Argos shoppers rush to pre-order Nintendo Switch 2 consoles ahead of release

Takuhiro Dohtadesign director

Because of the environment were in, it’s a hands-on experience,

Takuhiro Dohta, the console’s director, said through a translator at the media event

We have made adjustments so that you can control the mouse on your pants,

Kawamoto said through a translator about sitting down and using your own leg as a mouse surface

Takuhiro Dohtadesign director

With Switch 2, because of things like ‘GameChat’ ... There’s variability of battery life even wider than the Nintendo Switch,

Dohta said

It may at first glance look flimsy, but if you’ve actually touched it, I think you’ll see that it’s not as flimsy as it looks,

Kawamoto said through a translator

Doug Bowserdirector (business)

You’ll be joining us as we step into a new era of Nintendo,

Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s president, told those in attendance before they scattered to test out the new Switch

The console feels very good in your hands, very light,

said Nicolas Dixmier from the French specialist gaming website jeuxvideo.com after handling the much-hyped successor

Impressed is not a word I would use. It's a logical evolution,

Alexander Bohn-Elias from the website Eurogamer Germany told AFP after playing with the Switch 2 in Paris

The new features are cool but I don't know if it is a must-buy day one for Switch 1 users,

he said

Even when you're apart, you can play games and hang out as if you were together in the same room,

the firm said

The Switch 2 is more of an iteration than a reinvention of the wheel,

Niko Partners said

I will buy it, but maybe not when it's released,

Felix Sorge, a 33-year-old data analyst told AFP in Tokyo

We do not expect a price drop for the Switch 2 within its first five years given continued uncertainty around reciprocal tariffs, global trade and higher component costs,

it said

When you ask gamers, they mention performance and game software, but in reality, they seem to want the same experience as the original Switch,

said Hideki Yasuda, an analyst at Japanese brokerage Toyo Securities

The three of us were assigned to [the Nintendo Switch 2] back in 2019,

Kawamoto said

There is huge demand for a better version of the original Switch,

he added

As I was playing PC games […] I was thinking, what if we could bring this to the Nintendo Switch 2?”

Kawamoto said

COVID certainly had a large impact in the development and design process,

Sasaki said

They are hugely important, especially for early adopters,

said Harding-Rolls, as fans eagerly wait to know the exclusive titles for the new console

The new Joy-Con 2 controllers for the Nintendo Switch 2 have been re-designed from the ground up, and they’ve been designed to have bigger movements and smoother movements,

Sasaki said

You’ll have to wait just a little bit longer for launch,

said Switch 2 design director Takuhiro Dohta at the close of the live stream