Nintendo’s latest earnings report is out and sales of the Switch console have plummeted after the Switch 2 rumors and announcement, exactly as you’d expect. Switch sales are now projected to hit 11.0 million for the year ending March, down from 12.5 million units forecasted.

Here's what we know about the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct. When is the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct? Nintendo says the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct will happen on Wednesday, April 2 at 9 a.m

Nintendo officially revealed the Nintendo Switch 2 last month, showing off a console that looked very similar to its predecessor, albeit larger and slicker. At the time, the company also revealed that a Nintendo Direct stream focused on the Switch 2would take place in early April,

Alongside finally revealing the Switch 2, Nintendo has given a date for a new Nintendo Direct, due on April 2 this year, which will presumably provide a far more detailed breakdown of the new console,

Nintendo is caught between its eight-year-old Switch console and the next-gen Switch 2 — a purgatory that usually hits sales. Sure enough, the company announced that it now expects to sell just 11 million consoles this fiscal year instead of the 12.

Japan's Nintendo cut its full-year sales Switch forecast by 12% to 11 million units as the aging console loses momentum ahead of the launch of a successor device this year.

The first Switch was tough to get at launch. It seems like Nintendo is trying to change that for the successor.

When Nintendo announced the Switch 2 last month, it did not share many details beyond the design. One of the questions fans were left with was whether or not the 2025 games Nintendo had previously announced for the original Switch would become Switch 2 titles instead.