What Time is Nintendo Switch 2 Direct: How To Watch April Nintendo Direct

The Nintendo Switch 2 reveal on Wednesday could be the biggest gaming news of the year. After surprising everyone with a teaser of the new console back in January, Nintendo will hopefully give some more details about the Switch 2, such as how much it’ll cost, what games are coming out and when it will launch. 

Nintendo has kept details about the Switch 2 under wraps since January. What is known is that the Switch 2 will be bigger than the original Switch, have more graphics power, use new Joy-Cons and have backward compatibility with games for the original Switch. There’s also the big question about that mysterious C-button. Everything else about the new console should be revealed on Wednesday. 

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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 and Twitch 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. A recent leak showed that U.S. retailers may open pre-orders for the Switch 2 on April 9. 

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 is 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. 

Switch 2: Everything so far