The Nintendo Switch 2 release date is June 5

Summary

Nintendo unveiled new details on Wednesday about its hugely anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 gaming console, which will be the company’s first new console since the Nintendo Switch was introduced in 2017. The Nintendo Switch 2 will be released on June 5. As its name suggests, the Switch 2 is an upgrade on the Nintendo Switch. It builds upon the existing design of the Switch, which can be played both on the go and at home on a TV screen. At the outset, Nintendo already confirmed that a new, exclusive Mario Kart game will launch on the same day as the Switch 2, called Mario Kart World. Mario Kart World seems like it might be Nintendo’s interpretation of an open-world Mario game. There’s a large map of various regions and courses, but in a free drive mode, you can drive around wherever you may please — in single or multi-player — without the threat of a red shell lurking around every corner. What will the Nintendo Switch 2 look like? The Switch 2 will be a larger console with a bigger screen (though there is still a bezel on the edges) and heftier Joy-Con controllers, which will also attach magnetically to the sides of the screen. The device has a 1080p LCD screen that supports up to 120fps, as well as HDR — that could be a disappointment for users who got accustomed to their upgraded OLED Nintendo Switches. The dock will support 4K, however. Nintendo Switch 2 will have 256 GB of storage, which is 8x more storage than the previous model, where even casual gamers usually had to buy a microUSB chip to get more storage. The Nintendo Switch 2 will only support microSD express cards for additional storage, however, which are a new kind of microSD car. The back of the device has a sturdier stand for positioning the device upright. The body has USB-C charging ports on the top and bottom of the device — the top seems intended for the Nintendo Switch Camera, but it’s also a better-located charging port. The classic colorway for the Nintendo Switch 2 is matte black with light red a...