Nintendo Switch 2 release date is on June 5
Switch 2 will release alongside Mario Kart World, plus other new Switch 2 accessories.
📅 Nintendo announces the Switch 2 will release on June 5
🎮 The Switch 2 will release alongside Mario Kart World, plus Switch 2 accessories like the Switch Camera and Switch Controller 2
➕ Gamers can upgrade some original Switch games to Switch 2 Editon games
👾 Almost a dozen third-party games will be available on the Switch 2 release date too
🕹️ Nintendo Switch Online adds GameCube classics on June 5th as well
Nintendo has finally announced the Switch 2 release date is on June 5.
The new handheld console won’t release on its own either; it’ll be joined alongside Mario Kart World, plus new Switch 2 accessories like the Switch Camera and Switch Pro Controller 2.
It’s a smart strategy as you can play a new Switch 2 game with all its HDR lighting and GameChat with camera livestreams of your friends and a new improved controller.
On June 5th, you can also buy a Switch 2 Edition upgrade pack for some original Switch titles. The Switch 2 Edition upgrades add enhanced visuals, HDR, and higher frame rates. Switch 2 Editon games so far include The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild & Tears of the Kingdom, Super Mario Party Jamboree, Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
Additionally, third-party studios have announced they will bring their games to the Switch 2 on its June 5 release date. So far, the announced games include Street Fighter VI, Yakuza 0, Deltarune, Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, and Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening.
Nintendo Switch Online subscribers will also be able to play GameCube classics like The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker, Soul Caliber II, and F-Zero GX on the Switch 2’s June 5th launch date.
Looks like there will be plenty to play when the Nintendo Switch 2 releases on June 5. Stick around as we’ll have more content on the highly-anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 preorder date and Nintendo Switch 2 price of $449.
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