Nintendo officially unveils the Switch 2
Nintendo has officially unveiled its next console, the Nintendo Switch 2.
After numerous rumours, Nintendo dropped a trailer for its new console, revealing a sleeker, larger, and more curved black design with the first Switch’s red and blue accented colours around the thumbsticks.
The two-minute video confirmed that the Switch 2 will launch this year and will be backwards compatible with Nintendo Switch games, although Nintendo warned that “certain Nintendo Switch games may not be supported on or fully compatible” with the new console.
Nintendo’s announcement video ended by teasing a Switch 2 Direct on April 2nd, 2025 (Yep, I read it as February 4th, too!) and announcing the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience, a series of hands-on events held around the world between May and June, allowing fans to try the console.
The dates so far are:
America
- New York: April 4th to 6th
- Los Angeles: April 11th to 13th
- Dallas: April 25th to 27th
- Toronto: April 25th to 27th
Europe
- Paris: April 4th to 6th
- London: April 11th to 13th
- Milan: April 25th to 27th
- Berlin: April 25th to 27th
- Madrid: May 9th to 11th
- Amsterdam: May 9th to 11th
Oceania
- Melbourne: May 10th to 11th
Asia
- Tokyo (Makuhari): April 26th to 27th
- Seoul: May 31st to June 1st
- Hong Kong: To be announced
- Taipei: To be announced
Tickets are free but won through random draws. You’ll need to register for tickets and will need a Nintendo account. Registration begins on January 17th and continues until January 26th.
The Nintendo Switch 2 will release in 2025. While we wait, check out these 10 games we NEED for the upcoming console.
