Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025

About this Video

• Video Title: Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025
• Channel: Nintendo of America
• Speakers: Koichi Komoto, Takuhiro Dota, Tetsia Sasaki, Greg Cassavin, Joseph, Alan Tu, Christian Elva, Lionel Jinx, Ben Bishop, Dave Krooks, Randy, Dennis Sher, Adam Badovski
• Duration: 01:02:23

Introduction

This Nintendo Direct showcases the Nintendo Switch 2, highlighting its new features, including the Joy-Con 2 controllers with a new C button and Game Chat functionality. The presentation also reveals several launch titles and Nintendo Switch 2 editions of existing games, emphasizing enhanced visuals and new gameplay mechanics.

Key Takeaways

• Nintendo Switch 2 Launch: The Nintendo Switch 2 will launch on June 5th.
• Mario Kart World: A new Mario Kart game, Mario Kart World, launches alongside the Switch 2, featuring a vast open world and up to 24 racers.
• Joy-Con 2 & Game Chat: The new Joy-Con 2 controllers include a C button for quick access to a Game Chat feature, enabling voice communication between players, even across different games. Game screen sharing is also integrated. A limited-time free trial of Game Chat is offered, but a Nintendo Switch Online membership is usually required.
• Game Share: This new feature allows temporary sharing of compatible games between up to four Nintendo Switch 2 or Switch systems. Clubhouse Games 51 Worldwide Classics will receive a free update to support Game Share.
• Nintendo Switch 2 Hardware Improvements: The Switch 2 boasts a larger, 1080p screen with up to 120fps support and HDR, 256GB of internal storage, magnetically attached Joy-Con 2 controllers with larger buttons and sticks, and improved audio with noise cancellation and 3D sound. The new dock supports 4K resolution.
• Backward Compatibility: The Switch 2 is backward compatible with select Nintendo Switch games.
• Nintendo Switch 2 Editions: Many games will receive Nintendo Switch 2 editions with improved graphics, frame rates, and new features utilizing the Switch 2's capabilities. Examples include Super Mario Party Jamboree, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and Metroid Prime 4 Beyond.
• New Games: Several new games were announced, including Hades 2, Split Fiction, EA Sports FC, Hogwarts Legacy, Hitman: World of Assassination, James Bond (title unannounced), Bravely Default II, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, and Donkey Kong Bonanza.
• Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack: A new GameCube classic game library will be added exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2 subscribers to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.