The long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 Direct has arrived and we're here to gather all the biggest reveals about Nintendo's next console!

The Nintendo Switch 2 could be considered the most direct "sequel" to a Nintendo console that the company has ever made. The lineage is right there in the name, with Nintendo simply appending the number "2" onto the name of its incredibly successful previous console for the first time in its history.

Nintendo’s upcoming console will be more expensive at $449.99 but launch with better parental controls and a new mouse control scheme

Sorry for those who hoped for a $400 handheld, but at least the Nintendo Switch 2 includes mouse control JoyCons.

Even after Nintendo basically confirmed that the Switch 2 would incorporate mouse functionality right into its diminutive controllers, I erred on the side of skepticism. Could the Switch actually replicate one of the most universal ways people play games into their console in such a novel way?

Elden Ring, Split Fiction, Hogwarts Legacy, Hades 2, Street Fighter 6, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, Hitman World of Assassination, and Cyberpunk 2077 were among the many Switch 2 ports revealed during the Nintendo Direct. And a number of games, including Civilization 7, will implement the Joy Con 2’s new mouse functionality.