The Switch 2 Nintendo Direct Will Be 60 Minutes Long, Nintendo Confirms

The Switch 2 Nintendo Direct volition past astir 60 minutes, Nintendo has confirmed.

That’s a agelong clip for a Nintendo Direct, and suggests Nintendo has a large woody to tally done successful this most-anticipated of showcases.

The Switch 2 Nintendo Direct commencement clip is acceptable for April 2, 2025 astatine 6am PDT / 9am EDT / 2pm BST. Nintendo has said it volition usage this Nintendo Direct to stock a “closer look” astatine Switch 2, pursuing its drive-by uncover of the console earlier successful the year.

That uncover offered a look astatine the Switch 2 signifier factor, a glimpse astatine what looks similar Mario Kart 9, and teased a imaginable ‘mouse’ mode for the caller Joy-Con.

But determination are inactive a fig of unanswered questions astir Switch 2, including what the mysterious caller Joy-Con ‘C’ fastener does, however almighty the console is, and what its caller ports mightiness beryllium utilized for.

The Nintendo Direct volition also, hopefully, springiness america the afloat Switch 2 motorboat lineup of games arsenic good arsenic a merchandise date, which is expected to beryllium astatine immoderate constituent betwixt June and September 2025. Fingers crossed Nintendo announces the Switch 2 price, which analysts foretell volition beryllium $400.

We are starting to physique a representation of what to expect connected Switch 2 successful presumption of games. There is simply a agelong database of rumored third-party titles coming to the console, and successful an interrogation with IGN, Civilization 7 developer Firaxis called Switch 2’s evident Joy-Con rodent mode "definitely intriguing.” French video crippled and accessories shaper Nacon, steadfast of the likes of Greedfall 2, Test Drive Unlimited, and RoboCop: Rogue City, has said it has Switch 2 games acceptable to go. The long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong is besides rumored to beryllium acceptable for Switch 2. EA has said Madden, FC, and The Sims would each beryllium a large acceptable for Switch 2.

Last week’s Nintendo Direct announcement of a caller Virtual Game Cards diagnostic for sharing games betwixt systems besides raised immoderate questions, astir notably 1 astir the Nintendo Switch 2, acknowledgment to a good people footnote connected an authoritative Nintendo webpage.

Meanwhile, Nintendo confirmed a Nintendo Treehouse: Live | Nintendo Switch 2 presumption featuring hands-on gameplay of Nintendo Switch 2 games connected April 3 and April 4 astatine 7am PT each day.

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