Just before the Switch 2 Direct, the Seattle Mariners have announced a partnership with Nintendo to be the team’s first official jersey sleeve partner. The team revealed two official sleeves, one which uses the official Nintendo Switch 2 logo.

The Nintendo Switch 2 had its big debut on Wednesday, and the new console looks to be a sizable, if mostly straightforward, upgrade over its mega-popular predecessor. Tucked between the new Donkey Kong and (pricier) Mario Kart games,

Nintendo has released a new video teasing the Nintendo Switch 2 and the console's 'C' button, but some fans may have found a connection that could give us an idea about its function.

As you can see in the video below, the Nintendo logo will appear on the left sleeve of players' jerseys this year. The Mariners open their season on March 27, just before the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct on April 2. This is all happening during the same year Nintendo will release the Switch 2.

The association between the Mariners and Nintendo goes all the way back to 1992, when then-owner of the baseball team, Jeff Smulyan, was threatening to move the organization to Tampa Bay. If a local buyer did not appear with $100 million dollars within four months, the Mariners would have been forced to abandon their home city and fans.

With over 75 million copies sold on the Wii U and Switch, Mario Kart 8 is the second best-selling game in Nintendo's history, close to Wii Sports' record of 82 million copies.

Nintendo’s “racetrack” logo will appear on Mariners’ home jerseys, while the (much beefier) Switch 2 logo will appear on the team’s away jerseys. According to the Mariners, that will make the Seattle-based team the first in the MLB to feature different marks for home and away games.

This ad campaign will see players on the Seattle Mariners team sport Nintendo Switch 2 logo patches on their away jerseys. While playing at home, the Mariners will sport patches with the Nintendo logo on them. Easily identify stocks' risks and opportunities.

Nintendo and professional MLB team Seattle Mariners have had a longstanding connection for a while now, with ex-CEO Hiroshi Yamauchi owning nearly 50% of shares when Nintendo of America bought the ...