The announcement doesn't come as a surprise—especially in the wake of CES 2025, where several peripheral makers were bold enough to display replicas of the unrevealed hardware to showcase their Switch 2 accessories—but you might be shocked at just how closely the upcoming Switch 2 sticks to the form and function of its predecessor.

It’s finally time: after months of teases and rumors, Nintendo has finally revealed the successor to the Switch. A new console generation is always a big deal, but this is an especially pivotal one for Nintendo.

So far, Best Buy is the only retailer to confirm it will have pre-orders for the Switch 2. There's already a page dedicated to the Switch 2 and those interested can submit their email to get a notification of when pre-orders are available. Other retailers likely to have Switch 2 pre-orders sometime in the near future are Amazon, Target and Walmart.