The long-rumored unveiling of the Nintendo Switch 2 has been a subject of discussion for well over a year and back in January they finally showed us a first look at Nintendo’s upcoming console.
At the time, we were also informed that on April 2nd we’d be getting a Nintendo Direct focused entirely on the Nintendo Switch 2 and its lineup. Well, wouldn’t you know it, today happens to be April 2nd.
It won’t just be a Nintendo Direct, it’ll be a big one which isn’t too surprising considering it’ll be the big debut for their next official hardware.
Nintendo told fans via X yesterday that today’s presentation will be around 60 minutes long and it’s set to start at 6 A.M. PDT, 9 A.M. PDT, 1 P.M. UTC, 2 P.M. BST, 3 P.M. CEST and 10 P.M. JST, so in about half an hour as of this post being published.
There’s much speculation and debate on what exactly we’ll see from Nintendo at this presentation, though one of the main hopes is of course a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. franchise.
If that were indeed to pass, it’s really a tossup whether it’d be a brand new game or something akin to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which was an enhanced version of the Wii U game released for the Nintendo Switch which later received long-time additional DLC support. Given the astronomic roster of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, that could very well be a strategy for continuing the franchise on Nintendo Switch 2 without any major roster cuts.
Another area of speculation has been the impending release of Elena for Street Fighter 6, with talk about how the Nintendo Switch 2 may very well have its own port of Street Fighter 6 coming its way, and if so it’d be a great time for Capcom to show the next upcoming fighter.
Of course, there’s also lots more that’s possible we’ll see. Nintendo has other fighting game franchises they may be looking to revive such as Pokkén Tournament and ARMS, which wouldn’t be too out of the question considering Nintendo keeps many of their franchises on a once-per-console basis.
We also saw Capcom reveal a major title on a Nintendo Direct last year when they showed off the compilation title Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics for the first time.
Basically, sky’s the limit for any gaming fan with such a long presentation of new hardware and that of course goes just as well for fighting game fans specifically.
Check out the live broadcast below.
Source: Event Hubs