Nintendo said it would announce additional details about the console on April 2, 2025. In an accompanying press release, Nintendo said it would allow customers to test the Nintendo Switch 2 at events in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas in April, with other events planned across Europe, Asia and Australia through May.

Super Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch Pro. New Nintendo Switch. Swiitch. Switch U. New Nintendo Switch HD 3D XL Final Chapter Prologue. All were floated as potential names for Nintendo's new console (okay,

The new console looks physically similar to the popular Switch system, which has sold more than 146 million units in seven years.

The original Nintendo Switch debuted in 2017, and quickly became one of the highest-selling consoles in history. Nintendo sold more than 140 million of its hybrid system over the past eight years, making it the third-highest selling system in the world, behind only the Nintendo DS and Playstation 2.

Nintendo teased the Switch successor Thursday morning. The company released a teaser trailer offering a first look at the new console, the Switch 2. While similar to the original device, the Switch 2 appears to be larger,

The Nintendo Switch 2 Experience is coming to cities all over the world, to give people a chance to play on the next-gen console.