Nintendo Switch 2 Direct announced for April

On January 16, 2025By Littum

Nintendo has finally revealed the Nintendo Switch 2 after a flurry of leaks, but announced that a full breakdown of the 2025 launch won’t come until a Nintendo Direct airs in April.

A short trailer from Nintendo confirmed the new hardware along with a brand new Mario Kart game and ended with a confirmation that the Nintendo Direct everyone has been waiting for will take place on April 2, 2025.

“Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 will air on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, and will provide a closer look at Nintendo Switch 2, the successor to the Nintendo Switch that will be released in 2025,” Nintendo said on its website. “The broadcast time will be announced on this website and on our social media accounts at a later date.”

The announcement was therefore light on the details itself, but showed the visuals of the new console and its redesigned Joy-Con controllers. As countless leaks suggested, the Switch 2 is a bigger and higher-spec version of its predecessor.

Nintendo will be holding various fan events around the world in the days following the full reveal in the Nintendo Direct. North American locations include New York from April 4-6, Los Angeles from April 11-13, Dallas from April 25-27 and Toronto from April 25-27.

European locations include Paris from April 4 to 6, London from April 11 to 13, Milan from April 25 to 27, Berlin from April 25 to 27, Madrid from May 9 to 11, and Amsterdam from 9 to 11 May. Nintendo is also visiting Melbourne from May 10 to 11, Tokyo from April 26 to 27, Seoul from May 31 to June 1, and Hong Kong and Taipei at later dates.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He wants to talk about The Witcher all day.

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