After several leaks, reports, and claims, Nintendo has officially announced the Nintendo Switch 2. It will launch sometime in 2025. Additional details on the console will be revealed on a Nintendo Direct which will be hosted on April 2. A series of Switch 2 in-person events will be held in multiple countries around the world. Additionally, as previously announced, the console will be able to play the Switch games but some games may not be supported on the Switch 2. A trailer announcing the Switch 2 was also released, proving the look of the samples from the leaks were right.
Details of the upcoming events:
North America
- New York – April 4 to 6, 2025
- Los Angeles – April 11 to 13, 2025
- Dallas – April 25 to 27, 2025
- Toronto – April 25 to 27, 2025
Europe
- Paris – April 4 to 6, 2025
- London – April 11 to 13, 2025
- Milan – April 25 to 27, 2025
- Berlin – April 25 to 27, 2025
- Madrid – May 9 to 11, 2025
- Amsterdam – May 9 to 11, 2025
Oceania
Melbourne – May 10 to 11, 2025
Asia
- Tokyo (Makuhari) – April 26 to 27, 2025
- Seoul – May 31 to June 1, 2025
- Hong Kong – To be announced
- Taipei – To be announced
As previously spotted by VGC, a new Nintendo console patent which was filed back in July 2023, was published on December 31. The patent details new machine learning technology that, similar to DLSS technology or Sony’s PSSR technology, converts low resolution images to higher resolution images.
VGC’s article also cites journalist Laura Kate Dale who claims that the patent mentions using this technology to reduce game sizes and allow it to fit “smaller capacity physical media”.“The example given is that a game with native 4K textures might need a 60GB download, but a 1080 native version might only need 20GB (which would allow it to fit on a 32GB Switch Cart, the current max size Nintendo produces for Switch 1). The idea being to do a 4X upscale on the device in realtime.”
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