Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase + Indie World August 27 roundup
Nintendo's third party surprise of back-to-back showcases of partner and indie developers has dropped, with both a Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase and Indie World broadcast happening today. There are plenty of announcements to go through, with the presentation clocking at about 40 minutes. You can skim the thread below to see all the announcements that were made.
The first block of announcements are indie projects.
First is Balatro, which is getting a The Witcher III crossover DLC. Vampire Survivors, too. Dave the Diver as well. Even Among Us is headed to the game. It's a free update that will be downloadable later today.
The Gris developers are here to talk about their next project. They want to create an emotional story. October 15 launch for Neva.
Moth Kubit is a quirky RPG with bug characters. Spring 2025.
Coffee Talk's team are partnering with a new studio. They're now working on Coffee Talk: Tokyo, a new game. Out next year.
Sea of Stars is getting a DLC. Throes of the Watchmaker. New characters, dungeons, and skills. Free DLC. Next Spring.
PowerWash Simulation is getting Shrek DLC. Fall 2024.
Morsels is a roguelike where you play as a magical mouse trying to avoid dying to monsters. Feb 2025.
You can date your toaster in Date Everything! a dating sim where you can turn random household items into waifus and husbandos. October 24.
Peglin is a game from a game jam even that has turned into a full project. Roguelike pachinko RPG. Timed console exclusive, out today,
Wobbly Life is out December, and has coop. Silly physics kind of game.
Partner platformer with puzzles where you can play with up to 8 players to get through challenge levels. Pico Park 2. Today.
Pizza Tower is now on Switch, out today.
That's a wrap for Indie World. On to the Direct Partner Showcase.
This one kicks off with a form of Tetris. Tetris Forever collects classic titles, and even has a mode that jumps you through time periods of Tetris as you clear lines.
In addition, the NES Tetris will be headed to Nintendo Switch Online this Winter.
Star Overdrive is a hoverboard open world game. There's bosses and puzzles. You can level up your board for combat and traversal. 2025.
Goat Simulator 3 heads to Switch. Today.
Trails in the Sky is getting a full remake. 2025.
Star Wars: Hunters gets season 3 on September 26.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Legends of the Zone Trilogy is out November.
Worms: Armageddon Anniversary releases September 26.
Patrick is the star of this next game. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game is a physics based sandbox. October 4.
Fitness Boxing 3 is coming. December 5.
8 more Capcom games in Capcom Fighting Collection 2. Plenty of arcade fighters in one game. Power Stone is included. 2025.
Atelier Yumia releases early 2025.
Suikoden 1&2 Remaster gets a new trailer. March 6.
Dragon Quest 3 HD has new features to streamline the game. November 14.
Castlevania's DS titles get a new lease on life with the Dominus Collection, packaging together the three DS entries. Later today.
Civ VII has a new trailer. Feb 11.
Tales of Graces F is getting a remaster. You can now toggle encounters. Jan 17.
MySims Cozy bundle brings back the two MySims games from the Wii.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 is coming to Switch. Holiday this year.
Next up is Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, out this Spring.
We end off on Yakuza. The franchise is headed to the Switch. Yakuza Kiwami launches October 24.
