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Watch Nintendo's Switch-centric Direct livestream as it happens!

There won't be Switch 2 updates, but there will be news of new Switch games in the latest Nintendo livestream, according to the company

News by Graeme McMillan, Editor

Published on Thu Mar 27 2025

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What do we know about the latest Nintendo Direct? Not a lot, besides what it won’t contain — there will be, according to Nintendo, no updates about the Nintendo Switch 2 during the online presentation, which is expected to last around 30 minutes. Instead, we’ve been told that we will get some news about upcoming games for the Switch… but which ones? You’ll have to watch to find out, and we’re here to help. Check out the livestream below, which starts at 10am Eastern, 7am Pacific.

That said, if you’re looking for more information about the Switch 2, don’t worry — that’s coming in a separate Nintendo Direct on April 2, beginning at 9am Eastern, 6am Pacific. Because, if you live on the West Coast, you have to get up early to find out everything you want about the next generation of handheld gaming.

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