Nintendo formalizes the Switch 2, expected “in 2025” to succeed its legendary hybrid console. Larger screen, new Joy-Con and partial backward compatibility are on the program. Presentation events will take place as early as April, with a preview of a future Mario Kart.
The Japanese video game giant Nintendo announced Thursday the Switch 2, which will succeed the Switch in 2025, in the hope of replicating the success of its flagship console, which has become the third best-selling video game machine of all time. “The Nintendo Switch 2, the successor to the Nintendo Switch, will be released in 2025”, said the Japanese company in a press release, accompanied by a video of almost two minutes presenting the technical aspects of the new console, while specifying that it will share more details during a live broadcast on 2 april. We see in particular the famous removable controllers, the “Joy-con”, with a mechanism different from the Switch, as well as a larger screen.
No date has yet been specified for the actual release of this new console. However, presentation events will be planned in several large cities, such as Paris, New York and Tokyo, in April and May. The Japanese company also revealed during this presentation video some images of a Mario Kart type game. The last episode of this series, “Mario Kart 8”, sold more than 64 million copies on the first Switch.
Nintendo has also clarified that most of the Switch games will be playable on its successor, a first in the history of the Japanese manufacturer since the Wii U in 2012. Certain games will not, however, be backwards compatible, it was noted. added, without further clarification.
Released in March 2017, the Switch was sold at the end of September 2024 at 146 million copiesmaking it the third most popular console in video game history behind Sony’s PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo DS.
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