Switch 2: all the news and rumors on Nintendo’s next console

The Nintendo Switch 2 has finally been announced, and it will launch sometime in 2025. It’s bigger than the original Switch, has Joy-Cons that attach to the side of the console, and will be getting a new Mario Kart game — beyond that, Nintendo hasn’t shared a lot more. But the company is planning a Nintendo Switch 2-focused Direct on April 2nd.

The first Nintendo Switch will be a tough act to follow. With more than 130 million units sold, the hybrid tablet has become the company’s bestselling console to date, besting the Wii, and slowly but surely approaching the DS handheld.

Nintendo infamously followed the Wii with the ill-fated Wii U before turning things around with the Switch. And the console went out on a high note following the release of blockbusters The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. It seems like the Switch 2 is primed to carry on that legacy, but hopefully we don’t have to wait too much longer after that April Direct for an official release.

Keep up with all of the latest Switch 2 developments right here.

• Gold is so old.
• The Switch 2 has a new trigger for disconnecting Joy-Con controllers
• Here’s how to play the Switch 2 early
• Some of the Switch’s 2 first accessories are all about Mario Kart
• Nintendo’s Switch 2 is here — sort of
• Want to know when you can preorder the Switch 2?
• All our unanswered questions about the Nintendo Switch 2
• The Switch 2 is almost here — but PC handhelds are giving it big competition
• The Switch 2’s bigger screen is just what I wanted
• The Switch 2 is boring — and that’s exactly what Nintendo needs
• 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
• Nintendo teases a new Mario Kart for the Switch 2
• Nintendo announces Switch 2 Direct for April
• The Nintendo Switch 2 supports original Switch cartridges
• Get ready for the Switch 2 announcement this week.
• Everything we know (and think we know) about the Nintendo Switch 2
• The Switch 2 leaks keep coming
• Is this the Nintendo Switch 2?
• That’s a nice blue.
• New year, new alleged Switch 2 leak.
• The Nintendo Switch 2 and its dock, as described by the mystery Reddit leaker
• The Nintendo Switch 2, as described by Dbrand
• Nintendo says the Switch successor will be compatible with Switch games
• Next-gen Nintendo?
• I’ve given up on trying to predict what Nintendo will do — especially when it comes to the Switch 2
• What’s this new mystery Nintendo device?
• Nintendo bides time until Switch 2.
• Switch 2 will be revealed before April 2025, promises Nintendo
• Is Nintendo going off the rails?
• No Nintendo Switch 2 at Gamescom.
• Could Pokémon Legends: Z-A be coming to a Switch 2 near you?
• Nintendo fans might be waiting at least a year for the next Switch console
• The Nintendo Switch 2 will now reportedly arrive in 2025 instead of 2024
• Nintendo says Switch will continue to be its “main business” heading into 2024 as next-gen rumors mount.
• I love this theory that Metroid Prime 4 could be a cross-gen Switch 2 launch title.
• Analyst tips 8-inch LCD for Nintendo Switch 2.
• With a Switch 2 looming, Nintendo is sending out the original with a bang
• Activision was briefed on Nintendo’s Switch 2 last year
• Nintendo Switch 2 evidence grows with rumors of developer demos
• Nintendo’s next-gen console could come as soon as 2024
• The Steam Deck’s FSR vividly shows why a Nintendo Switch Pro would rule
• Nintendo categorically denies that a 4K Switch Pro is in development
• The Switch Pro was real, Bloomberg reports
• Don’t count out the Nintendo Switch Pro
• What we actually want from an upgraded Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo says it has no plans for a new Switch this year