Alongside lastly revealing the Change 2, Nintendo has given a date for a brand new Nintendo Direct, due on April 2 this 12 months, which is able to presumably present a much more detailed breakdown of the brand new console, and maybe reveal a bunch of launch titles that’ll accompany the machine.
Clearly all is wild hypothesis at this level, given simply how unpredictable Nintendo is proving to be relating to their new console. After a waterfall of leaks, it was anticipated that the Japanese firm would make an announcement for the official reveal this week, after which went and threw everybody by simply surprise-announcing it at 8 a.m. ET with out warning. Inside that announcement was a display displaying a date for a brand new Nintendo Direct.
The official time for the Change 2 Nintendo Direct is 9:00 a.m. ET / 6:00 a.m. PT. That places it surprisingly early within the morning for the corporate’s common massive gaming showcases, which are likely to happen later within the day. It wouldn’t be stunning if pre-orders for the Change 2 go stay proper after the occasion.
This would be the first Nintendo Direct since July 2024, the Mario makers having fully skipped their common September version, which solely fueled confusion over what was taking place with the Change 2. It’s described as being for the “Nintendo Change 2,” however doesn’t clarify if this will probably be purely detailing the console itself (which many had hoped would already be obtainable by April), or video games that will probably be obtainable for it too.
Mario Kart 9, already extensively anticipated to be a launch title (given it’s been a rare 11 years since 8 first got here out), is fairly sure to be amongst them, however followers are clearly hoping to see a brand new tentpole Tremendous Mario title, given it’s been effectively over seven years since Odyssey shifted the unique Change.
We all know that Change 1 (as we’ll need to get used to calling it now) video games will principally work on the brand new system, each bodily and digital editions, however clearly there’s going to be nice clamor for model new titles that’ll reap the benefits of the brand new system specs which may even hopefully be totally revealed earlier than or throughout the Direct.
Finest guess: the Direct will probably be pre-empted with a number of leaks from shops about dummy bins and inventory expectations for the Change 2 itself, with a launch date revealed within the Direct broadcast. Possibly early Might? Please don’t be later than that, Nintendo.
Till then, extra speculating, rumor-pondering and thumb-twiddling.
Replace 2/5/25 9:11 a.m. ET: Added new time for the showcase supplied by Nintendo.
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