Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders will start on the same day as the Switch 2 Direct, April 2, according to an official blog post recently released by Best Buy Canada. Update: Best Buy has now taken this blog post down.

Deleted info for the Switch 2 from Best Buy indicate preorders may be opening soon, though Nintendo has yet to make any official announcement.

Internal communications at a U.S. retailer obtained by Insider Gaming apparently reveal that the Switch 2 will release in June – which was already rumored to be the Nintendo Switch 2 launch month – following these April pre-orders.

Nintendo barely mentioned the Switch 2 during Thursday's Nintendo Direct update presentation. Instead, the show focused on new games coming to the original Switch, but thanks to backward compatibility,

Nintendo Direct, sure to be the last one before the big Switch 2 Direct in early April, Marvel Cosmic Invasion was officially unveiled via a slick-looking trailer. The side-scrolling beat ‘em up is being developed by Tribute Games,

Before the countdown to the Switch 2 direct officially ends April 2nd, Nintendo has some games to get off its plate before we can begin the company’s next generation feast. Nintendo will host a 30-minute Direct showcase featuring games that will keep the vanilla Switch warm in the twilight of its last days as Nintendo’s premier console.

Nintendo launched a new Nintendo Today app for iPhone and Android, which leaked the mysterious Switch 2 "C" button.

Footage of the app showed it has calendar-like functions with Nintendo franchises and characters making appearances. Miyamoto did not go into extended details, but did say that everyone with a Nintendo account can use the app,

Nintendo's newest iPhone app is designed to help keep Mario, Animal Crossing, and Legend of Zelda fans in the loop with daily updates, customizable calendars and widgets, and more.

Nintendo Directs have long been one of the biggest events when it comes to delivering and receiving news on new Nintendo games and products, but it sounds like the group is set to offer a much more consistent means to learn the latest details on what’s going on with your favorite Nintendo games and IP.

Nintendo’s newest Nintendo Direct comes at a strange time — less than a week before the company is set to lift the veil on Switch 2 and the next generation of Nintendo software. Thursday’s Nintendo Direct was all about games coming to the original Switch,

The bit of fine print that's alerted everyone to Switch 2 edition games existing came attatched to the "Virtual Game Card" system Ninty revealed at yesterday's original Switch-focused Direct - there's more on that here. Naturally, after telling us that feature was coming, Nintendo put a webpage live that offers more info about how it works.

Today's Nintendo Direct announcement of a new Virtual Game Cards feature for sharing games between systems is being met with surprise and interest from fans. But it's also raising some questions, most notably one about the Nintendo Switch 2,