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.

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

Japan's Nintendo said on Thursday it will release the Switch 2 console this year, unveiling a device that appeared to closely follow the design of its popular predecessor.

Nintendo has officially confirmed the highly anticipated Switch 2. We don't know many specifics about the successor to the company's popular handheld console, but a two-minute first-look trailer on YouTube shows off quite a bit.