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- Main difference is the U stand and joycon attachments
- Lighter than steam deck but not OG switch
- There's a game with a 9 that's getting a special bundle for the console
- Announced in January.
- Will be called Switch 2
- Hall effect joycons
- The screen is the same as the Deck
- The logo is a 2 next to the original text
- It's the final retail model
- There is something new in the joycons for creative experiences
- There is a game-themed switch that hasn't had one before

 

[Dontkidyourselfjimmy]

So Mario Kart 9 at launch then hopefully!

 

[Punished Miku]

MK9 should be fun. Hopefully it has Cubic Zirconia Metallic Pink Bowser. My favorite Mario character.

 

[IFireflyl]

I wish he had been able to turn it on so he could talk about the OS and performance.

 

[analog_future]

I'm glad they're calling it the Switch 2, especially since it apparently looks almost identical to the Switch 1.


If they would've tried pulling some "Switch U" shit we'd have Wii->Wii U esque consumer confusion all over again.

 

[ultrazilla]

Sounds great to me, I just hope they give us a choice of standard screen or slightly more expensive OLED model at launch.

 

[rodrigolfp]

There's a game with a 9 that's getting a special bundle for the console

FINALLY! The nerve of them to skip a gen without a Mario Kart.

 

[LordCBH]

Nintendo lawyers right now:

 

[LavitzSlambert]

If it's true the screen dimensions are the same as the Deck's, that's a 16:10 screen (AKA master race of dimensions).

Also about a game-themed Switch 2, that probably means Metroid Prime 4.

Not confident in the source but hey it's fun to think about.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Switch 2? Lame.

 

[LectureMaster]

So Mario Kart 9 at launch then hopefully!

FINALLY! The nerve of them to skip a gen without a Mario Kart.

Unknown 9: Awakening

 

[cormack12]

Switch 2? Lame.

2witch

 

[Madserb2023]

I doubt it's true only due it indicating that the screen will likely be 16:10. Will have issues with backwards compatibility unless they have black bars or they stretch the image

 

[asdasdasdbb]

Mario Kart 9 as a launch title?

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[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Same screen as Deck = OLED?

 

[jshackles]

2witch

2 Switch 2 Furious: Tokyo Stick Drift

 

[NuclearDiarrhea]

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- There's a game with a 9 that's getting a special bundle for the console

Mighty No 9 Remastered.

 

[Isa]

Sounds good and relatively as expected. Day 1 for me if there are some good games announced for launch or around the timeframe. I hope there is some improvements in performance for OG Switch titles, that'd be nice. It'd be great to have an rpg to sink some time into between releases and of course another proper Mario title.

 

[cormack12]

Resident Evil 9?

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Hopefully it won't be like Wiiu that was confused by people.

 

[Polygonal_Sprite]

I wish he had been able to turn it on so he could talk about the OS and performance.

If final units are out in the wild then it will be cracked before Xmas… Nintendo fucked up.

 

[kevboard]

If it's true the screen dimensions are the same as the Deck's, that's a 16:10 screen (AKA master race of dimensions).

Also about a game-themed Switch 2, that probably means Metroid Prime 4.

Not confident in the source but hey it's fun to think about.

there's no way it will have a 16:10 screen.

 

[jshackles]

Hopefully it won't be like Wiiu that was confused by people.

Switch 2 is the perfect name, honestly. We've had thirty years now of PlayStation -> PlayStation 2 -> PlayStation 3, etc. etc. Nobody will be confused that this is a Nintendo Switch, but better than the first one.

 

[RoboFu]

We all know what it's going to look like. We want to know what it can do.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Same screen as Deck = OLED?

God I hope so. OG Steam Deck's LCD screen sucked horribly.

 

[CitizenKratos]

"I'll post proof on Xmas."

A little strange but ok.

 

[Warspite]

Everything we have been theory crafting for a while now.

 

[Diddy X]

Switch 2 is kind of a safe bet, seeing as it worked for the PlayStation. They won't want to mess up the name again. It's the Wii to Wii U situation all over again. They want to do it right this time and pull off a second successful console in a row.

 

[Robb]

This all sounds so good it's a bit hard to believe.

Mario Kart 9 for launch would be fantastic though. Can't believe they made us wait 10+ years for a sequel to 8..

 

[Grildon Tundy]

No Augmented Reality as marketing push, it sounds like. That was my "gimmick" prediction for a Switch 2 after Pokémon Go blew up.

 

[LordCBH]

I doubt it's true only due it indicating that the screen will likely be 16:10. Will have issues with backwards compatibility unless they have black bars or they stretch the image

Wouldn't be the first time for Nintendo.

 

[Robb]

Also about a game-themed Switch 2, that probably means Metroid Prime 4.

Ooh, didn't consider that. That'd be pretty sweet.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Joycons that should last longer than a month.

 

[bender]

Not that it was much of a limb to go out on, but I'm happy about my prediction of MK9 at launch.

 

[Guardian Monkey]

"I'll post proof on Xmas."

A little strange but ok.

The OP said it was being shown in stages to individuals, rational was that by then (DEC 25th) loads more people would have had access.

The Reddit mod approved it meaning they had proof. How would the mod know, it's got to be someone we all know. It's probably Linus or Marques providing proof other than pictures that can be hoaxed.

 

[onQ123]

Mario Kart 9 of course

Maybe a projector or new camera in the Joycon

 

[Gamezone]

Surprisingly hall effect he says? How many joysticks did Nintendo have to replace on warranty due to garbage potentiometer sticks?

 

[RomanceDawn]

So there is a Donkey Kong themed Switch coming? That is the most logical conclusion correct?

 

[Trilobit]

I wonder what the new thing in the controllers are. Maybe adaptive triggers like the PS5.

 

[Luipadre]

So Mario Kart 9 at launch then hopefully!

Dude if they launch with a new 3D mario and MK9... holy fuck

 

[Boneless]

Im interested, would like to play MK9 and then Slay the Spire 2 next year.

 

[Parazels]

- Hall effect joycons

What does it mean?

 

[Luipadre]

Yeah this thing gonna sell like crazy next year

 

[Paasei]

Still don't believe it.

 

[IAmRei]

Here comes my time beside MH Wild and XCX if true, MK9...

I have a good time with MK8D, we usually play MK8D more than anything in my studio.

Truly best multiplayer racing game for our studio, almost everyone enjoying this game.

Even it's like culture, in my place, to be branded by MK8D once they are accepted to join internship program : ))

 

[IDKFA]

January announcement with a May release is my guess.

 

[Robb]

What does it mean?

No stick-drift.

 

[Dacvak]

I'm just so glad they're gonna actually call it Switch 2 instead of some dumb Nintendo name

 

[Jinzo Prime]

What does it mean?

No stick drift.

 

[Parazels]

No stick-drift.

No stick drift.

How can the insider know it, if he didn't even turn the Switch 2 on?