TheNintendo Switch 2is official!
Specs, new games, price, specific release date and all that good stuff?
Also confirmed by Nintendo is that theSwitch 2 will be backwards compatiblewith original Switch games.
A look at the kickstand built into the Nintendo Switch 2, as seen in the teaser, reveal video released on January 16, 2024.
What time should we expect?
How will Nintendo reveal the Switch 2?
Similarly, we don’t expect Nintendo to just shadow drop a Switch 2 video or presentation.
What color will the Nintendo Switch 2 be?
One of our biggest questions is of course what color the Nintendo Switch 2 is going to be.
Based on recent leaks, we actually have a pretty concrete idea of how it might look.
A look at the kickstand built into the Nintendo Switch 2, as seen in the teaser, reveal video released on January 16, 2024.
We suspect that the latter will be a striking combination of black, orange, and blue.
What new Nintendo Switch 2 features should we expect?
It’s suggested that this could stand for ‘Campus’, a feature that had been previously datamined.
This should make the Joy-Con easier to disconnect and reattach while in handheld mode.
That’s slightly larger than the Nintendo Switch OLED’s 7.2-inch display.
This was confirmed in an X / Twitter post by a Nintendo corporate account on November 6 last year.
What does this mean?
you might see the company’s full statement below.
Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the successor to Nintendo Switch as well.
Further information about…November 6, 2024
Will there be any Nintendo Switch 2 launch deals?
you could see it for yourself below.
Mario Kart 8 clearly will be, though truly this is the game that never dies.
A new Mario Kart?
I said below that Mario Kart 8 is the game that lives forever but did I speak too soon?
Actually, wemay be looking at a new Mario Kart game, judging by the models and track.
Zero information, zero game footage, just the emergence of a new console design over music.
Relive those heady days here… although the music on the Wii trailer waswaybetter if you ask me.
Switch 2 screen: bigger, but will it be better?
We’ll find out on February 4th at the Nintendo Direct, no doubt.
For now, we live in hope.
What we don’t know from the trailer is what will happen with Bluetooth headphones.
Nintendo added it to the original Switch years into its life, seemingly reluctantly.
At some point, you justknowthis thing will come in Pikachu yellow.
It is the inevitable way of the world.
What is your fascination with my forbidden button of mystery?
Except that in the trailer, it doesn’t say anything at all.
It’s simply a black square.
Or some other kind of button we’ll have to wait until April to find out.
What can we realistically expect from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct in April?
It does seem like the Direct will be a massive deep dive into the system itself.
A launch date alongside when we can expect pre-orders to go live may also feature here.
And it wouldn’t be a Nintendo Direct without a litany of new game announcements.
At the moment, that hasn’t been confirmed.
What’s in a name?
As our games writer Dash writes, theNintendo Switch 2 is a bit of a boring name.
It was a cube that played games!).
Nintendo has also had some uninspired names, mostly for its direct sequel consoles.
The Wii was bad enough, but the Wii U?!
What will it cost?
I think a price slightly north of the Switch OLED will be likely.
So around the $400 mark is my most realistic guess.
But we’ll have to wait and see.
Coming to a town near you!
We’re all desperate to get our hands on the Nintendo Switch 2 now that Nintendo has broken silence.
Thankfully, some of us will be able to do that soon - and for free!
A look at the kickstand built into the Nintendo Switch 2, as seen in the teaser, reveal video released on January 16, 2024.
That’s because Nintendo has announced someNintendo Switch 2 Experience hands-on eventsacross the globe.
Cities include London, Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Melbourne, Berlin and Paris.
Registration opens tomorrow, January 17, over at the officialNintendo Switch 2 Experience website.
confirm you register your interest before January 26, where participants will be chosen at random by Nintendo.
You’ll also need a Nintendo account to sign up and take part.
ShopTo has set up the page here,allowing you to pre-register for the Switch 2 for 0.01.
Pre-orders are not guaranteed!"
ShopTo says it will refund the payment if the order cannot be fulfilled.
Sign up below to receive information about when you’re free to pre-order this new system."
And it looks like Nintendo is going big with this latest one.
Circuit track we caught a glimpse of in the reveal trailer is exceptionally wide with incredible draw distance.
It sort of wraps around the rear of the Switch.
The Splatoon 3 Switch Pro controller looked very cool
It also seems to let you bring the Switch 2 down to a much lower profile.
Will Nintendo release more colorful Switch 2 editions?
One thing I’m left wanting after the teaser is some more colorful options for the Switch 2.
Thus far, we’ve only seen glimpses of color in Switch 2, thanks to the teaser.
Of course, all will be made clear during the next Nintendo Direct on April 2, 2025.
This way, you might really immerse yourself in whatever is being played.
However, Nintendo was quick to toss up a graphic stating that compatibility with some titles could be limited.
For now, all you’re able to do is sign up for more info.
GameStop is also suggesting that folks consider a Pro subscription.
All signs point to Nintendo expecting significant demand for the console and that it wants to meet that demand.
Time will tell; luckily, we only have to wait until April.
We’ll know in a couple of months.
Wow, that’s just too long to wait!
There haven’t been huge developments on the hardware side of Nintendo’s motion technology.
The Switch controllers use cameras to detect motion, not some more fancy tech like LiDAR or infrared.
Pokemon Go has had a few varieties of accompanying accessories you could wear, including anot-so-smart-watch.
Who else wants a new Animal Crossing game?
It really seems like the future is not yet written for K.K.
Slider, and there are certainly more adventures on the horizon.
Welcome back!
Could supply issues be a thing of the past?
I don’t know about you, but now my lunch hour can’t come soon enough.
BREAKING: our first look at Sausage Roll 2!
