Nintendo Switch 2 announcement: all the news on the next console

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.

Since its debut in 2017, the Switch has become Nintendo’s second-bestselling piece of hardware ever, trailing only the Nintendo DS. And it has been home to some of the company’s most successful games, including Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and the juggernaut that is Mario Kart 8.

Those are some big shoes to fill, which means there are some important questions for Nintendo to answer about what comes next. The lead-up to today was filled with questions: What will the hardware look like? Will the big franchises be there at launch? Will games like Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Pokémon Legends: Z-A be cross-generation?

Now we have official answers to at least some of them — you can keep up with everything we learned from the reveal right here.

Nintendo’s Osborne effect.

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Whenever the Switch 2 comes out, it’ll have competition from handheld PCs.

The Switch 2’s snap sound is *chef’s kiss*.

Here’s our video about the Nintendo Switch 2.

Everything we know about the Switch 2’s Joy-Con controllers

You’ll be able to try out the Switch 2 starting in April