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| | |released={{release|Australia|June 5, 2025<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/au/hardware/nintendo-switch-2/ Nintendo Switch 2]. Nintendo Australia.</ref>|Japan|June 5, 2025<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/jp/switch2/index.html Nintendo Switch 2]. Nintendo (Japanese)</ref>|Saudi Arabia|June 5, 2025<ref>@NintendoSaudi (April 2, 2025). [https://x.com/NintendoSaudi/status/1907451990491148762 "معًا دومًا، في أي وقت، وأي مكان. #NintendoSwitch2 ينطلق في 5 يونيو!"]. X (in Arabic).</ref>|Israel|June 5, 2025<ref>Nintendo Israel (April 8, 2025). [https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=3926276237701496&set=a.2207234889605648 Nintendo Israel - נינטנדו ישראל - מפיץ רשמי ]. Retrieved May 28, 2025.</ref>|South Africa|June 5, 2025<ref>Nintendo of South Africa (April 2, 2025). [https://www.facebook.com/nintendodistributorsa/posts/pfbid02x4YZahuUJy6fEVgdQr98BNgBjjUzEsz6feCQAVarkQAGmDRSxETeUL8eNTUcb3ful "''All Together, Anytime, Anywhere. #NintendoSwitch2 launches June 5th!''". Facebook.</ref>|Europe|June 5, 2025<ref>@NintendoEurope (April 2, 2025). "[https://x.com/NintendoEurope/status/1907504679635792279 "''Take a closer look at the new features of #NintendoSwitch2, launching June 5th.''"]. X.</ref>|USA|June 5, 2025<ref name=Direct>Nintendo of America (April 2, 2025). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXUmjX7DsP8 Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025]. YouTube.</ref>|Philippines|June 26, 2025<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/ph/switch2/index.html Nintendo Switch 2]. Nintendo of Philippines.</ref>|Singapore|June 26, 2025<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/sg/switch2/index.html Nintendo Switch 2]. Nintendo of Singapore.</ref>|Thailand|June 26, 2025<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/th/switch2/index.html Nintendo Switch 2]. Nintendo of Thailand.</ref>|ROC|July 10, 2025<ref> Nintendo of Hong Kong (May 28, 2025). [https://www.facebook.com/Nintendo.hk/posts/pfbid02tBnomcfHivquSRgocQEXACULYwuW6cE9bnya7ANHkot8KWokpKxGVniAoMdaWK9Pl 「Nintendo Switch 2」以及「Nintendo Switch 2 瑪利歐賽車世界 主機組合」將在2025年7月10日(四)，正式在台發售。]. Facebook (in Traditional Chinese).</ref>|Malaysia|Q3 2025<ref>"''The new game system, Nintendo Switch 2, will be released in July-September 2025 in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines. We are working to launch online services, including Nintendo Switch Online and the Nintendo eShop in these four countries.''" - [https://www.nintendo.com/my/switch2/index.html Nintendo Switch 2]. Nintendo of Malaysia.</ref>}} | ||
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{{ | {{quote2|All Together, Anytime, Anywhere.|Tagline<ref name=Overview>Nintendo of America (April 2, 2025). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9flte56erE8 Nintendo Switch 2 – Overview Trailer]". YouTube.</ref>}} | ||
[[File:Nintendo Switch 2 logo.svg|left|100px]] | [[File:Nintendo Switch 2 logo.svg|left|100px]] | ||
The '''Nintendo Switch 2''', or simply the '''Switch 2''', is a hybrid video game console and the successor to the [[Nintendo Switch]] | The '''Nintendo Switch 2''', or simply the '''Switch 2''', is a hybrid video game console and the successor to the [[Nintendo Switch]]. It was released in most regions on June 5, 2025.<ref name=Direct/> It is Nintendo's first console to use a standardized numbering system to differentiate it from its predecessor (in the vein of [[wikipedia:Sony|Sony]]'s [[wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] family of home consoles). Like its predecessor, the Nintendo Switch 2 uses a pair of detachable Joy-Con as its controllers and can be played on the TV by placing it in the dock or in handheld mode by taking it out. The Nintendo Switch 2 is slightly larger than the original Nintendo Switch, and includes a higher-resolution display and new features such as mouse controls for the Joy-Con and a voice and video call function known as [[GameChat]] activated via a new C button. It is backwards compatible with most physical and digital Nintendo Switch games and controllers,<ref>[https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/68426 Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 Accessory Compatibility]. Nintendo Support. Retrieved June 4, 2025.</ref><ref>{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-Switch-2/Transferring-from-Nintendo-Switch/Transferring-to-Nintendo-Switch-2-2785638.html#Controllers|title=How to Transfer to Nintendo Switch 2|publisher=Nintendo UK|accessdate=May 7, 2025}}</ref> and uses an all-black color scheme, which also applies to the Joy-Con, with neon blue and neon red accents underneath the left and right sticks and for the left and right connectors, respectively.<ref name=FirstLook/> | ||
A successor to the Nintendo Switch was first confirmed by [[Shuntaro Furukawa]] in May 2024,<ref>{{cite|author=@NintendoCoLtd|date=May 7, 2024|title="''This is Furukawa, President of Nintendo. We will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year. It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015. We will be holding a Nintendo Direct this June regarding the Nintendo Switch software lineup for the latter half of 2024, but please be aware that there will be no mention of the Nintendo Switch successor during that presentation.''"|url=https://x.com/NintendoCoLtd/status/1787736518762881197|publisher=X|language=English|accessdate=January 17, 2025|archive=http://archive.today/2024.11.14-030141/https://x.com/NintendoCoLtd/status/1787736518762881197}}</ref> and it was first officially revealed and named in a trailer released on January 16, 2025, alongside gameplay of the then untitled ''[[Mario Kart World]]''. It is the first new console to release during Furukawa's time as president of Nintendo, and is the first console to be developed without the involvement of [[Satoru Iwata]]. A Nintendo Direct focused on the Nintendo Switch 2 was broadcast on April 2, 2025, at 6:00 a.m. PT / 9:00 a.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. BST.<ref>{{Cite|url=http://youtube.com/post/UgkxY4ElH_vLJnWZcqt9sEjJ7572971c4STp?si=7-7Kx3KpsSvczEtG|title=Join us on April 2nd at 6am PT for #NintendoDirect: Nintendo Switch 2 — 4.2.2025, where we will share a closer look at #Nintendo Switch 2|author=Nintendo of America|publisher=YouTube|date=February 5, 2025|accessdate=February 5, 2025}}</ref> On April 3 and 4, two dedicated Nintendo [[Treehouse]]: Live presentations focusing on the games shown in the direct took place online.<ref>{{cite|author=@NintendoAmerica|date=April 1, 2025|url=https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1907056611610243535|title=Join us on April 3rd and April 4th at 7 a.m. PT each day for a Nintendo Treehouse: Live <nowiki>|</nowiki> Nintendo Switch 2 presentation featuring hands-on gameplay of #NintendoSwitch2 games!|publisher=X|accessdate=April 2, 2025}}</ref> A series of hands-on events for customers called the "Nintendo Switch 2 Experience" began in April in locations around the world,<ref name=FirstLook/><ref name=Website/> and will continue until July.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/tw/event/experience/index.html|title=Nintendo Switch 2 體驗會 TAIPEI|language=zh-hant|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=May 25, 2025}}</ref> | A successor to the Nintendo Switch was first confirmed by [[Shuntaro Furukawa]] in May 2024,<ref>{{cite|author=@NintendoCoLtd|date=May 7, 2024|title="''This is Furukawa, President of Nintendo. We will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year. It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015. We will be holding a Nintendo Direct this June regarding the Nintendo Switch software lineup for the latter half of 2024, but please be aware that there will be no mention of the Nintendo Switch successor during that presentation.''"|url=https://x.com/NintendoCoLtd/status/1787736518762881197|publisher=X|language=English|accessdate=January 17, 2025|archive=http://archive.today/2024.11.14-030141/https://x.com/NintendoCoLtd/status/1787736518762881197}}</ref> and it was first officially revealed and named in a trailer released on January 16, 2025, alongside gameplay of the then untitled ''[[Mario Kart World]]''. It is the first new console to release during Furukawa's time as president of Nintendo, and is the first console to be developed without the involvement of [[Satoru Iwata]]. A Nintendo Direct focused on the Nintendo Switch 2 was broadcast on April 2, 2025, at 6:00 a.m. PT / 9:00 a.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. BST.<ref>{{Cite|url=http://youtube.com/post/UgkxY4ElH_vLJnWZcqt9sEjJ7572971c4STp?si=7-7Kx3KpsSvczEtG|title=Join us on April 2nd at 6am PT for #NintendoDirect: Nintendo Switch 2 — 4.2.2025, where we will share a closer look at #Nintendo Switch 2|author=Nintendo of America|publisher=YouTube|date=February 5, 2025|accessdate=February 5, 2025}}</ref> On April 3 and 4, two dedicated Nintendo [[Treehouse]]: Live presentations focusing on the games shown in the direct took place online.<ref>{{cite|author=@NintendoAmerica|date=April 1, 2025|url=https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1907056611610243535|title=Join us on April 3rd and April 4th at 7 a.m. PT each day for a Nintendo Treehouse: Live <nowiki>|</nowiki> Nintendo Switch 2 presentation featuring hands-on gameplay of #NintendoSwitch2 games!|publisher=X|accessdate=April 2, 2025}}</ref> A series of hands-on events for customers called the "Nintendo Switch 2 Experience" began in April in locations around the world,<ref name=FirstLook/><ref name=Website/> and will continue until July.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/tw/event/experience/index.html|title=Nintendo Switch 2 體驗會 TAIPEI|language=zh-hant|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=May 25, 2025}}</ref> | ||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
The Nintendo Switch 2 supports the same three playing styles as the original Nintendo Switch: TV mode (with the console placed in the Nintendo Switch 2 Dock), tabletop mode (with the console placed on a flat surface via the kickstand and the Joy-Con detached), and handheld mode (with the console held in the player's hands and the Joy-Con attached). The console consists of a 7.9-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 1080p, supporting up to 120 frames per second and {{wp|High dynamic range|HDR}}. When playing in TV mode, the Nintendo Switch 2 Dock allows up to 4K resolution for compatible games. The speakers have enhanced audio, allowing for 3D audio in games that utilize it. The console also features a built-in microphone, which is able to cancel out background noise and only detect the player's voice, even at a distance;<ref name=GameChat/> and an extra USB-C port at the top, which can be used for charging or to attach a USB-C camera. The kickstand now extends across almost the full width of the console; the angle at which it is reclined can be adjusted. The Nintendo Switch 2 has an internal storage capacity of 256 GB, eight times more than the 32 GB on the base and [[Nintendo Switch#Nintendo Switch Lite|Lite]] models of the Nintendo Switch. | The Nintendo Switch 2 supports the same three playing styles as the original Nintendo Switch: TV mode (with the console placed in the Nintendo Switch 2 Dock), tabletop mode (with the console placed on a flat surface via the kickstand and the Joy-Con detached), and handheld mode (with the console held in the player's hands and the Joy-Con attached). The console consists of a 7.9-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 1080p, supporting up to 120 frames per second and {{wp|High dynamic range|HDR}}. When playing in TV mode, the Nintendo Switch 2 Dock allows up to 4K resolution for compatible games. The speakers have enhanced audio, allowing for 3D audio in games that utilize it. The console also features a built-in microphone, which is able to cancel out background noise and only detect the player's voice, even at a distance;<ref name=GameChat/> and an extra USB-C port at the top, which can be used for charging or to attach a USB-C camera. The kickstand now extends across almost the full width of the console; the angle at which it is reclined can be adjusted. The Nintendo Switch 2 has an internal storage capacity of 256 GB, eight times more than the 32 GB on the base and [[Nintendo Switch#Nintendo Switch Lite|Lite]] models of the Nintendo Switch. Only microSD Express cards are compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2.<ref name=Overview/> | ||
===GameChat=== | ===GameChat=== | ||