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Title: Nintendo Reveals Switch 2
Post by: Shaymin on January 16, 2025, 03:14:00 AM

The most long awaited sequel in Nintendo history: what appears to be an actual new Mario Kart.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/69676/nintendo-reveals-switch-2

After years upon years of speculation, Nintendo has finally confirmed the Switch's successor is officially the Switch 2.

An update video has released showing the new system, which bears a larger screen than even the Switch OLED, as well as new larger Joy-Con controllers that have a single, small clip on each side to connect to the system for handheld play. The kickstand also allows the system to lie nearly flat for tabletop play. Switch 2 will support Switch 1 carts as well as downloaded titles, and will launch at some point in 2025.

Although no games were explicitly named in the update, the video does appear to show a new Mario Kart course. A dedicated Switch 2 Nintendo Direct will be held on April 2, 2025, and hands-on events will follow around the world. The event schedule, according to Nintendo:

Title: Re: Nintendo Reveals Switch 2
Post by: stevey on January 16, 2025, 12:56:33 PM
The trailer would have been cooler if it was released late last December before literally everything inside of it leaked out. Also doesn't bode well for Nintendo's relationship with 3rd parties as a ton of companies wanted to show off Switch 2 accessories at CES and Nintendo didn't even release this then to accommodate them.
Title: Re: Nintendo Reveals Switch 2
Post by: Mythtendo on January 17, 2025, 08:50:40 PM
CES almost never has anything about console gaming anymore, the closest they came to that this year was a PS5-style controller from Hyperkin that works on Xbox Series X and PC. So even if Nintendo unveiled the Switch 2 earlier, it wouldn't have made a difference for CES. CES is essentially a PC show, if a product can't be used on a PC it won't be shown there