As the world waits for the Switch 2, Nintendo instead gives the existing Switch a new lease on life with Mario, Zelda games

Nintendo surprised everyone by announcing a strong holiday lineup for its seven-year-old Switch console, extending the longevity of the smash-hit hybrid console. On Tuesday, the Japanese gaming giant showcased brand new Mario and “The Legend of Zelda” games and unveiled a debut trailer for the highly anticipated “Metroid Prime 4: Beyond” during a 40-minute-long virtual event.

The company kicked off the presentation with a new Mario game titled “Mario & Luigi: Brothership,” the first new entry in the Mario & Luigi franchise in nine years. In Brothership, the plumbing brothers,