Nintendo Reveals New Switch 2 Console In Video Trailer

The Japanese giant Nintendo has revealed its long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 console in a video trailer this Thursday. The video game company announced that it will be available later in 2025.

In the animated video, Nintendo shows the new device’s main features and characteristics and its differences from the previous model. The upcoming console has a wider screen and controllers, new blue and red variations, enhanced performance, an additional USB-C port, and a redesigned kickstand.

Introducing #NintendoSwitch2, the successor to Nintendo Switch, releasing in 2025.

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— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 16, 2025

“Plays Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive games, as well as Nintendo Switch Games,” states the video at the end, confirming that players will be able to continue playing their favorite video games on the new console. Nintendo also suggested a new location or an update for the popular game Mario Kart, or an upcoming Mario Kart 9 in the trailer.

The video game company also shared a date, April 2nd, for an upcoming live event on Nintendo Direct.

Players had been expecting a new device for a long time—the Nintendo Switch was first launched in 2017—and have expressed a range of reactions to the new Switch device, with opinions spanning from excitement to disappointment.

“A more powerful version of the Switch that is also backward compatible is pretty much all I wanted from the Switch 2. This will be a day one purchase for me,” wrote one user on the social media platform X. Others were expecting more innovation. “I blame Apple, and their lackluster approach at innovation, for Nintendo thinking a reskin is somehow an acceptable method to succeed in a competitive market,” wrote another.

Nintendo said in November that a new console was on its way and that games would be compatible with Nintendo Switch Online games, but the name of the new device—or its appearance—wasn’t confirmed until now.

Other video game companies have made recent announcements as well. This week, Maxis announced it will be hosting a 25-hour event to celebrate The Sims’s franchise 25th anniversary and will be launching kits and updates in the following days.