Nintendo Switch 2 stands out for its versatility and his evolution both at technological level and in terms of social game capabilities, Characteristics that seek to convert this ‘hardware’ into an innovative proposal that continues to “take smiles” to the players.
The Japanese video game company presented its Nintendo Switch 2 console last Wednesday, a new version of the hybrid model between desktop and portable console that has been redesigned from scratch listening to the players, and that will arrive on June 5 with improvements in performance and news in game functionalities.
In this sense, within the framework of the event held at the Grand Palais in Paris (France) last week, an event where Nintendo allowed to see the successor of the Nintendo Switch and all its innovations, the innovations, the General Director of Nintendo Iberian, Gustavo Viuidity, has shared some Europa Press some Key points of the new ‘hardware’ and the intention that the company has to bring the concept of Nintendo Switch beyond to improve the game experience.
In this regard, after commenting on how special it is “the birth of a console”, Viúdez has influenced how Nintendo has taken care of all the details in relation to Nintendo Switch 2, a concept that shares all the characteristics of the previous version in relation to its hybrid format but that, from there, shows as a “absolutely new” console.
As explained, this is due, first, to its Technological innovationsamong which has highlighted its visualization improvements in the 7.9 enlarged screen inches, which consists of a 1080p HDR panel with the capacity to show images with a frequency of 120 fps. The same goes for television mode with the ‘Dock’, with which it shows 4K images.
Following this line, he has also highlighted his storage capacity that, with an internal memory of 256GB, It exceeds up to eight times the memory of the original switch. And, continuing with the ‘hardware’, has put on the table “the interesting” of the Joy-Con controls 2 that “they have nothing to do” with the previous ones and mourn magnetically with the console.
All this makes the experience with Nintendo Switch 2 “completely different technically”. However, Viúdez has also stressed that what Nintendo really intends is “Take beyond” the concept of the original console “Applying new and different game experiences.”
Importance of the social component
Thus, as explained, for the original Nintendo Switch console, the social component of the video game was very important, since it was tried to “bring together many people playing physically, closely.” Now, with Nintendo Switch 2, the company intends to take another step, adding Game experiences with users “from far away” but “as if they were in the living room.”
To do this, Nintendo has included news such as GameChatwhich allows communication with friends and family through an integrated chat function, which is accompanied by a new microphone integrated in the upper area of the console and a camera that can be added externally. Although it must be taken into account that it is a service only available for those with service subscription Nintendo Switch Online.
“With this GameChat we try to get them users play together anywhere and at any time “, He has apostilled Viúdez, while he has clarified that, in case of preferring the individual game, Nintendo Switch 2 also offers all the advantages.
Taking all this into account, the Nintendo manager has concluded that “versatility “is a concept that defines this new console wellbecause it offers many different possibilities of playing video games and, in addition, “ensures that anyone can enjoy from minute one with other people”, regardless of their skill, their level of experience or the place where you are.
Wide catalog of games and compatibility
Another of the points that the manager has highlighted is the Compatibility between the two consoles For games available, something that has defined as “very important” for the company.
Although Nintendo teams are still testing compatibility with all the titles currently available in Nintendo Switch, Viúdez has confirmed that the 95 percent of the games are compatible with Nintendo Switch 2. “He who has a Nintendo Switch that does not worry, because he will be able to continue playing his games on Nintendo Switch 2,” he added.
In addition, this console will be launched with a very extensive catalog Since, they are not only the exclusive Nintendo games, in addition to the recent titles announced such as the Mario Kart World or the Donkey Kong Baniza, but also has “Much support from third companies.”
This is reflected in titles such as The DuskBloods de FrontSoftware that, even in development, it will arrive exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026. They will also be for this console Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition, Hades II, Street Fighter 6, Hogwarts Legacy, Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade y Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Price increase
Nintendo Switch 2 will be available by 469,99 eurosa price that exceeds the previous version and that is unmarked from the most affordable prices of the company. Likewise, new video games such as Mario Kart World, will be available for 90 euros for its physical version.
In this regard, Viúdez has explained that the price responds to which from Nintendo they understand that it is “the game experience that will get Enjoy users regarding that specific game. ”
“We believe that the games are very good, they will have Many hours of entertainment and they will have many hours for many people. We really believe that the experience is very interesting, “he valued.
Evolve to continue “taking smiles”
With all this, Viúdez has reflected that the goal of Nintendo Switch 2 coincides with the main mission of the company At all times, it is “Put smiles on the face of people who approach the products” And, from there, boost “innovative and different proposals that manage to start those smiles.”
The manager has assured that for this, the company has to surprise and make, when the player enters into contact with the product, a “Effect ‘wow'”, something that is only obtained through evolution.
“The evolution is logical and normal. Nintendo Switch 2 is precisely that, a successor of Nintendo Switch, where we want Continue to put smiles on people’s face and it was necessary to take steps forward “, He has sentenced.
Following this line, Viúdez has explained that these premises are followed globally, so they serve both the ‘feedback’ of Spanish consumers and those of other countries, where “it has been seen that The concept has liked from the first minute “, although they will continue listening to users.
“We believe that Now is the consumer who has to speak and we have to listen to him “, He has indicated, while assuring that it will be the players who offer their proposals and improvements for this new Nintendo Switch 2 console.