February Nintendo Direct Leak Claims It’s a Partner Showcase – Fans Are Disappointed

February Nintendo Direct Leak Claims It’s a Partner Showcase – Fans Are Disappointed

A leak claims the February Nintendo Direct will be a Partner Showcase, disappointing Switch 2 owners hoping for major first-party reveals.

Nintendo to hold Direct Showcase on Feb. 5 for third-party games

Nintendo is reportedly gearing up to hold its third Direct showcase of 2026, and it’s supposedly focusing on Nintendo’s partners. As opposed to revealing upcoming games that are coming directly from Nintendo, the showcase is said to be about third-party studios that are bringing their games to the Nintendo Switch 2 platform. This isn’t too unlike what Sony does with its PlayStation State of Play livestream events. Every once in a while, it will …

New Nintendo Direct reportedly coming next week, but don't get too hyped for Mario or Zelda - it's rumored to be another third-party showing

Already announced third-party games include Elden Ring and 007: First Light

Nintendo’s Third Nintendo Direct Event of 2026 Will Reportedly be a Partner Showcase Next Week

Nintendo is due to have its third Nintendo Direct event of the year next week on Thursday, February 5, 2026, and it'll be a Partner Showcase Direct, if multiple reports surrounding this rumour are to be believed. After first coming from known insider NateTheHate (who has also predicted that a PlayStation State of Play is on the horizon for February), their report about a coming Nintendo Direct was corroborated by GameXplain, who then added that …

A Nintendo Direct is reportedly coming next week, dedicated to Partner games

The last Nintendo Partner Direct featured Star Wars Outlaws, Octopath Traveler 0…