Nintendo Direct live build-up: start time, how to watch, and our predictions ahead of today's Partner Showcase that's kicking off shortly

The next Nintendo Direct presentation is almost here! Promising a look at third-party publisher games, this Partner Showcase will hopefully give us a peek and the next biggest titles coming to both the Nintendo Switch 2 and a smattering of extra life being breathed into the older Switch models.

This update from third-party publishers could shine further light on what the Switch 2 is going to be capable - more modern games of recent times coming to the handheld machine? - as well as what life there is left in the older Switch. Elsewhere, could we see Hollow Knight: Silksong? More information on The Duskbloods? Who knows, but color us excited!

Join us as we count down the next couple of hours until the live stream, keeping you up to date with all the pertinent info, as well as some of our predictions and hopes for a bit of fun before covering ...