A Beind-the-Scenes look at nintendo switch 2 – ryan

New York (AP) – Nintendo’s Switch 2 is Bigger and Better than its predecessor of eight years past as the video cameloper blank its brand into “a new era” where social experiences are at the forefront.

The Associated Press and Other Members of the Media Got an Exclusive look This Week at Nintendo’s Latest Handdheld, TV-Console Hybrid, which Dives Head-First into the Social World of Gaming.

The Switch 2 Will Hit The Market June 5 at a price of $ 449.99.

“You’ll be jaining us as we steppe a new e nintendo,” Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s President, Told Those in Attendance Before they scattered out the new switch.

What are some of the Switch 2’s New Features?

Video and Audio Chats and Game-Sharing Functions are Huge Parts of the New Console. One of the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons-ITH’S Controllers-Has Has a “C” Button to Quickly Access “Gamechat.” CLICK THE MUTTON AND UP POPS WINDOW VIEWS TO OTHERS PLAYERS ‘GAMEPLAY, LINED UP at the bottom of the USER’S Screen in Squares Like a video Conference Call.

A Camera Attachment-SOLD Separately-Allows Gamers to Project Themselves into Those Windows Instead of Sharing Own Screen, while some games let the Camera Appear in the game itself. A Microphone Is Now Built Into The Console for Audio.

Another Feature, “Gameshare,” Allows users to share the game they are playing temporalily with other consoles that don’t have it.

The Joy-Con Controllers of the Nintendo Switch 2 Are Demonstrated During A Media Event, in New York, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

And then there’s a function to the Control the Console’s Joy-Cons Like a Computer Mouse-an Appeal Toward the Growing PC-Based Gaming Audience-Something Developers Executed for People to Try.

“Because of the Environment were in, it’s a Hands-on Experience,” Takuhiro Dohta, The Console’s Director, Said Through a translator at the media.

Kouichi Kawamoto, The Switch 2’s Producer, Called the Mouse Feature a “Fun,” Engaging “Way to Experience Gaming.

It can be used on multiple surfaces, not just a mouse pad, he said.

“We have made the adjustments so that you can control the mouse on your pants,” kawamoto said through translator about down and using your own leg as a mouse surface. “There are well People in Development where that was their preferent way of playing.”

TESTING OUT The SWITCH 2

The media demo area had a station to test the mouse functions on a wheelchair basketball game. Players used to both joy-con “Mice” for that one. USING BOTH AT THE SAME TIME WAS A GAMING EXPERIENCE UNLIK MYY, OR ANY. This Particular Station Had a smooth pad that the joy-cons slid around on seamlessly. Another Station With The Pad Workhed Just Fine on a Hard Desk Surface-That One Was a World-Building Game with Required Precision.

People Play Mario Card World On the New Nintendo Switch 2 Video Gaming Console at A Media Preview Event in Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

The first game played was mario card World – Included in the Console’s Bundle Package. That was in handheld mode. The 7.9 Inch LCD Screen is Bigger and It Feels it. Next to a Last Generation Switch Oled Model, there’s a Stark Difference.

The Handheld Graphics were obviously better in 1080p. In the docked mode, nintendo says the system is able to support 4K resolution for compatible games. It wasn’t immediately Clear if the docked games that were demo were compatible, but the graphics looked better than the first-genreation switch. Especilly in hogwarts legacy. Wow.

The Joy-Con Controllers, Which Are Now Magnets that Click into Place, Are Upgrades from the Slide-Place Mechanism in First-Gen. The ap didn’t spend Enough time with the demo unit to get a great read on how you sturse they, but camelopers were asked about what one reporter is a “flimsy” Connection and HAD THIS:

“It may at first glaze look flimsy, but if you’ve you’ve actually touched it, I think you’ll it is not flimsy as it loooks,” kawamoto said through translator. “WE DID OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE SURE STRONG.”

The new mario kart World Featured a Thrilling Knockout Tour mode that pits 24 Players against each other in a race where the field is culled at five checks unil one ramines.

Switch 2’s Battery Life and Price Analysis

Among the wishes from switch fans was an increses Battery Life. Developers weren’t able to promise that, Mainly Because they Said Battery Life Depends on the Environment and Conditions the Console is Operating in. The switch 2 does use more Energy. But they did it ha Has a Larger battery to computesate for that.

“With Switch 2, Because of Things like ‘Gamechat’ … there’s Variability of Battery Life Wider than the Nintendo Switch,” Dohta Said.

An unopened Nintendo Switch 2 Video Gaming Console is on Display at A Media Preview Event in New York on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

The switch 2 Will Cost $ 150 More than its predecessor at launch. Joost Van Dreunen, Author of “One Up: Creativity, Competition, and the Global Business of Video Games,” Said the Trump Administrations Have Hit the Video Console Industry at A Fragile Moment. He Believes the Console Costs About $ 50 More than it Wouuld Have the Tariffs, Who Heys Impact Video Game Hardware Because Devices are Manufactured and Shipped from China and the Surrounding Region.

One of the switch 2s that media members demoed said “made in china” in the small font on the back of the console.

Nintendo didn’t address pricing, with a company moderator declining to the Answer a reporter’s Question on the Cost During the media.

Wen As asced About Chip Shortages, Hardware Costs and the Pandemic, Howver, Developers Did Say Those Factors impact Development in terms of the number of conflict.

“Yes, for Example Covid Certainly Had a Large Impact in the Development,” Tetsuya Sasaki, The Console’s Technical Director, Said Through a translator. “Hand with the chip lottage we were working with our partners and had to work in working our way through. … and yeah the nintendo switch was hard to get at one point.”

A Few other Games that nintendo announched

In adding to mario card World, two more switch 2 exclusives Feature Its marquee characters: donkey kong bananza, a 3d adventure with the Big apes Way Through a Huge World, Arriving July 17, and Kirby Air Riders, Air Riders, Air Riders, Air Air Riders, Air Air. from the director of the Super Smash Bros. Series, Due late in the year.

People Play Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Star Crossed World, Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, on the New Nintendo Switch 2 Video Gaming Console at Media Preview Event in Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

The new Console Will Be Backwards Compatible – ABle to play Physical and Digital Switch Games – But not every game from the predecessor will have that capability. ALSO, USSERS WILL NEED TO PURCHASE A Microsd Express Memory Card for the Switch 2. The Nintendo Direct on Wednesday Revealed That Normal MicroSD CARDS WILL NOT BE Compatible with the System.

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Associated Press Reporters Sarah Parvini in Los Angeles and Lou Kesten in Washington Contributed to this Report.