Will the Nintendo Switch 2 be revealed this week? Here’s everything we know

As the world turns, so do the comforting generations. Nintendo Switch he has passed seven yearsso I need to be refreshed. Rumors of a Nintendo Switch 2 have been circulating cycle of yearsbut now they are actually warm up. A sequel to Nintendo’s most successful home console is coming and it’s possible coming soon.

Will it be a follow-up to the Switch with updated updates and keep the same functionality or will Nintendo surprise with it? Will it be called Switch 2, or will the company go with something like Super Switch or New Nintendo Switch? You can’t say that with Nintendo. Heck, maybe it’ll call the thing the Switch U.

In any case, recent weeks have brought a lot of speculation about all aspects of the upcoming game. It is important to note, however, that very little information has been confirmed by Nintendo. The company works on time. With that said, here are all the possible rumours, company reviews.

When will the Nintendo Switch 2 be announced?

As mentioned before, Nintendo marches to the beat of its own drum. We don’t know exactly when it will hold an event to reveal the consoles, but rumors have been circulating about information this week. A post from Walmart seems to indicate that a The reveal is coming Thursday, January 16. The Verge’s Tom Warren also said we will get an announcement this week.

Even Nintendo has trouble keeping a lid on big releases, so there have been a lot of announcement rumors. There are parts that need to be removed and shipping that needs to be done. Senior analyst at MST Financial he saw a rise in the cost of using production equipment by Nintendo assembler Hosiden.

When Nintendo Switch 2 come out?

Again, this is more or less clear. We don’t live in the dark, but most of the time it’s rumors and speculation. One thing we know for sure is that Nintendo will announce the Nintendo Switch 2 (or whatever they want to call it) by March 2025, according to the company. already confirmed in May. Some say that there will be a March release date, which makes sense because the OG Switch came out on March 17, 2017. However, other reports put the console’s release window is later in 2025.

Supplement maker Genki, which has been the main source of leaks in recent months, it is said that the console will be released in April.

Could it also be a suitable follow-up to the Change?

Nintendo has a wonderful history here. The disappointing Wii U followed the massive success of the Wii. The Wii itself followed the traditional GameCube. In other words, it’s possible to be something left-wing and not really a follower of the Revolution. However, this is not possible this time. As much as I’d love to see wacky VR glasses or a bonkers console concept, all points point to a traditional approach.

Developers you’ve already seen the toolseven in a very early form, and it seems to be a regular old console. While Nintendo hasn’t confirmed the functionality of the hybrid, it would be a rare surprise given the Switch’s financial storm. We have also heard rumors about a Mini-LED displaywhich will follow the hybrid console. It is possible that this will be straight 2, or something, reminiscent of the Super Nintendo.

To that end, the latest rumors suggest a design reminiscent of the original Switch. According to reports are VGC imagesimages of the console have appeared online and show an 8-inch screen and Joy-Con magnetic controllers. There appear to be SL/SR buttons and front player LEDs on these controllers.

Will there be a bit of Nintendo weirdness?

Everything that has been leaked or rumored so far about this contract has been, well, traditional. It looks like the original Switch, but better. It’s amazing, but will there be unexpected magic for Nintendo? Maybe! Recent reports show two surprising additions that people can’t hide or conceal from their hair.

An accessory manufacturer called Genki accidentally released a CES 2025 preview of the entire console. If the Switch 2 is coming soon, it makes sense that the developers would have these kinds of mockups. There seems to be a secret “C” button on the bottom right and no one knows what it does. Can it enable voice chat during gameplay? Can it control the controllers? Can it create a Bowser hologram in your living room? We have to wait and see, and there is always a chance that the button will not be available.

Now for the updated Joy-Cons, the leak seems to show a new sensor on the connecting side of each controller. It seems a both as a light sensorwhich is what a computer mouse uses. This has led to speculation that players will be able to turn the Joy-Con around and use it as a mouse.

But why would anyone want this? I can think of three words. New Mario Paint. In any case, take all Genki stuff with a big grain of salt, as Nintendo has come out and said photos and videos were not “authorized.” The manufacturer of the supplement also said the mockup wasn’t based on a specific consolebut rather “information leaks that are spreading throughout the industry.”

I am Nintendo Switch 2 The back is compatible?

If it’s a Change sequence, the next question should be about background compatibility. The Switch library is great, and continues to grow, so players can be happy if they haven’t already played. Tears of the Kingdom on their new next-generation console. There is good news ahead.

The company has officially announced in the latest earnings report that a The console will be fully compatible. It will also have access to Nintendo Online, so users will be able to play all the old retro titles.

So what?

Rumors about the specs are all over the place, so it’s hard to list them. We know one thing for sure: It will be much more powerful than the previous Switch devices, which were dated back in 2017. An expert says he got hold of a paper from Korean United Daily News that said Switch 2 it boasts an octa-core Cortex-A78AE processor8GB of RAM, and 64GB of internal eMMC storage. This works for me, since this is less effective in 2024 as the original Change was in 2017. However, some reports indicating that the console it will include 12GB of RAM.

Another source indicates that the eight-core CPU will be installed inside the NVIDIA processor Tegra239 SoC (system on chip). Since the latest update runs on an NVIDIA chip, that makes sense. The CPU will be more powerful, but it’s the Switch 2’s new GPU that will be the biggest difference. It’s known-but-certain that the Switch 2 will support DLSS, NVIDIA’s “deep learning supersampling” technology, which will allow the console to render games at lower internals and produce higher image quality. (Fun: We wrote about How good was DLSS on the Nintendo Switch 2 (where the technology was announced alongside the RTX 20 series back in 2018.)

There are questions about Update 2 and DLSS: Will this system work? DLSS new features like framing? Will existing games be optimized with NVIDIA’s algorithm? Regardless of the actual implementation, the upgrade to DLSS will be a huge leap forward from the original options available to Nintendo Switch developers.

As for the show, there are many conflicting rumors. Early reports from solid sources say the Switch 2 will have an 8-inch LCD display, but there have also been rumors of a 7-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Some researchers have said that this could be an OLED screen, while others have suggested that it could be a Mini-LED display. A Mini-LED display is basically an LCD display with a backlight made up of (surprisingly!) tiny LEDs instead of edge lighting. This reduces the local darkness, which makes the blacks darker. I’m hedging my bets here. I think it will be a standard LCD, to keep costs down, with an OLED or Mini-LED version coming later down the line. However, Mini-LED screens are slightly cheaper than OLED screens, so they are more feasible for implementation.

As for the resolution, recent reports suggest that the console will output 1080p on handheld and 4K when installed. It’s much better than the OG Switch.

How much will the Nintendo Switch 2 cost?

We don’t have much information about the price but we have a lot of information to use. The original Nintendo Switch was set at $300, which is a “magic number” when it comes to Nintendo console releases in recent years. The Wii U also came in at $300.

However, there are many rumors circulating that Nintendo may raise the price of the Switch 2. Many outlets. announced it would be $400or more expensive. However, the same analysts who said the contract would be worth $400 were also convinced that it would expire at the end of 2024 and, it looks like this is not happening.

Going back in history, there are the beginnings of inflation. The GameCube was $200 and the Wii was $250. Wii U and Switch went up to $300 and, well, numbers tend to go up. The $400 price tag would make it as expensive as the PS5 and Xbox Series X. This would also put it at the same price as the 256GB LCD Steam Deck.

Do we know of any launch games?

No! But of course it’s been a long time We’ve found the right way for 3D Mario, haven’t we? That would be one of the seller’s plans. Besides, your opinion is as good as mine. The old as the introduction, we can expect something from Ubisoft with such a wall title 1-2-Change.

If there’s a gimmick or hook involved with the contract, we’ll find a game that takes advantage of it. Double release of Metroid Prime 4such as Breath of the Wild and Twilight Princess before that, it is also possible. Finally, there have been rumors that the main theme of the launch may be no one but Mario Kart 9.

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That’s all we know about the Nintendo Switch 2 today. We will update this story with the rumors we believe and the information we get from our sources. Any changes made after first publication will be listed below.

Update, January 15, 2025, 12:10 PM ET: This article has been updated to include rumors of a potential announcement this week.