{"id":1095833,"date":"2026-01-25T21:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=508277"},"modified":"2026-01-25T21:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:51:01","slug":"what-nintendos-original-switch-reveal-told-us-and-didnt-tell-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/what-nintendos-original-switch-reveal-told-us-and-didnt-tell-us\/","title":{"rendered":"What Nintendo\u2019s original Switch reveal told us \u2014\u00a0and didn\u2019t tell us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> appears imminent. Nintendo has pledged to publicly showcase the Switch successor sometime before March 31, but a full reveal is expected well before that. And while numerous leaks<\/a> paint an already clear picture of what the Switch 2 will be \u2014\u00a0a more powerful Switch with a few tweaks to Nintendo\u2019s successful hardware format \u2014 there are still many unknowns.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Looking back at Nintendo\u2019s 2016 reveal of the original Switch may offer some clues about what we\u2019ll learn about Switch 2 in the coming weeks and months, and what Nintendo will keep secret until the last possible minute.<\/p>\n

Nintendo first talked about the Switch<\/a> in March 2015. That\u2019s when then-Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced a \u201cnew hardware system with a brand-new concept\u201d under the codename NX. We wouldn\u2019t learn the final name of the console until October 2016<\/a>, when Nintendo first showed the Switch in a teaser video that demonstrated the system\u2019s features.<\/p>\n

That first public showing of the Nintendo Switch communicated a lot about the system itself: that it was a home console that doubled as a portable gaming machine; that it included detachable controllers called Joy-Cons; and that multiplayer was a big component of the device. Nintendo showed players competing and cooperating on a single Switch and across multiple connected systems. In terms of hardware, Nintendo also showed the Switch Pro Controller for the first time.<\/p>\n

Nintendo also teased a handful of games during the Switch reveal, including the previously announced<\/a> The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/a><\/em>, and new entries in the Super Mario, Mario Kart, and Splatoon franchises. The Switch\u2019s first teaser video also communicated day-one third-party support, with gameplay from The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim<\/em> and NBA 2K18<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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