The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally official, as Nintendo just shared our first real look at the console.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

The long wait is finally over. In a YouTube video with little fanfare, Nintendo officially introduced the long-awaited Switch 2. The first true next-gen follow-up to the original Switch includes backwards-compatibility for owners of existing Switch hardware and we'll learn more about the console in a Nintendo Direct presentation on April 2,

The console looks a lot like the original, but in the video, the Joy-Con controllers are black with colored accents. There’s also a new button under the home button on the right Joy-Con, which had shown up in leaks. The video also appears to show the Joy-Cons being used similarly to a mouse.

Nintendo just revealed the Nintendo Switch 2 on its official YouTube channel. The video, titled “An update from Nintendo,” shows a full render with all of the changes to the new hardware. A full Nintendo Direct for the Switch 2 is scheduled for February 2.

Nintendo has officially announced the Nintendo Switch 2, the highly anticipated successor to its popular hybrid console.

Nintendo Co. said it will reveal the next-generation Switch 2 on April 2, setting in motion the retirement of the nearly eight-year-old flagship model.

Japanese video game company Nintendo will launch the Switch 2 console, successor to its hit Switch device, this year, it said on Thursday.

Nintendo's announcement for the release date of the Nintendo Switch 2 has been seemingly confirmed by Walmart.