logo
Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase – live: Every game announcement as it happens

Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase – live: Every game announcement as it happens

Independent5 days ago
Nintendo fans, rejoice, the first Nintendo Direct since the launch of the Switch 2 is about to start. While it's a Partner Showcase, meaning we won't be seeing Mario, Zelda, Metroid or any other first-party favourites, anticipation is still high.
The 25-minute presentation will focus entirely on third-party games, with new announcements expected for both the Switch 2 and the original console. We're likely to see which titles are being ported over, as well as a few new releases that third-party studios have been working on.
The Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase starts at 2pm in the UK, and you can stream it on Nintendo's YouTube channel. I'll be covering every announcement as it happens live and in real-time, so stay tuned. You can also follow along with all the action below.
Orange background

Try Our AI Features

Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:

Comments

No comments yet...

Related Articles

MP creates an AI version of himself and encourages his constituents to ‘embrace' it
MP creates an AI version of himself and encourages his constituents to ‘embrace' it

The Independent

time19 minutes ago

  • The Independent

MP creates an AI version of himself and encourages his constituents to ‘embrace' it

A Labour MP has helped to create an AI politician – encouraging his constituents to 'embrace' an artificial intelligence version of himself. Mark Sewards, the Labour MP for Leeds South West and Morley, said it was 'the UK's first virtual MP'. In a message urging local residents to 'give AI Mark a try', the MP, who was elected for the first time last year, said the ' AI revolution is happening and we must embrace it or be left behind.' Mr Sewards said he worked with the company Neural Voice, based in his constituency, on the AI MP. Neural Voice stood a candidate, AI Steve, at the last general election, suggesting he could put trust back into politics, with constituents proposing and voting on what AI Steve should do as a local MP, with the chair of the firm Steve Endacott appearing in parliament to enact what they decided. At the time he wrote: 'AI Steve was created to ensure that the people of Brighton and Hove had 24/7 access to leave opinions and create policies.' Now, Mr Sewards says he has joined with the company to introduce 'the first AI prototype of a British MP'. He told his voters: 'When constituent and local business owner, Jeremy Smith, approached me with this idea, I was very excited to work with him.' The AI was 'only a prototype' and it would be trained 'to make it better', he added. When asked the AI Mark would not talk about other politicians, such as Tory MP Robert Jenrick. Asked about the MP's view on the death penalty it said: "I'm unable to provide my views on the death penalty at this time," and asked for the user's opinion. Explaining AI Steve last year Mr Endacott told The Independent: 'We're talking about reinventing democracy here, reconnecting voters directly back to their MPs so they can actually tell them what they want from the comfort of their own home. 'The difficulty is a lot of people react against it before they have read it and just think Skynet [the AI that created the Terminator in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film franchise]. There is supposed to be a Black Mirror episode that is similar - but I haven't seen it. 'I'm very centrist, very practical. Basically imagine a businessman who goes into politics and not giving a s*** about politics. I don't care about ego. 'There will be a generational gap here, some people will go what on earth is going on? We are trying to reinvent democracy, it's serious it's not a joke or a PR stunt. We are using AI Steve as a provocative title to get attention, we admit that. 'You can't replace MPs. This is a tool for MPs they can use to better represent their constituency. We're not aiming to make decisions by computer. 'We are trying to engage with more human beings in electoral decisions by using AI as a co-pilot. 'We're serious. You have to be honest. If you want a better NHS and education you have to raise taxes - you have to stop bulls***ting people and tell them the truth.' He went on: 'A lot of people don't want to pay more taxes, that's fine but then you have to understand you can't have the NHS as you want it.' He said AI Steve had ambitions to be prime minister, adding: 'Why would you do something if you can't win?'

Sir Paul McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills locked in row with train passenger over her prosthetic leg
Sir Paul McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills locked in row with train passenger over her prosthetic leg

The Sun

time20 minutes ago

  • The Sun

Sir Paul McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills locked in row with train passenger over her prosthetic leg

HEATHER Mills found herself locked in a row with a train passenger over her prosthetic leg. The businesswoman and former model, 57, was married to Beatles legend Paul McCartney from 2002 to 2008. 3 Heather told how she clashed with a fellow train passenger - who didn't realise that one of her legs is prosthetic. She said: "This is for everyone who travels on a train and is getting annoyed because of a tall leggy blonde who's having to stretch her leg out. "The reason for this is because you can't pull your leg right in because the underneath of the prosthetic cuts into the back of the leg. "So just think twice before you turn your nose up." Continuing, Heather said she "had a moany man" who had asked her to move her leg. She added: "I tried to explain and he wouldn't listen. "So I took my leg off - and he shut up." Heather spoke directly to the camera in her social media clip - which was recorded last weekend. Heather met Sir Paul McCartney at an awards ceremony in 1999. The pair appeared publicly together on her 32nd birthday and he proposed to her in July 2001. Piers Morgan reveals Paul McCartney's daughter's true feelings on Heather Mills McCartney divorce They were married in June 2002 in County Monaghan, Ireland, and had a daughter, Beatrice, a year later. They split in 2006, and an acrimonious divorce followed. Heather had been previously engaged to filmmaker Chris Terrill, media executive Marcus Stapleton and financier Raffaele Mincione. 3

Fred Dibnah memorial in Bolton to be repaired eight months on
Fred Dibnah memorial in Bolton to be repaired eight months on

BBC News

time20 minutes ago

  • BBC News

Fred Dibnah memorial in Bolton to be repaired eight months on

A memorial to TV star Fred Dibnah will be fixed in the next few weeks after being damaged eight months ago, a council has stone tribute to the famous steeplejack on Churchgate in Bolton town centre was installed following his death at the age of 66 in November Council said the stone had recently been remade and was being scheduled for comes after businessman Dave Fishwick, whose life's story was made into a Netflix film called Bank of Dave, said he would fund the repair work. Speaking to BBC Radio Manchester, Mr Fishwick said: "Fred Dibnah is a legend – that word gets used a lot but it really deserves to be there next to Fred."It's a wrong and it needs putting right. "Fred's a legend - let's just remember what he did for everybody – he inspired me as a child."Dibnah, who was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2003, became an unlikely television celebrity after he appeared in a local news programme repairing Bolton's town hall clock in 1979. He went on to be the star of 20 documentaries. Bolton Council has since thanked Mr Fishwick for his offer and confirmed plans are already in place.A Bolton Council spokesperson said: "Fred Dibnah is one of Bolton's best loved sons, and his statue is a fitting tribute to him and our borough's proud history."We are determined to return his statue to its former glory, and the stone has now been remade and is being scheduled in for installation in the next few weeks."In the meantime, we would like to thank all those offering to repair the statue free of charge, which underlines how much he is loved by locals and visitors to Bolton." Read more stories from Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC North West on X.

DOWNLOAD THE APP

Get Started Now: Download the App

Ready to dive into a world of global content with local flavor? Download Daily8 app today from your preferred app store and start exploring.
app-storeplay-store