Nintendo Switch 2 is official, more details will be available on April 2, 2025

The long wait is finally over. In a YouTube video without much fanfare, Nintendo officially introduced the long-awaited Switch 2. The first true next-gen follow-up to the original Switch includes backwards compatibility for existing Switch game owners. We’ll learn more about the console in a Nintendo Direct presentation on April 2, 2025. However, there’s still no specific release date.

Nintendo also plans to host first-look events in cities around the world starting in April, with the first ones taking place in New York City and Paris from April 4 to April 6. More cities around North America, Europe, Oceania and Asia will follow.

This trailer and Accompanying press release Really light on details. We see how the Switch 2 evolves from the original, with a larger screen and accompanying Joy-Con controllers that appear to be attachable via magnets and a small port on the side of the controller. That’s it, though – there’s no price, specs, or any details about the games coming to Switch 2.

That said, we are an act See some footage of Mario Kart running on Switch 2 – so all the rumors surrounding the Mario Kart 9 It launched alongside the Switch 2 and got another shot in the arm today.

Switch 2 announced a long time at. Today’s news ends months of speculation about when the company will unveil new devices. Community interest in Switch 2 was evident enough that president Shuntaro Furukawa posted it on X before The June 2024 Nintendo Direct doesn’t expect any new news about the console, though it did confirm that a Switch successor will be introduced by March 2025.

Nintendo has given gamers some minor upgrades over the years since the Switch first arrived on the scene In 2017. the Switch lite It offered a more compact portable device ideal for on-the-go gaming OLED switch Deliver a premium screen. But even within the limitations of a portable gaming device, the Switch has lagged far behind other consoles when it comes to power and performance. Of course, trying to compete with Sony and Microsoft’s consoles on pure power hasn’t been Nintendo’s concern for decades at this point. Once we get our hands on the Switch 2, we’ll know if it offers enough oomph to feel worth the wait.