The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally official, as Nintendo just shared our first real look at the console.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

The long wait is finally over. In a YouTube video with little fanfare, Nintendo officially introduced the long-awaited Switch 2. The first true next-gen follow-up to the original Switch includes backwards-compatibility for owners of existing Switch hardware and we'll learn more about the console in a Nintendo Direct presentation on April 2,

The console looks a lot like the original, but in the video, the Joy-Con controllers are black with colored accents. There’s also a new button under the home button on the right Joy-Con, which had shown up in leaks. The video also appears to show the Joy-Cons being used similarly to a mouse.

Nintendo just revealed the Nintendo Switch 2 on its official YouTube channel. The video, titled “An update from Nintendo,” shows a full render with all of the changes to the new hardware. A full Nintendo Direct for the Switch 2 is scheduled for February 2.

It’s finally time: after months of teases and rumors, Nintendo has finally revealed the successor to the Switch. A new console generation is always a big deal, but this is an especially pivotal one for Nintendo.

Japanese video game company Nintendo will launch the Switch 2 console, successor to its hit Switch device, this year, it said on Thursday.

Going against what we saw from some leakers, the Switch 2's Joy-Cons don't seem to feature curved backs like a lot of today's handheld PCs. At least their longer build will make it easier for folks with larger hands to grip them.

Although the console was less powerful than the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Nintendo produced a number of "must-have" games i

Speculation is mounting as rumors circulate about the next generation of Nintendo‘s popular hybrid gaming console, the Switch. The tech world is abuzz with expectations that the new console, possibly named the Switch 2,