One former Nintendo developer says the Switch has been a huge success, but that Nintendo could be planning some surprises with the Switch 2 to help convince players to upgradeTech11:10, 11 Feb 2025Updated 14:20, 11 Feb 2025Switch 2 is coming this yearThe Switch 2 is one of the most-anticipated gaming releases in 2025 and after its initial reveal last month, we now know what it'll look like.In many ways, it's a bigger version of the last console, with a larger screen and new magnetic Joy-Con controllers, but much of the console's capabilities and launch games are under wraps with the full reveal slated for April 2, 2025.Still, as we wait to hear about the console's price and release date, one Nintendo veteran has suggested there's much, much more to come from Switch 2 and it may even surprise fans.This is the Switch 2Speaking with GamesRadar, Takaya Imamura discussed the original console's success, as well as how Nintendo might convince players to move on to the Switch 2.Imamura, a 32 year employee of Nintendo, said ""The Switch has had a really long lifespan, and it sold really well, which must mean that this is something that is a global success.""It's got supporters all around the world, and I was thinking it would be difficult to really change that. But having said that, I think they've still got something up their sleeves."Whether Imamura knows something and is being coy or not, that surprise could be anything. One leak from a retailer suggested a return for Mario in a 3D platformer, while we've heard more than once that the controllers will double as mice, with a recent patent published seemingly confirming the feature.With GTA 6 publisher Take-Two Interactive and EA throwing their substantial weight behind Switch 2 in recent earnings calls, it seems the console is likely to be a more popular home for third-party ports than the initial few months of Switch 1 were."There was a time when Nintendo platforms are really geared at younger audiences and that was reflected in our release schedule," Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said.Article continues below"And now today with Switch and potentially with Switch 2, the Switch device can support any audience."For more on the Nintendo Switch 2, be sure to check out this bizarrely plausible release date theory, as well as how to jump the queue and preorder in the UK.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.