Nintendo announces launch date for its latest gaming console Switch 2. Check date, price and other details

Nintendo has officially revealed key specifications for the Nintendo Switch 2, confirming that the next-generation console will launch on June 5, 2025. This is notably the first Nintendo console to release in the summer since the N64, which notably hit back on June 23, 1996, at least in Japan. The Switch 2's launch comes at a time of elevated trade tensions as U.S. President Donald Trump rolls out tariffs.