Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase February 2024 highlights

The Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase has now ended after showing us announcements and updates for games appearing in the first half of 2024. We’ve collected all the announcements here, so check out what’s coming to the Switch.

Now, remember this is a partner showcase, so there isn’t a new Mario game or the new Pokémon game here – though maybe we’ll see the latter in next week’s Pokémon Presents.

Where can I watch the February 2024 Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase?

The showcase is available now and is a 25-minute-long presentation of information. You can tune in on Nintendo’s worldwide account here or the Nintendo UK account here on YouTube.

Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase February 2024 highlights

Here are all the announcements from the showcase, all coming to Nintendo Switch soon.

Grounded

Sprouting on Switch on April 16 is Grounded, a co-op survival game where you’re shrunk down to a tiny size, and left to fend for yourself in the garden. You can play solo, of course, or with up to three friends as you build a base to help you survive the biggest enemies out there, like ants that are now gigantic.

Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist

Ender Magnolia is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Ender Lilies. It’s another dark fantasy-themed game with curses to break and toxins to cure. You play as Lilac and can defeat and convert enemies to be on your side, collecting their abilities as you go.

Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure

Puzzle fans – this one’s for you. A ‘small town misfit’ heads out on an adventure to upend the stagnant culture of their world – through puzzle solving. The game runs approximately ten hours long and has no inventory or XP to worry about, your only concern is the grid you find yourself on where furniture, walls, and items are yours to move around.

Unicorn Overload

Vanillaware’s latest tactical fantasy RPG is Unicorn Overload, taking you on a journey to regain your rightful place on the throne. Build an army, meet mythical beings, and discover a vibrant world. Oh, and there’s a demo available today.

Monster Hunter Stories

Who hasn’t wanted to be a monster rider? Now’s your chance in Monster Hunter Stories, an adorable and enhanced version of the 3DS classic. There are new HD visuals, voice-overs, and a museum mode – and this version includes content we previously only saw in Japan.

Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed

Ha ha! Mickey’s back in a remaster of 2010’s classic, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed. Wander through Wasteland armed with your trusty brush. March 25, 2024, is on Mickey’s calendar, so perhaps we’ll see it then, though the release date isn’t currently confirmed.

Shin Megami Tensei V – Vengeance DLC

Step back into Shin Megami Tensei V on June 21 with the Vengeance DLC, adding two new story paths to the game. Of course there are new demons to fight and locations to explore as you play the new storyline, where morality is key.

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection

Two classic games come as one bundle in Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection – 2004’s Star Wars Battlefront and 2005’s Star Wars Battlefront II. Each game has solo capabilities and local multiplayer, so you can face off as Luke Skywalker and Anakin with your friends.

South Park: Snow Day

Cartman and the gang are back again for some mischievous misdeeds in South Park: Snow Day! Releasing on March 26, join Kenny, Kyle, and co in a co-op action game where saving the town is up to you.

Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream

A distorted world awaits you in Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream, where you can take on raids with up to 20 other players, or play solo. Take on the role of key Sword Art characters as you form teams together while customizing your looks and kit, of course.

Gundam Breaker 4

Gundam Breaker 4 invites you to build your ideal Gunpla and take on strategic battles. There are both co-op and solo modes for you to hack and slash away at other giant mechanical robots, making use of over 250 base kits in your own designs.

Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble

Roll on into Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble, featuring 200 new stages – and optional motion controls. There’s even a new spin dash move to evade opponents with as you dive into four-player coop, from June 25.

World of Goo 2

We’re feeling very goo about this sequel announcement. Coming to Switch on May 23, World of Goo 2 poses more puzzles where you must use endless sticky piles of goo to figure out the solution.

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time

We have a Fantasy Life i release date! The whimsical RPG comes to Switch on October 10, 2024. Be a miner, a farmer, or any of 14 roles in your town as you build up a thriving settlement on an island, where mystery awaits around every corner.

Another Crab’s Treasure

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Um, maybe this crab. The nautical tale, Another Crab’s Treasure, flows onto Switch on April 25. This is a crustacean-themed Souls-Like, so may not be for the faint of heart, as you met waves of enemies on the sea floor.

Penny’s Big Breakaway

Penny and Yo-Yo need your help to clear 40 levels of platforming adventure in a new 3D game from the team behind Sonic Mania. You can try a demo out today, and get the full game on March 28.

Suika Game Multi-Player Mode Expansion Pack

If you love Suika Game like I do, you’ll be pleased to know there’s a multiplayer DLC out today. Play against others in modes with a time limit, or where attack moves are key, or in the original Suika Game where placing fruits is your only goal.

Pepper Grinder

A brand new 2D action platformer, Pepper Grinder, rolls onto Switch on March 28. There’s a demo out right now for those of you eager to try it, and find out what happens to Pepper as her ship is ripped apart in a storm, leaving her to wash up on a strange island.

Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!

Previously on Apple Arcace, Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! races onto Switch today, along with a demo. The game is an interesting take on the solitaire genre, bringing horse racing into the spotlight. You can breed new horses that run faster and further, and earn you more wins.

Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley

Get ready to head into Moominvalley as the adorable Snufkin on March 7. Pre-orders are now open so you can get into the whimsical world as soon as it goes live, and restore the Moomin world to its former glory.

Tales of Kenzera: Zau

On April 23, you can jump into the world of Zau. He’s the star of this action-adventure game, inspired by Bantu culture and myths. You’re on a journey to prove yourself as a spiritual healer, and working toward reclaiming your fathers spirit.

Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board!

Enter a Demon Slayer online board game with up to four players from April 26. You can choose from tons of characters like Tanjiro and Zenitsu to use as you battle it out in combat mini-games and more.

Kingdom Come Deliverance – Royal Edition

Kingdom Come Deliverance, the hit historical RPG, barrels onto Switch on March 25. The Royal Edition includes all the game’s DLC along with the full game, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the medieval mayhem.

Contra: Operation Galuga

Another entry into the age-old Contra series is coming on March 12, featuring modern graphics and a co-op mode. If you want to get ahead and start blasting aliens early, you can try a demo right now.

Pentiment

Coming on February 22 is Pentiment, the narrative-driven game with unique graphics and a fun story to tell. It’s set in 16th Century Bavaria and asks you to make choices and deal with the consequences, as you live in a rural community.

Endless Ocean Luminous

In a wild turn of events, we’re getting a new Endless Ocean game on Switch! Float around the ocean finding over 500 creatures and incredible sights as a diver exploring the Veiled Sea. You can even dive into some multiplayer fun with up to 30 other players. Endless Ocean Luminous comes to Switch on May 2.

New NSO games

Five new retro titles are available on Nintendo Switch Online, today. They are:

• Snake Rattle n Roll
• R.C PRO-AM
• Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
• Killer Instinct
• Blast Corps

That’s everything! What did you think? Did you find a new farm game or JRPG on Switch to try?