Our Hopes And Predictions For The Switch 2 Nintendo Direct

We offer our last-minute guesses on the price, launch lineup, and more

Ethan Gach & Zack Zwiezen & Kenneth Shepard & John Walker Published March 31, 2025 |

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We’re less than 48 hours away from the Switch 2 deep-dive everyone’s been waiting months for, and the biggest questions around power, price, release timing, and launch lineup still remain. Will Nintendo play it safe as it seems to have done so far with the new hardware, or has it been patiently keeping a big surprise or two in its back pocket? Are we finally getting the first new Punch-Out!! in over 16 years? Is Mario Kart 9 going to be an open-world battle royale? Can the Switch 2 play Grand Theft Auto 6? Here are our hopes and predictions for everything Nintendo reveals in its Switch 2 showcase.