​NINTENDO SWITCH 2 TO BE RELEASED IN 2025

First-look trailer introduces Nintendo Switch 2

Jan. 16, 2025 – Nintendo Switch 2, the successor to the Nintendo Switch system, will be released in 2025. Today Nintendo offered a first look at Nintendo Switch 2 in a video introducing the hardware. Watch the “Nintendo Switch 2 – First-look trailer” on Nintendo of America’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itpcsQQvgAQ and visit the Nintendo Switch 2 website https://www.nintendo.com/successor/en-ca/.

Nintendo Switch 2 plays Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive games, as well as both physical and digital Nintendo Switch games. Certain Nintendo Switch games may not be supported on or fully compatible with Nintendo Switch 2. Details will be shared on the Nintendo website at a later date.

For more details on Nintendo Switch 2, please tune in for the “Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025” which will air on Wednesday, April 2.

Nintendo will also hold Nintendo Switch 2 Experience events, where consumers can go hands-on with Nintendo Switch 2, in cities around the world.

Nintendo Switch 2 Experience host cities and schedule. ​ All dates are local.

North America:

  • New York, April 4-6, 2025 
  • Los Angeles, April 11-13, 2025 
  • Dallas, April 25-27, 2025 
  • Toronto, April 25-27, 2025 

Europe:

  • Paris, April 4-6, 2025 
  • London, April 11-13, 2025 
  • Milan, April 25-27, 2025 
  • Berlin, April 25-27, 2025 
  • Madrid, May 9-11, 2025 
  • Amsterdam, May 9-11, 2025 

Oceania:

  • Melbourne, May 10-11, 2025 

Asia:

  • Tokyo (Makuhari), April 26-27, 2025 
  • Seoul, May 31-June 1, 2025 
  • Hong Kong, To be announced
  • Taipei, To be announced

A Nintendo Account is necessary to participate in a Nintendo Switch 2 Experience event. Ticket registrations for consumers will begin in the near future. Please visit https://nintendo.com/en-ca/nintendo-switch-2-experience/ for more information.

Laura Burrett

Craft Public Relations

 

 

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About Nintendo: Nintendo Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, has been providing a wide range of entertainment products and experiences since its founding in 1889, beginning with the manufacture and sale of Hanafuda playing cards.

Since the 1983 release of the Family Computer (Famicom) system in Japan, and continuing through Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo’s focus has been the development, manufacturing, and sale of its gaming systems and software. To date, Nintendo has sold more than 5.9 billion video games and over 860 million hardware units globally, and has created franchises such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, The Legend of Zelda™, Pokémon™, Metroid™, Kirby™, Animal Crossing™, Pikmin™, and Splatoon™. Nintendo strives to expand the number of people who have access to its characters and worlds. Its continuing mission is to put smiles on the faces of everyone it touches with unique entertainment experiences, centered on its integrated video game hardware and software products. 

A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for operations in the Americas. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at https://www.nintendo.com/.

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