Nintendo shares first official look at the Switch 2

Michail, 16 January 2025

What’s the point of leaks ruining your product launch when you can just show the world what it looks like. That’s probably the reason why Nintendo went ahead and dropped a first-look trailer for its highly anticipated Switch 2.

The video showcases the design evolution of the Switch 2 compared to the original model. The new version looks to be larger than its predecessor, with a bigger display (likely OLED) that’s rumored to come in at 8.4 inches. We can also see the slimmer display bezels and updated Joy-Cons, which have also grown in size and appear to attach via magnets.

Nintendo shares first official look at the Switch 2

The right Joy-Con features a new button next to the home button. Both get additional triggers on the back, next to the L/R buttons.

We also spot the familiar button layout on the console with the power and volume buttons on the top left side, cooling vents in the middle, a headphone jack and a second USB-C port on the right, which joins the other USB-C connector on the bottom of the device.

Switch 2 buttons and port layout

The back houses an updated U-shaped kickstand that supports a much wider variety of angles than the original Switch.

Nintendo also showcased its new dock and a brief demo of what we can only presume is Mario Kart 9.

Switch 2 dock and Mario Kart 9

If you were hoping for more details, tough luck. Nintendo will hold a special announcement event on April 2.

The company also announced it will host several Nintendo Switch 2 Experience events, which will give gamers a chance to go hands-on with the console in the following cities.

North America:

New York, April 4-6, 2025
Los Angeles, April 11-13, 2025
Dallas, April 25-27, 2025
Toronto, April 25-27, 2025

Europe:

Paris, April 4-6, 2025
London, April 11-13, 2025
Milan, April 25-27, 2025
Berlin, April 25-27, 2025
Madrid, May 9-11, 2025
Amsterdam, May 9-11, 2025

Oceania:

Melbourne, May 10-11, 2025

Asia:

Tokyo (Makuhari), April 26-27, 2025
Seoul, May 31-June 1, 2025
Hong Kong, To be announced
Taipei, To be announced

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Reader comments

Kangal
07 Feb 2025
HX6

Yes, I did. Did you read my comment properly? TAA is a filter that removes jaggies, but introduces shimmers, artefacts, and a lot of blur. It is definitely NOT a native image / quality. I agree with most people, I would rather "take the j...

Anonymous
07 Feb 2025
70d

The videos are about Native 4K TAA and DLSS 4. The DLSS 4 produces better images and has much better performance. I don't understand why you talk about DLSS 2.1 and DLSS 3.5 when I talk about DLSS 4. The article you provided is an old article th...

Kangal
06 Feb 2025
Hqj

That's not an equal comparison. Maybe if you were doing a Native "TAA" vs DLSS v2.1 (or FSR 2). That was the "early days" and it was not a good showing for AMD or Nvidia. What we want to see is FSR 4.0 or DLSS 3.5 (or ...