August Nintendo Direct Announced, Won’t Include Switch 2 Updates
announced its plans for the August, which will include two showcases. As the company has noted before, neither of these showcases will have updates on the Nintendo Switch 2.
The Indie World Showcase will begin on August 27, 2024 at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT. The August Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase will stream right after. The live stream will clock in around 40 minutes, according to Nintendo. It can be streamed on Nintendo’s official YouTube channel here.
Similarly to recent Nintendo Directs, Nintendo also noted updates for the Switch 2 will not be present. “Please note, there will be no mention of the Nintendo Switch successor during either of these presentations,” says the company on Twitter.
Join us tomorrow, August 27 at 7am PT, for an <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndieWorld?src=hash&ref_src=» https:>#IndieWorld
Showcase followed by a <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/NintendoDirect?src=hash&ref_src=» https:>#NintendoDirect Partner Showcase! The livestream, featuring both presentations back-to-back, will be roughly 40 minutes in total.
Watch here: https://t.co/SyxftK1vRR pic.twitter.com/tIs15ggQaM
Nintendo did not specify how the 40 minutes would be distributed between the two showcases. However, the previous Indie World and Partner Showcases each clocked in a little over 20 minutes long. Typically with these posts, the general release window of the games shown are specified. That is not the case here, which means some of the announced games might not release until 2025 and beyond.
Nintendo’s Indie World Showcases specifically spotlights indie games. For example, the showcase back in April featured games like Antonblast, Animal Well, Steamworld Heist 2, and Lorlei and the Laser Eyes. With the showcase being indie focused, many are probably anticipating a Hollow Knight: Silksong trailer.
The August Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase features games from Nintendo’s publishing and development partners. This means first party games should not be expected.
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