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Every gamer has been sitting twiddling their thumbs waiting for this very moment. After months of rumours, Nintendo has finally unveiled the Nintendo Switch 2, revealing the console in a first-look trailer.
The next-generation console will be released this year, and Nintendo showed off its design in a two-minute video, released on 16 January. As rumoured, the console features magnetically attached Joy-Cons, a larger display and a new colourway.
While light on detail, more will be revealed at a Nintendo Direct event on 2 April. Nintendo says that the Switch 2 will play exclusive Switch 2 games, and will be backwards compatible with physical and digital games made for the original Nintendo Switch.
The gaming giant also showed off a new Mario Kart game, running on the system. Nintendo regulars, including Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser and more could be seen zipping around on karts and bikes, all but confirming them to be the latest launch titles. We’ll have more details soon, but for now, you can watch the trailer for yourself below.
Rumours so far suggest that the upcoming Nintendo Direct will give us more information on the hardware, as well as upcoming launch titles. Right now, Nintendo insiders believe that the console will be released in May or June this year.