Sometimes, you must go back to go forward. Nintendo apparently took that to heart when promoting the upcoming Switch 2, as the company has brought back Ant-Man star Paul Rudd for a new commercial for the hybrid system. Rudd originally appeared in a 1991 TV ad for SNES before he was a household name and Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero.
Nintendo shared the Switch 2 launch commercial–called Now You’re Playing Together–on YouTube. It’s a riff on the 1991 SNES commercial starring Rudd that ended with, “Now you’re playing with power. Super Power.” In fact, GameSpot has highlighted how Nintendo has, in a way, remastered the SNES ad for Switch 2, which can be seen below from Instagram.
Rudd sports the same outfit in the new Switch 2 ad, which spurs actor Joe Lo Truglio (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Wet Hot American Summer) to ask: “Why are you dressed like you’re in a boy band?” The commercial puts a major focus on GameChat, the system’s social hub that allows for voice and video chat.
The group plays Mario Kart World while utilizing GameChat. The launch game for Switch 2 is obviously highly anticipated, but it’s also been the center of a feisty debate about whether it’s justified to cost $80. Mario Kart World also got its own Nintendo Direct last week, and we learned how eating meals can unlock costumes in the game.
Switch 2 preorders will finally begin this week on April 24 in the US, after a delay seemingly sparked by the Trump administration’s announcement of new tariffs on countries like Vietnam and China. These are two of the main locations where Nintendo manufactures its systems and accessories. Switch 2 will cost $450 when it launches June 5.
