Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2
  • Top: Console in "Handheld mode" with Joy-Con 2 attached
  • Bottom: Console in "TV mode" with Joy-Con 2 attached to a grip and the main unit docked
CodenameOunce (Nintendo)
Drake (Nvidia)
DeveloperNintendo
ManufacturerFoxconn
TypeVideo game console
Release dateJune 5, 2025
Introductory priceUS$449.99 / A$699 / CA$629.99 / 469.99 / £395.99 / ¥49,980
Units sold3.5 million (as of June 8, 2025)
Media
Operating systemNintendo Switch system software
System on a chipCustom Nvidia Tegra T239 processor (codenamed "Drake")
CPUOcta-core ARM Cortex-A78C @ 998 MHz (docked); 1,101 MHz (undocked)
Memory12 GB LPDDR5X 128-bit @ 6,400 MHz (docked); 4,266 MHz (undocked)
Storage256 GB UFS 3.1
Removable storagemicroSD Express, up to 2 TB
Display
Graphics
Sound
Input
Connectivity
  • Wi-Fi 6
  • Bluetooth
  • Headphone jack
  • 2 × USB-C
Power
Current firmware20.1.5, as of June 18, 2025 (2025-06-18)
Online servicesNintendo eShop
Nintendo Switch Online
Dimensions
  • 272 × 116 × 13.9 mm (10.71 × 4.57 × 0.55 in) with Joy-Con 2 attached
Weight534 g (18.8 oz)
Best-selling gameMario Kart World (>1,881,466, as of June 15, 2025)
Backward
compatibility
Nintendo Switch[a]
PredecessorNintendo Switch
Websitenintendo.com/gaming-systems/switch-2/

The Nintendo Switch 2[b] is a hybrid video game console developed by Nintendo, released in most regions on June 5, 2025. Like the original Switch, it can be used as a handheld, as a tablet, or connected via the dock to an external display, and the Joy-Con 2 controllers can be used while attached or detached. The Switch 2 has a larger liquid-crystal display, more internal storage, and updated graphics, controllers and social features. It supports 1080p resolution and a 120 Hz refresh rate in handheld or tabletop mode, and 4K resolution with a 60 Hz refresh rate when docked.

Games are available through physical game cards and Nintendo's digital eShop. Some game cards contain no data but allow players to download the game content. Select Switch games can use the improved Switch 2 performance through either free or paid updates. The Switch 2 retains the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service, which is required for some multiplayer games and provides access to the Nintendo Classics library of older emulated games; GameCube games are exclusive to the Switch 2. The GameChat feature allows players to chat remotely and share screens and webcams.

Nintendo revealed the Switch 2 on January 16, 2025, and announced its full specifications and release details on April 2. Pre-orders in most regions began on April 5. The system received praise for its social and technical improvements over its predecessor, though the increased prices of the console and its games library were criticized. More than 3.5 million Switch 2 consoles were sold worldwide within four days of release, making it the fastest-selling Nintendo console.

  1. ^ Vikki Blake (January 18, 2025). "Nintendo reveals what it thinks is "the best direction" for Switch 2: Go best". Eurogamer. Wikidata Q131827921. Archived from the original on January 19, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.


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