Hello everyone and welcome to the start of my Nintendo Indie World Showcase coverage!
I’ll stay with you as the event approaches, and then share a steady stream of announcements and my thoughts on them as they arrive.
Only 50 minutes left!
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There are only 50 minutes left until the Indie World Showcase begins.
The stream is currently in a YouTube waiting room-like state, allowing you to tune in and ensure you’ll be there as soon as it starts.
How long is today’s Indie World Showcase?
Nintendo has already confirmed that today’s Indie World Showcase will last approximately 15 minutes.
That’s about the same length as previous broadcasts, and based on these events, it will likely mean around 16 or 17 matches will air in total.
What kind of games should I expect?
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Indie World Showcases are, as the name suggests, dedicated to indie games – titles from smaller teams that might not appear in a typical Nintendo Direct.
This means you won’t see big Nintendo franchises like Super Mario here. These are third-party titles that are generally quite small in scope.
Here are some examples of titles that have appeared at previous Indie World Showcases to give you a general idea of the kind of things to expect:
Ball x Pit
Mina the Digger
Little kitten, big city
UFO 50
Small bookstore
Qud Caves
It’s an important birthday today
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Away from the cover of Nintendo Indie World for a while, do you remember that today is a significant anniversary?
It’s been a whole nine years since the release of the original Nintendo Switch. You read that right, it’s been nine whole years!
The console was initially launched on March 3, 2017.
Just under ten minutes to get there, everyone!
If you are unable to follow the live stream, you can follow the announcements in text form here.
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The Nintendo Indie World showcase officially begins. Here we go…
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So here is our first announcement, a sort of anime inspired game at first glance.
It seems that you are driving a bus in a futuristic environment, encountering difficulties and tricks.
It was Densha attacks!it comes out in June on Switch 2.
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A cute dog on screen! For a game called My little puppy it seems. Suitable.
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Sounds like this is a cute adventure game set in dog heaven? I see some parkour gameplay, lots of cute running, and even dodging enemies.
It comes out on May 29.
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Heave Ho 2 now, a sequel to (you guessed it) Heave Ho.
It’s a nice puzzle game where you and other players move to traverse unique environments.
It is the first game in the franchise to support online multiplayer and will be released on Switch and Switch 2 this summer.
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Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault is on screen now. This is a small dungeon crawler that mixes resource scavenging, hack and slash combat, and store management.
This is a Switch 2 version coming in 2026.
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A really cute wooden aesthetic for this game: woodo.
You build small wooden sculptures into cute little dioramas. The graphics here look really nice – and they will support mouse controls on Switch 2. A Switch version will also arrive when it launches in the summer.
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Now here we are Mini-shoot adventurea top-down space shooter in which you pilot a small ship.
It will be released later today for Switch 2 and Switch!
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A familiar art style here, with a Switch 2 port of The midnight walk announcement.
He will be there on March 26.
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Rotten wooda side scroller of the team behind Don’t starveis highlighted now.
It looks really nice, with very crisp hand-drawn graphics. It contains loot, abilities, big bosses and everything you expect from the genre.
There is also co-op for up to three players!
It will be released exclusively on console later today.
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This next game looks absolutely stunning, seriously Life is strange atmosphere.
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It’s called Mixtapeand it will be released on Switch 2 on May 7.
We must now be nearing the end, with a few more announcements to make…
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Devastated now a new game Guacamelee! developers. It will be released on Switch 2 in the fall.
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Dead Zone: Thiefa sci-fi shooter now. It’s a name I recognize, since the game has already been released on PC.
It’s a roguelike shooter where you fight your way through a deadly space station, unlocking perks and weapons. It will support mouse mode on Switch 2, which is definitely good news.
It will be released on March 17, 2026.
It’s time to edit… Here’s what’s shown:
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Funeral seasons
Unrailed 2: back on track
Volume 2
inKONBINI: a store. Lots of stories.
Outgoing
Rotatan
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We end now with one last game, a port of Blue Prince! It’s a great game, so I’m happy it’s finally coming to Switch 2.
It supports mouse controls and will be available later today!
And that’s it, what did you think of today’s show? Are there any announcements that excited you?
Let me know in the comments!
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