Nintendo has just wrapped its direct flow of April 2, 2025, everything on the Nintendo Switch 2, and it is sure to say that we have learned a cargo of new information on the long -awaited console.
On the one hand, it arrives hot, landing on June 5, 2025, with several new material features and a multitude of new games and expansion packs for the news.
So that you want the lower cost, what is the new “C” button, or the new major titles like Donkey Kong Bananza Or Mario Kart WorldRead the rest for the 11 things we learned from the Nintendo Switch 2.
Nintendo Switch 2 was launched on June 5, with pre -orders on April 8
If you can’t wait to put your switch or your OLED switch on the side, you won’t have to wait much longer. The Nintendo Switch 2 was launched on June 5, 2025, in two configurations: the standard console and a group with a code to download Mario Kart World.
Here is an overview of the prices:
- Nintendo Switch 2: $ 449.99 / £ 395.99 / $ 699.95
- Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World: $ 499.99 / £ 429.99 / at $ 769.95
Pre -orders will start on April 8, 2025 and the console will be released on June 5, 2025.
It comes with 256 GB of storage, 8x the first switch
Since a list of games has been presented, it is good news that Nintendo considerably widens its starting storage. The Nintendo Switch 2 comes with 256 GB of storage, eight times the capacity of the original switch.
This should mean that you will have a lot of room to download games as soon as the box is released, and you can extend it with a microSD Express card.
Mario Kart World is almost entirely in open world with dynamic elements
The Nintendo Direct started with a deep dive in Mario Kart WorldAnd it just looks incredible. To start, you can always have 24 karts at a time, but you are no longer limited to the track.
Nintendo has transformed Mario Kart into an open world title in what you can hunt lessons and in the vast world (as described) encompassing several regions. You can even drive yourself after a race at the start of the next one. The lands of the game will be dynamic according to your region for the time of the day and the weather conditions.
According to the scenes shown, it seems very impressive and is very worthy of being the launch title of the console. We will learn more during a direct Nintendo dedicated on April 17, 2025.
We finally know what the “C” button is for
In the head, Teaser’s photos have shown a new “C” button on the right Joy-Con, and we can now confirm that it is for a new vocal chat service exclusive to Switch 2. Dubbe GameChat, you can chat with up to four people during the game. There is even the possibility of sharing your screen, and graciousness of the integrated microphone, Nintendo promises that you will sound Claire.
Although you will finally need Nintendo Switch Online to use GameChat, it will be free as a trial for all users at launch – likely to encourage registrations. There will also be a video component, because Nintendo has shown the Switch 2 camera which can connect directly to the console via USB-C to activate video calls. In this way, you can share your bubble, N and your friends can see and hear you. The Switch 2 camera will also be launched on June 5 for $ 49.99 / £ 49.99 / $ 69.95 in.
Beyond the “C” button on Joy-Con 2, it is also on the new professional controller and a GameCube controller in an exclusive limited edition to change subscribers online.
The best way to play your favorite games
The 2 -edition switch games are older titles upgraded for the new console, and they could be one of the best reasons for recovering a Switch 2 launch.
Games like Zelda’s legend: Breath of the WildThe rest, Kingdom tearsand even new games like Pokémon Legends ZA And Metroid Prime 4: Beyondwill all work better on the new equipment.
The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games will be available physically and digitally, and the owners of the original games can go to the improved version for costs.
More Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games will be published in the future, but it is an excellent incentive for the owners of Nintendo Switch to go to the last console. Games like the tears in the 2024 kingdom had difficulty taking place gently on the original switch, but now they should run perfectly like an AAA game made in 2024.
Switch 2 has just received one of the best features in the DS
Gameshare is the spiritual successor to download Play, a local multiplayer functionality which was interrupted with the launch of the nintendo original switch.
Nintendo Switch 2 users will be able to play locally with their friends in games like Mario Kart World without the need for a second cartridge. This means that you can have races with all your friends as long as they have the new console.
However, Nintendo has not yet announced which games will still be compatible with Gameshare. Even thus, seeing the return functionality with the new console is exciting, especially given the launch date of June 5, which is perfect for your summer vacation.
Something strong propels him
Yes, Nintendo has struck many specifications on Switch 2, including the fact that the 7.9-inch screen is an LCD HD panel with HDR support and 120 refreshment images, as well as two USB-C ports. Even so, however, we do not know which processor exactly supplies the new generation console.
We just know that it is quite powerful, however, like Cyberpunk 2077 is confirmed to arrive on switch 2. It is a fairly heavy game, so it will undoubtedly be more powerful than the first switch or even the OLED switch.
In addition, this system on a chip will also support the faster reading and writing speeds of the storage of 256 GB, to supply two USB-C ports and to activate faster reading speeds on new game cards.
“ Silksong ” and a new “Hyrule Warriors” version obtain 2025
Silk song This may only have received five seconds of screen time, but for Hollow Knight fans looking forward to the release of the game, this – and a confirmation of the release year in 2025 – is more than sufficient. No clown makeup is necessary today, friends.
We have also obtained a brand new title Hyrule Warriors. Hyrule Warriors: age of imprisonment will be defined during the war of imprisonment that we see overviews during during Kingdom tearsWith this new title seeking to serve Tears’ version of Hyrule Warriors from Breath of the Wilds link Age of calamity.
Will this new game also present a time travel component upside down? We will discover when the game will be released this year.
There is an upcoming new professional controller
Among some other accessories revealed alongside Switch 2, such as the Switch 2 camera and the Joy-Con 2 controllers, Nintendo has confirmed that a new full-size gamepad, the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro controller will be published.
Sprising a similar asymmetrical stick arrangement like its predecessor, it has a slightly different aesthetic with a black and gray color that makes it quite smooth. It will also include the C button for the GameChat feature and an audio jack to connect a helmet, which is a new feature and adds another chain to the controller arc.
Elsewhere, it will include HD Rumble 2, integrated amiibo functionality, movement controls and GL / GR buttons that can be mapped on any button you like. We also know the price: the Switch Pro 2 controller will cost you $ 79.99 / £ 74.99 $ 119 at, which is a good change in change.
Gamecube games arrive online
One of the best software ads for many was that the classic GameCube titles, starting with Zelda’s legend: Wind Waker,, Caliber of the soul 2, And F-Zero GX, will be available on the online switch service.
If the list seems a little short, don’t worry. Nintendo declared other titles, including Pokémon Colossus,, Super Mario SunshineAnd The Manor of Luigi, are defined to hit the service at a given time.
The titles will be available exclusively on the Nintendo Switch 2 to the players who subscribe to the Nintendo Switch Online +extension pack, which costs $ 49.99 / £ 34.99 $ 59.95 to a 12 -month subscription.
Beyond the new GameCube titles, players can access a game library from other Nintendo systems such as the N64 and Gameboy Advance.
There is a new Donkey Kong title to come in July
Although it will not be released on June 5, 2025, Donkey Kong Fans should mark the calendar for July 17, 2025. This is where Donkey Kong Bananza – An exclusive switch 2 will be launched and it looks incredible.
It is a new 3D platform featuring Donkey Kong and you will break and you will strike in a underground world. Of course, you will probably meet mine kArtistic crests – I mean, would it be a Donkey Kong title without that? – And it seems that the main character has new capacities such as wall climbing.
