Nintendo Switch 2 guide – Pre-orders delayed indefinitely, Nintendo Switch 2 Edition upgrade price, and more [Updated]

Everything you need to know about Nintendo Switch 2 has been collected into one handy guide for you below. Nintendo’s next-generation console will hit store shelves later this year some time after the scheduled and dedicated Switch 2 Direct showcase on April 2. While we will have to wait until then before we get an official word on price, pre-order details, and hopefully some information on the launch/window games, there’s a ton of information already out there that Nintendo hasn’t given up just yet and you’ll find it all waiting down below. 

Nintendo Switch 2 – Price, pre-order, feature details, launch games, and more

While some of the coverage collected for you below is firmly planted in rumor territory, there has been some interesting insights floating around from ex-Nintendo employees and reliable industry insiders as well. On top of that select retailers have given some major hints at the Switch 2 launch game lineup while an official patent filed by Nintendo has all but confirmed many of the rumors on mouse mode, magnetic Joy-Con, and a whole lot more. 

Updated 4/4: Our hands-on with Switch 2 video is ready and waiting below, but we also have a new feature video detailing all of the things Nintendo didn’t tell you about the console and games, as well as details on the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games and upgrade pack prices, all-new gameplay footage of the biggest upcoming releases, and the unfortunate news that Nintendo has now delayed the pre-order date in response to Trump tariffs:

Countdown to Nintendo Switch 2 Direct:

• [T-1 Day]: How to watch the Switch 2 Direct, pre-order details, more
• [T-2 Days]: Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller
• [T-3 Days]: Is late spring or early summer a strange time to release a new console?
• [T-4 Days]: Details on the leaked Switch 2 Zelda game(s)
• [T-5 Days]: Will we see less stutters in current 60fps Switch titles?
• [T-6 Days]: Details on the new 3D Mario game for Switch 2
• [T-7 Days]: This thing looks bland, when will we see more colorways?
• [T-8 Days]: Let’s unbox the new OLED Mario Wonder bundle
• [T-9 Days]: ‘Switch 2 Enhanced’ games, AI tech, specs, mouse mode, more
• [T-10 Days]: Pre-order dates, times, and more

Switch 2 news, rumors, and leaks

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