Nintendo is planning to launch its next-gen Switch 2 console on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, the day after April Fools’ Day and the same day Nintendo will hold a special Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 event.
Nintendo is planning to launch its next-gen Switch 2 console on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, the day after April Fools’ Day and the same day Nintendo will hold a special Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 event, according to a Best Buy Canada blog post that went live ahead of schedule. Best Buy has taken the blog post down, but not before it could be cached and preserved by the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. »Nintendo has officially announced the Nintendo Switch 2, its highly anticipated next-generation console, set to launch in 2025. Now, fans won’t have to wait much longer for more details. Nintendo has confirmed a special Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 presentation on April 2, 2025, where the company will provide a closer look at the new system, its features, and upcoming games », the blog post stated in its opening paragraph before it was taken down.In the very next paragraph, Best Buy Canada confirms it will begin accepting preorders on the same day. It’s not clear at precisely what time preorders will open—an important detail, considering the anticipated demand for the Switch’s second major act—though it’s further stated that the special Direct event will start at 6:00 a.
