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After months of countless leaks, Nintendo has finally lifted the curtain on the highly anticipated successor to the Nintendo Switch.

In a short teaser trailer we are given a brief look the new system unsurprisingly titled the Nintendo Switch 2. We also get a glimpse at a new Mario Kart game running on the system and confirmation of backwards compatilbility with Nintendo Switch software and game cards.

We also see the new joycons being pushed along like a traditional computer mouse, further fueling the rumor that the joycons will support a "mouse mode".

Alongside the new trailer, a Nintendo Direct focused on Switch 2 has also been announced for April 2nd.

Nintendo announcement

We have also opened our Nintendo Switch 2 discussion forums at the link below for all future discussion for Nintendo's newest system!

Nintendo Switch 2 discussion forums

 

[VinsCool]

No way, this was actually real.

 

[Axido]

Damn those well-informed leakers!

 

[ZeroFX]

hahaha, i got most of my assumptions right.

This video is like, there losers, now stop leaking our shit.

 

[firke_the_one]

I was about to go to the leak thread and write "WhErE's ThE aNoUnCeMeNt" but we got what we wanted, FINALLY!!
Edit: time for a 3 hour GameXplain video on that mario kart snippet

 

[gZa]

Finally!

 

[jnl1]

Nice! Where to preorder??

 

[Reploid]

why not april 1st?

 

[handy333]

They really called it the Switch 2

 

[lightwo]

Design-wise, looks like more of the same, but now there's no more slipping and sliding of Joycons. I don't think SLAMMING them on is such a good idea though

 

[MysticStarlight]

It was a shadow drop

 

[Axido]

They really called it the Switch 2

During the teaser, when that logo came up, I hoped they had messed up and called it the "2 Nintendo Switch"... I mean, it's not unthinkable, since they made the 2DS and 3DS.

 

[yusuo]

Hmmm, the leakers were right, now all we need is (official) information.

 

[VinsCool]

Design-wise, looks like more of the same, but now there's no more slipping and sliding of Joycons. I don't think SLAMMING them on is such a good idea though

I'm just glad they finally addressed the issue that the majority of users are older than 10 and therefore had to accomodate the fact that adults have bigger hands than children lol

 

[firke_the_one]

I was about to go to the leak thread and write "WhErE's ThE aNoUnCeMeNt" but we got what we wanted, FINALLY!!
Edit: time for a 3 hour GameXplain video on that mario kart snippet

they are currently live and doing exactly that

 

[smilodon]

Finally, we are past the rumours season. It was getting really old.

 

[lusomods]

Direct is it 4 February or 2 April?

 

[genxor]

Ohhh the Direct is in April. I read it as Feb 4th, boo.

 

[lightwo]

I'm just glad they finally addressed the issue that the majority of users are older than 10 and therefore had to accomodate the fact that adults have bigger hands than children lol

I can't say I had a Switch, but I'd argue bigger isn't really better for a handheld that's already the size of a tablet. It may just be me.

 

[ZeroFX]

i'll be throwing the switch 2 to the air and try to grab it with the joycons while connecting them if i get one, just like the video