The Nintendo Switch 2 announcement will reportedly focus on the console, with the full coming later

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  • If endless reports and rumors are to be believed, it looks like we'll finally be seeing the Switch 2 soon.

  • That reveal will reportedly focus on the console itself, with a more detailed look at its games coming later in the year.

  • This approach is exactly what Nintendo did for the Switch back in 2016, so it makes sense to do it again.

According to a reliable reporter, the long-awaited reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2 will be structured like the original Switch announcement by focusing on the console and leaving the full showcase for later in the year.

From the moment Nintendo confirmed that production was in full swing on the successor to the Nintendo Switch, it has been one of the most anticipated announcements in recent memory. That was true for 2024, but now that we're finally approaching the finish line with the reveal coming before March, excitement has reached a fever pitch.

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The only thing left for us to do now is wait for Nintendo to actually announce a successor to the Switch, which accessory makers and leakers have been trying to do for the past few months. As exciting as the Switch 2 unveiling will be, it's worth keeping your expectations in check, as it looks like the first look won't be fully revealed.

Don't expect the Switch 2 announcement to feature a ton of games

As pointed out by My Nintendo News, VGC Editor-in-Chief Andy Robinson recently reported on the most recent episode of the VGC: Video Game podcast that the Switch 2 reveal will mostly focus on the console. Arguably more exciting details, the actual games we get to play, don't seem to be Nintendo's priority for the first showcase.

How Nintendo handled the Switch reveal in 2016, teasing Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey but mostly spending its time showing off what the system itself can do. With that in mind, we can probably expect some hints regarding the Switch 2's library, even if we don't see it in full detail until later in the year.

All I've been told is that it's 'here's the system' and then full disclosure will come later. – Andy Robinson

Considering how long we've all been waiting for the Switch 2 to be announced and how it's reportedly launching early in the year, it raises some questions about how long Nintendo is waiting for us to find out more. That strategy certainly worked for the first Switch but, if Robinson's report is correct, it looks a bit odd after so much waiting.

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