Nintendo Officially Announces Switch 2

Following weeks of leaks and wild speculation, Nintendo gave fans a first look at its new, slightly bigger, Switch on Thursday. The company also teased a new Mario Kart game.

After weeks of leaks and wild speculation, Nintendo has finally announced the Switch 2, the highly-anticipated successor to its wildly popular hybrid handheld console. The gamemaker released a two-minute teaser today with a first look at the console, a handheld that appears very similar to the original Switch, but bigger.

Nintendo also announced on Thursday that it will be holding a Direct presentation to provide more details on the Switch on April 2. In the video announcement Nintendo debuted a larger screen with a pair of black and pink, and black and blue, Joy-Cons. The video also appears to tease a new Mario Kart game with footage shown for just a few seconds.

The handheld will play both ...