The Japanese gaming giant is about to release its latest console. The stakes have never been higher to end the boom-bust cycle that’s plagued the company for years.

Console reveal just hours away - Follow live: All the build-up to the biggest gaming launch in years, plus the latest news and rumours

Whispers of the next-gen Nintendo console first started when The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was initially teased in 2019, then gained steam when the Switch OLED launched in 2021.

While we expected to find out much more about Nintendo’s upcoming game system next week during the Switch 2 Direct event on April 2nd, a tiny new detail has been confirmed in this promo image for the new Nintendo Today news app.

We’re just days away from the very first Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. We’re expecting to learn plenty about upcoming games for the highly-anticipated console, and that list will likely feature beloved Nintendo franchises.

From Super Mario Odyssey to Arms, let's take a look at five games that utilized the console to its full advantage.

Nintendo Co. shares have soared to a series of records in anticipation of its Switch 2 console, making the upcoming reveal of the gadget’s details a potential watershed.