The Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase took place today, and during the presentation, a number of third-party announcements as well as several release dates for previously announced Switch games were made. Here’s a brief rundown of the event’s noteworthy improvements in case you don’t want to wait through the 25-minute presentation.
Grounded and Pentiment Joins Switch
Two of the four enigmatic Xbox games from Obsidian Entertainment that will be available on other systems have been made public. Switch will welcome Grounded on April 16 and Pentiment the following day, on February 22.
Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist- Summer 2024
In the universe of Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knight, players must combat and cooperate with lethal homunculi in order to save a shattered planet.
Arranger: A Role Puzzling Adventure – Summer 2024
You will navigate a grid in a linked puzzle environment where everything moves in response to your movements. Along with helping the locals and defeating creatures, you’ll also solve riddles.
Unicorn Overlord Demo
Though we’ve seen a lot of VanillaWare’s stunning turn-based strategy game, we can now play it before its official release on March 8.
Monster Hunter Stories – Summer 2024
Monster Hunter, a 2017 Nintendo 3DS role-playing game spin-off, is coming to Switch (along with PlayStation 4 and Steam). This release offers HD graphics along with new voiceovers, a museum mode, and more material that was originally exclusive to Japan.
Epic Mickey from Disney: Rebrushed – 2024
The 2011 title Epic Mickey is being reworked for a possible Switch rerelease. The improved remake has new Mickey talents, improved visuals, and other enhancements. Here is where you can find out more information.
June 21st, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
The base adventure and a new plot with additional locales and monsters are included in this comprehensive edition of SMT V.
March 14: Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection
Updates to the original Battlefront games include added maps of Jabba’s Palace, Bespin: Cloud City, and Yavin 4: Arena, as well as new playable characters Kit Fisto and Asajj Ventress.
Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream – 2024
You may play a twisted version of Sword Art Online by yourself or in cooperative mode with a companion. This version of the game features 20-player raids against formidable foes.
2024’s Gundam Breaker 4
Create your own Gundam, destroy other mechs, steal their components, and so on. The true excitement for aficionados of Gunpla is putting together your own suits from components from 250 base kits to use in combat or display to others.
June 25th is Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble.
A new Super Monkey Ball game with 200 new courses, 16-player multiplayer, and new moves for AiAi and companions was unveiled by Sega.
Exclusive to consoles on May 23: World of Goo 2
This May, the much-anticipated sequel will launch exclusively on the Switch.
October 10th, Fantasy Life I: The Girl Who Steals Time
A new chapter in the Fantasy Life series allows you to take on 14 distinct roles, or Lives, and solve mysteries while building a community in the present and exploring an island in the past. Four-player cooperative play is another option.
April 25: Another Crab’s Treasure
You go out on an expedition to retrieve your shell as a hermit crab that has misplaced it. In order to fight or attack underwater dangers, this entails employing every item of garbage found in a polluted ocean as a temporary shell, each with a unique set of powers.
Penny’s Biggest Breakaway is available now!
Now available is this vintage 3D platformer from the creators of Sonic Mania.
Expansion of the Suika Game’s Multiplayer Mode
Paid DLC for the endearing (and addictive) fruit-matching game adds a local two-player fighting mode, and eventually internet multiplayer as well. The basic game now includes Attack and Time Limit modes.
Pepper Grinder: March 28 Demo Is Available
The platformer with a focus on drills is visually stunning and performs just as well, as seen in the latest Steam Next Fest demo. Switch users may enjoy a free demo and the game’s release date.
Play Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! – Available on Switch Now
The Pocket Card Jockey sequel, which was previously only available on iOS, is returning to a Nintendo system.
Contra: Operation Galuga – Demo Available Now, March 12
There is now a release date for this contemporary remake of the original NES Contra, which offers six playable characters.
Endless Ocean Luminous – May 2
Players are thrust into an ever-changing vast ocean in this brand-new Endless Ocean game. You may explore the 500 kinds of aquatic life, including extinct ones, by yourself or with up to 30 other people online.
