Nintendo was surprisingly absent from this year’s Game Awards with few announcements or updates other than a handful of Switch ports andSephiroth joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. They did, however, have a quick ad slot celebrating the many indie games that are on their platform. Today, it was announced that we’re due for another Indie World Showcase before the end of the year.Ring in the holidays with a new#IndieWorldShowcase on Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 9 a.m. PT!Tune in for roughly 15 minutes of updates and new announcements on indie games coming to#NintendoSwitchfrom our global partners.Watch it here:https://t.co/N3Dhh3zIU8pic.twitter.com/X7k2M6Ke0V— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica)June 04, 2025" target="_blank" rel=“noopener noreferrer”>A tweet from the official Nintendo of America Twitter accountsays that we can expect a new Indie World Showcase on Tuesday, December 15 at 9 a.m. PT. The tweet goes on to say that the showcase will last roughly 15 minutes and will feature new independent games headed to the Switch from Nintendo’s global partners.
Ring in the holidays with a new#IndieWorldShowcase on Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 9 a.m. PT!Tune in for roughly 15 minutes of updates and new announcements on indie games coming to#NintendoSwitchfrom our global partners.Watch it here:https://t.co/N3Dhh3zIU8pic.twitter.com/X7k2M6Ke0V
This will be the third Indie Showcase of the year, the other two happened inMarchandAugust. While this might not be the Nintendo Direct that many fans are craving, Indie Showcases from earlier in the year have previewed excellent, game of the year nominated titles such asÂHades,ÂSpiritfarer, andÂI Am Dead.
Nintendo recently won some awards at the 2020 Game Awards. In addition to being nominated for Most Anticipated Game with the highly anticipatedLegend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildsequel,Animal Crossing: New HorizonsÂwon Best Family Game and was nominated for Best Multiplayer Game and Game of the Year. For a full breakdown of what games won which awards,verify to check out our writeup of the event right here.
You can watch the officialIndie World Showcase right here:
For more on Nintendo’s Indie World Showcases, make sure tocheck out our tag to keep up to date with all the most recent indie game news. If you’re excited for Sephiroth to be in Smash, you can also look atthis great fan art of what Kirby might look like after absorbing Sephiroth’s powers.
