The rumor mill can sluggish to a halt, as Nintendo has lastly introduced a Direct, albeit by its exterior companions. On Wednesday, Nintendo will host a Accomplice Showcase Direct on its channels.

Nintendo’s Accomplice Showcase will air on February 21 at 6 a.m. PT / 9 a.m. ET on its YouTube channel. The corporate says to anticipate round 25 minutes of information, centered on Nintendo Change video games arriving within the first half of 2024 from publishing and creating companions.

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So sure, let’s simply get this out of the best way now: with the phrases “Accomplice” and specific emphasis on the exterior facet of publishing and creating, I might not anticipate any form of huge Change 2 reveal or something. Heck, even a reveal of one thing like Metroid Prime 4 is probably going out of the playing cards.

In the event you’re on the lookout for the common motive to over-hype your self, although, there’s all the time Hole Knight: Silksong. Extra realistically, studios like Stage-5 have been making common appearances at reveals like these, and that firm specifically pushed a giant batch of video games into 2024. I’d put some good odds on Stage-5 displaying up, although to be clear, that’s simply hypothesis on my half.

In any other case, anticipate quite a lot of non-Nintendo video games coming to Change. It’s an attention-grabbing alternative, seeing as that is Nintendo’s first Direct of the 12 months, and the identical time as they’d often host a giant Direct to kick it off. It’s a disgrace the corporate isn’t placing any of its personal stuff into the combination, and at 25 minutes in comparison with a hopeful 40 or so, I think about we’ll nonetheless hear hypothesis a few full Nintendo Direct lengthy after.

A minimum of for now, we are able to spin down the rumors and stay up for seeing what’s hitting Change quickly, because it enters its seventh 12 months of life. We’ll see what’s in retailer at 6 a.m. PT / 9 a.m. ET on February 21, 2024.