Nacon reveals several new accessories, including carrying cases and screen protectors, for Nintendo Switch 2, which will be available at launch.

Nintendo first talked about the Switch in March 2015. That’s when then-Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced a “new hardware system with a brand-new concept” under the codename NX. We wouldn’t learn the final name of the console until October 2016, when Nintendo first showed the Switch in a teaser video that demonstrated the system’s features.

While Nintendo hasn't revealed the Switch 2, CES 2025 saw many companies announce their entry into, or updates for, the handheld PC space. Lenovo announced the Legion Go S as the world's first non-Valve handheld PC, while Acer revealed its ginormous Nitro Blaze 8 and 11 handhelds. Atari also announced its new Gamestation Go handheld console.

In a sparse teaser, Nintendo announced the Switch 2, its first major console release since the original Switch released in 2017 to huge sales.

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our revamped daily newsletter with reporting and analysis about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Takashi Mochizuki breaks down the implications of Nintendo’s conservative Switch 2 debut.

It’s bigger than the Nintendo Switch (or Nintendo Switch 1, I guess?) which not only means more screen real-estate, but larger Joy-Con controllers. This is great news for people with normal-sized hands.