Nintendo’s all ready to go for its big April 2 Switch 2 Direct. While we’ve known the date and time for a little while, it’s now confirmed how long the showcase will last – and you’ll be able to watch the Direct right here.
So, prepare your bottom, scream away the last of any anguish last week’s original Switch Direct left you with (assuming you believed Hollow Knight: Silksong would show up at it), and get ready to drink your fill from Ninty’s Switch 2 info vat.
You’ll be able to tune into this Nintendo Switch 2 Direct via the video above on April 2, 2025. It’s set to kick off at 2PM GMT, which is 6AM PT, 9AM ET, and 3PM CET. Just press play at that time wherever you are and boom, Switch 2 all up in your grill – flaunting its sexy joy-cons and mysterious C button.
As for what you’ll see, literally all Nintendo’s said is that there’ll be “a closer look at Nintendo Switch 2”, and that the broadcast “will be approximately 60 minutes long”. That’s double the length of last week’s Direct! So, in theory, double the chance of Hollow Knight: Silksong not getting cut for time, assuming that’s what happened last week and the game’s not just a thing we’ve all collectively hallucinated.
Seriously though, what’ll be in it? Well, we got some new Mario Kart in the initial Switch 2 reveal, so that might show up again. Metroid Prime 4 showed up last week, but it seems like a game that could well hit Switch 2 as well, ditto Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Aside from that, who’s to say which other games will fill out the lineup.
Regardless, we’ll definitely get plenty of info about the console itself. How much will it cost? What’s the difference between “Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive games” and “Nintendo Switch 2 edition games”? Will all of this info be screamed at us by Toad, to ensure it penetrates our skulls in a fashion Shigeru Miyamoto would deem DIRECT enough?
Whatever happens, we at VG247 will be here, reporting on all the big reveals and probably getting a bit funny with headlines.
