Nintendo has officially revealed the Switch 2, new Mario Kart confirmed

After years of speculation, leaks, and rumors, Nintendo has finally unveiled the Switch's successor, simply known as the Nintendo Switch 2, which will receive a new Mario Kart entry.

The details:

• The company has posted a new two-minute trailer showing off the hardware officially for the first time. As reported from previous leaks, the console features a similar design to the original Switch with a larger screen surrounded by two new Joy-Con controllers.

• The new Switch 2 Joy-Cons now use a magnetic connector to attach to the console instead of a rail system and feature extra buttons underneath the SL and SR buttons on the back of each controller. There is no confirmation if the rumored mouse-like functionality is present in the new Joy-Cons as of yet.

• Nintendo has yet to reveal the pricing of the new system or a release date, but it has announced that it will arrive this year and that a Switch 2 Direct presentation is scheduled to take place on April 2. We’ll likely hear more about the system’s new hardware and software during the Direct and possibly upgrades to original Switch games, as it is confirmed that the Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with both digital and physical games.

• Nintendo has also confirmed that a new Mario Kart game is on the way for the Switch 2 in the short clip showing Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Bowser, and other franchise characters racing on Mario Circuit. At the end of the video, players can see the racers driving down a large highway and a desert, indicating that some form of open world or hub could appear in the title.