Nintendo Direct will announce new Switch games on February 21

About to celebrate its seventh anniversary, the Switch will receive a new wave of announcements this week. The Nintendo Direct is promised to release next Wednesday (21) at 11am Brasilia time and should mainly focus on titles developed by partner studios – in other words, we're unlikely to get new stuff from Nintendo itself.

As confirmed by the producer itself, this week's Partner Showcase will be around 25 minutes long and should be dedicated to showcasing games that will be released in the first half of 2024. So, expect information about the games that will arrive in the coming months – that is, if not we have some arriving To the online store shortly after the broadcast ends.

Although no titles have been promised, there is high expectation that Xbox exclusives that Microsoft has promised to release on other platforms will appear here. Rumors of departure Hi Fi Rush The Nintendo Switch is already old, and given the timing of the presentation, Wednesday's Direct seems like the perfect time to show that one of the best games of 2023 will be coming to the console.

It is expected that in addition Hi Fi RushGames like Sea of ​​Thieves, Grounded that it sadness They should also lose their Xbox exclusivity and come to Switch and PlayStation 5.

On the other hand, the boost given by Nintendo itself in the fact that the Partner Showcase is dedicated to partner studios kills some fans' hopes of seeing news from the Big N's own franchises or even information about the Switch's successor. Meanwhile, this week's announcements could be a good barometer of what the Japanese manufacturer is planning for its next console.