Yeah, it's obviously no secret in the slightest that Nintendo unleashed all the Switch 2 info we need upon us all today, though because it's so much, I think it's time to compile it all here!

I will mostly be going over topics like the prices in the USD amount. However, information about the prices in other regions may be added at a later date too.

If you see something that you think is inaccurate, please reach out to me by Reddit DMs.

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Section 1: Price, Release Date, Pre-Orders

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1A: Price

In the US, The Nintendo Switch 2 will cost $449.99 USD, $100 more than the Nintendo Switch OLED.

Additionally, at launch, you can purchase a bundle for $499.99 USD consisting of the Nintendo Switch 2 and Mario Kart World, saving an extra $30 it would cost to purchase them separately.

While we all expected $400-$500 and wanted $400, This price point makes sense, when considering the specs and power of the system.

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1B: Release Date

The Nintendo Switch 2 will globally release on Thursday June 5th, 2025.

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1C: Pre-Orders

There are 2 main ways you can pre-order this system

Firstly, through the Nintendo website itself, you can sign up to reserve a spot to pre-order the system, and on May 8th, Pre-Orders will slowly open up by email to those who signed up, and for 72 hours after receiving the email, you can securely pre-order a system from Nintendo itself.

A nintendo account is required, of course. You must also be over the age of 18, have been a NSO member for atleast 12 months, and have 50 hours worth of gameplay.

You can find the URL to reserve your spot here: Nintendo Switch 2: How To Buy

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Secondly, you can pre-order the system through select retailers on April 9th.

Currently, Best Buy and GameStop are confirmed to be a part of this, with more retailers likely to participate too. While there is no further info on how the pre-ordering process will operate to combat scalpers, more information is expected soon.

Best Buy page: Nintendo Switch 2 Black - Best Buy

GameStop page: https://www.gamestop.com/consoles-hardware/nintendo-switch/consoles/products/nintendo-switch-2/C200269.html

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Section 2: Specs (Battery Life, Resolution, and More)

The Nintendo Switch will come with a 1080p 7.9-inch wide color gamut LCD screen in handheld mode, with up to 120fps and 120 Hz available.

Additionally, when docked, the Nintendo Switch can output 4k, 60fps & HDR10 graphics, and 1440p, 120fps & HDR10 graphics.

The battery life can be anywhere from roughly 2-6.5 hours depending on how you are playing your device. And while the system is in Sleep Mode, the time it'll take to complete a full charge of the device is 3 hours.

The internal system storage of the Switch 2 will be 256GB, Formerly, the OLED switch and the original switch had 64 and 32 gigabytes of storage respectively, so this is naturally a fair storage upgrade.

Micro SD cards are not compatible with the Switch 2. However, MicroSD Express cards are fully compatible and fine-tuned to play on the switch 2. Express SD cards up to 2TB are compatible.

The switch 2 will also come with a mouse sensor, microphone, and extra USB slot on top for further opportunities with gameplay.

Additional details include: Stereo audio with Surround Sound support. The system will use Wi-Fi 6.

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Section 3: Games, and how they're priced.

Various games were shown in the direct, included, but not limited to (first party games highlighted in bold):

Mario Kart World ($80 physically; potentially $70 digitally)

Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour (Price unconfirmed; likely <$10)

Super Mario Party: Jamboree + Jamboree TV: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Upgrade cost unconfirmed, possibly $10-$20)

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild & Tears of the Kingdom: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Zelda Notes (Upgrade cost unconfirmed, possibly $10)

Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star Crossed World: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Upgrade cost unconfirmed, possibly $10-$20)

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Upgrade cost unconfirmed, possibly $10)

Pokemon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Upgrade cost unconfirmed, possibly $10)

Drag x Drive (Likely $70)

Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition (Likely $70)

Hades II

Street Fighter VI (Likely $70)

Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion

Split Fiction

EA Sports FC & Madden NFL

Hogwarts Legacy

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4

HITMAN: World of Assassination - Signature Edition

Project 007

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster

Yakuza 0: Director's Cut

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (Likely $70)

Nintendo GameCube | Nintendo Classics (Free with an NSO + Expansion Pack subscription, exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2)

Deltarune Chapter 1+2+3+4

Borderlands 4

Civilization VII: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

WWE 2K + NBA 2K

Survival Kids

Enter the Gungeon 2

STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expedition

Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025)

Wild Hearts S

Witchbrook

Shadow Labyrinth

RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army

No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files

Professor Layton and the New World of Steam

Tamagotchi Plaza

The Duskbloods

Kirby Air Riders (Likely $70)

Donkey Kong Bananza ($70)

Now, for the elephant power-up in the room... 'WHY IS MARIO KART WORLD AT $80?'

Frankly, we don't know. Probably greed, could be because the storage size is too big for what Switch 2 carts will hold normally, we don't know, but it is, but luckily it's the exception, not the norm. It might even be $70 digitally in the US if there's a difference in the digital and physical price like in other regions, this is not confirmed though.

To clear up some confusion, It's not gonna be $90, this is an extremely common piece of misinformation being spread today which just isn't accurate, at all.

The official site for Mario Kart World explicitly states an MSRP of $80. Additionally, pre-order pages on sites like Best Buy list it for $80 too. So put simply, the game will be $80, not $90, unfortunately not $70 or $60, but $80.

Again though, while this is a shame, this is not the standard. As Donkey Kong Bananza costs $70, The standard will very likely be $70. Just like the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

Nintendo confirmed a while back that their pricing was shifting to be more dynamic in range, being cheaper in some parts, but more expensive in other parts, this may be the result of that.

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Section 4: The C Button

The last elusive part of the Switch 2; The C Button, was revealed too.

It is for GameChat, which is kind of like Discord, but on Nintendo consoles. You can talk and share gameplay with your friends through a camera accessory and a built-in microphone on the system. You can even use third-party cameras and microphones!

That's not all though.

There is also GameShare, which is basically the modern version of DS Download Play. If one person has a game like Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics, then with their friends, through GameShare, they can all play together through one person's copy!

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That should be all for now! This will be updated as time goes on!

This community has recently passed 1,000 members, thank you all for joining!

To commemorate this, I've made new flairs, and a new icon/banner!

(Icon might be modified a little further for improved visuals; Banner will be updated daily to count down to the direct)

Just after the reveal trailer on Jan 16th, This community drastically skyrocketed in it's activity, it's been cool to see the discussion build up as we get closer to the Switch 2 release!

With the Switch 2 direct just around the corner, this number should naturally spike even further! When that happens, there miiiiiiiiiiiight be mod applications, stay tuned :)