Nintendo Switch 2 release date, price and pre-order date announced

Nintendo Switch 2 will launch on Thursday, June 5, Nintendo announced Wednesday during its Nintendo Direct showcase dedicated to the new console.

Nintendo will have two options available at launch: a base version that includes the console for $449.99 and a bundled version that includes a digital copy of Mario Kart World for $499.99. Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 start on April 9.

Switch 2 comes with the following, according to Nintendo:

The launch of Switch 2 will arrive more than eight years after the original Switch, which Nintendo released in March 2017 for $299. At $449.99, the Switch 2 will be Nintendo’s most expensive console at launch, not accounting for inflation. Currently, Nintendo sells three models of the original Switch, ranging from $199.99 for the Switch Lite to $349.99 for the Switch OLED Model.