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Nintendo Switch 2 revealed in first-look trailer

A Nintendo Direct on the system will happen on the 2nd of April. We also saw a new Mario Kart track… maybe a new title?

By , January 16, 2025, 8:27 AM

Nintendo has released a trailer for the new console: the Nintendo Switch 2.

A new website page for the console has also launched. A Nintendo Direct will air on the 2nd of April, with further details to come closer to the date. It will be backwards compatible with Nintendo Switch titles (both physical and digital), but “Certain Nintendo Switch titles may not be supported on or fully compatible with Nintendo Switch 2”. We’re speculating such titles would be things like Nintendo Labo, which was based on the Nintendo Switch dimensions specifically. Nintendo Switch Online members can continue using the service on Nintendo Switch 2.

We also spotted a new track from the featured game, a Mario Kart title. New character models are also within that part of the trailer. Is it a new Mario Kart title that will release with or after the Switch 2 releases later this year?

What are your hopes for new titles on the Nintendo Switch 2? Any particular dreams in regards to Pokémon titles?

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