Key Highlights:
- The February 5, 2026 Nintendo Direct takes place at around 6 AM PT.
- The Direct will be focused around Nintendo’s partners, and will have third party games on showcase.
- The event will be hosted on YouTube.
The first Nintendo Direct of the year is officially here, and it is expected to bring with it a pleasant few surprises, ranging from minor first party blockbusters to third party ports of pre-existing IPs.
That being said, here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming Direct, including where to watch it and a summary of everything that was announced.
When And Where To Watch The February 2026 Nintendo Direct
The Nintendo Direct for February 2026 takes place today, February 5, 2026 at around 6 AM Pacific Time (PT). The program is expected to be around 30 minutes long, and will feature games from both the Switch 2 and Switch 1 consoles.
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In other words, the aging Nintendo Switch 1 is still set to receive updates and newer games, which is a rather interesting outcome.
The stream will be hosted on the official YouTube channel for Nintendo, linked above.
February 2026 Nintendo Direct: All Announcements
We began the stream with a rather fun co-op game, which featured retro, hand drawn anime visuals, known as Orbitals. This was followed by the main showcase, focused around partner games.
This was followed by trailers for Nintendo Switch 1 games, of which Paranorma Sight: The Mermaid’s Curse was the most intriguing of them all.
The first Nintendo Switch 2 game was Tokyo Scramble, a game where you hide from aggressive dinosaurs in what is a completely stealth experience. This was followed by the reveal of a Nintendo Switch 2 port of Valheim (finally!)
We also finally had our look at a standalone Nintendo Switch 2 edition for Hollow Knight. More interestingly though, those who own a copy of the game will automatically receive the next gen upgrade.
E-Football was also announced, as was a new HD-2D action RPG from Sqaure Enix, titled The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, looking very much like Octopath Traveler. This was followed by an anthology of Bomberman, with Game Share support and a Boss Rush mode.
A surprise mention was Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, the second entry in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy. The game has been confirmed to be heading on over to the Nintendo Switch 2 in the form of a native port on June 3, 2026.
Capcom also was in full force today, showcasing a demo for Pragmata, their upcoming action adventure game. The reveal of the game for the system was previously rumored, but unconfirmed until now.
Turok also made its return with Turok: Origins, which does look unfortunately janky. This was followed by Kyoto Xanadu, a port of Digimon Story: Time Stranger and Granblue Fantasy ReLink: Endless Ragnarok.
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflections is also making its way to the Switch 2. Console Archives were also introduced, which had a bunch of classic NES and SNES games on them.
The show ended with a string of game announcements and the grand reveal of Resident Evil Requiem for the Nintendo Switch 2, which does look mighty impressive. This was also followed by announcements for native ports of Resident Evil 7 and 8.
A surprise reveal of Fallout 4 for the Nintendo Switch 2 was also present, as was a rather surprising port of Indiana Jones and The Great Circle. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered also got its port, although we don’t have a release date just yet.
