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The Nintendo Switch 2 is significantly more powerful, has been redesigned from the ground up and works with an optional camera.

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Nintendo Switch 2: Everything you need to know

From tech specs to game compatibility, we answer all the big questions ahead of the Switch 2’s release.

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From left, Kouichi Kawamoto, Tetsuya Sasaki and Takuhiro Dohta served as producer, director and technical director overseeing Switch 2’s development. In New York, they answered the media’s questions via translator.

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Nintendo’s plan for eight more years at the top of its game

Thanks to a focus on developer freedom, a powerful Nvidia chip and ongoing killer software, the Switch 2 has the ingredients for success. But also some challenges.