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Be sure to register for the London event if you want to try the Switch 2 early (YouTube)

Publisher Nacon says it has Nintendo Switch 2 compatible games and accessories ready to launch this summer.

For as short as it was, the official reveal for the Nintendo Switch 2 did confirm quite a few exciting details, including the existence of a new Mario Kart.

However, the really juicy information is still to come, in a Nintendo Direct on April 2. While the main draw will be all the new games Nintendo has hidden up its sleeves, it’ll hopefully have a release date to share as well.

In the meantime, French publisher Nacon, in a statement about the company’s latest earnings, appears to have helped narrow down when you can expect the Switch 2 to launch.

When is the Nintendo Switch 2 expected release date?

Nintendo hasn’t said when the Switch 2 release date is, beyond a vague 2025 window. However, Nacon has said it expects the console to arrive in the first half of its 2025/2026 fiscal year.

That period covers April to September 2025, with Nacon listing the Switch 2’s launch as one of the ‘positive factors’ that will support its business during that timeframe.

This doesn’t appear to be guess work on Nacon’s part either, since the company admits to having ‘compatible games and a full range of accessories’ in preparation, suggesting these will launch in that April to September period too.

Although, it’s unclear if Nacon is referring to Switch 2 exclusives or games made for the original Switch that will run on Switch 2 through backwards compatibility.

Fittingly, this continues the trend of others sharing info about the Switch 2 before Nintendo does. After all, a lot of what was shown in that reveal trailer had leaked online months prior, including what the console actually looks like.

This window does line up with Nintendo’s plans to let people try the Switch 2 at dedicated public events. These are currently scheduled to run through April to the beginning of June, so the idea that Nintendo is aiming for a mid-summer launch is perfectly believable – even if that’s unusual timing for a console.

This does beg the question of what Nintendo has in store for Switch owners in the interim. It launched a remaster of Donkey Kong Country Returns just last week and a Xenoblade Chronicles X remaster will follow suit in March.

Aside from that, it also has Pokémon Legends Z-A and Metroid Prime 4, but neither of them has an exact release date. Such details will hopefully be shared in February since both a Pokémon showcase for Pokémon Day (February 27) and a regular Nintendo Direct for the original Switch are rumoured to be on the way.

If there is a Direct in February, Metroid Prime 4 news is a shoo-in (Nintendo)

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