Nintendo reveals Switch 2 launch date, new features of interactive chat, screen sharing

Nintendo has announced a launch date for its long -awaited sequel to The Switch Gaming Console: The Switch 2 will arrive on June 5, bringing new features such as interactive chat and screen functions to connect players, but also a steep price.

At its direct presentation of 60 minutes, the company has revealed a more lively display on Switch 2, a larger screen and different games that will be launched with the console.

At the center of his updated portable game console is a new “C” button on his Joy with controller, which will launch a new “gamechat” that allows you to “communicate with friends and family while playing” and allows you to share the game screen with other players, according to the Nintendo developers who have presented the new features. The chat function will be available only for users who register for the Nintendo Switch online service. A microphone incorporated in the upper part of the system will also allow you to speak with other players.

“When you think of some of the greatest titles on [the Nintendo Switch]it’s like Mario Map, Super Mario JamboreeAlthough this is a rather new title, it broke the top 10 of most [played] Games on the console. Therefore, it makes much sense that the type of main feature is mainly oriented towards that type of [multiplayer] Usa, “said Hannah Cowon-Barnes, an expert in video games based in London for the technological consultant.

Watch | Nintendo Switch 2 first look trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itpcsqqvgaq

Perhaps the most contemporary function ever for Switch 2 is the ability to use Joy-Con controller as a computer mouse. The developer showed several ways to use the new function in games, how to fish a club in a golf match.

The new portable console has a 7.9 -inch (20 centimeters) LCD screen which is displayed in 1080p. Nintendo also revealed in live streaming which, when it was anchored, the system will be able to support 4K resolution for compatible games.

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Nintendo will sell The Switch 2 for $ 449.99 Us at the launch, according to a company release of the company, a large leap from the price of $ 299.99 of Switch at its launch in its launch in 2017. The Canadians are asked to pay $ 629.99 when they go to the pre-order on the pre-order on the Nintendo website, compared to the price of $ 39.9 for the first switch in 2017.

A separate Switch 2 package that includes the new Mario Kart World The game will also be available for $ 499.99 USA and $ 699.99 CDN.

New revealed games

Wednesday’s presentation began with an extensive look Mario Kart World -The game of the launch bundle of the console-which adds a little glow to the series with in-game characters that make pavilions, launches, railway grinders and other tricks.

Nintendo also announced two other exclusive Switch 2 with its tent characters. Donkey Kong BanzaA 3D adventure with the large monkey making its way through a huge underground world arrives on July 17th. Kirby Air RidersA racing game from the director of Super Smash Bros. Series, it is expected later during the year.

Third-party exclusive that could create some buzz include Koei-Tecmo’s Hyrule Warriors: Age of Prisconmenta prequel of hack-and-and-lash a Zelda’s legend: tears of the kingdomArriving this winter. Software The cracklesa baroque multiplayer title of the creators of Dark souls AND Ring EldenIt is scheduled for 2026.

A new game by James Bond by Io Interactive, which will tell an original story on the light and has been nicknamed Project 007It will also arrive at The Switch 2 – Enthusual news for fans reminiscent of the iconic success of the Nintendo 64 console with the spy of the same name.

I miss the gamecube? Nintendo said that Switch online subscribers will be able to access a limited selection of gamecube titles such as The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker AND F-Zero GX.

The new console will be compatible backwards – able to play physical and digital switch games – but users will have to buy a microSD Express memory card for Switch 2. Normal SD cards will not be compatible with the system. However, the data from the original switch can be transferred to the new console using a transfer function.

“I think it has been there very much that speaks directly to the fans, including sequels of games we love and we are surprised to see, like Kirby Air Ride, who is a kind of favoring of the cult of the Gamecube era,” said Allegra Frank, a journalist with the Atlantic that covers the games of games, told CBC News.

When the switch debuted for the first time, it brought many innovations, such as having anchored and portable modes for a console. The emphasis on the vocal chat for Switch 2 could be a way in which the sequel is trying to differentiate, said Frank, and perhaps appeal to the younger players accustomed to Discord and more social games.

The Bump in Price could make it more difficult for Nintendo to convince the new buyers to go up.

“Switch 2 will cost more than what has done a switch, even if regulated for inflation,” Stephen Totolo, founder of the Gamefile site, told CBC News. “The question is if people are ready in 2025 for that type of extra expenses.”

For him, the revelation that Joy-Counter can now be used as a computer mouse is one of the interesting things that could justify the purchase. “I am really intrigued when Nintendo does things that I don’t expect,” he said.

The previous direct presentation of Nintendo of the company on March 27 announced that the games would continue to be done well in 2025 for the first generation console, which debuted in 2017.

Nintendo plans to host Switch 2 Experience events in different countries, where players can experience practical experience with the new system.