The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally official, as Nintendo just shared our first real look at the console.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

It’s finally time: after months of teases and rumors, Nintendo has finally revealed the successor to the Switch. A new console generation is always a big deal, but this is an especially pivotal one for Nintendo.

Nintendo just revealed the Nintendo Switch 2 on its official YouTube channel. The video, titled “An update from Nintendo,” shows a full render with all of the changes to the new hardware. A full Nintendo Direct for the Switch 2 is scheduled for February 2.

Nintendo has officially announced the Nintendo Switch 2, the highly anticipated successor to its popular hybrid console.

The console looks a lot like the original, but in the video, the Joy-Con controllers are black with colored accents. There’s also a new button under the home button on the right Joy-Con, which had shown up in leaks. The video also appears to show the Joy-Cons being used similarly to a mouse.

Nintendo Co. said it will reveal the next-generation Switch 2 on April 2, setting in motion the retirement of the nearly eight-year-old flagship model.

Japanese video game company Nintendo will launch the Switch 2 console, successor to its hit Switch device, this year, it said on Thursday.

Beyond a new Mario Kart, Nintendo said in November 2024 that the Switch 2 will be backward-compatible with Switch games — meaning all Switch games will work on the Switch 2, and players won’t have to repurchase games they had previously bought for their older console.