Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase announced for February 5
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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 explains why it released free major updates for Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Splatoon 3
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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:
Top Speed is this week’s Arcade Archives game on Nintendo Switch 2, Switch
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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:
More: Arcade Archives, Hamster
Rumor: Voice actor page leaks Xenoblade game for 2026
Posted on 3 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
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.
Super Mario Party Jamboree 2.3.0 update out now, patch notes
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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:
Drag x Drive 1.2.1 update out now, patch notes
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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.
More: Drag x Drive, title update
Nintendo Switch Online adds Game Boy games Yoshi, Balloon Kid
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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:
More: Nintendo Switch Online, top
Borderlands 4 delayed indefinitely on Nintendo Switch 2, statement released
Posted on 4 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
September 23: Borderlands 4 is seeing a delay on Nintendo Switch 2. This comes just a little more than a week until the game was expected on the console.
In a social media post, it was stated that the team is “committed to ensuring we deliver the best possible experience to our fans, and the game needs additional development and polish time to do that.” There’s hope that cross saves can be implemented as well. Nintendo eShop pre-orders will be cancelled because of the move.
More: 2K Games, Borderlands 4, Gearbox Software
Zelda-inspired RPG Bel’s Fanfare confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch
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Chibig today opened a Kickstarter campaign for its latest game, Bel’s Fanfare. The €40,000 goal was reached in just a matter of hours, and that means we’ll be seeing the game on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch down the road – currently it’s targeting 2027.
Bel’s Fanfare is an otherworldly RPG inspired by the Zelda classics as well as “the graphics of the PS2 and GameCube era, although it also recalls great 3DS titles.” The studio adds that Undertale and Spirited Away “contributed greatly to establishing a very special and detailed setting in which to tell one of Chibig’s most personal stories.”
More: Bel's Fanfare, Chibig
Video: First look at Pragmata running on Nintendo Switch 2
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First footage is in giving us a look at Pragmata running on Nintendo Switch 2.
Recently, a preview event was held in which Capcom had a demo on display. We have mostly portable footage, but also a bit of off-screen docked gameplay. While screenshots were previously released from the Nintendo Switch 2 version, now we have a proper look at the game in action.
