Years of rumours have preceded this second, primarily turning the grand announcement of the Nintendo Swap 2 into much less of an thrilling second, and extra of a “Lastly!” one. Sure, Nintendo has formally introduced the successor to the Nintendo Swap and it’s known as….nicely, the Nintendo Swap 2.
The reveal trailer was fairly understated. It depicts the present Nintendo Swap going by way of a Pokemon-like evolution. The display grows larger, the Joycons sprout new buttons and develop magnetic strips that permit them snap onto the principle console simpler.
In actual fact, the trailer doesn’t go into any particulars about what’s below the hood, so the video nearly makes it seem like that is only a new model of the Swap, very similar to the Swap OLED or the Swap Lite. It’s not till the phrases “Nintendo Swap 2” pop up that it turns into clear this can be a new machine.
Nintendo is planning a correct take a look at the Swap 2 on the Nintendo Direct occasion on April 2. The machine itself is due out this yr, and can presumably get a extra exact launch date when it’s correctly proven off in April.
We did, nevertheless get a couple of different particulars. Nintendo says that the brand new console can be work with authentic Swap titles, each digital and bodily. It does additionally say, although, that “Sure Nintendo Swap video games might not be supported on or absolutely appropriate with the Nintendo Swap 2.” This might merely be the corporate giving themselves some leeway in case a small handful of video games can’t work, or it might be an indication that not your whole current library will carry over. Extra particulars will apparently be shared on the Nintendo web site at a later date.
Solely a single sport was proven truly operating on the brand new console, however it’s an thrilling one: a brand new Mario Kart. Contemplating Mario Kart 8 continues to promote a staggering quantity of copies, and is continuously excessive up on the gross sales charts, I used to be genuinely starting to marvel if they’d ever make a correct sequel.
So there we have now it: Swap 2 is actual, and it’s not known as The Tremendous Swap, which is a really baffling determination, I reckon. How are you feeling concerning the reveal? Personally, I’ve to confess the varied leaks, regardless that I didn’t trouble studying them or protecting them a lot, did kill my pleasure for the reveal as a result of in my thoughts the Swap 2 was already actual.
