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Nintendo confirmed the date along with a number of day-on games and accessories.

All of this is accessed via the ‘C’ button which pulls up the chat menu.

The Nintendo Switch 2 sits in its dock, each Joy-Con 2 sporting a blue and red stick accent across left to right - it is ready to be played

It’s a feature that emphasises connectivity more than ever on Nintendo Switch 2.

The resolution, however, features double the pixels and supports up to 120fps on the 1080p display.

Even the LCD screen features HDR support as well.

The Nintendo Switch 2 hardware family, showing the console in handheld, docked, and tabletop modes in front of a TV

3D audio now also features, without the need for a surround sound system similar to the PlayStation 5.

A new “sturdy” stand allows you to stand the undocked console at multiple angles.

Read/write speeds have been improved as well.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons 2s clipped into the Joy-Con 2 grip, with a hand undocking the red right controller. The c-button is at the bottom of this controller.

However, 4K output is fixed to 60fps.

Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con 2 controllers detailed

Gone are the little slidey rails.

When used horizontally, the SL and SR buttons are now quite a bit chunkier.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Camera stands next to a TV, with text saying its name next to it. It’s a large circular camera on a fairly minimalist black rod.

Likewise, the left and right sticks are bigger overall.

Both controllers can be used as a mouse “with compatible games”.

Local and online multiplayer are supported on Nintendo GameCube games, as well as remappable controls.

A woman playing a switch 2 looking at a screen with her friends displayed on the bottom alongside their gameplay, it looks like Discord

There are three categories of games on Switch 2

Nintendo has announced three categories of games.

Upgrade packs are available for some games that support this.

More news is coming on April 17, where Nintendo will host a dedicated Mario Kart World Direct.

A side-on photograph of Nintendo Switch 2 hardware in tabletop mode. The system itself is stood up at an angle, with Joy-Con 2s lying in front of it

It’s launching Summer 2025.

Where Link slowly clambers up cliffsides, Donkey Kong bounds.

It’s coming in 2025.

Someone is holding the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware and is placing it into the new dock

Star Wars Outlaws, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Elden Ring…

It’s an impressive roster.

To see it all, verify to check out ourupcoming Nintendo Switch 2 gameslist!

The Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con 2 controllers are being held in-hand, with the left placed on a surface to be used as a mouse while the other remains raised

The Nintendo Switch 2 game card is compared to the original from the Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Direct

The Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller from the Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Direct

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is shown off in the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal

Introducing the three types of Nintendo Switch 2 game, Nintendo showcase a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition release with Super Mario Party Jamboree, explaining how the upgrade pack works

Mario performs a boost in Mario Kart World as he approaches a new circuit alongside other racers. The number ‘20’ is lit up in front of them.

The introduction of Nintendo Switch 2: Welcome Tour, showing a top-down view of the hardware with tiny people walking around it, centering here on the left Joy-Con 2

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Donkey Kong punches towards the screen in Donkey King Bananaza with a big, mischievous grin on his expressive face

Kirby rides a jet-powered warp star in the announcement teaser for Kirby Air Riders, over a lush green race course

The Duskbloods screenshot Switch 2

Running through a mossy green stage Hollow Knight Silksong, standing on some ancient bones

Upcoming Switch 2 games: screenshots of Mario Kart World, Metroid Prime 4, Kirby Air Riders and Donkey Kong Bananza.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond key art featuring Samus in her suit with her hand outstretched using purple psychic powers

Mario racing on a desert track during the Switch 2 reveal trailer.

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A screenshot of the upcoming PS5 game, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

A sprite sheet for Hollow Knight Silksong

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle screenshot of Indiana dressed as priest, looking over a book

Days Gone Remastered protagonist Deacon running from hundreds of zombies in the rain

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The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

Logan Kim as Hershel and Lauren Cohan as Maggie in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2