The Nintendo Switch is the Japanese game companys second best-selling product of all time, bested only by the Nintendo DS. Today, it announced the long-rumored sequel, the Nintendo Switch 2.ScreenshotThe Nintendo Switch 2 improvementsSo far, all we have is a wordless teaser video, which instead of telling the story, shows the new improvements in dramatic, 3D rendered flybys (a style introduced years ago by Apples marketing team). The story it tells, however, is still compelling: a bigger screen that will be easier to see, lengthened Joy-Cons that will be easier to hold, and a thinner overall frame.ScreenshotLook closer, and youll see even more: a kickstand that can lounge deep like a Microsoft Surface, a second USB-C port (for accessories?), and a new flange around the Joy-Con stickswhich feels like it must address the Switchs only real design flaw, its fragile analog controllers that were prone to drifting (even if its benefits are largely psychologicalnote how Nintendo highlights this structural reinforcement with the Sony-black systems rare pops of color).ScreenshotOther than that, the dock sticks around (but with rounded corners now, which should make it more comfortable to place in and grab out), and the game cartridge slot is unchangedyes, Nintendo clarfieis it will support Switch 1 games with backward compatibility in most cases.Switch 2s new UX featuresThe Switch excited the world because it was all about flexibilitypay it in your lap, on your desk, on your TV! Pop off the controllers, swing them around, combine them into a new controller. Whereas systems like the Nintendo Wii made motion controls mainstream, the Switch stitched such novel UX into the greater fabric of console play.ScreenshotSwitch 2 pushes the boundaries further, but subtly. Joy-Cons now snap right on and off the Switch rather than sliding inwhich is likely Nintendos version of the iPhone Magsafe. This will make using the device more pleasant day-to-day, but given how fast switching modes looks, maybe it will introduce novel game mechanics.[Image: Nintendo]The video also teases a new use for the Joy-Conslaid on a table, they now appear to work like a mouse. How advantageous will this one UX mechanic be? Perhaps it wont matter beyond one or two games (like the SNES mouse used in Mario Paint). Then again, PC gaming has never been bigger, which still champions the mouse for first-person-shooters in particular. This single tool could make porting some titles more comfortable.[Image: Nintendo]When will we get the Switch 2 and what will it cost?Nintendo announces in the video that the Switch 2 will arrive in 2025. There is no pricing information yet (rumors place it right around the $300 launch price of the original Switch), but the company will share more in one of its Nintendo Direct announcements on March 2nd.