Nintendo officially reveals Switch 2

 We all knew what was coming, thanks to the many leaks over the last few months. But here's the Switch 2 reveal video anyway! While pretty and cartoony, it shows little useful other than a new (or updated) Mario with potentially more players, confirmation of the JoyCon-as-mouse control feature, and the date for the next Nintendo Direct, on 2nd April. 

Update: various gossip suggests a $399-499 price point and a decent roster of games Plenty of indies are keen, with Fur Squadron Phoenix already confirmed as a third-party release, and Kaku Ancient Seal looks good, alongside the inevitable monster Nintendo roster. 

What would make a difference is if Nintendo brings back the seal of quality to stop the AI-shit-tsunami that infects the Switch store. Even if its an AI bot tossing out all the other AI crap, I'd take that! 

Available later this year, Switch 2 should be a monster seller, as most of us 150 million Switch owners upgrade, disgruntled Xbox owners fall off that wagon, and some PlayStation people get bored of the slow, drip-drip release of a few big games and go multiplatform in the gap to PS6. 

Alongside that shift, we can ignore the many petulant Switch 2 vs PC handheld and PlayStation arguments, Nintendo will rely on its games, and having recently restarted Mario Odyssey, Zelda BotW and played some more Mario Kart, each title remains a class above. 

What flavour do you want your Switch 2 in? 

I do wonder if there will be OLED and LCD versions on release, to give buyers the choice. In the mid-20s, OLED isn't that special now, and I can't see Nintendo out-pricing their market with any of the more advanced variants like Mini-LED. Then again, some laptop models, the iPad Pro and some smartphones use Mini-LED screens for up to 30% better brightness.  

Further down the line there's the case for a Switch 2 Lite, which Nintendo will predictably release, perhaps with a 6-inch or 7-inch screen (like the Switch OLED)? 

This story ends, Nintendo's story continues for many years to come.