It was revealed on January 16th 2025, that the Switch 2 is finally here. After waiting 8 years since its original model was released, we'll finally get an updated console, possibly as early as April 2025. The news was broken on Nintendo's official Instagram and other social media pages with a reveal trailer, this trailer showed the design elements and features we can expect to see. In addition to this, it was confirmed that a new Mario Kart game will be released alongside Switch 2.
April 2025 will be a busy month for Nintendo, with the Nintendo Direct event being held on April 2nd which will further detail the specs of the Switch 2 and then a small Nintendo Tour taking place worldwide where fans can get a hold of the Switch 2 console to test it out before purchasing. For further information on the Nintendo events and Switch 2 individually, we recommend checking out our friends at Custom Controllers who have further explained this news. Take a look at their blog here.
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What's the difference between Switch 1 and 2?
Until we find out more, let's look at what we already know and compare it to the 2017 Switch model. Let's see where they differ and check out how many changes have been made to this new console. Please remember, although the console itself is confirmed, many specs haven't been mentioned, so some information regarding the Switch 2 in this blog will be based on theories. Let's get into it.
| Nintendo Switch | Switch 2 | |
| Release date | March 2017 | April 2025 |
| Name | Nintendo Switch | Switch 2 |
| Price | £240.99 | £300+ |
| Screen size | 6.2" | 8" |
| Colour | Red and Blue / White | Black |
| Number of consoles | 3 | Currently 1 |
| Display specs | Multi-touch LCD screen | LCD screen? |
| Storage | 32GB | 256GB? |
| Processor | Nvidia's Tegra X1 | Nvidia custom Tegra T239 |
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Conclusion:
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