Nintendo Direct confirmed for tomorrow ahead of Switch 2 showcase

After much speculation, Nintendo has announced another Direct presentation entirely dedicated to the original Switch.

While the rumours of two Nintendo Direct presentations within a week seemed hard to believe, Nintendo has confirmed it is doing exactly that.

Ahead of its already confirmed Switch 2 showcase on April 2, the company will release another Direct on Thursday, March 27 at 2pm UK time. As noted in the announcement, this will focus entirely on upcoming games for the current Switch, with ‘no updates’ on its successor.

The Direct will be available to stream live across YouTube and will span ‘around 30 minutes’, which implies there will be some significant announcements.

One of the big questions is whether Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will appear. The game is set to launch on the Switch this year but it’s unclear if it will also have a separate Switch 2 version.

Recent rumours suggest it will not appear at next week’s showcase – implying there is no Switch 2 edition – so it may be one of the focuses for this Direct.

Elsewhere on the Metroid front, remasters of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption have been rumoured for some time. The Switch remaster of the first game was shadow dropped in a Direct two years ago, so the same might happen for the sequels.

As for other possible announcements, there’s existing rumours of a Kirby: Planet Robobot port and one ‘final big game’ from a ‘niche beloved franchise’. The latter description is broad, but it could relate to something like a new F-Zero, Star Fox, Kid Icarus, Golden Sun, or Punch Out!!

Earlier this week, there was also some minor activity around Hollow Knight: Silksong, in the form of Steam backend updates. Given the game’s prominence it’s perhaps more likely it would be unveiled in a full Nintendo Direct, rather than just an Indie World showcase.

A remake of Fire Emblem 4, aka Fire Emblem: Genealogy Of The Holy War, has been rumoured for some time too. The last game in the series, Fire Emblem: Engage, was only released two years ago, but a remake could make sense as a stop-gap.

As we’re approaching the end of the Switch’s life, this might also be the perfect time for the long-rumoured remasters of The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Zelda: Twilight Princess – especially as they were already remastered on the Wii U.

As ever with Nintendo, it’s hard to predict what could show up, although it certainly suggests Nintendo has a lot in store for next week’s Switch 2 presentation as well.

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