Nintendo Switch 2 launches June 5

Nintendo Switch 2 will launch on Thursday, June 5, Nintendo announced Wednesday during its Nintendo Direct showcase dedicated to the new console.

Nintendo will have multiple launch games ready for the system’s launch, including Mario Kart World and Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, a digital “tour” of the Switch 2.

The launch of Switch 2 will arrive more than eight years after the original Switch, which Nintendo released in March 2017 for $299.

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