Years
of
rumours
have
preceded
this
moment,
essentially
turning
the
grand
announcement
of
the
Nintendo
Switch
2
into
less
of
an
exciting
moment,
and
more
of
a
“Finally!”
one.
Yes,
Nintendo
has
officially
announced
the
successor
to
the
Nintendo
Switch
and
it’s
called….well,
the
Nintendo
Switch
2.

The
reveal
trailer
was
rather
understated.
It
depicts
the
existing
Nintendo
Switch
going
through
a
Pokemon-like
evolution.
The
screen
grows
bigger,
the
Joycons
sprout
new
buttons
and
grow
magnetic
strips
that
let
them
snap
onto
the
main
console
easier.

In
fact,
the
trailer
doesn’t
go
into
any
details
about
what’s
under
the
hood,
so
the
video
almost
makes
it
look
like
this
is
just
a
new
version
of
the
Switch,
much
like
the
Switch
OLED
or
the
Switch
Lite.
It’s
not
until
the
words
“Nintendo
Switch
2”
pop
up
that
it
becomes
clear
this
is
a
new
machine.

Nintendo
is
planning
a
proper
look
at
the
Switch
2
at
the
Nintendo
Direct
event
on
April
2.
The
machine
itself
is
due
out
this
year,
and
will
presumably
get
a
more
precise
release
date
when
it’s
properly
shown
off
in
April.

We
did,
however
get
a
few
other
details.
Nintendo
says
that
the
new
console
will
be
work
with
original
Switch
titles,
both
digital
and
physical.
It
does
also
say,
though,
that
“Certain
Nintendo
Switch
games
may
not
be
supported
on
or
fully
compatible
with
the
Nintendo
Switch
2.”
This
could
simply
be
the
company
giving
themselves
some
leeway
in
case
a
small
handful
of
games
can’t
work,
or
it
could
be
a
sign
that
not
all
of
your
existing
library
will
carry
over.
More
details
will
apparently
be
shared
on
the
Nintendo
website
at
a
later
date.

Only
a
single
game
was
shown
actually
running
on
the
new
console,
but
it’s
an
exciting
one:
a
new
Mario
Kart.
Considering
Mario
Kart
8
continues
to
sell
a
staggering
amount
of
copies,
and
is
frequently
high
up
on
the
sales
charts,
I
was
genuinely
beginning
to
wonder
if
they
would
ever
make
a
proper
sequel.

So
there
we
have
it:
Switch
2
is
real,
and
it’s
not
called
The
Super
Switch,
which
is
a
truly
baffling
decision,
I
reckon.
How
are
you
feeling
about
the
reveal?
Personally,
I
have
to
admit
the
various
leaks,
even
though
I
didn’t
bother
reading
them
or
covering
them
much,
did
kill
my
excitement
for
the
reveal
because
in
my
mind
the
Switch
2
was
already
real.