Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal

[dhaabi]

As expected, a broad 2025 release date was given. Nintendo Switch backwards compatibility is mentioned, alongside text reading "Nintendo Switch 2 plays both physical and digital Nintendo Switch games. Certain Nintendo Switch games may not be supported on or fully compatible with Nintendo Switch 2." With how that sentence reads and what the trailer shows, that does not confirm physical Switch 2 cartridges, which is interesting to consider at this time.
https://youtu.be/itpcsQQvgAQ

On April 2, a dedicated Nintendo Direct showcasing the Switch 2 will take place.
https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/nintendo-switch-2-to-be-released-in-2025

Thoughts?

[bikingjahuty]

Whether or not Switch 2 games will be available physically is the $10,000,000 question. If so, it'll easily be a day one purchase for me, along with the new Mario Kart game they teased (assuming it's a launch title...seems like a no brainer that it would be given MK8 is the best selling game on the WiiU and Switch). The fact that they didn't just come right out and say Switch 2 games are physical, something that would have set many people's minds at ease, makes me a bit worried they won't be. I guess we'll find out in April.

[kashell]

It looks like it'll have backwards compatibility with OG Switch games. So, yay for that.

[mrkonasoni]

I want to buy it day-one because it would be nice to see a Nintendo console building an audience from day-one, last time I did it it went kinda bad because one was Wii U and 3DS peaked for me first year, it's been a while so I will consider it seriously.

That being said I don't expect much, these days is better be skeptical and PC is where I play anyway, I hope this time they will finally add achievements system but I am not holding my breath for it as it will probably not happening.

Let's see how much time happens until new Zelda and Smash Bros are announced, I think is kinda obvious a new 3D Mario is probably comings this year for holidays, hopefully is open world because is been 7 years since Odyssey and I am interested into how an open 3D Mario game could work.

Anyway, looks nice, I am not excited but I still want it, and that's enough for me.

[Cartagia]

Whether or not Switch 2 games will be available physically is the $10,000,000 question. If so, it'll easily be a day one purchase for me, along with the new Mario Kart game they teased (assuming it's a launch title...seems like a no brainer that it would be given MK8 is the best selling game on the WiiU and Switch). The fact that they didn't just come right out and say Switch 2 games are physical, something that would have set many people's minds at ease, makes me a bit worried they won't be. I guess we'll find out in April.

I think all of the leaks forced their hand a little bit on this announcement, so this was just to get out ahead of any really crazy rumors or other leaks that might have ended up hurting them.  Because a teaser video just for a direct that isn't for over 2 months doesn't seem like a typical Nintendo MO.

New Mario Kart isn't enough for me to do Day One on this, but I'm sure I'll get it eventually.

[kamikazekeeg]

The day one push for me was if they confirmed physical backwards compatibility and they did, so I will most likely get it.  A new Mario Kart would be nice for a launch game, not a particularly great one personally, I need a proper Mario, Zelda, or something else standout adventure wise, but still good to see a new Mario Kart after it being 10 years since they released Mario Kart 8.

Curious what they mean with the BC and "certain" games, as I was trying to think of anything that could end up being unique to the original Switch that wouldn't come over to the Switch 2 and how that might cause a few games to not fully work, but I'm kinda assuming all general Switch features are pretty easily transferrable.  The only thing I noticed, is that the Switch doesn't have the IR camera on the bottom of the right joycon anymore and I think a couple things like Labo and 123 Switch used that for games, so that could consider them as games not properly playable on the new Switch and anything else that possibly used it, but I don't think there are many.  Almost forgot to add I know there's the pointer on the side now that lets you do the sideways use of the controller on a surface, using it like a mouse is my expectation, but not sure if that would still work the same as it did in those games, but we'll see.

I'm guessing June is the launch timeframe as it was rumored right before this that May/June was the window, but if they are gonna have the full reveal direct in April, May would be really close to launch and a summer release could be a fun one to do.