{"id":752385,"date":"2025-11-25T19:21:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/everything-announced-in-the-nintendo-direct-partner-showcase?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-11-25T19:21:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:21:55","slug":"everything-announced-in-the-nintendo-direct-partner-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/everything-announced-in-the-nintendo-direct-partner-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything announced in the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/everything-announced-in-the-nintendo-direct-partner-showcase.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Nintendo&#8217;s February Direct Partner Showcase has come and gone. This presentation was focused around third-party games so, as expected, there was no news on any homegrown Nintendo titles or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-shares-drop-following-switch-2-delay-reports\">Switch 2&#8217;s expected arrival in early 2025<\/a>. However, the broadcast was still full of annoucements for games headed to Nintendo Switch from other publishers over the coming six months. Here&#8217;s a roundup of everything which appeared during the 25-minute show.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/indiana-jones-in-2024-and-everything-else-announced-in-xboxs-developer-direct\">Microsoft&#8217;s confirmation it was bringing more of its Xbox console exclusives to other platforms<\/a>, the show began with a look at Obsidian&#8217;s Grounded &#8211; where you have to explore a massive garden as a tiny human. Grounded will support online cross-platform multiplayer on Switch when it&#8217;s released on 16th April.<\/p>\n<p>After this, we entered the dying world of Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist. You take on the role of Lilac as she explores the landscape alongside a homunculus (Fullmetal Alchemist vibes anyone?). Ender Magnolia Bloom will be released on the Nintendo Switch later this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/everything-announced-in-the-nintendo-direct-partner-showcase?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/everything-announced-in-the-nintendo-direct-partner-showcase?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo&#8217;s February Direct Partner Showcase has come and gone. This presentation was focused around third-party games so, as expected, there was no news on any homegrown Nintendo titles or the Switch 2&#8217;s expected arrival in early 2025. However, the broadcast was still full of annoucements for games headed to Nintendo Switch from other publishers over the coming six months. Here&#8217;s a roundup of everything which appeared during the 25-minute show. Fresh from Microsoft&#8217;s confirmation it was bringing more of its Xbox console exclusives to other platforms, the show began with a look at Obsidian&#8217;s Grounded &#8211; where you have to explore a massive garden as a tiny human. Grounded will support online cross-platform multiplayer on Switch when it&#8217;s released on 16th April. 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