It is this Wednesday, April 2, at 3 p.m., that Nintendo will unveil its long -awaited Switch 2 during a presentation broadcast live on the Internet. Here’s how to follow this historical launch.
The Nintendo Switch displays an impressive success, with more than 146 million units sold since its launch in March 2017. It establishes itself as the third best -selling console in history, just behind the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation 2. Even after seven years, it continues to seduce, and titles like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom meet a huge success. However, despite his assets, his age begins to be felt, especially in terms of power. What to stir up the impatience of the players, curious to discover the next generation of Nintendo.
But we are finally there! After long months of leaks, rumors, comments and predictions, Nintendo is preparing to end our Calvary by presenting its switch 2 in a long direct to come, about an hour. Last January, the Japanese company officially announced its future console through a very short video presentation (see our article). The opportunity to check certain rumors, but not enough to satisfy our curiosity. She then made an appointment on April 2, 2025 for a more complete revelation. And here we are!
Nintendo Switch 2: The end of rumors and speculation
This event is to be followed live on the internet this Wednesday, April 2, 2025, therefore, from 3 p.m. (French time) on Youtube. You can find the live directly in this article, which we invite you to come back. The announcement should spread about an hour. The company should notably communicate on the technical sheet of the device, the various functions and improvements, its price (at least for the American market), its release date and the games available at launch, like Mario Kart 9 and Metroid Prime 4. Finally, we hope …
We already know that switch number 2 should resume the main lines of its elder, but by improving it gently. Thus, all the characteristics that have made the immense success of the small hybrid game machine will be preserved and refined. However, the console will be greater, especially at the screen level. The triggers and the joysticks seem to have been reworked, which is not luxury. As we announced to you last November, Nintendo also confirmed that the Switch 2 will be well backwards with the first switch games of the name.
On the other hand, no technical specification has been confirmed, even if rumors speak of a more muscular machine – even happy -, with a RIVE MEMOR to 12 GB, three times more than the current 4 GB, an internal storage of 256 GB, against 32 GB today, and the use of UPSCALING DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) technology). Activated Advanced Tracing. But not enough to compete with the PS5 or Xbox Series X. Courage, more than a few hours to hold before seeing our satisfied curiosity!