After weeks of leaks and wild speculation, nintendo has finally announced switch 2The long-awaited successor to its hugely popular hybrid handheld console. The gamemaker released a two-minute teaser today with the first look at the console, a handheld that appears similar to the original Switch but larger.
Nintendo also announced Thursday that it will hold a live presentation on April 2 to provide more details on the Switch. In the video announcement, Nintendo debuted a larger screen along with a pair of black and pink and black and blue Joy-Cons. The video also seems to be teasing a new thing Mario Kart A game with footage shown for only a few seconds.
The handheld will run both Switch 2 and Switch games, Nintendo said in a press release, but also added that “some Nintendo Switch games may not be supported or fully compatible on Nintendo Switch 2.”
original nintendo switch Launched in 2017, at a time when Nintendo was still recovering bad sales of its previous console, wii uHowever, where the Wii U failed to find an audience, the Switch grew. It became in 2023 3rd best seller Nintendo's all-time console behind the DS and PlayStation 2, a position it still holds.
However, by 2024, it appeared that the console had peaked. there was a sale plummetingAnd already rumors of the next generation's entry were spreading. About a year ago, when Nintendo announced Pokemon Legends: ZA With its “system” arriving in 2025, fans speculated that a new console was on the horizon. (Never mind that the plural “systems” here can only refer to the Lite and OLED models of the Switch.)
In May last year, the company promised that it would introduce a new console by April 2025. Last month, details and alleged photos of the device leaks from manufacturersand later on platforms Like reddit and x.
At least, Nintendo fanatics are enjoying the leak – whatever it is Using Tarot Card Reading To reveal the announcement date, or to joke about features like “imported italian air” Or screws“It has 10 grooves. So reveal January 10th,” one Reddit user joked. one more Construction A “Summoning Circle” filled with old games and statues of Mario and Luigi.
The next-generation Switch will be released in a very different console ecosystem than its predecessor. In 2022, Steam releases its own handheld steam deckWhich allows players to take more PC games on the go. During this year's CES, Microsoft's vice president of “next generation”, Jason Ronald, hinted The Verge That there will be updates to the Windows gaming experience this year. Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer has also hinted at the possibility handheld xbox device,