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Nintendo Switch 2 – First Look Trailer

Well, they finally did it. After months of leaks and rumors, Nintendo showed off the Switch 2 today. It looks like those leakers got pretty much everything right, too. Magnetic Joy-Cons? Check. Bigger screen? Yep. That mysterious C-Button everyone was talking about? It’s right there under the home button, though we still don’t know what it does.

The weirdest part might be how they’re letting us use the Joy-Cons like a mouse. There’s this optical sensor on the connecting side, and the trailer straight up shows them sliding around on a table. My money’s on a new Mario Paint – why else would they add that feature?

I’ve gotta admit, I’m a little disappointed they’re making us wait until April 2 for the juicy details. No price, no specs (though those 12GB RAM leaks are looking pretty solid), and no real games except what looks like Mario Kart 9. At least they confirmed it’ll play our old Switch games, even if some of them might not work perfectly.

The roadshow’s pretty cool though. They’re letting people try it out all over the world starting April 4 in New York and Paris. Feels like they’re really confident in whatever they’re cooking up. You can sign up for tickets starting tomorrow if you’ve got a Nintendo Account, but they’re doing it lottery style.

That second USB-C port on top is such a nice touch. No more awkward cable management when you’re trying to use accessories in docked mode. And they kept the headphone jack! Take that, every other tech company.

Here’s what’s wild – this thing could drop as early as April. Genki (you know, the accessory folks who’ve been leaking everything) says it’s coming right after those demo events. Makes sense – why show it off to the public if you’re not planning to sell it soon?

Guess we’ll find out everything else in April. Until then, I’ll be refreshing that ticket registration page like everyone else. Just don’t tell my wallet what’s coming.

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