Nintendo to unveil next-generation Switch 2 in April

The new console will also support the company’s online gaming services, Nintendo said in November

Game developers are counting on the new Nintendo platform to jump-start lacklustre momentum in an industry competing with an ever-expanding range of entertainment for users’ time. File Picture: Jae C Hong

Nintendo said it will reveal the next-generation Switch 2 console on April 2, setting in motion the retirement of the nearly eight-year-old flagship original model.

The company’s new model is similar in concept and design to the current Switch — one of the most popular gaming consoles — according to a two-minute teaser video posted to its website yesterday.