Nintendo Switch 2 has finally been announced

Nintendo did not announce a release date or price for the new console, but the company did confirm a 2025 release window. Nintendo showed only one game with its Switch 2 reveal: a new Mario Kart game.

As previously reported, the console is closely modeled on its hugely successful predecessor. It’s a hybrid console, playable both in portable mode and on TV via the use of a dock, with detachable Joy-Con controllers.

We already know that the Switch 2 will be backward-compatible with all Switch software. In late 2024, Nintendo announced that its next console will play Switch games, offer the Nintendo Switch Online service, and use the Nintendo Account system.