The announcement doesn't come as a surprise—especially in the wake of CES 2025, where several peripheral makers were bold enough to display replicas of the unrevealed hardware to showcase their Switch 2 accessories—but you might be shocked at just how closely the upcoming Switch 2 sticks to the form and function of its predecessor.

There's little doubt the Switch 2 is going to be the hottest hardware this year. After years of rumors, Nintendo officially revealed its newest console on Thursday morning, and a lot of Nintendo fans are excited to get their hands on it, which means preorders will likely be hard to come by.