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Nintendo's first big Switch 2 Direct is finally here. It's a long presentation, and I expect to learn a lot about the new console.

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.

The biggest announcement from last week’s Nintendo Direct is not what you might think, but it could have a big influence on the Switch 2.

Likely: In 2017, there were two months between Nintendo's wider reveal of the Switch in January 2017 and that console's launch in March 2017. The same pattern would point to a June launch for the Switch 2, timing that also lines up with the conclusion of Nintendo's currently scheduled Switch 2 hands-on experiences.

Nintendo needs to bring back these 10 dormant fan-favorite franchises when it launches the Switch 2 later this year.

The new games, Rhythm Heaven Groove and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, are entries for franchises launched on older Nintendo consoles -- the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo 3DS, respectively. Neither has had a new game in a decade.

Nintendo Direct presentation will be live-streamed at 9 a.m. EDT. A release date and price have yet to be announced, but Nintendo said earlier this year the console will hit the market in 2025. The Switch 2 is Nintendo's latest hybrid console that can be played in hand with all of the nostalgia of a Game Boy,