Elden Ring and The Duskbloods were both missing from today's third-party Nintendo Direct, and FromSoftware fans aren't taking it well: "I'M FALLING TO MY KNEES IN THE PARKING LOT"

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Elden Ring and The Duskbloods were both missing from today's third-party Nintendo Direct, and FromSoftware fans aren't taking it well: "I'M FALLING TO MY KNEES IN THE PARKING LOT" News By Catherine Lewis published 5 February 2026

The Duskbloods is supposed to release this year, while Elden Ring's Switch 2 release remains unknown after a delay

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Elden Ring and The Duskbloods both felt like very likely choices for games that had a chance of showing up during today's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, but after yet another presentation with no news for either, fans are starting to get slightly worried about FromSoftware's upcoming titles.

Elden Ring Tarnished Edition and The Duskbloods were both revealed to be coming to Switch 2 during the big dedicated Direct properly unveiling the console last year, with the former originally supposed to arrive last year and the former pitched as a 2026 release. However, Elden Ring ended up being delayed last October "to allow time for performance adjustments," while news on The Duskbloods has remained basically completely silent out of its series of Creator's Voice interview posts shortly after the reveal.

Needless to say, it feels like we're about due for an update on both, but that's not what happened today, and fans aren't taking it particularly well.

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"NO DUSKBLOODS NEWS? I'M FALLING TO MY KNEES IN THE PARKING LOT," one dramatically writes. Riffing on the comparisons folks made to Bloodborne when it was reveal, saxophone-playing Soulsborne legend Dr. Doot jokes: "Man, Duskbloods really IS Bloodborne 2 (we're never seeing it)."

"Starting to think Elden Ring on the Nintendo Switch 2 has gone back to the drawing board," says another, while another concerned fan tweets: "I'm worried about Elden ring, maybe they're working on 60 FPS mode or something. I hope they didn't cancel it."

Meanwhile, if you've looked at any of Nintendo's tweets from today's Direct, you might have noticed perhaps the most dedicated Elden Ring on Switch 2 advocate in the replies. "Where is Elden Ring? god damned!" they write… 21 times. As you might expect, Nintendo hasn't replied.

So, disappointing as it may be, it's really just a waiting game for now – hopefully Nintendo and FromSoftware have news for us soon. The Duskbloods never got a narrower release window, so if it's looking to release nearer the end of the year, it might be a while yet before we hear anything.

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The Duskbloods' winged rat "elderly gentleman" was actually FromSoftware's rare attempt at something "Nintendo-esque" and "cute."

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