<p><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2025/04/02/6da5c718/nintendoswitch2_1.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="Nintendo Switch 2" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-body-default" /></p> <p>Nintendo rolled out the red carpet for the Switch 2 in a big way this morning. A dedicated Nintendo Direct showed off the console’s features and release date, and then Nintendo shared the console’s price in a press release. We also learned of a number of new Switch 2-exclusive titles, a bevy of third-party software, and even enhanced upgrades for Switch 1 games. </p> <p>If you missed the event live, we’ve gathered up each announcement, divided them into categories, for a quick and dirty recap of what’s likely to be Nintendo's biggest event of the year.</p> <h2>Hardware News</h2> <img loading="lazy" src="https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2025/04/02/3cd14b2f/hardware10.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" alt="" class="image-style-body-default" /> <h4>Switch 2 Gets June Launch Date And Price</h4> <p>Nintendo answered the most burning questions for Switch 2: when does it release, and how much does it cost? It also revealed a separate bundle that includes the new Mario Kart. | <a href="https://gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2025/04/02/nintendo-switch-2-launches-in-june-for-44999">Read More </a></p> <h4>Switch 2 Features and Hardware Details Revealed</h4> <p>From 120 FPS gameplay to HDR, here are all the hardware bells and whistles the Switch 2 has to offer. | <a href="https://gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2025/04/02/nintendo-switch-2-hardware-detailed-120-fps-hdr-and-more">Read More</a></p> <h4>Switch 2 Pre-order Details</h4> <p>We’ve outlined the steps you need to take to reserve your Switch 2 in advance | <a href="https://gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2025/04/02/heres-how-to-pre-order-a-nintendo-switch-2">Read More</a></p> <h4>Nintendo Reveals C-Button Functionality in the Form of GameChat</h4> <p>The Switch 2 has native voice chat and a separate camera peripheral. | <a href="https://gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2025/04/02/we-know-what-the-switch-2-c-button-does-nintendo-reveals-gamechat">Read More</a></p> <h2>New First-Party Game Reveals</h2> <img loading="lazy" src="https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2025/04/02/03e8a25d/mariokartworld1.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" alt="" class="image-style-body-default" /> Mario Kart World <h4>Mario Kart World Arrives To Switch 2 At Launch</h4> <p>The ninth entry and the first open-world Mario Kart arrives on Switch 2 for launch day. | <a href="https://gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2025/04/02/nintendo-switch-2-launches-in-june-for-44999">Read More</a></p> <h4>Donkey Kong Bananza Is Coming This July</h4> <p>The next mainline Donkey Kong platfomer is on the way. As opposed to Donkey Kong Country, Bonanza is a 3D platformer more akin to Donkey Kong 64. | <a href="https://gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2025/04/02/donkey-kong-bananza-is-a-new-nintendo-switch-2-platformer-starring">Read More</a></p> <h4>Kirby Air Riders Revives The GameCube Favorite Racer</h4> <p>A sequel to 2003’s Kirby Air Ride is flying to Switch 2 with Kirby/Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai in the director’s chair | <a href="https://gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2025/04/02/new-sakurai-directed-kirby-air-riders-announced">Read More</a></p> <h4>Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Announced</h4> <p>The next Zelda Musou game is another prequel within the Tears of the Kingdom universe, and may potentially only star Zelda. | <a href="https://gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2025/04/02/hyrule-warriors-age-of-imprisonment-is-the-next-zelda-musou-game-for">Read More</a></p> <h4>Drag x Drive is a Mouse-Controlled Competitive Basketball Game</h4> <p>As wheelchair-bound players, two teams of three compete in motion-controlled basketball bouts. | <a href="https://gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2025/04/02/drag-x-drive-is-a-mouse-controlled-basketball-game-coming-to-switch-2">Read More</a></p> <h2>Third-Party Game Announcements</h2> <img loading="lazy" src="https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2025/04/02/952050c7/nintendoswitch2_the_duskbloods_screenshot-5_1.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" alt="" class="image-style-body-default" /> The Duskbloods <h4>From Software Reveals The Duskbloods As a Switch 2 Exclusive</h4> <p>The next big From Software game is a multiplayer title coming only to Switch 2 next year. | <a href="https://gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2025/04/02/from-silksong-to-elden-ring-heres-every-third-party-game-from-the">Read More</a></p> <h4>Every Third-Party Game Update</h4> <p>A round-up within a round-up, you say? That shows just how much news came out of this thing. There were so many third-party software updates that we gathered them neatly into this own list, which includes a release window for Hollow Knight: Silksong and Switch 2 ports of Elden Ring, Hades II, Cyberpunk 2077, and many more. | <a href="https://gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2025/04/02/from-silksong-to-elden-ring-heres-every-third-party-game-from-the">Read More</a></p> <h2>Other Switch 2 Updates</h2> <img loading="lazy" src="https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2025/04/02/87311516/switchonline2.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" alt="" class="image-style-body-default" /> <h4>GameCube Games Are Coming To Switch 2</h4> <p>Arguably the most requested Nintendo console library will finally become available on Nintendo Switch Online, and the first line-up of games were revealed. | <a href="https://gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2025/04/02/gamecube-games-are-coming-to-switch-2">Read More</a></p> <h4>Several Switch 1 Games Are Getting Enhanced Switch 2 Editions</h4> <p>From Metroid Prime 4 to Breath of the Wild, some of the biggest Switch 1 games either already released or on the horizon will have improved versions on Switch 2. | <a href="https://gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2025/04/02/metroid-prime-4-tears-of-the-kingdom-and-more-get-enhanced-switch-2">Read More</a></p> <h4>Game Sharing Between Switch 2 and Switch 1 Owners Detailed</h4> <p>A new social feature allows owners of both Switch generations to share a single game between them. | <a href="https://gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2025/04/02/new-gameshare-feature-allows-nintendo-switch-and-switch-2-users-to-play’">Read More</a></p> <h4>New Tears of the Kingdom Amiibos Are On The Way</h4> <p>Nintendo has unveiled a fresh batch of Zelda Amiibos arriving alongside the Switch 2 on launch day. | <a href="https://gameinformer.com/2025/04/02/new-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-amiibo-arriving-june-5">Read More</a></p>