Come on Nintendo! Spill the beans
April 2’s big Nintendo Switch Direct, and the following Nintendo Treehouse show held the day after, shed a lot of light on the Nintendo Switch 2. Then Gaming Hardware Editor Rhys Wood’s Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on preview gave us more insight into the next-generation hybrid console.
However, there are still things we don’t know about the Switch 2 or questions that we feel Nintendo has yet to address.
I don’t think these are enough to stop you hunting down a Switch 2 pre-order on April 9, but for those on the fence about upgrading from the original Nintendo Switch, these unanswered questions could be a sticking point.
So read on for five things we still don’t know about the Nintendo Switch 2. And one that’s especially for our US readers and Nintendo fans; let’s start with that.When will US shoppers actually be able to buy the Nintendo Switch 2?
Thanks to the Trump Administration’s raft of new tariffs imposed on much of the world’s markets, Nintendo has announced it will delay pre-orders of the Switch 2 as it assesses the impact of the tariffs.
«Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will not start April 9, 2025 in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions», said Nintendo. «Nintendo will update timing at a later date. The launch date of June 5, 2025 is unchanged.»
So the question remains about when US Nintendo fans will be able to order the Switch 2. Whatever your political leanings might be, this is likely frustrating for super-keen Switch lovers.Has Joy-Con drift been fixed?
Owners of the original Nintendo Switch are sure to remember the whole issue of Joy-Con drift, where debris and dust that got into the controller’s joysticks could lead to movement inputs being registered even when a player didn’t have their fingers on the sticks. In my case one Joy-Con stopped working correctly and registering inputs.
While the Switch 2’s Joy-Con controllers have been designed from the ground up, they still resemble the original controllers, so there’s speculation as to whether they could fall foul of Joy-Con drifting.
Nintendo hasn’t discussed this yet, at least in no official materials I have seen.
