We also see an additional button on the face of the right-hand Joy-Con, below the home button. While it’s not labeled in the teaser, it may see some form of “C-Button” functionality, which Nintendo used in various forms on the N64 and GameCube in the past. Also worth noting is a particularly pointed shot focused on rotating the left Joy-Con thumbstick – is this meant to highlight the thumbstick possibly added to the new generation? Hall effect technology? Given the Flow issues That would have been a smart move on Nintendo’s part, given that it influenced the original Switch.
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The biggest changes to the main console, beyond the increased physical size, are the addition of an additional USB-C port on top and a new U-shaped kickstand. While the former is a great addition, opening up the possibility of supporting more accessories, the latter looks a bit flimsy – better than the original Switch nub but less robust. Replace OLED’s solid back-panel kickstand.
Speaking of the OLED Switch, and judging purely from the chunky bezel shown in the Switch 2, the new console is returning to an LCD panel. Again, it has been done Rumored for a whileBut it would be hard not to see it as a step backwards.
The best takeaway from the reveal, however, is that Nintendo confirms immediate compatibility with existing Switch games, both physically and digitally (with some as-yet-unspecified exclusions). This is fantastic news for players who have spent the better part of a decade building their libraries, and another example of Nintendo’s quiet confidence and sense of continuity. When you’ve racked up 1.3 Arab Selling software for your wildly successful platform, why risk alienating those customers?
And that appears to be Nintendo’s strategy for the Switch 2, in a nutshell: If it ain’t broke, why fix it? Gamers love the Switch as it is, the company’s main competitors are all copying it to a greater or lesser extent, and all signs point to “bigger but better” being a compelling selling point. . It’s playing it safe—but it doesn’t need to do anything else.
