{"id":1158392,"date":"2026-02-09T19:23:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/nintendo-direct-original-switch-games-locked-in-for-march-27-watch-it-here"},"modified":"2026-02-09T19:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:23:22","slug":"nintendo-direct-featuring-original-switch-games-and-absolutely-no-switch-2-ness-whatsoever-locked-in-and-you-can-watch-it-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/nintendo-direct-featuring-original-switch-games-and-absolutely-no-switch-2-ness-whatsoever-locked-in-and-you-can-watch-it-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Direct featuring original Switch games and absolutely no Switch 2-ness whatsoever locked in, and you can watch it here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nintendo-direct-featuring-original-switch-games-and-absolutely-no-switch-2-ness-whatsoever-locked-in-and-you-can-watch-it-here.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Heads up, Nintendo has just locked in a Direct showcase for March 27, which is tomorrow as I write this. With a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a> Direct already penned in for next week, it might not surprise you to learn that this freshly announced one is gonna be all about games for the original Switch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/nintendo-direct-original-switch-games-locked-in-for-march-27-watch-it-here\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/nintendo-direct-original-switch-games-locked-in-for-march-27-watch-it-here\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heads up, Nintendo has just locked in a Direct showcase for March 27, which is tomorrow as I write this. With a Switch 2 Direct already penned in for next week, it might not surprise you to learn that this freshly announced one is gonna be all about games for the original Switch. 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