The Nintendo Switch 2 is launching in a year packed with great gaming handhelds but Mario & Co still have that secret sauce.

A brief sequence in the reveal video for the Switch 2 shows the new Joy-Cons. They appear to be larger and to have a new button, but there also seems to be an extra attachment for

After months of speculation, Nintendo finally confirmed the Switch 2 this week with a teaser video that featured a hardware sneak peek. We got a brief glimpse at the next Mario Kart, but details about launch titles aren't expected until later this year.

The next Nintendo console could be announced this week, and the leaks seem to keep coming. Here's what we know.

Gamers got a tantalizing first look at Nintendo's next video game console, the Switch 2, as the Japanese company released a brief trailer on Thursday morning.

The announcement doesn’t come as a surprise—especially in the wake of CES 2025, where several peripheral makers were bold enough to display replicas of the unrevealed hardware to showcase their Switch 2 accessories—but you might be shocked at just how closely the upcoming Switch 2 sticks to the form and function of its predecessor.