It’s that time of year again when Nintendo puts on a Direct showcase to talk about upcoming Switch and Switch 2 games. The company announced it will hold a livestream tomorrow, February 5, to talk about games coming to the handheld/console hybrid systems.
The show will be about 30 minutes long, but don’t get ahead of yourself hoping to see the next Mario or Smash Bros. This is a partner showcase, which means that you can expect a lot of third-party games, rather than stuff in the works at Nintendo itself. The stream will begin at 6 a.m. Pacific / 9 a.m. Eastern.
A new #NintendoDirect Partner Showcase livestream is on the way! Tune in tomorrow, Feb 5, at 6am PT for roughly 30 minutes of upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch games.
Watch here: https://t.co/BcCgVs6ozj pic.twitter.com/fYhkHPRnbJ
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 4, 2026
So what should we expect if not Nintendo first-party games? With its additional power over the original Switch, the Switch 2 is able to run a pretty large spread of big-budget third-party games. Companies like Capcom are putting some of their big marquee games like Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata on the device so, in theory, nothing’s really off the table if a dev is willing to make some concessions to get PS5 and Xbox games on the thing. Personally, I’d love to see Overwatch 2 get a Switch 2 upgrade because I want to do my dailies on the go. We have a huge list of games that we’d like to see ported to Switch 2, but hopefully we also see some new games making their way to the system rather than just picking up the other consoles’ leftovers. It’s been a while since we saw From Software’s upcoming Switch 2 exclusive The Duskbloods, so maybe that’s on the table for this Direct.
Whatever we see, we’ll be covering it here at Kotaku tomorrow morning.
