Nintendo didn’t spend much time on the Switch 2’s UI during today’s big Direct presentation, but the company has just given us a pretty good look at the new console’s homescreen.

Update [Wed 30th Apr 2025, 10:15am]: In addition to the new Donkey Kong design detailed in our original post, multiple Switch icons have been given a slight makeover for the latest firmware update.

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although the online icon is now placed ahead of the 'C' button icon on the menu. Of course, the Switch Online + Expansion Pack requires an active membership to use.

Of all the mysteries still surrounding Switch 2, its rumoured 'C' button is perhaps the most enigmatic. Not least because when Nintendo finally revealed its Switch successor earlier this year ...

At a glance, it's quite similar to the menu you see after hitting the home button on Nintendo ... and a row of icons. Some of these icons are very similar to those on Switch 1, specifically ...