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And there you have itm folks, the February 2026 Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase has come and gone, giving us 30 minutes of video game goodness for both Switch 2 and Switch 1. And it seems like third-parties are queueing up around the block to get their games on the newest system!

If you happened to miss the Partner Showcase or you just need a handy place to find every announcement, this round-up will have you covered. Below is every announcement from the Partner Showcase, the complete Direct video, trailers for every game, a description of each game, and our own coverage. Phew!

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Bombs away!

Konami has stepped out from the shadows to gift us with a rather lovely shadow drop on Switch and Switch 2. Yes, Super Bomberman Collection is out today for both consoles and will feature a total of 7 unique games.

So we’ve got Super Bomberman 1 through 5 along with the original Famicom versions of Bomberman 1 and 2. A new Boss Rush mode has also been added, while GameShare is available for those who want to dive into multiplayer.

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These residents are evil.

Gosh, how is it February already? We don’t know about you, but January actually flew by this year, and looking at the stacked line-up of games for the next few weeks, we suspect we’ll be seeing March before we know it.

Yes, February is set to deliver a bunch of bangers for the Switch and Switch 2 (so much so that we’re kinda hoping the upcoming Partner Showcase doesn’t include any shadow drops!), so as per the norm, we’ll be going through 14 titles that we’re particularly excited for. You can check out the individual games listed below, but please do give the above video a watch for all sorts of lovely commentary from Alex and Mai.

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A reminder that the recent delay isn’t a “major” one.

In case you missed the update last October, Yacht Club’s new game Mina the Hollower has been delayed, although it’s not a “major” one.

In saying this, there have been some posts circulating online about the current date listed on the Switch eShop. If you haven’t already noticed in recent months, the title has currently got an “estimated release date” on the storefront of “2030”.

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Following its release on Switch and Switch 2 last December.

There was some shock earlier this week when Nintendo’s financials seemingly confirmed that neither the Switch or Switch 2 version of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond had cracked one million sales. So, how about the combined figures?

Well, Game File journalist Stephen Totilo has now reached out to Nintendo and got an official confirmation from a representative that the “combined sales” of the two titles have surpassed the one million mark. Here’s the message relayed on social media:

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The Heavy, Max and the rest of the gang are back.

Ahead of the Nintendo Partner Direct Showcase today, developer Skunkape Games (the team founded by former Telltale employees who revived the Sam & Max series) has announced the return of Poker Night at the Inventory.

This poker title featuring an all-star cast of video game characters was originally developed by Telltale Games and released on Steam in 2010. The new version has been “lovingly remastered” and will be reopening its doors for Switch and multiple other platforms on 5th March 2026.

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Five new heroes are coming next week.

Big changes are coming to Overwatch 2 very soon, with a brand new season dropping on 10th February. But the biggest change comes in the form of a new name.

Announced today during the Overwatch 2026 spotlight, the game’s director Aaron Keller announced that Overwatch 2 is ditching the number, meaning it’ll simply be known as Overwatch now.

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Ace!

Nintendo is gearing up for its next Switch 2 release of the year in Mario Tennis Fever, which will serve up tons of multiplayer fun and expensive adventure mode on 12th February 2026.

So, it’s no surprise we’ve got a brand new commercial to prepare us for some time on the courts with our friends and family. But it’s also reminding us of days long gone by, when Wiimotes were in every household and playing a few rounds of golf or bowling with your mum or grandma was a once a week affair rather than just a holiday thing.

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Normal Poipole.

Back in 2016, Pokémon Sun and Moon gave us our first look at the Ultra Beasts. They are a weird-looking group of creatures, to say the least, heralding from the ‘Ultra Space’ dimension, and thus appeared rather different when compared to the general squishiness of most other Pokémon designs. Well, according to former Game Freak illustrator Yusuke Omura — who served as Sun and Moon’s lead Pokémon designer — that was kinda the point (thanks, Automaton).

Riffing on a recent X theory about the Beasts’ design origins, Omura explained that the Ultra Beasts’ unusual look stems from many of his previous Pokémon proposals, which were rejected at the time by then-lead artist Ken Sugimori. Apparently, the traits that led to these past rejections served as the backbone for the Ultra Beast look, with the creatures’ disturbing appearances acting like “a manifestation of own resentment”.

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Don’t take it to the tip just yet.

Virtual Boy for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack (we’ll never get over Nintendo’s naming conventions at the moment) is right around the corner, launching on 17th February 2026. But if you’re not keen on splashing out on the $66.99 / $99.99 replica or its cheaper cardboard equivalent, then you might be in luck.

If you happen to have a Labo VR kit lying around gathering dust, then you’ll want to dig it out in the coming days. According to GamesBeat, a Nintendo Treehouse staff member has confirmed that the cardboard peripheral will be compatible with Virtual Boy on NSO.

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