Nintendo Switch 2 to Go on Sale June 5

Kyoto, April 2 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Nintendo Co. said Wednesday that it will release the Nintendo Switch 2 game console June 5, with the suggested retail price set at 49,980 yen.
 

Switch 2 features a large high-definition screen and a voice chat function. It can be played at home and outside just as its predecessor.
 

Also on June 5, software titles including "Mario Kart World," a new version of the popular racing game, will also be released.
 

This is the first time for the Kyoto-based company to launch a new game console since the original Switch, which made its debut in March 2017.
 

Events to try Switch 2 will take place around the world. In Japan, such events will be held for two days from April 26 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, near Tokyo.
 

Cumulative sales of the original Switch had reached 150.86 million units as of the end of December 2024, second highest among the company's game consoles, after the Nintendo DS portable game machine, which marked 154.02 million units.
 

There were times when supplies of Switch did not keep up with demand and the console became a target for reselling at high prices.
 

At an online press conference in February this year, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa vowed to prevent a supply shortage for Switch 2, saying, "It's most important to prepare a large enough number."
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