Nintendo Switch 2 Is Official: Bigger, Faster, Cooler And Way More Storage

As expected, Nintendo provided a fuller reveal of its upcoming Switch 2 console during a special Nintendo Direct livestream event today. The hour-long event offered up additional details that were not disclosed during an earlier showcase trailer, including bits about the hardware design, special capabilities, pricing, preorder and release dates, and a whole host of games (which we'll cover in a separate article). Lets dive in.

During the event, Nintendo said this doesn't amount to a simple upgrade to the Switch, but is a whole new system designed from the ground up. Part of that entails a bigger 7.9-inch display with a Full HD 1080p resolution. It's of the LCD variety (not unexpected, but a mild bummer if you were hoping for OLED), and according to Nintendo, it's the same thickness as the Switch 1.

What's also not unexpected is a lack of details ...