Nintendo Switch 2 will go on sale on June 5, 2025, and will cost $450
Nintendo held a Nintendo Direct presentation dedicated to its next console. Below are the key details.
Nintendo Switch 2
- Sales of the Nintendo Switch 2 will start on June 5, 2025.
- The console is priced at $450.
- The Nintendo Switch 2 will feature a 7.9-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 1080p and up to 120 FPS frame rate. It will have 256 gigabytes of internal storage.
- Nintendo confirmed that Joy-Con controllers will attach to the console using magnets and will have an option to be used as a mouse.
- The "C" button on the console will activate the GameChat function. This is a voice chat feature that allows screen sharing with other players. A Nintendo Switch Online subscription is required to use this feature (but all players can test it for free until March 31, 2026).
- Another new feature of the Nintendo Switch 2 is GameShare, which lets users play games from their friends' libraries over a local network.
- The Nintendo Switch 2 will also come with a camera for video chats, but it will be sold separately.
Nintendo also discussed the games that will be released for the Nintendo Switch 2. There will be a substantial number. For instance, one of the launch exclusives will be a new entry in the Mario Kart series, called Mario Kart World. Its standard edition will be priced at $80, a record for Nintendo games.
The console will also receive enhanced versions of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and the last two parts of The Legend of Zelda. Among the third-party developer games available on the Nintendo Switch 2 will be The Duskbloods (a new title from FromSoftware), Hollow Knight: Silksong, Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077, Split Fiction, Hogwarts Legacy, Civilization VII, and many other projects.
Additionally, Nintendo will release a special game called Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, which will introduce users to the features of the console. Unlike Astro’s Playroom, which serves a similar function on the PlayStation 5, this game will be paid.