Nintendo reveals release date for long-awaited Switch 2 console
2 April 2025, 14:27 | Updated: 2 April 2025, 15:22
Nintendo has revealed the release date for the long-awaited Switch 2 games console.
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The Switch 2 will release on June 5, 2025, Nintendo confirmed in a live stream on Wednesday.
It will include a slew of new features, including game chat, a higher quality screen, 4k graphics and more memory.
The Switch 2 will also be capable of playing original Switch games.
Nintendo also announced a wave of games to accompany the new console, including a brand-new Mario Kart titled Mario Kart World and a Legend of Zelda game.
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The Switch 2 will also launch with older games previously unavailable on Nintendo consoles, such as Elden Ring and Hades 2.
While a price tag is yet to be announced, it is believed the console will cost around £350.
Central to its updated portable gaming console is a new "C" button on its Joy Con controller, which will launch a new "GameChat" that allows you to "communicate with friends and family while playing a game" and let you share your game screen with other players.
A built-in microphone at the top of the system will also allow you to talk to other gamers.
The new console will be backwards compatible - able to play physical and digital Switch games - although some may not be supported or fully compatible with the Switch 2, Nintendo said.
Ahead of the console's launch, the gaming firm is to run hands-on events with the product in cities around the world.
These will include an event at London Excel between April 11 and 13.
