A console is only as good as its games. While Nintendo didn’t reveal anything in the way of specs for the forthcoming Switch 2 platform, the gaming giant

After years of rumors, Nintendo revealed the Switch 2 — it has a new design, new controllers and launches sometime in 2025.

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.

Nintendo has revealed the Switch 2 following weeks of speculation, and showed a brief segment of Mario Kart 9 footage as well. The Switch 2 will launch sometime in 2025, and the company will air a Nintendo Direct -- the company's name for its product showcases -- dedicated to the new console on April 2,

The first game announced for Nintendo Switch 2 is a brand new Mario Kart, and it already looks quite a bit different from the rest of the franchise.

The reveal day lines up with leaks earlier this week indicating that Nintendo was preparing to show off the Switch 2 for real after somehow going all of 2024 without so much as a peep about its upcoming hardware,

Nintendo revealed the bigger Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive in 2025 with an announcement trailer that also teases a new Mario Kart.

NINTENDO has been teasing an official trailer for the Switch 2 since May 2024, and the wait is finally over. Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa officially announced a successor to the Nintendo

In a sparse teaser, Nintendo announced the Switch 2, its first major console release since the original Switch released in 2017 to huge sales.