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Jordan Gerblick

Nintendo says the Switch 2 "isn't simply an improved Nintendo Switch, we redesigned the system from the ground up," and after 8 years, I'd sure hope so

Back of Nintendo Switch 2 dock with cut out revealing fan highlighted in blue.

The upcoming Switch 2 is more than just a glorified Switch, Nintendo says, to sighs of relief heard 'round the world.

As revealed during today's long-awaited Switch 2 Direct, Nintendo kicked around a number of ideas when trying to find a name for its next console, including the retro-styled Super Nintendo Switch. Obviously it settled on simply calling it the Switch 2, which makes sense, but also opens up some questions about how different it'll be from its predecessor. Eight long years since the release of the first Switch, you'd really hope for something dramatically more capable, and thankfully it sounds like that's the case.

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