Set your Alarmo: Nintendo has revealed the time of the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct stream, when the company will provide a closer look at its upcoming new console. Nintendo has kept a lot of details about the Switch 2 under wraps, but that will change in April, during its next streaming announcement video sessions.
Toward the end of the Switch 2 reveal video, a date of April 2 was shown for the next Nintendo Direct about the new console. Nintendo didn’t provide much info about the Switch 2 so those excited about the new console have a lot of questions that will hopefully be answered in the stream.
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Here’s what we know about the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct.
When is the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct?
Nintendo says the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct will happen on Wednesday, April 2, at 6 a.m. PT (9 a.m. ET, 2 p.m. BST).
Where can I watch the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct?
Like previous Nintendo Direct events, the show will be streamed live on Nintendo’s YouTube channel.
What will be revealed at the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct?
The biggest reveal will be the release date and price of the Switch 2. Considering there will be Nintendo Switch 2 Experience events happening until June 1, the launch of the new console will likely happen in June.
As for price, the Switch 2 could possibly launch at the same $300 price tag that the original Switch had, but don’t bet on that. The OLED Switch costs $350, and given it’s been nearly eight years since the original Switch arrived, it makes more sense for the Switch 2 to have a $400 launch price.
Then comes the games. So far, Nintendo has only shown a new Mario Kart in the Switch 2 reveal. Nintendo usually has some of its major franchises ready whenever it launches a console, so expect more Mario titles or a Zelda game to be available at launch or soon after. Several 2025 titles are also expected, including Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, Pokémon Legends Z-A and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.
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It will also be interesting to see how much third-party support it’ll receive. The Switch trailed behind the Xbox and PlayStation consoles in third-party games due to its lack of hardware power, but if Nintendo beefs up the Switch 2 specs to make it comparable to, say, a Steam Deck, that support could grow exponentially.
Tech specs will be another big reveal for the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. Potential buyers will be interested in seeing how much of a graphics upgrade they’ll get with the Switch 2 and what kind of battery life it could have.
There are also questions about the new Joy-Cons. The reveal video showed how the new controllers can act like a computer mouse, which could make for some interesting uses with certain PC games.
As of now, the only major feature revealed by Nintendo was the Switch 2’s backward compatibility with the original Switch. It appears most of the Switch library will work on the new console, with a few exceptions.
