After weeks of leaks and wild speculation, Nintendo finally announced the Transfer 2the expected successor to the most popular hybrid handheld console. The gamemaker released a two-minute teaser today with a first look at the console, a handheld that looks similar to the original Switch but bigger.

Nintendo also announced on Thursday that it will hold a Direct presentation to provide more details on the Switch on April 2. In the video announcement, Nintendo debuted a larger screen with a pair of black and pink and black and blue Joy-Cons. The video also appears to be teasing a new one Mario Kart game with footage displayed for just a few seconds.

The handheld will play both Switch 2 and Switch games, Nintendo said in a press release, but added that “some Nintendo Switch games may not be supported or fully compatible with Nintendo Switch 2.”

the original Nintendo Switch launched in 2017, at a time when Nintendo was still recovering poor sales on its previous console, the Wii U. Where the Wii U failed to find an audience, however, the Switch soared. In 2023, it became that third best-selling console of all time behind Nintendo’s DS and the PlayStation 2, a position it still holds.

In 2024, however, it appears that the console will come first. Merchandise retrogressiveand rumors swirling of a next-gen entry. Almost a year ago, when Nintendo Office has partnered Pokémon Legends: GO coming to its “systems” in 2025, fans speculate that a new console is on the horizon. (It doesn’t matter that the plural “systems” here can only refer to the Switch’s Lite and OLED models.)

In May last year, the company promised that it will unveil a new console in April 2025. Last month, the specifications and alleged photos of the device leak from manufacturersand later on the platforms like Reddit and X.

Nintendo diehards, at least, enjoy the leaks – even if they are using Tarot card reading to know the date of the announcement, or make spoofs about features like “imported Italian air” or screws. “It has 10 grooves. So reveal January 10,” one Reddit user joked. other ORGANIZED a “summoning circle” full of old games and Mario and Luigi figurines.

The next-generation Switch will be released on a very different console ecosystem than its predecessor. In 2022, Steam released its handheld Steam Deckwhich allows players to take more PC games on the go. During this year’s CES, Microsoft’s “next generation” VP, Jason Ronald, announced the The Verge with this year’s updates to the Windows gaming experience. Microsoft Gaming chief Phil Spencer also talked about the possibility of a handheld Xbox device.