Nintendo Switch 2 launches on Jun. 5
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Central to its updated system is a new "C" button on its Joy-Con controller, which will launch a new "GameChat" feature that allows you to "communicate with friends and family while playing a game" a...
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Switch 2 editions will give these games a new chance in the sun, with better graphics and improved frame rates.
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Most eye-catching was Mario Kart World - in which the franchise appears to have been given a significant refresh.
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The focus of this one is the racers. Mario takes centre stage, with a host of familiar faces spilling out behind him. Looking closely, it seems there will be a bunch of new characters hitting the track in this one, with a Goomba, Pokey, Biddybud, Mole and Penguin all spotted in their own karts on the cover.
Nintendo has confirmed that those sleek new Switch 2 game cards won’t always carry an actual game and will, instead, sometimes simply contain a key for a game download.
Nintendo hosts a Nintendo Switch 2 Direct presentation that reveals all kinds of exciting details about the company's next-generation console.
From there we went into a string of notable third-party releases including the likes of Elden Ring, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4, Madden, Street Fighter 6, Hogwarts Legacy and more. There was also the announcement of a brand new James Bond game, titled simply "Project 007" that's coming from I/O Interactive.