Switch 2 Reveal Impressions + GPU CPU Clock Speed Leak Analysis & MicroSD Express Cards Confirmed?

[@SuperMetalDave64]

Hit the LIKE BUTTON if you’re excited for the Switch 2. The BIG reveal finally happened, and while it may have not been what some were expecting, there are some very interesting things discovered. I want to say congrats to Nate the Hate for taking a big risk putting his neck on the line to stick with that reveal rumor. I did point out that others rumored it before him in this video, but they didn't go all out like Nate did, so good on him. I personally don't think it's worth doing such a do or die kind of rumor since it's either game over for you online, or you're the hero lol, but I don't have a problem with anyone that rumors stuff, more so I question things due to reputation of what is gotten correct etc. Let me know your thoughts on all the info we cover here including the GPU/CPU clock speed leak, the MicroSD Express Card confirmation (that we revealed here on this channel first) and everything else. Be sure to mark your calendars for April 2nd, 2025 and join me for the first Switch 2 Direct Live! Wow, it’s really happening. Thanks for the support.

[@zombwars7749]

@@SuperMetalDave64 switch pro was cancelled for the switch mini and to make room for the switch 2 from my understanding. The switch 2 was also delayed at first due to high sales for the current switch. Nate likely has been right all along but he only knows what he finds out at a given moment. He likely cannot find out anything about it after the initial information is grabbed.

[@Joaaaaaaaaaaa]

2025 : Switch 2 2026 : Switch 2 lite 2027 ~ 28 : Switch 2 Oled ~2028 : " Switch 2 is soooo weak compared to the new PS6 / Xbox 😢 " 2029 : Hardware leaks. 2030 : More Leaks. 2031 : MORE LEAKS. 2032 : New Console release.

[@unfav_mashraf.102]

@@Joaaaaaaaaaaa imagine you guess everything right imma take a screenshot of your comment bro

[@Joaaaaaaaaaaa]

@unfav_mashraf.102 Yeah imagine ! 😁

[@hossalvarado3838]

Nah, 2035 switch 3

[@Joaaaaaaaaaaa]

@@hossalvarado3838 Bruh you're basicaly asking for a 10 year lifecycle when we are living in a society going faster and faster. You're asking an Handheld - dockable device TEN YEARS 🤣

[@Ganking553]

I hope it’s oled right away

[@fettwampe]

I truly hope the Joy Con racing around wasn't a soft reveal for Joy Con Drift 2....

[@SuperMetalDave64]

Good one

[@vlodek-193]

Hall effect = NO drft!!!😁

[@The_MEMEphis]

​@@vlodek-193hall effect is not guaranteed it's rather expensive and none of the other companies put it in their joysticks

[@SuperMetalDave64]

@@vlodek-193 True

[@vlodek-193]

@The_MEMEphis Nintendo doesn't make the same mistake twice. I hope.

[@BrokenRadio1]

Dude I remember watching this guy leading up to the NX insane

[@akashmondal9794]

The reason we give credit to Nate is because he is the first to officially break news on lot of these leaks, taking responsibility upon himself if he gets it wrong. Of course lot more people know about these leaks. That is why people corroborate him instead to breaking the news themselves. Because they don't want to take the heat if plans change and the leaks don't come to fruition.

[@SogonD.Zunatsu]

But he WASN'T the first. Nintendeal was. He hinted at it on the 9th, Nate only three days ago.

[@silversonic1]

One thing to keep in mind about CPU clocks is that it doesn't give you a complete picture. It's possible that the Switch 2 could turn off some CPU cores while in handheld mode and turn them on in docked mode, meaning that the cores don't need to be clocked as high and you can get better performance. Or even utilize something akin to "efficiency" and "performance" cores in modern computers. Until we have more information, I will keep that as a probability.

[@captainthunderbolt7541]

Or it could just be like PS5, where CPU and GPU speed are adjusted multiple times per second based on load, and clocking one lower means that you can clock the other higher.

[@Liminal_Aero]

@@silversonic1 furthermore, the software being tested could be specifically meant to limit its clockspeed, kinda like as if it was playing a switch game

[@hgibbons69]

If you turned off some cores, logic dictates that you would have to then clock the remaining cores higher to compensate for the literal reduction in processing capacity through hardware reduction.. how on earth would turning off cores make it so it's more viable to downclock fewer cores... It would be the direct opposite correlation I would like to point you in the direction of the miraculous, newfound advent of something innovative and revolutionary, called: 'Math' 😅 They're gonna use ai upscaling in handheld especially to preserve battery life upscaling from like 560p to 1080p as seen in the recently established upscaling patents, along with tensor cores and nvidias DLSS functionality (or whatever the-like will be on Nintendo's end). And to the same vein, 720p/1080p native games will be upscaled to 1440p/4k when docked but the patent also tells of a drastic reduction in file sizes through this compression of native game assets. Sub

[@silversonic1]

@@hgibbons69 You didn't watch the video, did you? The CPU clocks are said to be higher in handheld mode and lower in docked mode.

[@captainthunderbolt7541]

@ I think the difference in frequency is just the result of the CPU boosting under certain conditions, or something like that. I wouldn't expect that either handheld mode or dockedmode would have cores hard disabled - instead I would expect cores to dynamically turn on and off depending on workload when in handheld mode. So (possibly) what we are seeing is that in portable mode, when faced with a sudden but brief increase in CPU tasks, it makes more sense to turbo the primary CPU core instead of waking one of the sleeping cores. Docked mode wouldn't exhibit this kind of behaviour because there is no power saving need for any of the cores to go to sleep when docked.

[@orlandoalessandrini2505]

The joycons moved like a mouse. Mouse functionality confirmed.

[@CrazyKingJammy]

Mario paint and maybe even an nintendo linux distro!

[@Yusei255]

Nope

[@jacklawsen6390]

True, and I guess having mouse-type controllers in the box makes certain types of games more likely. Are lots of people going to play their Switch 2's at a desk, or with a board on their laps, though?

[@AksilDihya]

For the upcoming Mario kitchen game

[@kevinasare4178]

@@jacklawsen6390 yes. (I do🤣)

[@iLegionaire3755]

Switch 2 is everything I hoped it would be :) Nintendo needs more than 25 million units, this console is going to sell out Day 1 for sure!

[@kamranki]

I'm really excited to see what happens with BOTW and how it looks when played on the Switch 2!

[@Mr3-j4m]

Switch 2 is the biggest engagement for the new console reveal ever ! Official video reveal X Japan 28M, X America 22M & KZbin America 11M in not 1/2 day yet ! Advanced specs are just for a small group of peoples only

[@SuperMetalDave64]

It's tracking amazingly fast. Switch 2 a 200 million selling console maybe? What do you think?

[@JumpMan64.]

​@SuperMetalDave64 So will it be on par with the Xbox series s I'm not a tech wiss

[@scorponok4k721]

The Nintendo Switch sold 15+ Switch in 2024. Even if those sales drop 50%, it might hurt the Switch 2 sales. The support for prior switch might hurt just a tad. ​@SuperMetalDave64

[@2drealms196]

@@JumpMan64. Boosted by DLSS, but the GPU will be held back by only having of the 40% memory bandwidth of the XSS. It won't impact performance on matte textured mario and zelda games, but on games with high res textures like Cyberpunk 2077, it significantly will impact performance in comparison to XSS. This is something Nintendo has no choice over, humanity hasn't yet invented ram that is both energy efficient and extremely high bandwidth like GDDR6. They had to make a sacrifice, and ram bandwidth is the sacrifice.

[@currywurst2434]

@@2drealms196 Isn't bandwidth comparable to most RTX GPUs? Which should be ok. Nvidia doesn't need as much bandwith, at least i heard that. Also it has decompression hardware, which could help. Imo the biggest difference is the CPU and rawpower of the GPU. What speaks for Switch 2 is DLSS and more Ram, as the Ramsize is the biggest complaint of devs about the Series S i think.

[@solonepeon5805]

I am looking forward to potential XenoSaga & Xenogears HD now that SquareEnix & BandiaNamco relationship with Nin is even stronger.

[@SuperMetalDave64]

XenoSaga and Xenogears HD were possible on Switch 1, the problem is probably money. Square Enix likely doesn't think that series would sell at this point.

[@syferz]

12:07 Just wanted to chime in on the clocks and where they came from. They are from 20.0.0 firmware and datamined from hacked Switch units. The CPU received a bump in this firmware from a prior one on handheld, it use to be 998.4MHz in both modes, and what is likely going on here is that whatever they were testing required a CPU bump, but they were in handheld mode, so the docked mode lagged behind. I expect Switch 2's CPU to have the same clocks at launch in both modes, and they won't reduce the handheld mode, so you'll get 1.1GHz. The CPU at worst is A78C, which is 3 times faster per clock than A57's CPU core, which is slightly faster than the Jaguar cores found in PS4/PS4 Pro, in fact with these clocks the CPU is around 50% better than PS4 Pro's and about 40-45% of PS5's CPU, as A78 is vastly more performant per clock vs Ryzen 2. Bandwidth, Ampere requires about 25GB/s per TFLOPs (this is what all Ampere desktop GPUs get on average) in handheld NS2 has 68GB/s meaning it needs ~45GB/s for the GPU and the rest can be used by the CPU. In docked it's 102GB/s, meaning the 3.1TFLOPs gets about ~80GB/s, leaving the rest for the CPU. Bandwidth should be perfect for the architecture used here. GPU? It's faster than Steam Deck in handheld + DLSS, it's going to be pretty close to PS4 Pro with 3.1TFLOPs Ampere + DLSS vs 4.2TFLOPs GCN4 + checkboard upscaling. It should have some advantages over XBSS, but will lose in raw performance to that platform, while having Ray Tracing performance when docked on par with the PS5 thanks to Ampere being at least 3x more performant than RDNA1 which PS5 uses. DLSS 4 should also be possible here.

[@michaelrose5696]

Iirc dmips/core/clock for A78 is about 2x A57. And specint 2006 has A78 in the IPC ballpark of 168 per core per clock to Ryzen 2 at 144. RDNA1 doesn't have any ray tracing acceleration. Ps5 is Rdna1 with the RT component from RDNA2. In ray tracing limited scenarios Ampere is about 2x as performance per shader Tflop on PC, but that's when RDNA2 has infinity cache, which ps5 and xbox series are missing. Considering how as you say, the CPU is likely/must get upclocked in docked mode as the firmware matures, I'm having a tough time believing the GPU will stick to only 1GHz considering how cool it should run and how low the power draw is (even at 8nm), how big the cooling component is and how much heat exchange area there is thanks to the 'u' stand. And considering how the earlier leaks and sleuthing (pretty much all proven correct) indicated more like 4tflops. After all, 1080p to 4K is a much bigger jump than 560Mhz to 1Ghz. If 560 runs that efficient then +1Ghz should be easy.

[@Albassam90]

I don't understand most of what you said, but I have read it and I'm more excited now! The question i hope to get an answer to is: do you think we'll start getting 60 FPS performance in docked mode?

[@mr.smart75]

Everything seems nice them 3 TFLOPS will be nice in docked!

[@currywurst2434]

@@Albassam90 Depends on the game and what the dev wants to do with it, the Switch 1 has 60fps games and PS5 has some 30fps games. ;) Its more likely for more games though. I mean you can easily use up all the power for graphics or u use some of it for better performance. More likeley for Nintendo games or PS4 ports than for PS5 ports though, which should be obvious. Its a big jump over Switch 1.

[@Albassam90]

@@currywurst2434 Wow I never thought of it like that, you're right; even current gen consoles have 30 fps games and it's all up to the devs. Who am I kidding? I'm excited anyways for the switch 2 haha

[@bloomerb4162]

If you really look at mk9, it does appear more cgi like than 8. Plus, the footage of it looked compressed a lot.

[@SuperMetalDave64]

You can tell in the character models, looks great.

[@seddar]

I hope it comes with Metroid Prime 4!

[@SuperMetalDave64]

Same, but it won't be a pack in game if that's what you mean.

[@ItApproaches]

Nope. Prime 4 is a Switch 1 game. And will release after the Switch 2 is already out. Gotta have Prime 2 and 3 Remastered before 4. Prime 2 shadow Dropped next month in the February Direct and Prime 3 a few months later. Then 4. I suspect Prime 4 will release by no later then September.

[@MrDemDon1]

An enhance Metroid Prime 4 and not a straight port.

[@EpsilonChurchRVB]

@@ItApproaches Prime 2 shadow dropped next month? I'm confused lol

[@Yusei255]

It's not going to

[@oxycircuit]

Can't fucking wait for Switch 2. Gonna be able to play all the Switch games I missed out on at a cheaper price at a higher resolution and framerate!

[@SuperMetalDave64]

Hopefully it's a lot of automatic updates with resolution and frame rate, depends on how Nintendo implements it. Some games will require a patch though, like those designed and locked at 30fps.

[@xieulong]

@@SuperMetalDave64 i hope that's the case, too. Some of the Switch games really need a boost.

[@solonepeon5805]

Well you need to look out on deals because look at the eShop as they ended up putting some of the best games back at full/insane prices. Like Atelier ryza etc to name one game never stay cheap & go right back to their day1 prices. Missed dlc from day 1 that they say will come on a later date never end up for sale. So don't expect to grab them dirty cheap. Put the ones you want now on the wait list & keep an eye out for it. Anyway good luck.

[@oxycircuit]

@@SuperMetalDave64 I think for first party games there will be a good jump. 3rd party games may be iffy but I don't buy Nintendo consoles for 3rd Party games.

[@AlbyWalker-d5v]

Cheaper price.🤣 Nintendo still selling games that came out 5 years ago at full price.

[@solonepeon5805]

Regarding the sd card express, I hope they sell 1 or 2TB micro SD express because I don't want to keep shopping for each drip upgrade they release. I want them to get right to the point.

[@SuperMetalDave64]

Same.

[@georged7627]

What a time to be alive 🙏🏽

[@dolo747]

Nate Shade in full effect.

[@stripedrajang3571]

Why do you say that?

[@michaelfoster9705]

Dave could kept all that nate speech to himself

[@Delb9891]

I hope they will update the whole interface. There should be a ingame chat / party and also discord maybe all ingame and not by using your phone. I hope the game store will be updated as well

[@GForceIntel]

Yes, it is updated. It's simple but way better than what we have now.

[@luizhenriqueramos5426]

3TFLOPS Docked? Sounds good to me. Assuming Nintendo Consoles are historically and ingeniously very well optimized, backed-up with one of the best optimization processes for DLSS (since it is on a Nintendo Console), I think it could easily simulate a performance of 4 to 5 TFLOPS. Docked and a 2,5TFLOPS handheld.

[@getsuga3061]

I hope you are right man. That would be amazing!

[@gangs0846]

Historically very well optimized so thats why people played Pokemon with 15fps

[@MadJackChurchill1312]

Wish they’d sell eGPU attachments to boost performance.

[@AkiraFollower]

This. They have an old patent for that.

[@GForceIntel]

Nintendo would have to develop multiple stages to the game to cater to different modes when kids don't give a crap about that. But it would nice for them to add a substantial upgrade when playing docked like 30 40% increase in performance at least.

[@danielsmith7247]

Finally the switch Pro revealed!!

[@ItApproaches]

If Switch 2 sells out it's 20 million in it's first year, that alone beats Wii U's entire life span lol. Honestly I don't think 20 million units will sell in year one. Maybe 12 million.

[@stripedrajang3571]

Well the original Switch sold Wii U total sales in like 10 months, so it may be possible for the Switch 2 to do the same.

[@iamjoehill]

The reveal trailer has about 13 million views. Let's just say each view was a single person. I think they can hit this number easily.

[@Honigball]

@@iamjoehill I dont think, that even most of these persons will get a switch 2 in year one.

[@GForceIntel]

@ItApproaches Consider it done

[@ItApproaches]

@ ?

[@thearguenaut3187]

Good video dave the blue ocean strategy has worked!

[@stripedrajang3571]

? blue ocean?

[@ItApproaches]

We have hit the cap with visual quality in tech, there is no more big leaps EVER for humanity when it comes to visual tech. This was always going to happen.

[@mkjjoe]

Maybe in specific conditions, generally demos, but I think we've always been biased to consider cutting edge as near perfection until the day we look back and realize how janky it was. Visual fidelity has to go hand in hand with whatever a project has to present, in video games it has started to be considered as a burden for AAA by players who would like more focus on gameplay or just shorter development times. Tools and tech management will keep improving, and I have no clue when VR/AR may become convenient and good enough that it would become a critical part of gaming. The problem is that with such heavy investments, lots of big projects will shove these advancements into games because "if we can we must". In theory the limit is simply being unable to tell if you're in a game or not, granted that's more than just visual, but I'm not sure I'd want to keep playing if we ever get there.

[@Dylanfrias24]

Our current games feel a gen behind but our cards cant handle fancy lighting yet.

[@King_Kiwi1998]

This is probably a good thing. Now the devs don’t have to worry how far they can push their game graphically. Now they can focus on the story, gameplay & content.

[@MacTX]

3:55 150 million Switch consoles sold doesn't mean the Switch audience is 150 million, it only means that's how many consoles were sold. There are owners that buy multiple console, whether because of failure/replacement, collectible version releases, or upgrades (LCD to OLED). The number of Switch online subscribers gives you a better ball park of the Switch audience. 20 million for launch is fine, provided scalpers don't ruin things. With scalpers, won't matter if Nintendo had 20 million or 30 million for launch.

[@Honigball]

it makes a difference if nintendo has like 20 million units. Even if scalpers buy everything, they pretty much need to sell them at msrp or they will sit on dozens of units.

[@guttab0i662]

The Nintendo console is already done. They are trying to have 8 to 15 million consoles available launch day. That's why the leaks are coming out because so many people have already seen the finished product

[@ninjawarriorz1743]

I just hope they will make enough so scalping won't be as bad 😅

[@Hughesburner]

@@ninjawarriorz1743 Same thoughts here. It nice to see but if I cant buy one for MSRP easily, then I will just move on for a while.

[@jarde1989]

(Technical Specifications) 8-9x raw processing power of NS1 depending on Hand/Docked • CPU: Arm Cortex-A78C - 8 core (Unknown L1/L2/L3 cache sizes) • GPU @ Nvidia T239 Ampere (RTX 20 series) - 1 Graphics Processing Cluster (GPC) - 12 Streaming Multiprocessors (SM) - 1534 CUDA cores - 6 Texture Processing Clusters (TPC) - 48 Gen 3 Tensor cores - 2 RTX ray-tracing cores • RAM: 12 GB LPDDR5, (some/all units will have LPDDR5X chips) - Two 6 GB chips (Power Profiles) • Handheld: About 9x Switch OG - CPU @ 1100.8 MHz - GPU @ 561 MHz, 1.72 TFLOPs peak - RAM @ 2133 MHz, 68.26 GB/s peak bandwidth • Docked: About 8x Switch OG - CPU @ 998.4 MHZ - GPU @ 1007.3 MHz, 3.09 TFLOPs peak - RAM @ 3200 MHz, 102.40 GB/s peak bandwidth

[@jarde1989]

Props to NextHandheld, NatetheHate, MooreLawisDead for being dead on with the leaks

[@archonthaaproducer]

isn't ampere the 30 series?

[@nintendobrad3946]

@@archonthaaproducer Yes it is 30 series, not 20.

[@edgaracosta9976]

What about internal storage?

[@randylos199]

I don’t think it’s this. I think it’s a bit more powerful. 3,5 tflops docked and 1.9 handheld. And the cpu is off

[@AdmiralBeethoven]

Cyberpunk 2077 is my dream port, imagine playing C2077 on the TOILET?

[@SuperMetalDave64]

I think it has a great chance of being ported to Switch 2, not any rumor or anything, but just because it can run it.

[@sinister_sushi]

If you have a Steam Deck or ROG Ally you are already playing C2077 on the toilet 👍

[@ivanramos1809]

@@sinister_sushi He means with normal graphic settings and not low.

[@King_Kiwi1998]

@@ivanramos1809 those devices are already more powerful than Switch 2?

[@Marine_Veteran_Vegan_Gamer]

@AdmiralBeethoven You already can. Lol The switch is only good for Nintendo exclusive games.

[@ejc5105]

My only wish is that they release a Switch 2 Pro in like 4 years that has faster CPU, GPU, and RAM clock speeds to push everything to higher resolutions and higher FPS. No new Switch 2 Pro games, just better performance. The Switch aged horribly in the past few years, and this would help immensely without splitting the userbase

[@Honigball]

that’s actually what I fear. A pro version makes everything worse for everone who doesnt has the pro version

[@Liminal_Aero]

@@ejc5105 would be awesome

[@TonyKanameKuran]

The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally coming this year. I apologize to Nate the Hate for being one of many of the naysayers. Furthermore, the Nintendo Switch 2 is gonna be a worldwide seller once it launches. I will be getting the Switch 2, a new Pro Controller 2, and two games-- a new Mario Kart title and Final Fantasy VII Remake 4K.

[@KunaX3]

Reading speeds and storage space will be the biggest hurdle for devs and gamers.

[@C--A]

More advanced decompression. And the MicroSD Express cartridges Switch 2 will be using can theoretically go upto a 1TB (though obviously won't get Switch 2 games as high as 1TB as it would cost too much) Also MicroSD Express is much faster cartridges than the MicroSD cartridges in the Switch. So expect very little loading times in games.

[@KunaX3]

@C--A I think the majority of games will need to be installed in the SSD

[@Yae_1995]

I wish the bezel was smaller but it’s fine

[@emiliongo007]

@@Yae_1995 oled model for sure

[@tomchudomchu]

The bezel is necessary since the controllers have to go into the body cavity. You need a solid frame/body to hold them in place unlike original Switch that had an external rail.

[@jd3924]

@@Yae_1995 yeah it would be nice if it were thinner but it’s still an acceptable size to me. As long as it’s not glaringly large like it was on the og Switch I’ll take it. Still a slick looking console especially compared to something like a steamdeck

[@YoursInYeshua]

Why do you think Nintendo keeps avoiding analogue triggers, when they would magnify the Mario Kart experience?

[@bloomerb4162]

Guess they want to keep mk simple.

[@SuperMetalDave64]

Very good question. We need to see what the new Switch 2 Pro Controller can do though, but yeah it's not looking great for Analogue Triggers thus far.

[@thedrone8403]

not just triggers, but the sticks as well. playing mario kart on the gamecube feels so much better and more responsive compared to the switch, and thats because the switch and all its controllers uses digital buttons and sticks.

[@ItApproaches]

Analogue is worse. That's why.

[@minecrafter3448]

Mario kart isn’t in the “racing” genre. It’s in the “kart racing” genre.

[@vulcan4d]

I wouldnt rush. I would get the OLED model. First 2 years will be several good games and mostly ild games reupscaled. In 2 years I would expect a Lite and a Oled.

[@shatteredsentient5321]

If they release Xenoblade exclusive, I am cooked. If not, I will wait for a more bezeless model.😂

[@mightandbelightnr2290]

In sweden we write Day month year 4.2.2025 so in february 4 but USA everything is backwards.

[@hmon661]

I feel like this teaser was a bit phoned in. I am happy, but they should've shown some more games cuz Mario Kart can only really look marginally better than the beautiful Mario Kart 8.

[@erenyeeagah204]

agreed, tho it looks like the tracks are much bigger now and theres double the amount of players. such details isnt gonna impress people tho. they shouldve shown sometihng with a greater graphical jump. Nobody is gonna care about that after the Direct tho so it doesnt really matter at the end of the day. i hope they push the graphics a bit further until release. another possibility could be that its running at 4k60 and that might explain why the other graphical effects didnt get as big of a jump. who knows.

[@SuperMetalDave64]

Seemed very basic true, at least we got a nice look at the console though, and Mario Kart is going to be great, even if the graphics aren't too wild, but it's Mario Kart, basically Nintendo's Grand Theft Auto.

[@vlodek-193]

@@erenyeeagah204 What did you expect? That MK9 will have "photorealistic" 4K60 graphics?! NO!

[@The_MEMEphis]

​@@vlodek-193I just wish the textures on the track looks better, the tires don't even leave a trail in the dirt or kick up any dust they don't feel connected to the track at all

[@jongentile4933]

I think they are holding off until the presentation to show the truly impressive games.

[@omegawii]

I think the problem is developers, most new developers just rely on Unity or Unreal to do the heavy lifting when they have absolutely no clue how computers work. Wrong code, wrong optimizations, wrong texture formats, wrong networking and etc. And this doesn't just go for games but software in general. We have computers that are vastly more powerful than what we had in 2000s yet it doesn't matter because our software is vastly slower now.

[@8bitnation419]

Now it's time for someone to leak the next PlayStation handheld.

[@GForceIntel]

Playstation handheld will never be successful

[@8bitnation419]

@GForceIntel It will, look at the Steam Deck and the Rog Ally.

[@EpsilonChurchRVB]

I'm shocked that a lot of people overlooked the fact that when Nintendo revealed that their next-gen hardware would be backwards compatible with Switch games, they essentially confirmed the Switch 2's existence, yet people were still throwing shade at the rumor guys saying that a reveal was happening soon. Like people couldn't have possibly denied it at that point and should've simply taken it as a mere possibility, but I guess canceling these guys were a lot easier than anything else. That being said, I am quite interested on the way they showed the joy cons moving in motion on the surface. Maybe hinting a possibility of using them as mice? Could work really well for Metroid Prime 4 imo.

[@garvensman]

That Mario Kart game looks SO much better than 8 Deluxe. Not only is the track massive and open, it’s super detailed too. The characters have a whole new life of cartoony/bounciness to them. It’s like comparing NSMBU to Wonder with the characters and even the karts, as they also have similar changes to them.

[@Shimigani1701]

I was waiting for Dave's video to drop

[@chunkyStrike]

"Everyone has a Switch" Ouch 😓 I missed on the fun that time. But now I will get a Switch. I hope lol.

[@shawnd4415]

Awesome video. Tempered excitement is the right tone for the Switch 2 IMO. Metroid Prime 4 as a launch title and cross-gen port will help showcase the differences from the current Switch IMO. April 2nd will be a great day for gamers.

[@thegrymlife6483]

If they end up selling it for $500 like the rumors say… I think it will not sell as well as they hope.

[@The_MEMEphis]

Mario kart already has teams

[@SuperMetalDave64]

More of them basically is always good.

[@CasuallyMario20]

Mario kart 8 online supports 2 player online from one system. Probably due to framerate being dropped to 30 fps since 3 or more players taxes the system to hard. But with switch 2 they should be able to get 4 player online from a single console. Then like Dave mentioned they could get more creative with online like 6 teams of 4 or even a battle Royale type mode where you play 6 races and the losing team drops out after every race.

[@mr.maxwell4955]

Are there any games you hope nintendo shows during the April direct

[@Wuking93]

Why are you trying to downplay Nate the hate? Kinda seem a little bitter if im being honest.

[@sarkastikb5566]

If switch 2 is powerful enough to handle sport games of this gen, without compromising too much, this iteration will for sure sell more than original switch.

[@King_Kiwi1998]

Imagine CFB 26 on switch 2

[@gangs0846]

EA Fifa will probably be 30 FPS or 60 with really bad graphics. Too weak hardware power already

[@mylegsasleep1934]

How hard is it going to be to get a switch 2 when it goes on sale?

[@TonyKanameKuran]

Pre-order it... it's what you do.

[@Kiyuja]

imagining how a next gen Xenoblade could look like. I am also really curious about back compat. If the usual suspects keep up their great polishing we are looking at some fantastic looking games. I probably wont pick one up for the foreseeable but I cant wait for the reports

[@shatteredsentient5321]

Xenoblade X 2 is a day one

[@sithounetsith9877]

You think the switch 2 has the hardware of the switch inside? I say that because emulating the switch is probably not what Nintendo would do . I expect the new Nvidia ARM CPU can emulate the switch no probs on the hardware level.

[@SuperMetalDave64]

Emulating the Switch OG would be the way to go vs having the actual hardware inside. Remember the original PS3? That had an actual PS2 Emotion Engine installed into the console, and it increased the manufacturing cost greatly, and later Sony removed that chip and B/C for PS2. Switch 1 is pretty easy to emulate (as you probably know), so with Nintendo/Nvidia working on directly making it work, I'm sure it will run great just on software emulation.

[@OtakuGamer.1412]

1440 resolution is worthless for docked mode since most of tv if not all of them not support it , so 4k or 1080

[@GForceIntel]

What are you even talking about. 90% of modern tvs have 1440p.

[@OtakuGamer.1412]

@@GForceIntel no 1440p is not standard resolution for tv market which main stream of this market are movies and tv show and none of them ever been 1440p , so saying 90% support native 1440p is big lie

[@Nicholas-nu9jx]

Yoi can see car particles reflecting really nicely on the track.

[@ItApproaches]

Teams with your friends? Who has friends anymore? Human interaction is almost extinct lol.

[@TheBrownLamb]

All I wanna know is roughly how many times more powerful this device is compared to switch one

[@TonyKanameKuran]

3 times the memory of a standard Switch.

[@Smithbrandon3125]

I have some concerns after watching the reveal. The kickstand, if its only plastic, seems way too thin to handle the way people will set the switch on the table then push it down to where they want it. I hope kickstand has some metal in it for rigidity. But the joycon connectors on the console itself, seems really risky. If you drop switch or someone has issues inputting the joycon, id be worried of it getting broken off. Not only that but potential of dust getting on the pins. Seems nintendo is banking on nostalgia of blowing out the old n64 carts, with that design. But if one side pins go out the whole system has to be worked on. It does seem like the controller will need to pivot in from the bottom and click into place. So hopefully people use it correctly and dont try slamming it in straight on the side. The bottom of the joycons look like theres a divet where a pin would go in on the console to hold the bottom. So if it needs to pivot in from the bottom that could secure those pins, but still a big fail point that im positive we'll be hearing about failures after launch. One thing im curious of, is if the original joycons will still connect wirelessly for those backward compatible games like mario party. I have 5 joycons thwt my family uses when we play mario games, and it would be cool if we could still wirelessly connect them to play those games. Obviously it wouldnt connect to the system for charging, but if they had wireless connectivity would be a huge benefit to people who already bought into the accessories from the original switch. Anyways thats my thoughts that no one seems to be speaking on just yet, likely due to how new the reveal is. I expect more people will dig into potential fail points in the future and other concerns that we havent thought of just yet I like that theres a usb charging port on the top like a steamdeck. Thats really good choice. And the design of the joycon triggers, the way they kind of wrap around the side of the joycon, definitely lends credit to a joycon being used for a mouse for some point and click kind of games. I hope that we get an internet option and more streaming apps on this version as well as some background wallpapers and icons would be nice. Cant wait to see what comes from the next few months. Likely a late may- early June release. Cant wait.

[@RuruLaRuru]

If the triggers aren't analog and the sticks are full meaning you actually move them around for full motion i personally don't want it. As shooting and racing games will be hard to play

[@Ganking553]

I wonder if Pokémon scarlet and violet would run smooth on switch 2

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

I have to give credit to Nate, he was bang on, and Mario Kart 9 definitely will a launch title. I’m looking forward to see in the launch games for Switch 2.

[@sarkastikb5566]

This rollout is definitely NOT the way Nintendo intended, at least that’s how it feels. Either way, I’m super excited about it..I’m actually more hype for this than I was for ps5

[@kamikazilucas]

if its only 80% faster in docked then there is no way its running at 40 watts unless the handheld mode is 20 watts lol

[@linkssz1699]

It'll run at 20w max docked and the rest will be used for fast charging I think.

[@andrebreville493]

560 Mhz seems pretty slow. Aren't the best gaming PCs about 3.3 Ghz?

[@AksilDihya]

The switch 2 is going to be underpowered. Luckily for Nintendo though that I like playing Mario kart while taking a dump.

[@andrebreville493]

@AksilDihya I read that the GPU will be at 560 Mhz and the CPU will be at 1.8 Ghz. But that is still slow. This is clock speed. Not power. I am sure sure how powerful its going to be compared to the PS5. But I think you are right. I don't think it will be as powerful.

[@cyrus8886]

It's a low power mobile chip What were you expecting

[@stevoofd]

So the switch 2 is basically the switch pro?

[@cyrus8886]

No It's an entirely different custom chip

[@virtueofsunlight1342]

Launch titles need to be on point. Bring back some loved series that have been gathering dust on the shelfs for decades now and watch the money flow. Come on, new Star fox, Mother, F-zero, along with the ever-present marios, zeldas. Fire emblem, smash, etc. Some 3rd party studio games and you're good to go nintendo!

[@BlackWinds]

Star Fox would be a good game for the mouse functionality. Unfortunately, Mario Kart has shoved F-Zero off the screen. It hasnt had a game since the gamecube. If they do make another F-Zero this Gen, it probably won't be till 3-4 years after launch, and Mario Kart 9 and all dlc are released. It's kind of the same for Advance Wars. Fire Emblem went mainstream, and Advance wars has only gotten a remake since 2008.

[@Bronxguyanese]

Sony is going to cut the price of the ps5.

[@AkiraFollower]

They can’t afford to

[@philresurreccion]

I’d hate to be that guy, but actually credit for the reveal date goes to Nintendo.

[@bobertoroberto953]

I think performance will be lower than the TFLOPS numbers suggest. 68GB/s memory bandwidth is paltry, at best. If those numbers are accurate, then it might explain the Nintendo DLSS/Upscaling patent.

[@BlackHand531]

Dave I know you want to give credit to who you feel gave the info first, but no one else was willing to put their neck on the line. Also, I know it's not your intent: I've been watching your videos for years, so I feel like you're a genuine person. That being said, that whole section came off kind of bitter. You don't need to point out everything that you did in that section. Great video as always though. How do you feel the "Mouse mode will change how people play metroid prime?

[@SuperMetalDave64]

Thanks. Yeah that's true, Nate did put his neck on the line for that, so good thing for him it turned out right. Others though did in fact pretty much rumor it before him though, that's why I felt I had to mention that. The question I have though, is why does the guy keep doing that to himself? It's a lot of pressure riding on you, you're either a hero or completely hated. It's a rough life to be a rumor guy lol.

[@chrisw491]

I agree

[@shadowsquid1351]

He puts his neck on the line all the time in hopes he gets it right, did many times in the past & was wrong though.

[@danb7601]

24 players for mario kart is awful, if anything, go back to 8, my god

[@Berserkism]

They are saying 68GB/s with LPDDR5X. For that throughput it matches with SK Hynix's announcements of LPDDR5X-9600. 7500 and 8533 can not reach 68GB/s with 2 RAM chips.

[@ChariotManGaming85]

Exciting times to be a ganer and ESPECIALLY a Nintendo fan.

[@eyeofterra]

MicroSD Express cards are significantly more expensive. Though MicroSD Cards have been getting a little more expensive lately because of information overall.

[@roka102]

Ahhh just the KZbinr I wanted to hear from!

[@Estoooopid]

I kinda they released a switch pocket with 5g. That be so sick

[@clug3r]

all i care about is prime 4 might be playable with the mouse sensor. that will make me buy the switch 2.

[@pdg1877]

Price?

[@GForceIntel]

450

[@JumpMan64.]

So how powerful is the switch 2 I'm not a tech person so is it powerful like a ps4 pro or Xbox series s or weaker than them?

[@TonyKanameKuran]

Switch 2 Handheld = PS4 and Xbox Series S Switch 2 Docked = PS4 Pro > Xbox Series S and standard PS4

[@gangs0846]

Fifa with 30 fps. Or raw hardware power like 2013. if its more clear

[@TonyKanameKuran]

@@gangs0846 A new FIFA title with 60fps is more reliable on NS2.

[@gangs0846]

@ its 60 fps on ps5 pro which is 5-6 times more powerful

[@TonyKanameKuran]

@ I'm talking about the Nintendo Switch 2, troll!

[@deadringer8050]

has switch 2 carts been confirmed yet cause im kinda concerned

[@guttab0i662]

They never showed a IR sensor. Or SD card. Also what's the little button on the very front of the orange at the top?

[@pinguman13]

IR sensor has been removed. Old SD Cards have been upgraded to the new SD Cards Express.

[@stripedrajang3571]

So the old micro sd cards won't work?

[@cyrus8886]

You can actually see the sd card slot when they open the kickstand

[@eyeofterra]

I think CF Express cards basically make no sense in cost sense. Small factor SSDs would be cheaper and faster to use.

[@XEra404]

It's definitely not going to sell more than the Switch

[@shatteredsentient5321]

Yea, times have changed since then. Technology is advancing rapidly. Unless we get another pandemic.

[@kamranki]

I think if it sells about 60-70% of Switch 1, it would make Nintendo reasonably pleased.

[@jacklawsen6390]

True, especially since it will likely cost 50% more.

[@juantiscareno3124]

Wow this guy hates Nate 😅😂

[@SuperMetalDave64]

For sure I don't hate the guy lol. Remember Marcus Sellars back in the day? He got a ton of stuff wrong, and he was attacked like crazy by people online, but he was a nice guy and I actually liked him in my convos with him, he was kind of a funny guy with a good sense of humor but he had to give up rumoring stuff because he was always wrong. I don't hate people for rumoring stuff and getting stuff wrong/right, it's the culture that goes with it that I don't like, and also being fair in giving credit to people who get things right first I think is just fair. Nate gets stuff right enough to be respected, but he's also got a lot wrong, so it's mainly the inconsistent nature of his rumors is why I tend to not cover him on my channel. Just a bit too unreliable.

[@awkwious4030]

You can tell how scared this guy is of tendo fan backlash😢

[@mr.smart75]

I do think release will be Late June or Early July! I do think new mario game will be revealed in April alongside Zelda Windwaker/Twilight combo for switch 1/2!

[@Yusei255]

Was thinking the same

[@mrgoodlife8379]

Halo MCC & Red Dead 2 for Switch 2 🤞🏻

[@thearguenaut3187]

great value on that scandisk express cards its over 4 times faster for only twice the price.

[@farazsiddiqui1312]

What do you think of gta 6 possibilitiy on switch 2?

[@TonyKanameKuran]

Between 70 to 95 percent.

[@C--A]

DLSS will enable a decent version of GTA 6 (with DLSS it would likely docked look better than the Xbox Series S version) Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Alan Wake 2, Metal Gear Solid Delta Snake Eater, Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy 7 Remake all heavily rumoured to release on the Switch 2. So GTA 6 is possible if Rockstar want to release it. Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the rumoured Switch 2 games.

[@ByakkoMMD]

Hyped for a new Animal Crossing for the Switch 2!

[@Moshugaani]

I'm unreasonably excited for the mouse functionality! :D It will be great to play Metroid Prime 4 and Splatoon 4 and other shooters with mouse-like controls while still being able to utilize the buttons and sticks on the joycon, and who knows what other uses Nintendo thinks to use it for!

[@jacklawsen6390]

I think it will be a real shame if they don't implement mouse-like gyro control activated by touching a capacitive surface. Mice aren't well-suited to handheld or couch gaming.

[@RatchetX3X]

music at 7:50 i need it please actually i need all music😥

[@mylegsasleep1934]

That’s Metroid prime music.

[@redcrimson1028]

I dont think nate was wrong, nintendo kept moving there dates once they saw that people were right on the money. They wanted to throe people off

[@DMC86X]

Dude if it’s seriously on par with an Xbox series s that would be amazing

[@noelsilva8887]

I’m all in on day one. For my brother he said he not because it the same thing for more money. He wrong but his lost. 😅

[@larsbaer3508]

i will wait until they do a refresh with a better node than the 8nm samsung ... i hope they will do a better more efficient version in the future like a pro model with that new batterie tech that provides phones with 7k mah rechargable batteries... in combination with a oled 1080p model and maybe that improved node .... would make this thing truly portable ... if in a few years 4nm is not used by phones anymore nintendo may be able to snatch a good deal on a node and improve the system in battery life... really looking forward if there will be a pro or midgen refresh ... until then ill use my oled switch and watch the exclusive library grow .... and when the new zelda drops and or another killer app i will buy the then hopefully new oled switch 2

[@zipjacketgamer1097]

Is there a way to pre-order the Nintendo switch 2

[@TonyKanameKuran]

Later this Spring 2025.

[@johncobb6749]

How much is this console going to cost

[@TonyKanameKuran]

It will be announced on Nintendo Direct April 2nd.

[@CrazyKingJammy]

You know, With the recent announcement of AI based shaders and rendering techniques, I think this old chip has a lot of tricks up its sleeve because of the software stack that nvidia can provide. I think the switch 2 would be more akin to a PS6 LITE than a current gen xbox series s. :)

[@LatinLegacyNY]

A IGP that’s weaker than an MX570 isn’t doing 4K. That needs to be put to rest.

[@UltimateMasterBroly]

I am so pumped beyond belief for the switch 2 I will be camping out at GameStop for it and whatever games that come out so sooooo pumped and I just ordered a tears of the kingdom switch Oled because why not