments and fixes have been implemented.
The full overview is as follows:
Nintendo has delivered a small update for Drag x Drive with version 1.2.1.
As relayed in the patch notes, a problem has been addressed in which the effect of defensive pressure on opponents’ halfpipe shots was smaller than intended. Other issues have been fixed as well.
Two more classic Game Boy titles have just arrived on Nintendo Switch Online with Yoshi and Balloon Kid. Both can be accessed on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch.
Balloon Kid is the older of the two games having debuted in 1990. Yoshi isn’t too far behind though as we first saw it soon after (1991 in Japan, 1992 in the west).
Here’s an overview of both:
January 8: Game File has spotted two new worker complaints filed to the United States’ National Labor Relations Board within the last month involving Nintendo of America and contracting firm Teksystems.
The first one came about on December 9, 2025. Following that, there was another on January 6, 2026. The individual or individuals behind the complaints are not publicly available and information is hard to come by currently.
What we know currently is that the complaints allege violations of clauses 8(a)(1) and 8(a)(4) from the labor act. As relayed by Game File, these are as follows:
If you kept your Nintendo Labo VR kit from a few years back, you might be interested to know that it’s compatible with the upcoming Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics service.
In a couple of weeks, those with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership will be able to access Virtual Boy titles on Switch 2 and Switch. We previously knew that a dedicated accessory will be released along with a cheaper cardboard model. However, it now turns out that there’s a third option with the Nintendo Labo VR kit.
