Nintendo Indie World Showcases goes live later today

While fans have been eagerly awaiting the announcement of a brand new first-party Nintendo Direct showcase, the console maker has seemingly been doing everything but; having gone live with a partner showcase, a Nintendo Treehouse stream, and now an Indie World event. Set to go live later today, the relatively short presentation will include 15 minutes of new and upcoming Switch releases.

Taking to Twitter to make the announcement, the official Nintendo UK page shared the following: “Join us, March 3rd at 14:00 (UK time) for a new #IndieWorld Showcase! Tune in for roughly 15 minutes of news and updates on indie games coming to #NintendoSwitch2 and #NintendoSwitch.”

While quite a short showcase, Nintendo’s Indie Worlds are typically rather rapid in their announcements, and so it is possible we will still get quite a few notable titles unveiled.

Curiously, the Japanese version of the showcase is set to be 10 minutes longer, landing at roughly 25 minutes long, suggesting that it could include a number of region-exclusive releases.

As mentioned, many fans have been waiting for the official announcement of a new mainline first-party Nintendo Direct, and so the confirmation of an Indie World instead could be disappointing.

That said, indies are the lifeblood of the industry, and so it is always interesting to see what these smaller teams have been cooking up. The Indie World showcase goes live later today at 2PM UK time.

KitGuru says: Are you excited for the Indie World showcase? When do you think we’ll get the next mainline Direct? Let us know down below.

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