Pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch 2 will open on Wednesday, April 2 — if you believe retailer Best Buy Canada, which announced that pre-order date in a blog post (and then quickly pulled it) on Thursday.

Ahead of the Nintendo Direct scheduled for April 2, the company has seemingly dropped a hint about the upcoming Switch 2. The April 2 Direct is expected to include a trove of new information regarding the next-gen console.

Nintendo will supposedly start taking Switch 2 preorders on April 2nd, right after the Nintendo Direct launch event.

If you're wondering when the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct will happen and how to actually watch it, you can use our guide for help.

The rumor of Nintendo Switch 2 coming this year was in the air for a while, and earlier in January, Nintendo officially announced that the next-gen console is o

The hugely anticipated next-gen version of Nintendo's handheld console is expected to be released ahead of this year's holiday shopping season.

After many months, if not years, of leaks and speculation, it’s finally official: Nintendo has announced its next console, and it’s called Nintendo Switch 2. As the name implies, it’s a very similar design to the Switch — a hybrid handheld console with detachable controllers that can be connected to a TV via a dock.