Nintendo is acceptable to supply a person look astatine its Switch 2 gaming console
ByRYAN KRYSKA Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Nintendo is acceptable to supply a person look astatine its highly anticipated Switch 2 gaming console connected Wednesday.
The 60-minute Nintendo Direct presumption volition beryllium live-streamed astatine 9 a.m. EDT. A merchandise day and terms person yet to beryllium announced, but Nintendo said earlier this twelvemonth the console volition deed the marketplace successful 2025.
The Switch 2 is Nintendo's latest hybrid console that tin beryllium played successful manus with each of the nostalgia of a Game Boy, oregon connected to a surface and controller for a accepted location console experience.
A January tease of the Switch successor showcased a smooth, astir all-black handheld console, shaped likewise but lacking the vibrant colors of its predecessor. It appears arsenic if the Joy-Con handles mightiness click, oregon adjacent magnetize, to the surface alternatively of sliding into place.
Two USB-C ports (a convenient upgrade for gamers), a docking strategy and a built-in kickstand were portion of the features shown successful January. The teaser besides showed determination mightiness beryllium immoderate benignant of Joy-Con rodent power feature.
The caller console volition beryllium backwards compatible — capable to play carnal and integer Switch games — though immoderate whitethorn not beryllium supported oregon afloat compatible with the Switch 2, Nintendo said. The company's erstwhile Nintendo Direct connected March 27 announced games would proceed to beryllium made good into 2025 for the first-generation console, which debuted successful 2017.
Nintendo plans to big “Switch 2 Experience” events successful respective countries, wherever gamers tin get a hands-on acquisition with the caller system. Those events are planned for cities specified arsenic Los Angeles, New York, London and Paris opening this month.
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