Nintendo has just announced a Treehouse Live presentation to air on February 24th. This presentation will last approximately 80 minutes and will include hands-on gameplay of both Pokemon Pokopia and Nintendo Switch 2 Edition by Super Mario Bros. Wonder and its upcoming “Meetup in Bellabel Park” DLC.
Nintendo's Treehouse division was formed in the 1990s and primarily works on translations and localizations of first-party games for the Americas. During E3 2014, the Nintendo Treehouse hosted a livestream event where developers showed off some of the games that had just been announced via hands-on gameplay demos. Following the success of that event in 2014, Nintendo Treehouse has frequently hosted similar live streams where upcoming games are given a deeper look.
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New Nintendo Treehouse Live Event announced on February 24, 2026
- Broadcast February 24 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET
Announced during the September 2025 Nintendo Direct, Pokemon Pokopia is an upcoming life sim that mixes the social elements of Animal Crossing with craftsmanship of Dragon Quest Builders. A month after the disclosure, Pokemon Pokopia received an extended gameplay trailer, showcasing the game's quest system, its photo mode, its GameShare functionality, and teasing the game's large roster of friendly Pokémon islanders. Quite a bit of Pokopias general gameplay loop has already been revealed ahead of the game's launch on March 5, but those looking to learn even more should tune into tomorrow's Nintendo Treehouse Live event, which is likely to show around 30-40 minutes of hands-on gameplay footage from Pokemon Pokopia.
Revealed in the same Nintendo Direct as Pokemon Pokopia, Super Mario Bros. Wonder will receive a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition on March 26, 2026. Along with the visual enhancements and framerate improvements that fans have come to expect from a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, Super Mario Bros. Wonders paid upgrade pack will include the Meetup at Bellabel Park DLC. This DLC adds a new location to Flower Kingdom, one centered around both local and online multiplayer. A host of new co-op and versus multiplayer mini-games will be added Mario Bros. Wonder with this DLC, as well as a new power-up, new Wonder Form Koopaling bosses and new playable characters. Fans can probably expect to see plenty of Mario Bros. Wonder multiplayer action in the upcoming Nintendo Treehouse Live presentation.
What's next for Nintendo?
While tomorrow's Nintendo Treehouse Live event is sure to be a great look at two highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 exclusives, it might not be the presentation some fans were hoping to see this week. Nintendo has already hosted three separate Directs this year, but none of them have been a full-length Direct focused on first-party Nintendo announcements and updates. Instead, the first Nintendo Direct of the year focused on Super Mario Galaxy moviethe other revolved around Tomodachi Life: Living the Dreamand the most recent was a Partner Showcase that revolved around Nintendo's third-party collaboration partners. With the Nintendo Switch 2 coming up on its first birthday, many fans are hoping to see a full-fledged Nintendo Direct sometime soon, one that reveals what's coming to the still-new console for the rest of 2026.
But while it may be some time before the next Nintendo Direct airs, Pokémon fans don't have long to wait for their own showcase. On February 27, 2026 Pokémon franchise is turning 30, and to celebrate the occasion, The Pokemon Company is airing another one of its annual Pokemon Presents livestreams. While the exact content of the 25-minute Pokemon Presents showcase has not been officially revealed yet, recent leaks suggest that Pokémon Generation 10 games will at least be revealed.
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March 5, 2026
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