Nintendo Switch 2: Every Reveal About the Console, New Games, Price, Release Date

The Nintendo Switch 2 console's biggest reveal yet arrived Wednesday as part of the company's latest Nintendo Direct event. This teed up a day of Switch 2 reveals that include its June 5 release date, a $450 price, its specs and its initial game lineup that extends from launch into 2026. The console will be further buoyed by having Mario Kart World as a launch title, which will go on sale in either a $500 bundle with the Switch 2 or on its own for $80 -- making the open-world racing game one of Nintendo's most expensive yet. Other games announced, such as Donkey Kong Bananza, are being priced around $70, which matches the cost of 2023's The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. That Zelda game and Breath of the Wild are among the original Switch titles that will get enhanced Nintendo Switch 2 Edition upgrades, a premium upgrade allowing players to get new features, modes and graphical enhancements that take advantage of the newer system's capabilities. Watch this: We Played Nintendo ... Read full article.