Nintendo's pricey new Switch 2 has been updated to create a product that feels both familiar and improved. WIRED spent some time with it.

The Nintendo Switch 2 nearly had a very different name, in what would have been a 30-year throwback.

We got a first look at the new system ahead of launch. Here's what we learned. Fact checked by Sarah Scott Many parents are familiar with Nintendo. We grew up with NES systems, Super Nintendos, or N64s in our homes.

In a newly published interview on Nintendo’s official website, Switch 2 producer Kouichi Kawamoto and Switch 2 director Takuhiro Dohta discussed how they settled on the upcoming console’s name. And they revealed that at one point they almost called it the Super Nintendo Switch.

Nintendo almost called the Nintendo Switch 2 the Super Nintendo Switch, but one important detail stopped them.

The big Nintendo news everyone was waiting for on Wednesday is finally here: You can play 20-year-old games on Switch 2. Plus, there's also a dedicated Nintendo GameCube controller updated with the "C" button for GameChat also announced today.

Pre-orders for the new Nintendo Switch 2 will begin on May 8, 2025, but they require customers to follow some rules. Here's everything you need to know.

In a recent Q&A released after the latest Direct, Nintendo revealed that the Nintendo Switch 2 was originally supposed to be named something else. The original idea was to call it the Super

At a presentation unveiling the Nintendo Switch 2, longtime Nintendo producer Kouichi Kawamoto revealed that at one point, he considered calling the