Nintendo Announces Additional Switch 2 Events for April 3 and 4

Summary

Two Nintendo Treehouse: Live events are scheduled for April 3 and 4 at 10:00 AM Eastern.
Nintendo will showcase hands-on gameplay of Switch 2 games, but details are still unknown.
The Treehouse event on April 4 will coincide with the first in-person Switch 2 event in New York City.

Before the April 2 Nintendo Switch 2 Direct broadcast, Nintendo stated that two Nintendo Treehouse: Live events would be held on April 3 and 4, starting at 10:00 AM Eastern. The Nintendo Treehouse broadcasts will feature hands-on gameplay of some Switch 2 games, but what those are remains a mystery at the time of this writing.

The news of the Nintendo Treehouse events is the latest entry in a busy week for the company. On March 31, the Nintendo Today app revealed another look at the Switch 2’s console and controller layouts, which showed how the system could be played in Handheld, Tabletop, and Docked modes. The image posted by Nintendo Today also showed one of the Switch 2 Joy-Con controllers lying on the side, which could reference the controller’s assumed mouse-mode functionality. Further details about the Switch 2 console, including a potential release date and pricing, will be publicized during an April 2 Nintendo Direct.

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In the hours leading up to the highly anticipated Switch 2 Nintendo Direct episode, Nintendo confirmed that more events for the console will happen this week. On social media, Nintendo of America stated that two Nintendo Treehouse: Live broadcasts will air on April 3 and 4, starting each day at 10:00 AM Eastern. The Treehouse streams will share hands-on gameplay of some Switch 2 games, but what those games are remains a mystery. Nintendo did not state how long each Nintendo Treehouse broadcast would last, but past episodes have ranged from 30 to 90 minutes across the years. The April 4 episode of Nintendo Treehouse: Live will happen on the same day as the first Nintendo Switch 2 Experience in-person event in New York City, held at the Center415 venue in Manhattan.

Nintendo Treehouse: Live Is Coming Back On April 3 and 4

Two Nintendo Treehouse: Live events will be held on April 3 and 4, starting at 10:00 AM Eastern.
The Treehouse will focus on Switch 2 hands-on gameplay of various games, but further details remain elusive.
The latter Treehouse will coincide with the Switch 2’s first in-person event in New York City.
Nintendo will reveal more Switch 2 information during the April 2 Nintendo Direct.

Given that a new Mario Kart game for the Switch 2 was confirmed during the January teaser video, it stands to reason that it may be shown off during the Nintendo Treehouse event. Though the original Switch will still see the release of games like Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Pokemon Legends: Z-A, it remains to be seen if the Nintendo Treehouse broadcasts will show any backward-compatible Switch games running on Switch 2 or if exclusive titles will be the only focus.

Between the hour-long Switch 2 Nintendo Direct and the Treehouse broadcasts, Nintendo fans will soon have more information to take in. Only time will tell what Nintendo will fully reveal across this week’s streams.