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[RetroGamingUK]

Bearing in mind…

- Switch 1 was announced in October 2016 with a brief travel trailer

- Switch 1 didn’t have its “Direct” until January 2017 (2 months before the March 2017 launch)

- Switch 2 won’t have its Direct until April

- Switch 2 “Experience” event won’t be held in some countries until June

 

[Interfectum]

May or June.

 

[Dacvak]

March. It’ll go on sale, but we won’t know shit about it until April 2nd.

Probably June

 

[DeepEnigma]

Fucking Nintendo. Not even a date.

 

[blacktout]

I was on Team June before the trailer dropped and I am still on Team June.

It's the closest match to the OG Switch's January presentation to March release timeline.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Fucking Nintendo. Not even a date.

Most consoles in history have been unveiled without a launch date.

 

[FoxMcChief]

The same month I bed your mother.

 

[ADiTAR]

Direct on 4.2, release on 4.4. It's also a Friday. Like Switch was on 3.3.

 

[Walter Matthau]

June. I can't see them having a teaser in January and a full blown showcase in early April only to wind up missing summer.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Most consoles in history have been unveiled without a launch date.

 

[Robb]

I think I’ve answered this exact question in another thread/poll a few weeks back. Can’t recall, but I think i went with June or July.

 

[MayauMiao]

Nov just in time for Christmas.

 

[Mozza]

It's June isn't it.

 

[MP!]

June

 

[Dorfdad]

August.. seeing as some countries won’t even get the “hands on events to build hype” till June / July. Also just a slight advantage before holiday big games hit and sales on other systems etc.

They sure have milked the launch but man I hope they have some really tweaked special updates to the system because another year older tech and that chip was already long in the tooth.

 

[Robb]

August.. seeing as some countries won’t even get the “hands on events to build hype” till June / July.

I hadn’t even realized that..

Nintendo Switch 2 Experience host cities and schedule. All dates are local.

North America:

• New York, April 4-6, 2025
• Los Angeles, April 11-13, 2025
• Dallas, April 25-27, 2025
• Toronto, April 25-27, 2025

Europe:

• Paris, April 4-6, 2025
• London, April 11-13, 2025
• Milan, April 25-27, 2025
• Berlin, April 25-27, 2025
• Madrid, May 9-11, 2025
• Amsterdam, May 9-11, 2025

Oceania:

• Melbourne, May 10-11, 2025

Asia:

• Tokyo (Makuhari), April 26-27, 2025
• Seoul, May 31-June 1, 2025
• Hong Kong, To be announced
• Taipei, To be announced

Man.. That’d suck.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

August.. seeing as some countries won’t even get the “hands on events to build hype” till June / July. Also just a slight advantage before holiday big games hit and sales on other systems etc.

Good call, some countries won’t get their hands on experience events until after June 1st

“Nintendo is also visiting Melbourne from May 10 to 11, Tokyo from April 26 to 27, Seoul from May 31 to June 1, and Hong Kong and Taipei at later dates.”

Unless they’re having a staggered launch instead of a single global launch then I can’t see that being until after mid-June.

 

[Sooner]

Since the Direct is April 2, May is possible. June seems most likely.

 

[cireza]

There are hands-on events planned until June, how could it launch before ? I am expecting this in September at the earliest.

 

[blacktout]

Good call, some countries won’t get their hands on experience events until after June 1st

“Nintendo is also visiting Melbourne from May 10 to 11, Tokyo from April 26 to 27, Seoul from May 31 to June 1, and Hong Kong and Taipei at later dates.”

Unless they’re having a staggered launch instead of a single global launch then I can’t see that being until after mid-June.

Hong Kong and Taipei are both in China,* so I could understand them getting the console later than the rest of the world. Nothing here contradicts a June release.

* - obviously this is a point of huge contention for Taipei, and I am not trying to weigh in on the issue of Taiwanese sovereignty here, lol. I'm just saying that there's reason to think that release there might not be day and date with nations with a ... less complicated geopolitical status.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

There are hands-on events planned until June, how could it launch before ? I am expecting this in September at the earliest.

Would give it good momentum going into the holidays.

As with Switch in 2017 though I’d want to see a big 3D Mario game before the year’s out, a September launch would mean that this would launch too close to Mario Kart 9.

 

[V1LÆM]

No earlier than July. September is my bet.

 

[Woopah]

August.. seeing as some countries won’t even get the “hands on events to build hype” till June / July. Also just a slight advantage before holiday big games hit and sales on other systems etc.

They sure have milked the launch but man I hope they have some really tweaked special updates to the system because another year older tech and that chip was already long in the tooth.

There are hands-on events planned until June, how could it launch before ? I am expecting this in September at the earliest.

The Switch hands on events were Jan to end of Feb I believe.

 

[blacktout]

The Switch hands on events were Jan to end of Feb I believe.

Not that they have to follow exactly the same plan, but given that the OG Switch launched in early March, this would be more evidence for a mid-June release. I'm going all-in on June 12th.

(My birthday is June 17th, so this is at least 80% wishful thinking.)

 

[Majukun]

I just hope it's before july, otherwise I can't get one

 

[BlackTron]

After this analysis I'm leaning back towards June which makes me happier to believe.

 

[Efren is G.O.A.T.]

I selected november for being the new hot thing during the holiday season but I hope for june/july

 

[cireza]

The Switch hands on events were Jan to end of Feb I believe.

Nintendo Switch 2 Experience: Schedule and host cities revealed

The Nintendo Switch 2 Experience is officially touring from 4 April 2025, with Nintendo fans around the world able to get hands-on with the console.

www.gameshub.com

Schedules up to June and some not even dated yet.

 

[Woopah]

Nintendo Switch 2 Experience: Schedule and host cities revealed

The Nintendo Switch 2 Experience is officially touring from 4 April 2025, with Nintendo fans around the world able to get hands-on with the console.

www.gameshub.com

Schedules up to June and some not even dated yet.

If the Switch 1s can end in late Feb and launch in early March, then surely the Switch 2 ones can end in early June before a launch in June.