For one, Nintendo promised "a closer look at Switch 2" in a Direct video presentation scheduled for April 2. It would be a little weird for that "closer look" to come after the console itself was launched, so a launch before April seems out of the question.

Nacon reveals several new accessories, including carrying cases and screen protectors, for Nintendo Switch 2, which will be available at launch.

Nintendo first talked about the Switch in March 2015. That’s when then-Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced a “new hardware system with a brand-new concept” under the codename NX. We wouldn’t learn the final name of the console until October 2016, when Nintendo first showed the Switch in a teaser video that demonstrated the system’s features.