Nintendo has a busy 2026 ahead of it with upcoming exclusives for the Switch 2, but between those big releases, there’ll be plenty of third-party games to keep an eye out for as well. Today’s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase is dedicated to those games from outside of Nintendo’s studios, and you can tune in today to see what’s headed to Switch consoles in the not-so-distant future.
Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase start time and runtime
The Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase will run for 30 minutes today, February 5, and you can tune in at the following times:
- 6 AM PT
- 9 AM ET
- 2 PM BST
- 11 PM JST
How to watch the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase
As usual, you can tune into Nintendo’s official YouTube channel to watch the broadcast. An archived version of the stream will also be available after the initial premiere, as will trailers for each game shown during the event.

