Nintendo Switch 2
- Manufacturer
- Nintendo
- Released
- 2025
- Generation
- Gen 10
- Type
- Hybrid
- Launch price
- $449
- Units sold
- 18.0M
About Nintendo Switch 2
The Nintendo Switch 2 is a video game console developed by Nintendo and released in most regions on June 5, 2025. Like the original Nintendo Switch, it can be used as a handheld, as a tablet, or connected via the dock to an external display. The Joy-Con 2 controllers can be used while magnetically attached or detached from the console. Compared to the original Switch, the Switch 2 has a larger liquid-crystal display (LCD), more internal storage, and updated graphics, controllers, and social features. It supports 1080p resolution and a 120 Hz refresh rate in handheld or tabletop mode, and 4K resolution with a 60 Hz refresh rate when docked, as well as HDR support on both the tablet and compatible external displays.
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Library & collector facts
Lineage
Pricing
Launch price (2025)
- 🇺🇸 USD
- $449
- 🇯🇵 JPY
- ¥49,980
Controller
Joy-Con 2 / Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller
Launch titles & exclusives
Mario Kart World · Switch 2 Welcome Tour · Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition · Street Fighter 6 · Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD · Survival Kids · Yakuza 0 Director's Cut · Hitman World of Assassination · Hogwarts Legacy · Split Fiction
Region-dependent — JP launch bundle included Switch 2 Welcome Tour; NA/EU launch did not bundle a game by default; Mario Kart World bundle was the most popular SKU
Mario Kart World · Donkey Kong Bananza · The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Switch 2 Edition · Breath of the Wild Switch 2 Edition · Metroid Prime 4 Beyond (announced cross-gen) · Pokemon Legends Z-A (cross-gen) · Drag x Drive · Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour
Still in production (launched June 2025; library actively expanding as of 2026 — limited data)
Limited data — too new to establish collectible market; Welcome Tour sealed copies and JP launch-day SKUs likely the early collector targets
Hardware specs
- Os
- Nintendo Switch system software
- Cpu
- Octa-core ARM Cortex-A78C @ 998 MHz (docked); 1,101 MHz (undocked)
- Gpu
- 1,536 Ampere (microarchitecture), Ampere-based CUDA cores, Docked: 1,007 MHz, 3.072 TFLOPS, Undocked: 561 MHz, 1.71 TFLOPS
- Ram
- 12 GB LPDDR5X 128-bit @ 6,400 MT/s (docked); 4,266 MT/s (undocked)
- Power
- 3.78 Volt, V 19.74 Watt hour, Wh 5,220 mAh Li-ion battery, Duration: 2–6.5 hours
- Sound
- Undocked: Linear PCM 2.0 stereo speakers, 3D audio effects, Docked: Linear PCM 5.1 , 3D audio effects
- Weight
- 534 g
- Dimensions
- 272 × 116 × 13.9 mm with Joy-Con 2 attached
- Display Output
- 7.9-in LCD screen (279 ppi), 1080p up to 120 Hz with HDR10 and Variable refresh rate, VRR, Docked: 720p/1080p/1440p up to 120 Hz, 4K resolution, 4K at 60 Hz via HDMI with HDR10
- Storage Internal
- 256 GB UFS 3.1
Hardware revisions
- Original Switch 2(2025)
custom NVIDIA Tegra-class SoC with DLSS-equivalent upscaling, 7.9-inch 1080p 120Hz LCD, magnetic Joy-Con 2 controllers (replacing rail system), Joy-Con 2 mouse mode
⚠ full backward compatibility with original Switch library — too new for revision data
Launch colorways & special editions
- Mario Kart World Bundle (NA/EU, launch)
- JP launch SKU with Welcome Tour included
Modding scene
- Difficulty
- none
- Custom firmware
- No CFW released as of early 2026 (limited data); modding community actively researching but no public exploit
Reception & legacy
Strong — sold-out launch worldwide; mostly positive reviews praising performance leap, magnetic Joy-Con 2, and backward compatibility; criticized for $449 USD launch price (highest Nintendo launch price ever) and high first-party software pricing ($80 for Mario Kart World in NA)
Game pricing controversy — Mario Kart World at $80 USD set a new ceiling and was widely debated; Game-Key Card format (cartridges that require a download) frustrated collectors; scalper-driven shortages persisted through late 2025
Successor to the best-selling Nintendo home console of all time; first true generational successor (rather than refresh) since the Wii U; magnetic Joy-Con 2 and mouse mode positioned as the platform's signature innovations
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