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@DoubleDate But then it’s unlikely to go the same path the Wii U did. The Wii U had horrible marketing and a confusing name, and all new iPhones look like their predecessors, yet they don’t fail in sales. The name “Switch 2” makes it clear that this is another console.

@Keman Sorry dude, but this is pretty much gonna be the final product.

@Bunkerneath Here in North America the 3DS XL actually came with a charger.

Always use them when playing Super Mario Party or using them off the Switch with no grip.

@SilentHunter382 In North America we only get 1 year from the day the game comes out.

@Ulysses Ah

@B3RTAY The side effects of Nintendo waiting way too long to reveal the Switch 2.

@Ulysses I think people do this not to get us to go digital, but moreso to have free physical games.

@VoidofLight If it ends up happening to me, I’ll just start buying all future physical games straight from the My Nintendo Store.

@Kestrel We’ll probably see more colors this time around, maybe dynamic backgrounds.

@Ulysses I mean, we still don’t know what the UI and launch lineup will be.

The Switch 2 is set to use the same base OS as the Switch, but it doesn’t necessarily mean it will also use the same UI. The Switch 2 UI will probably retain the simplicity of the Switch’s UI but also bring back different themes, kinda like these Switch 2 HOME Menu UI concepts on Reddit and Twitter which appear to do that.

Hopefully one of those 2 becomes the Switch 2’s UI (I somehow lean more towards the one from Twitter. Close to PS4/PS5 but looks more lively than the original Switch’s UI), along with some cute music to go along with the UI. Game backgrounds as themes are also great idea, which should be a feature on Switch 2 and great additions alongside the default theme (which may likely be a dynamic one).

Maybe we’ll also get some sort of Theme Shop to not only get the themes we want, but also choosing the music we want to have playing in the HOME Menu regardless of theme being used. In fact, if they bring themes to Switch 2, they should also allow us to get some with My Nintendo Platinum Points.

Possible reason the Switch didn’t have themes or UI music could be because of its limited power. With the extra power the Switch 2 is rumored to get, the return of themes and UI music are a possibility.

There’s one issue people still talk about, which is how laggy the Switch’s eShop gets. Even if the Switch 2 eShop is still a web browser, maybe the extra power will help it run better and smoother. Does need a redesign and new features tho, like a shopping cart feature, as well as rating/review, gifting and filtering features, as well as music like with the UI (assuming Switch 2 brings back UI music).

As for launch titles, they might consist of a new Kirby, new Zelda, new 3D Mario, new Mario Kart, new Pikmin, some new original games, and maybe some sort of pack-in game that comes included with the Switch 2 (something like they did back with the Wii and Wii U).

Really, how long will it last since I’ve been hearing about the crimes in San Francisco?

Also, when will they also open up more Nintendo stores across North America, like maybe in Canada and Mexico? Eventually also South America if possible.

@NintendoByNature For a Switch 2 SNES edition, they should put both color schemes for all regions rather than separate models with color schemes corresponding to the region they’re releasing (purple/lavender for the US, multicolor for Europe and Japan)

Here was how I thought the color schemes could be used for such edition:

The L Joy-Con’s D-Pad buttons get the purple and lavender colors of the US SNES, while the R Joy-Con uses the JP/EU colors for the ABXY buttons.

@Knightrider1 If it continues on like this, hardware-wise it would be one of the manufactures. But Nintendo would definitely have to do it since they know everything else about it, like the UI and launch titles.

They should just reveal the whole thing at this point. It’s obvious we know almost everything, so no more need for long waits to get it out.

@Atomic77 Yeah, although they should probably put color on the button symbols if they’re gonna color the rails instead of the shells.

@Bydlak The Joy-Cons are meant to also be split when doing multiplayer, so it wouldn’t work if the L Joy-Con had a proper D-Pad.

Although there probably will be an L Joy-Con with a proper D-Pad sold separately for those who want one.

@GrailUK Maybe for Super Mario Maker 3

@NintendoByNature Grey and purple was for the US SNES. In Japan and Europe they did grey and multicolor (red, yellow, green, blue).

@BoilerBroJoe Isn’t the Switch 2 also gonna be produced in Vietnam?

@JohnnyMind One other thing I would also change for the Switch 2 eShop is with languages. They don’t need to change it so eShop language is based on your console language, but there is another option: Just add English as another language for all the other eShop regions that don’t have English as a language.

Here are some examples of what I mean:

1.
Country: Belgium
Languages: Dutch, French (France), English (United Kingdom)

2.
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese, English (United States)

3.
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean, English (United States)

4.
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese (Brazil), English (United States)

5.
Country: Spain
Languages: Spanish (Spain), English (United Kingdom)

6.
Country: Switzerland
Languages: French (France), German, Italian, English (United Kingdom)

7.
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian, English (United Kingdom)

8.
Countries: Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru (and then also if they choose to expand more into Latin America)
Languages: Spanish (Latin America), English (United States); basically like the US eShop

9.
Countries: Germany, Austria
Languages: German, English (United Kingdom)

10.
Country: France
Languages: French (France), English (United Kingdom)

11.
Country: Netherlands
Language: Dutch, English (United Kingdom)

12.
Country: Portugal
Language: Portuguese (Portugal), English (United Kingdom)

Checking the serial number on the Nintendo Repair Center website, it pretty much confirms these are the real Switch 2 Joy-Cons.

So these are the real thing, I see. Although of they wanted to make the rails colored, they should have made the button symbols colored too.

@JohnnyMind Also more realistic than using the My Nintendo Store, because part from security and technical reasons, then there’s also more to it: Regions, and that Nintendo would have to be the proprietor of the My Nintendo Store in each region to be consistent.

On top of that, each My Nintendo Store region has different offerings, and it could also become a problem when one region has better offerings than another.

@JohnnyMind Switch 2 eShop does need some sort of redesign and new features tho, like a shopping cart feature, as well as rating/review, gifting and filtering features, as well as music like with the UI (assuming Switch 2 brings back UI music).

@JohnnyMind They’d also have to update it for Switch even if it ends up continuing to run laggy there while it runs smoother on Switch 2, unless it’s the Switch 2 using the same one as the Switch (but with new features if possible)

@JohnnyMind Off-topic, but I found your comment on the article talking about how the Switch 2 eShop could be fixed, and when I found the part that mentions "a universal store that operates almost akin to the AppStore in that titles displayed will run on the hardware you’re navigating the store on along with different labels and/or sections for Switch 1 and 2," I’m pretty sure that would already be the My Nintendo Store (as well as having its other selections, because no joke, being able to also purchase hardware, Switch/Switch 2 accessories or even other merchandise like toys and apparel straight from your Switch 2 would be fire), so they could use that as the Switch 2 storefront and add some extra features if they wanted to, unless the universal store part was referring to something else.

@PikminMarioKirby We’re getting closer and closer. It’s just inevitable at this point.

@skywake Hopefully, and maybe the Switch 2’s top USB-C port could also allow that with USB-C headsets

@Ulysses Just waiting to see what the actual specs will end up being

Really, what will end up being the actual Switch 2 specs?

@nhSnork What are you trying to say by this?

Switch 2 announcement and reveal this month.

Then the showcase in March also presenting launch titles like 3D Mario, new Legend of Zelda, Pokémon Legends A-Z, maybe even Metroid Prime 4, new original games, and more that I’m not sure of. Maybe the Switch 2 will come with a pack-in game this time like with the Wii and Wii U.

Possible release in May or June.

@JohnnyMind Just because the Switch 2 is gonna use the Switch’s base OS doesn’t mean they’ll also straight up reuse the same UI (Microsoft did this between Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S). They’ll probably go more of the PlayStation route and redesign the Switch 2 UI like in those links I put up to differentiate it from the Switch.

Also likely for it to happen because of the extra power the Switch 2 is rumored to get. The Switch was limited in power and RAM, so the UI got stripped down so much, but maybe this time they’ll bring back customization like in the 3DS.

@KoopaTheGamer There are many theories on what the top USB-C port could be for. It may end up being just for charging when in tabletop mode, but then as I looked at it more, I was thinking it could also be to connect USB-C headsets if Switch 2 has voice chat straight from the console instead of requiring the NSO app.

Then I was also guessing it could be for a possible dual screen attachment allowing us to connect our Switch as a secondary screen, which would also be ideal if they bring DS games to NSO.

Not sure about this one, but a Switch 2 camera accessory may also be possible.

@JohnnyMind With the extra power the Switch 2 is rumored to get, the return of themes and UI music are a possibility. Just because it’s gonna use the same OS as the Switch doesn’t mean the UI will be the same too. It could get redesigned like in those concepts.

What’s crazy is that it came out on New Year’s Eve.

@JohnnyMind Still waiting to see what the UI looks like, because I found these UI concepts on Reddit and Twitter which look like they keep the simplicity of the Switch UI but also show backgrounds from different games.

I actually like them and hope for one of those to be the Switch 2’s UI (I somehow lean more towards the one from Twitter. Close to PS4/PS5 but looks more lively than the original Switch’s UI).

I also like how they put game backgrounds as themes there, which should be a feature on Switch 2. Maybe we’ll also get some sort of Theme Shop to not only get the themes we want, but also choosing the music we want to have playing in the HOME Menu. In fact, if they bring themes to Switch 2, they should also allow us to get some with My Nintendo Platinum Points.

Just announce it already, especially since it’s already January.

"The example given is that a game with native 4K textures might need a 60GB download, but a 1080 native version might only need 20GB (which would allow it to fit on a 32GB Switch Cart, the current max size Nintendo produces for Switch 1)," adds Dale. "The idea being to do a 4X upscale on the device in realtime."

So, will Switch 2 cartridges not only have some sort of distinction from original Switch cartridges (whether it’s an added notch or just different pins) but also have more storage (maybe somewhere at 64GB) and higher speeds?

Not sure about this one

Although I would think something more of like the Xbox Elite Controller is likely fast ds a variant of the Switch 2 Pro Controller

@Baker1000 Maybe the Switch 2 UI will remain the simplicity of the Switch UI but have some sort of update that also brings more color themes and even UI music

@Lord I agree with that part. Like also give the Switch 2 Pro Controller a headphone jack so we can connect a headset to do voice chat through the dock

Except we don’t know if Nintendo wants to do that or just keep voice chat restricted to the NSO app. Hopefully the former

Happy New Year to everyone at NintendoLife!

Here’s to what 2025 has in store for us!

I don’t play Sonic games, but I’m wondering where they’ll go for the next game. If I’m interested, I might pick it up.

@Dev1024 And then it also comes down to how they got shafted in their own game (from bringing back both Inkopolis hubs with the DLC to adding the skip news feature to even making them the bosses of the story mode and only having them help in the end) which left them with a bad reputation.

With that, no one’s sure if Nintendo will give Deep Cut a second chance or just retire them after Splatoon 3 and let the Squid Sisters and Off the Hook get the spotlight again.

Who knows, maybe Deep Cut will get the DLC campaign for Splatoon 4, or even a spinoff game.

@Vyacheslav333 Do they actually play them through before deciding?

@Dev1024 I may be more of an Off the Hook fan, but kinda sad to see that Deep Cut lost to both. Hopefully we get to see Deep Cut again in the future.

@Vyacheslav333 Plus, Nintendo of Europe has already well-established itself in Germany many years ago, so I doubt they would even consider moving offices to another European country

@Vyacheslav333 I just realized the UK is no longer part of the European Union, and if Nintendo of Europe is gonna try to move out of Germany and into another country, it would have to be within the European Union, so the UK is out of the picture for that.