Nintendo Switch 2 Gets Bigger and Better, but Has a Monumental Legacy to Follow
After a string of leaks and months of speculation, Nintendo finally revealed its next hybrid console, the Nintendo Switch 2, Thursday. In a video published on its social media channels, the Japanese company showed off a bigger, blacker, and better successor to the phenomenally successful Switch. The Nintendo Switch 2 will be released in 2025 and run exclusive games built for the console in addition to supporting physical and digital Switch titles.
Nintendo has not yet shared technical details for the Switch 2, opting instead to show off the new hardware in the first-look trailer. The new console's design does not stray far from the Nintendo Switch, favouring refinements over a radical departure. A lot of the changes echo what leaks and reports had predicted over the past few months.
The most prominent and expected of all the changes is perhaps the larger screen. The original Switch featured a 6.2-inch LCD display, while the OLED model made the jump to a 7-inch OLED panel. While Nintendo has not shared specifications, the Switch 2 display looks noticeably larger in the video. The console could come with an 8-inch screen, as earlier reports have claimed.
The Nintendo Switch 2 retains the USB Type-C port on the bottom edge of the screen and adds a second USB Type-C port on the top side to accompany the power and volume buttons, the 3.5mm headphone jack, and the game card slot.
Just as leaks had predicted, the console also comes with a revamped kickstand. Gone is the flimsy stand from the original Switch and the plate-style one from the OLED model; Switch 2 features a rail kickstand that runs across the bottom edge of the backside of the screen. The kickstand can now bend to a larger degree, too, almost flattening the console on the surface.
The Nintendo Switch 2 comes with a larger screen
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The Joy Cons have been revamped, as well. They're bigger now to match the larger display, and Nintendo has drained out the iconic blue-red colour scheme
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