Nintendo revealed its eagerly anticipated Switch 2 console on Thursday, exciting gamers and offering the video game industry a potential bright spot amid a broader slowdown.

Nintendo has unveiled the highly anticipated Switch 2, featuring redesigned Joy-Cons, and a brand-new Mario Kart title. The long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 has been officially announced via a short teaser video on the company's YouTube page.

The upcoming Nintendo Direct will be broadcasted on the official Nintendo YouTube channels, such as Nintendo UK and Nintendo of America.

Nintendo has officially announced the Nintendo Switch 2, the highly anticipated successor to its popular hybrid console.

So, those are some of the coolest little details we spotted in the Switch 2 reveal trailer. Reminder, if you want to see everything, including discussions around the magnets, the new straps, the kickstand, and the release buttons for the Joy-Con, make sure to watch the full video.

The reveal day lines up with leaks earlier this week indicating that Nintendo was preparing to show off the Switch 2 for real after somehow going all of 2024 without so much as a peep about its upcoming hardware,

Nintendo Switch 2 reveal trailer just keeps on giving, with yet another new console feature just being spotted in it.

Nintendo Labo didn’t set the world on fire, but it remains one of the most fun, weird, creative, playful things Nintendo has ever done, and yes I will die on that cardboard hill. For those of you who didn’t get the pleasure of assembling a Labo kit yourselves, here’s a brief description of what it was like.

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The Nintendo Switch reveal number has been viewed over 17 million times in less than 48 hours on its American YouTube channel, tracking ahead of PlayStation 5’s reveal in 2020. In total, the PS5 reveal trailer has been viewed some 44 million times since it was published nearly five years ago,

The Switch 2 could shape up to be the ultimate all-in-one portable gaming device. There is potential for it to play other console games and PC games while still being the only device that can play Nintendo games. The only roadblock is Nintendo's insistence on keeping its ecosystem closed off and needlessly complicated.