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Nintendo Switch 2 Devkit NDK Core Ounce First Look Highlights Differences With Retail Unit

Francesco De Meo • Jun 9, 2025 at 08:18am EDT
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A new Nintendo Switch 2 model may have already been prototyped

The first look at the Nintendo Switch 2 devkit has arrived today, thanks to some images that also highlight the differences with the retail unit that finally launched last week.

The new images of the NDK Core Ounce devkit were shared on X earlier today by Nintendeal, and provide a rather good look at the system. Contrary to the usual, the Nintendo Switch 2 devkit doesn't look that different from the retail, and the only notable differences are the double USB-C ports at the bottom, and the all-black color scheme, which some may prefer to the color schemes used for the launch retail units.

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Switch 2 dev kits use some kind of custom cable to connect on the bottom (USB-C and something else? double USB-C?) pic.twitter.com/LSxefZuwth

— Nintendeal (@Nintendeal) June 8, 2025

As mentioned above, the Nintendo Switch 2 finally launched worldwide last week, with a few exceptions, alongside a few titles, including Mario Kart World, the highly anticipated new entry in the series, and a selection of third-party ports, which include Cyberpunk 2077, Hogwarts Legacy, and a few others. While the system is the first one from Nintendo to support features that have become standard since the launch of the original Switch, the implementation sometimes leaves something to be desired. HDR support, for example, is disappointing, especially in handheld mode due to the below-average display. It's not all doom and gloom from a technical perspective, however, as the system seems to natively support mouse and keyboard controls, which can be a game-changer for first-person games or strategy games like Civilization VII, another of the system's launch titles.

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About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining the Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.

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