Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo Switch 2 console and docking station
DeveloperNintendo
TypeVideo game console
Release date5 June 2025
Introductory priceUS$449.99[1] / €469.99 / £395.99[2] / ¥49,980[3]
Media
Operating systemNintendo Switch system software
System-on-chip usedCustom processor made by Nvidia
Storage256 GB UFS
Removable storagemicroSD express, up to 2 TB
Display
  • 7.9-in LCD screen, 1080p up to 120 Hz with HDR10 and VRR
  • Docked: 720p/1080p/1440p up to 120 Hz, 4K at 60 Hz via HDMI with HDR10 and VRR
Sound
  • Undocked: Linear PCM 2.0 ch stereo speakers, 3D audio effects
  • Docked: Linear PCM 5.1 ch, 3D audio effects
Input
  • Joy-Con
  • Joy-Con 2
  • Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
  • Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller
  • Multi-touch touchscreen
Connectivity
Power
Online servicesNintendo Switch Online
Dimensions
  • 272 × 116 × 13.9 mm (10.71 × 4.57 × 0.55 in) with Joy-Con 2 attached[5]
Mass534 g (18.8 oz)[5]
Backward
compatibility		Nintendo Switch[a]
Websitewww.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/

The Nintendo Switch 2 is a video game console developed by Nintendo. It was revealed on 16 January 2025. There was a big disagreement when Nintendo revealed the price to be $450 USD, with Mario Kart World being revealed to be $79.99 USD.[7] It supports some Nintendo Switch games, though not all of them.[8][9]

Games

Some games for the first Nintendo Switch are available, such as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Super Mario Odyssey.

New features

  • There is a second USB-C port at the top of the device (The Switch 1 only had one USB-C port).[10][11]
  • Microphone(s) that can filter out the background noise.
  • The right controller has a "C" button, which allows "voice chat" while playing.[16][17]
  • The controllers have magnets to attach to the screen.[18]

Criticisms

See also: en:Softmod § Nintendo Switch 2
  1. It is expensive, but it does not come with a free game. It is believed that the Wii was successful because it came with Wii Sports for free;[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] the Wii MotionPlus came together with Wii Sports Resort.
  2. The Game-Key card requires an internet connection to work for the first time. This is disappointing to many players, because standard game cards "provide a strong sense of ownership".[28] The "standard game card" only comes in 64 gigabytes.[29][30] Many games are either too small or too big to be on the 64 GB card.[31]
  3. The device could lose access to online services, if Nintendo suspects that the user had used pirated software, or had used a modified flash cartridge to hack the system.[32][33]

Even though the term "brick" is frequently used by Switch 2 owners, "bricking" is actually a figurative usage of the English language. A "bricked device" is literally "technically malfunctioning or a useless piece of hardware", which is not the case if a Switch 2 had been banned by Nintendo as a matter of company policy.[34]

Notes

  1. ↑ According to Nintendo, certain Nintendo Switch games may not be supported or fully compatible.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Nintendo Switch 2 Launches June 5 at $449.99, Bringing New Forms of Game Communication to Life". Business Wire. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Nightingale, Ed. "Switch 2 price and release date revealed". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "任天堂株式会社 ニュースリリース :2025年4月2日 - 「Nintendo Switch 2」を2025年6月5日に発売｜任天堂". 任天堂ホームページ. Archived from the original on 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Nintendo Switch 2 – Technical Specs". www.nintendo.com.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "機能・仕様｜Nintendo Switch 2｜任天堂". 任天堂ホームページ (in Japanese).
  6. ↑ Vikki Blake (18 January 2025). "Nintendo reveals what it thinks is "the best direction" for Switch 2: Go best". Eurogamer. Wikidata Q131827921. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Robinson, Andy (7 September 2023). "Sources: Nintendo showed Switch 2 demos at Gamescom". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "The Nintendo Switch 2 supports original Switch cartridges - The Verge". 16 January 2025. Archived from the original on 16 January 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ Lennox, Jesse (7 April 2025). "All Switch games that don't run on Switch 2". Digital Trends. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  10. ↑ Ahmed, Sayem (16 January 2025). "Nintendo Switch 2 Brings Major Quality-of-Life Upgrade With Second USB-C Port". IGN. Archived from the original on 16 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  11. ↑ McWhertor, Michael (16 January 2025). "Inside the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware specs". Polygon. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  12. ↑ Parrish, Ash (2 April 2025). "Nintendo's Switch 2 'C' button is a Discord-like GameChat feature". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  13. ↑ Cardy, Simon (2 April 2025). "Nintendo Switch 2: 23 New Details - Release Date, Price, GameChat and More!". IGN. Retrieved 2 April 2025. GameChat, of course, comes with a price, though. And that admission fee is a Nintendo Online membership.
  14. ↑ Holt, Kris (6 June 2025). "You can use an iPhone as a Nintendo Switch 2 camera".
  15. ↑ <Hall, Zac (5 June 2025). "iPhone can be used as a Nintendo Switch 2 webcam".
  16. ↑ Patches, Matt (6 April 2025). "Nintendo built the Switch 2 for the next societal shutdown". Polygon. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Ask the Developer Vol. 16, Nintendo Switch 2 – Chapter 3". Nintendo. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  18. ↑ New Nintendo patent seemingly confirms magnetic Joy-Cons. Nicole Carpenter. February 6, 2025
  19. ↑ "Review: Wii Sports". GamePro. IDG. 16 November 2006. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  20. ↑ "Wii Sports – Wii". ABC News. 18 November 2006. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
  21. ↑ "Getting That "Resort Feel"". Iwata Asks: Wii Sports Resort. Nintendo. p. 4. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023. As it comes free with every Wii console outside Japan, I'm not quite sure if calling it "World Number One" is exactly the right way to describe it, but in any case it's surpassed the record set by Super Mario Bros., which was unbroken for over twenty years.
  22. ↑ "Official Wii commercial". IGN. Nintendo. 14 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2 March 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
  23. ↑ "Nintendo Adds an 'I' to Wiimbledon". ABC News. 25 June 2007. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
  24. ↑ Miller, Ross (2 February 2007). "Conan takes on Serena in Wii Tennis". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  25. ↑ Bergmann, Dean (2 February 2007). "Chrétien delivers Wii knock-out punch". N-Sider. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  26. ↑ Collins, Jennifer (11 December 2007). "Seniors becoming old hands at Wii". Marketplace. American Public Media. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  27. ↑ Kolan, Patrick (11 January 2007). "Wii Tennis Tourney in Melbourne". IGN. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  28. ↑ Nintendo Is WORRIED About Switch 2 Game Key Cards? RGT 85. August 5, 2025
  29. ↑ Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards a 'Little Disheartening,' The Thing: Remastered Dev Says
  30. ↑ Game-key cards are wreaking havoc on Switch 2: many third-party games have sold well below expectations
  31. ↑ The Nintendo Switch 2 Game Key Card Situation Got WORSE. RGT85. August 1, 2025
  32. ↑ Nintendo Is Facing Potential Legal Action For Bricking Switch 2 Consoles Using Pirated Software
  33. ↑ Switch 2 owners using Mig Flash cartridges say Nintendo is bricking their new consoles, even if they're only using the carts for their own ROMs rather than pirated games
  34. ↑ reddit. July 23, 2025

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