The 8-year-old Nintendo Switch is about to get a sequel, and we'll know a lot more on April 2. Nintendo revealed the Switch 2 via a several-minute-long YouTube trailer earlier this year that showed off the new console's contours and a single Mario Kart game but little else.

The Japanese gaming giant is about to release its latest console. The stakes have never been higher to end the boom-bust cycle that’s plagued the company for years.

Nintendo will supposedly start taking Switch 2 preorders on April 2nd, right after the Nintendo Direct launch event.

Video game company Nintendo (NTDOF) hasn’t revealed the release date of the Switch 2 yet, but new data suggests the handheld-home console