The Nintendo Switch 2 Is Finally Official

[@fightnight14]

NS1 was so successful that Nintendo had to make a direct successor to it for the very first time naming a console with a "2". That says a lot.

[@Octav2000]

They learned a important lesson with wii u

[@peterharz5938]

Nes-> Snes, Gameboy Color -> Advance -> SP, Wii -> Wii U, Ds DS Lite DSI 3DS 3DS Xl New 3DS New 3DS XL 2DS

[@thierrys85]

I mean to be fair something like the SNES was a direct successor to the NES. Just a more powerful machine with some moderate enhancements like more buttons. Nothing unexpected, experimental or revolutionary. Same goes for GameBoy Advance over the OG GameBoy. It's just that Nintendo chose to go with quirkier additions to the name than simple numbers.

[@WolfPhoenix0]

After all these years, they've finally reached Playstation's level. 😂

[@TheJadeFist]

I kinda wish they went with Switch U, just for the lols.

[@catsukitsu]

alex has become a microphone unicorn

[@ZeroPrime_Reviews]

xD

[@izzmann.]

🦄

[@JsYTA]

A level below his final form

[@alexweisz7759]

Idk dude I feel like Alex gives proper microphone narwhal energy

[@denycast]

Finally he shows of his magicail side😅

[@lizard81288]

I hope one of the launch titles is called Joy Con Drift, and you race around with Joy Cons

[@peterharz5938]

😂

[@cchristianjeremy]

That is genius haha

[@RafaelCarvalho2310]

In mouse mode

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

Sounds dumb with a mix of weed.

[@exzisd]

The joy-cons WERE sort of drifting in the commercial which seems like it has 2 meanings; one showing the mouse like feature of the new joy-cons and lightly joking about their old joy-con issues. Hopefully Hall Effects sticks.

[@extra4542]

My biggest question is will you guys change the click sound to a clack sound for your logo intro 🤨

[@Curtis3604]

I thought about this as well

[@Poever]

They’ll reanimate it to mirror the Switch 2’s logo

[@Ifortgor]

It’s a clap not a clack, it mimics the motion of the switch.

[@Re-user011]

فَليسقُط دونالد ترامب (Donald Trump) أشَرُّ الدَّواب بإذن اللهِ العَزيزِ الوَهَّاب؛ إنّ الله غالِبٌ على أمرِه ولَكِنَّ أكثَر النَّاس لا يَعلَمون .. اقتباس: "ولكنّي خَليفة الله على العالَم بأسرِه أُعلِنُ مِن وَسط عاصمة الخلافة الإسلامية العالميَّة (صنعاء) عن اقتراب نهاية ترامب (Trump) بأمرٍ من عند الله بِغض النَّظر عن ما سوف يُهلِكُكَ الله به؛ إنَّ الله على كُلِّ شَيءٍ قَديرٍ، مهما حرصت على أمْن نفسك فسوف تعلمُ ويعلَمُ العالَمُ بأسرِه أنّ الله بالغُ أمرهِ وأنَّ عَدوّ الله دونالد ترامب (Donald Trump) لن يُعجِز الله في الأرض ولَن يُعجزه هَرَبًا، ولسوف يعلَمُ العالمُ بأسرِه حقيقةَ قول الله تعالى: {قُلِ ٱللَّهُمَّ مَٰلِكَ ٱلْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِى ٱلْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتَنزِعُ ٱلْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَآءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَآءُ بِيَدِكَ ٱلْخَيْرُ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ‎﴿٢٦﴾} صدق الله العظيم [سورة آل عمران]. وسلامٌ على المُرسَلين والحَمدُ لله رَبِّ العالَمين.. خليفةُ الله على العَالَمين الإمام المهديّ؛ ناصِر مُحَمَّد اليَمانيّ." ______________ 03 - رجب - 1446 هـ | 03 - 01 - 2025 مـ الموقع لقراءة البيان كاملا: البشرى الإسلامية والنبأ العظيم

[@kylitothemidcreator]

Switch : 🫰🏻 **snap** Switch 2 : 👏🏻 **clap**

[@Hundo_Mo]

Switch 3: 💥 *explosion*

[@thierrys85]

Switch 3 : **whack** 👊🏻

[@Insill]

Switch 2: THACK! From a branding perspective it makes a clear progression from Switch 1, making it clear from sound alone that the console is different.

[@mastermp2]

@@thierrys85Switch 4 - Killer Move 😠- Serious Punch 👊💥

[@rougeteddyz]

Still annoyed that the nintendo direct date is 2nd April, not 4th Feb, despite watching it on Nintendo UK.

[@lizard81288]

It should have been April 1st for the lols

[@robbysalz8710]

I don't know why they insist on spelling out the date with numbers instead of just spelling out the full name of the months lol.

[@vidtracey]

I interpreted it as just a direct on April 2, not the actual release date

[@Audioholik1]

Very annoying indeed. More waiting! Hopefully the release soon after

[@Creamcups]

@@Audioholik1 Expect late june at the earliest

[@HossRoss03]

There were at least 17 racers there in the MK trailer with 24 starting lines. 24 PLAYER MARIO KART!?!?

[@ItsRainingBloodIsHeCrying]

I counted 18 racers

[@V8chump]

I hope it’s not exactly like mk8… the only thing that looked obviously new was Mario and his new look

[@tjzambonischwartz]

Did you notice the wide open road stretching into the desert? I'm getting Forza Horizon vibes.

[@Wyvernn_]

​@V8chump there's also the more compact, rounded kart designs, Bowser's design seems to take cues from older SNES-era artwork, Donkey kong looks more like his movie style, the princesses no longer wear a biker outfit when riding bikes, and the boost pads are longer!

[@ColonialSun-mg6tq]

I love that you can see how excited Felix is in the reflection on Alex’s screen during the intro

[@Frmhero2zero]

The internet will forever ruin all surprises related to gaming in general now and in the future

[@mildhoof]

It’s all consumer electronics though. If you go into mass manufacturing in China, months ahead of announcing your product, it WILL be leaked. Nintendo should have foreseen this, I would have loved to learn about the console directly from them, but it’s a problem of their own making.

[@BluntmanEXE]

Sad but true.

[@SirLancelot-64]

It’s been great seeing your guys’ faces in the videos more. Adds a much better element to stuff like this!

[@SirLancelot-64]

Ready for the Switch 2!!

[@proudnerd9982]

Nintendo really saw the leaks and said, “FINE, have it. More info in 3 months. YOU’RE WELCOME.”

[@sparkypack]

They literally threw Alex, Zion and Felix a bone. 🦴

[@JM_Traslo]

What I genuinely hope is they encourage as many games as possible to get enhancement patches. Doesn't need remasters, just a lot more games running slightly higher settings, framerate and resolution.

[@stripedrajang3571]

You think Nintendo would waste their time doing that?

[@JM_Traslo]

@@stripedrajang3571 Well that and 3rd party. Think like Doom 2016 but it's running 60FPS with dynamic-res and a bit higher settings.

[@Wyvernn_]

​@@stripedrajang3571 they spent dozens of hours designing, testing, and re-testing cardboard. To think that tweaking the settings of their games to run better on their shiny new device that they have been working on for *years* is somehow too much work seems odd

[@stripedrajang3571]

It's not odd, since that time may be spent on making new games for their shiny new device.

[@Elegies22]

​@stripedrajang3571 that's a bad take. Use your brain for once and you'll see that those older games will get a designated bump in quality

[@Maeggs]

I'm just hoping that that extruding connector thingy between Switch & joycon doesn't break easily.

[@SPIDERMANBINWEEVILSCJJ]

U mean the magnetic rail?

[@thierrys85]

Pretty sure Nintendo will have done EXTENSIVE testing on that.

[@jacobsmith5014]

@@thierrys85 They didn't with the plastic rail locks on the original switch. Not saying they WILL overlook it, but they have before. Here's hoping they learned their lesson!

[@KidBowsur]

The only way it will break is if you put the joycons in backwards. It doesn't even make sense that it's a worry for people. The joy cons don't slide down they're magnetized into the system.

[@fearlesswee5036]

@@thierrys85 Just like they've done EXTENSIVE testing on the Switch 1 rails, the Joycon grips when you accidentally put them on the wrong way, or the Joycon's joysticks. Ah, wait...

[@vernilley1]

I think Nintendo have played it well. Despite all the leaks and the accuracy of some of the most recent ones an understated reveal makes sense. We are now all hanging on the next event for the spec and the games...which keeps the Nintendo interest going. Great advertising means keeping the brand name front and centre and maintains Interest

[@mildhoof]

Including Mario Kart was a mistake . It really doesn’t look like a generational upgrade in terms of graphics. The increased power in the Switch 2 is the main incentive to upgrade from the original, and Mario Kart made it look only slightly more powerful than the Switch. I don’t even think Mario Kart *needs* amazing graphics, but they muddied the waters for the main selling point of Switch 2 by showing this as the very first glimpse of the console’s power. Hopefully they won’t wait until April to give more information on the other games coming to Switch 2.

[@IDKisReal2401]

The non compatible games could also be Nintendo Labo Remember the OLED also had a disclaimer like that, and it refereed mainly to Labo

[@MattsYTHandle]

I'm guessing one reason they put the April 2 Direct far enough out, is just so they could have time to finalize pricing for everything. With the upcoming new tariffs being placed on foreign imports here in the US, they probably need time to see how that will affect the cost of everything.

[@teriinekoyama1369]

It's a (in)convenient second reason to do so. The main reason remains producing enough units to drown out scalpers, and it looks like that schedule moved to the right a bit.

[@greyrifterrellik5837]

Well Nintendo does have an american branch. Tariff would only affect any systems produced outside the country; if the american branch manufactures them, no tariff applies. Tariffs are weird.

[@OneRandomVictory]

It also allows them to have Nintendo Directs in the meantime without expectations of Switch 2 showing up.

[@daftgeartv]

As far as becoming confusing for casual consumers I think the "2" is great at trying to avoid a Wii U situation however the issue I foresee is the lack of color and logo separation from OG Nintendo Switch. Same as the Wii U reveal where they just slapped a blue U to the same Wii (same gray color) logo.

[@Alex_dlc]

I died inside when I realized the date was actually April 2 and not February 4! 😭😭😭

[@Loh4984]

Me too, because i read it in the german way where chronological you go day/month/year. I was so happy for the 4th february😂😅

[@mildhoof]

Not sure if you made adjustments to the mic levels between your voices but it sounds perfect now guys, everyone’s at the same volume! Also love seeing more videos with all three faces popping up while you talk!

[@Toa-Ignicus]

Switch 1: *snap* Switch 2: *clap* Switch 3: *metal pipe clattering*

[@raymondjones7423]

Switch 4: " KAMEHAME..." Switch 5: "HA!!!!!"

[@eastender74]

Can we please turn down or off the background music in these videos? 🤣 23 minutes and 41 seconds is enough to drive anyone bonkers 😅

[@rfitzpatrick723]

😂

[@ItsRainingBloodIsHeCrying]

at the very least switch the tracks up throughout

[@simczar4792]

Just a little bit too loud.

[@user-jq3jh7hp2w]

I'm a grown man and watching you guys fanboy over a childs toy is reminding me I need to grow up.

[@ben-tendo]

"True within reason" = 100% exactly what we had seen, down to the colours under the sticks. 😂

[@mildhoof]

Actually no! The leaks had an orange joycon, but Nintendo’s trailer shows it as coral instead 😂

[@DARKON219]

Switch 2 name is still a word play like Wii U was: "switch to..."

[@michaellovejoy5299]

It's a subtle touch but the straps also look like...two mice tails *

[@ennis_w]

Everyone is so happy today.

[@Ukreefside]

Oled and smaller bezels would have been nice. I would have paid more for those features.

[@thierrys85]

Yeah the bezels seemed to be really thin initially, with the screen off, but when it's on its clear they're still pretty substantial and there's just a thick black border around the screen. Then again, that'll inevitably be upgraded in future iterations of the system.

[@Howitchewstofeel5gum]

They want you to buy this version first so they can sell you an OLED upgrade a few years later

[@Ukreefside]

@ I know. Very frustrating. I wish companies would stop with the money grabs

[@Htiy]

The bezels barely matter to me since I’m coming from a v1 switch, much needed upgrade😂

[@teriinekoyama1369]

@@Ukreefside Is it really though? Look at a BOM chart, then look at the bean counters scurry to see what pricing schemes make sense. The play here is to not blow out the wallet of consumers unless your product is the shiz. Unfortunately, that means an LED screen. Thinner bezels would likely lead to an easier point of failure re: new Joy-Con connection method. OLED screen would be really great to have initially, however if it pushes the Switch 2 to competing directly with a current Steam Deck (or even a ROG Ally) pricewise, it's dead in the water. They could have pulled a Nvidia and just upcharged us for grandiose reasons, but I'd rather not see that.

[@hazyhazel975]

This only could be improved if the Nintendo Life intro snapped together like the new joy-cons instead of sliding

[@scatterbraineddaily4722]

I like the sleek black look. I'm hoping there's another SKU that removes the orange and blue around the sticks and connecting areas in favor of gray.

[@enorma29]

you can't unsee the Felix trophy behind Alex now.

[@frankmurdock2121]

Nintendo: so this is what the switch 2 will be like Everyone: yeah we know bro

[@Leopez02]

It's official that we got Switch 2 reveal before GTA 6 relase: Here we goo wahoo!

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

Who cares about GTA6. Its gonna be ephing woke.

[@bizzlezip]

Nintendo - Super Nintendo. Switch - Super Switch sounds 10 times better than simple switch 2

[@jasondillon2462]

I was there when the Nes launched. Now i feel old. Been a Nintendo loyalist ever since. In the PS1/N64 era some friends of mine tried to convince me to get PS1 for my 18th birthday instead of N64. I stood by Nintendo and chose N64 and didn't regret it one bit! They were calling N64 a babys toy. Screw em. I knew what i wanted. Now we just gonna know the Price of switch 2. Can't believe they actually called it that. Time to start saving up!

[@mrmunchikins8438]

my uneducated, gut guess is for recolored or themed switches/joycons is that they going to recolor the housing of the joycons, but the red and blue accents are going to be constant for all joycons

[@ZeroPrime_Reviews]

I'm thinking that the mouse functionality will be an optional control method for Metroid Prime 4 for aiming.

[@denycast]

I realized something.... The mouse functionality could be used to have a joystick on one side and the mouse on the other. That is going to feel interesting and hopefully good❤️

[@midnightcarnivalmember]

Or a new Mario Paint game/remake.

[@Htiy]

Hell. If this thing is powerful enough we could play pc shooters on it this way

[@SacredCharizard]

​@@midnightcarnivalmemberthis is my #1 hope lol

[@alleypercent]

Probably the biggest implementation for this would be for Splatoon. Many people struggle with the gyro aiming, and stick controls don't quite match that precision. Hopefully "mouse" controls open up the series more for more people!

[@anonymoushuman8443]

i’m so glad nintendo finally revealed the Switch 2. i can’t wait until they announce the Switch 3

[@MarcoMartinsM]

Probably bigger and darker 😅

[@ericww32]

C button probably is the Cursor button to switch to mouse mode

[@bbellomusic]

Nintendo will never go back to a dedicated non-mobile console. It’s going to be a progression of this general format until they move onto to AR/VR. So the internals and games are going to be the main thing to be excited for going forward.

[@benhurbenstiller]

That's sad

[@2JAM3S]

Hope they do a rehaul of the shop, add themes and trophies please

[@TheMusicBandB]

Guys if you slow it down, the joycons go into a holder for mouse mode!

[@cbpowell83]

Confirmed backwards compatibility was all i needed to see. I'm completely sold on S2. All the extra features and games we'll see at a later date are just icing on the cake. Gimme!

[@putonyourshoes]

I saw all the millions of thumbnails on KZbin, these were the guys I most looked forward to hearing this from. So excited!

[@openviews]

0:05 Felix casually dropping in from the Phantom Zone just over Alex’s shoulder there.

[@PokeBallerLuke]

need a Nintendo life podcast, I’d sub to a patreon for that

[@GentlemanGamer94]

I'm a little bit surprised that Alex didn't say "if you like this video, then why don't you Switch 2 that subscribe button" at the end there. 🙃 Slightly more seriously, great discussion guys!

[@chrissolace]

As someone who hasn’t stayed on top of the leaks, it does seem like a nice bump and I think once we know more details, it’ll be more exciting. And I agree the name just works for casual gamers.

[@mrlegitz5812]

It's great to hear that the Switch 2 has finally been announced! I haven't looked into any leaks either, so I'm not sure about the specs. Personally, all I really want is a bigger screen and an OLED display or something similar. I still have the original Switch, not the OLED model.

[@DooodOfLife]

As someone with a touch of OCD, I'm SO glad that the standard left and right Joy Cons are like 95% matching in color.

[@mildhoof]

Did the white on the ABXY buttons trigger you though? Hoping my sweaty thumb will wear that off soon enough though lol

[@DooodOfLife]

@mildhoof those didn't bother me as much. It felt pretty clean, simplified.

[@SacredCharizard]

The joycons having mouse functionality is a genius solution to the problem of porting Wii games. Sure there's gyro controls but you have to recaliberate them frequently

[@haremk1ng]

I'm so excited about that mouse functionality.... It will be easy to decorate things now for the sim games

[@svxd7369]

I'm so glad Nintendo finally revealed the Switch 2

[@leonpsantiago]

looked like a 3D studant finals work

[@MJGxo]

Mario kart 9 is about to sell like Hot Cakes! 🔥

[@patrickmohr6985]

The one thing that was curious to me was, the screen’s bezels look smaller than the original, but when Mario kart was shown, the bezels seemed way bigger. Wonder if there was some screen cropping happening?

[@LegendofKal]

Now the biggest question is: Hall sensors for sticks, or the same graphite stuff that causes drift?

[@wickedshadesproductions5254]

Nintendo: “Hello, I like money.” Fans: “What inspired you to build a second Nintendo Switch just like the original one?” Nintendo: “Money”

[@Warohn]

bowser looks to have obtained his snes box art design

[@SebbySav]

Who is this grandma everybody always talks about getting confused at the games store? I would have been thrilled if my grandma bought me a single video game in my life, even if it was for the wrong console. Anything but another set of flannel bedsheets or a decorative wooden armadillo.

[@LikeWhyTF]

My boi wearing a whole box of crayons!

[@Lucarioguild7]

Gotta change the Switch noise for the intro

[@MilkWasABadChoice17]

The joycon drift issue better not be an issue like it was previously

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

Nintendo Life out here about to use 120% of their latent potential 😭

[@yanguskhan8513]

please gaming gods, silksong needs to release on or before switch 2s release. thats all i want. im sure the switch 2 is gonna sell out and ill be more than happy to wait 6 months to a year for it. i just want silksong.

[@NicholasPetrouis]

Long time follower, first time commentor. A few things possibly, the top usb could be used for two possible things. Firstly, to transfer data from your old Switch and also link up to another Switch, like the old days of the Gameboy Link Cable. The new Mario Kart looks very similar, but is that an actual course, or is that an overworld? A stylish Switch with more bells and whistles is what Switch owners are looking for. Added functionality like the mouse function, which is definitely a thing now since the trailer and that mysterious C button is still unknown to a certain extent. Riding the wave of popularity the Switch still has is Nintendo's plan for this next iteration. I'm excited for the games and hopefully the power it gives to 3rd Party developers.

[@Stromatolites151]

The reason for the direct in April is simply ‘business’. In theory, Nintendo stock should rise with the announcement today. Ideally, leading to a decent final quarter. By then doing the full announcement in April, they get a second bump at the beginning of a new fiscal year.

[@gravedust8596]

As soon as I saw those joycon turn on their side I thought of Mario Maker 3,as well as Zelda Dungeon Design,Mario Paint Remake an all sorts of other games an ideas. I wish this thing would come out already 😂

[@matthewwilliams9200]

Wii u was nintendo not advertising it at all. They better do an extensive ad campaign with this. Use some of that switch money to get this console out.

[@Kale13000]

I think people forget how much more there was to the Wii U's flop then the name. The marketing was unclear in other ways, and beyond that, it launched with New Super Mario Bros. Every game it had in between its massive droughts had cheeper, arguably better versions on the 3ds. Not to mention the wii itself wasn't exactly the same hot stuff it was at launch by 2012. And yes, the name was dumb.

[@frisia3371]

Its like telling your parents they become grandparents over whatsapp

[@bonsaibloom]

We did it boys, we made it 😭

[@ItsMeMattCarter]

I think its fascinating and exciting the Switch 2 is hinting at using the Joycons like a mouse just like the leaks said. Can you imagine if we get something like Mario Paint on the Switch 2? Like what if you the physical one came with Mario Paint themed joycons. That would be amazing.

[@brisingr14]

Dang. They completely ignored the switch oled existence in that trailer 🤣

[@blueocten]

I think it looks good overall (even if not surprising with the leaks) but I’m not sold on the dark colors. I normally prefer darker system colors, but I’m not sold on the orange. I really like the blue, but I think I would have preferred more of a reddish color for the right joy con.

[@adrianvictorv]

A September 2024 reveal would have been lit. This is lacklustre.

[@ElPostmaster38]

There a lot of mario kart tour levels in mario 8 deluxe dlc so this should be Mario Kart 10

[@Octav2000]

4:04 the switch 1 actually also does this with a battery icon

[@djo5080]

I do like the new clack sound of the joycon like 2 magnets slamming together

[@vernilley1]

They'll do a colour way of orange and blue as an alternative

[@RedAntisocial]

Are you going to have to change the logo animation and click for Nintendo Life?

[@P5YK0TIK]

I didn't expect that I thought that they were gonna reveal the NS2 In Nintendo direct

[@jonathanguerra4332]

NS2 is what Tears of the Kingdom was to Breath of The Wild, a natural and very welcome evolution. April can't come soon enough.

[@dragoon1090]

Mouse control is really cool. I'm excited to see what that turns into. I personally hope it improves frame rate of existing games.

[@Scrubber89]

The name was absolutely the right choice. Mario Kart looks just like Mario Kart 8. The date was so confusing, has it been confused it they meant April or March?

[@madguitar1086]

Of course the doofus that was excited about a Nintendo Alarm Clock is MOST excited about the possible mouse functionality of the Switch 2.

[@timothyjohnson5699]

My man, just think of the WarioWare possibilities.

[@madguitar1086]

@ Haven’t thought about Warioware possibilities. And won’t. It isn’t a franchise that interests me in the slightest.

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

I’m chuffed, even the April 2nd date for the Direct doesn’t bother me as Nintendo has finally announced it now.

[@readyupwait6138]

I’ll never forget my grandma rolling the dice in like 95 on a game boy pocket and Pokémon blue. A decision that changed my life forever lol 😂 my grandparents were hop with video games until N64 days. My parents fell off in the ps2 / dvd era 😂 I think my kids appreciate having a tec savvy dad I still blow their minds with stuff at 10 & 12 😂

[@LW1996]

Very glad about the bigger screen. So hard to read small text in handheld for some games

[@joelsimons2513]

Interesting choice of color palette

[@smerd2]

When I first saw the trailer I thought the release date was April 2nd - but that’s just a direct date. So switch 2 coming out in August ? September? Who knows.

[@jacobweare4515]

I like Mini-Felix in Alex's feed.

[@blaster915]

Steve jobs: "stop me if you've seen this before" 😂😂

[@TheMusicBandB]

To celebrate, can you make this into a podcast?

[@Franklinplatt64]

Also the side connectors on the switch 2 that plug into the joycon make me nervous. Hopefully those things are rugged. And don’t get broken off.

[@SacredCharizard]

Time to replace the Switch *click* sound in nL's intro with the Switch 2's *CLACK* sound 😂

[@milesrodger3724]

We did it guys

[@tomlee252]

from what's been shown, it still looks like the Switch 1 with some tweaks added, we'll see

[@Ifortgor]

Evolved from a switch to a clap.👏

[@Peter_Morris]

I hope it has a coffee making function.

[@AubergineMiller101]

They better have improved online for this.