I tore off the wrapping paper and there it was: the Nintendo GameCube. Without a second of hesitation, I pulled it out of the box and started poking and prodding every button on the little box. It wasn’t just a fancy new electronic device;

The Nintendo Switch 2's specs are still a bit of a mystery, but the one official video teaser still revealed a lot.

The Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 date is April 2, 2025. While Nintendo does love to drop a showcase announcement 24 hours before it's due to begin, we're being made to wait just under three months for this one.

If you missed it, Nintendo finally unveiled the Switch 2 this morning. It looks pretty much exactly like what the leaks said it would. It’s a bigger, presumably more powerful version of the beloved console/handheld hybrid that has magnetic Joy-Cons and can play your old Switch games,

For nearly eight years, the Nintendo Switch has found a huge foothold in the gaming world, coming dangerously close to having sold 150 million lifetime units at the time of writing. But eight years is a long time for a video game console to be on the market. Naturally, there will be a new one, and we think we'll find out about it soon.

Then, in May 2024, Nintendo’s president finally confirmed a Nintendo Switch 2 console was coming and that it would be announced within the fiscal year, meaning before March 2025.