Summary
Wednesday, April 2 will be the start of a new era forNintendo, as that is when the company is going to fully pull the curtain back on the highly-anticipated Switch 2 console. The Switch 2 is the next handheld/home console hybrid fromNintendo, hot off the heels of the mega-popular Switch 1. Nintendo first acknowledged the Switch 2’s existence last year, but stopped short of revealing specifics on the console.
That changed in January 2025 when Nintendo unveiled the Switch 2 with a brief trailer that showed off the system’s design and anewMario Kartgamethat’s in development for it. The Switch 2 reveal video teased fans about the console’s capabilities, but stopped short of providing the concrete specifics fans were hoping to see. Luckily, the wait to learn even more about the Switch 2 is nearly at an end.
ANintendo Switch 2 Direct will take place on Wednesday, April 2 at 6:00am PST, marking the start of a new era for Nintendo. The Switch 2 Direct is expected to reveal key details about the Switch 2 console, namely its price and release date. Fans can also expect to get a look at upcoming Switch 2 games, including some of its launch titles. While new games will still be announced and released for the original Switch, the Switch 2 Direct on Wednesday, April 2 will be the date that the company really starts focusing its efforts on its next-generation platform.
When is the Switch 2 Direct?
At the time of this writing, we still don’t have official word on the Switch 2 price or release date, but leakers and insiders have weighed in with their theories. The consensus seems to be that theSwitch 2 will release in June 2025and that it will cost somewhere in the $399 to $499 range. That’s been the running theory for months, and it will definitely be exciting to see if that’s what happens.
While focus is shifting to the Switch 2, the original Switch still has some major games in the pipeline, as highlighted by the recent Nintendo Direct that focused on upcoming Switch 1 games. That event gave fans their best look yet atMetroid Prime 4: Beyondgameplay, and also revealed more details aboutPokemon Legends: Z-A. It capped off with a reveal of a newTomodachi Lifegame that’s coming to the original Switch in 2026. Of course, since theSwitch 2 is backward compatiblewith the original Switch, all of these games will be playable on the new console as well.
