Nintendo officially announced the Nintendo Switch 2, the new generation of its popular hybrid videogame console.
The new device is no overhaul of the original, iconic design: the Switch 2 looks more or less like the previous model, but it’s bigger. It makes a lot of sense that Nintendo wouldn’t want to change one of its best-selling consoles too much.
With more than 146 million units sold, it’s the company’s second best-selling product after the Nintendo DS.
The main difference between the Switch and Switch 2 is in the way the Joycons attach to the main body. The multi-purpose controllers now snap to the device magnetically instead of sliding in and out of it. They’re also fully black, with salmon pink and cyan accents.
Moreover, the animation in Nintendo’s presentation video suggests that they might also work as a sort of mouse, adding just another control option that would be useful for point-and-shoot games.
All we have so far from Nintendo is the promotional video, plus a generic promise of a launch sometime in 2025. The Japanese company said that it will release more details on April 2nd, during a dedicated Nintendo Direct event.