It finally happened. Nintendo caved and revealed the first official details about its next console, the appropriately named Nintendo Switch 2. What it didn’t reveal is what exactly it has cooking for the Switch 2 in terms of new games, although it does appear to have shown off what will presumably be its big launch title.
Most of the two and a half minute trailer was dedicated to demonstrating how the console itself will differ from the existing Switch. Quite a lot bigger, different Joy-Con, and a mostly black color scheme. However, once the Switch 2 was turned on, Nintendo opted to go with Mario Kart footage, and the improved visuals strongly suggest it was a first look at the next game in the series rather than more from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Nintendo fans have already been combing through the trailer with a fine-tooth comb and some initial discoveries have further cemented the belief that the Mario Kart footage is from the next game in the series rather than the last one. The biggest giveaway is Donkey Kong, who can be seen briefly in the background at around the 1:52 mark in the trailer below, whose design is very different from the one currently being used in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
More to follow…
