US EditionNintendo Launches the Switch 2 Console
- Nintendo launched the Switch 2 console officially on June 5, 2025, making it available in stores including Seattle, Washington.
- The launch followed a hardware teaser announcement and detailed reveals in April, with pre-orders selling out in minutes due to high consumer demand.
- Many buyers, including musicians like Ethel Cain and Porter Robinson, quickly acquired the new console, with launch-day lines reported and stores selling out rapidly.
- The Switch 2 retails at $449, with a $499 bundle featuring Mario Kart World, and includes features like a 7.9-inch screen, 4K docked output, new Joy-Con 2 controllers, and integrated voice chat.
- This release suggests strong market enthusiasm for Nintendo's latest home-and-portable console, with early sales success and upcoming game releases like Donkey Kong Bananza planned for July 17.
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Eager fans endure long lines for the Nintendo Switch 2 launch - The Philadelphia Sunday Sun
The Nintendo Switch 2 is demonstrated during a media event, in New York, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) By Ayaka McGill ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO — Eager customers lined up outside electronics stores in Tokyo hours in advance to collect their pre-ordered Nintendo Switch 2 video game consoles. The much-anticipated Switch 2, being released around the world Thursday, is an upgrade to its eight-year-old predecessor with new social fe…
Switch 2 Is Selling Out But Nintendo Believes It Can 'Meet The Demand' Through The Holiday
ChickenDog was the first person to get a Switch 2 at launch in New York City and Nintendo promises he’ll be far from the last. Even as the new system starts selling out at most retailers, the company says it believes it will be able to meet demand through the rest of 2025, avoiding the scarcity issues that plagued the…Read more...
Nintendo’s Switch 2 launch appears to be off to a solid start — a lot will depend on just how good Mario Kart is
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The Morning After: The Switch 2 is out!
After years of rumors, months of hype and weeks of anticipation, the Nintendo Switch 2 has finally been released into the world. If you successfully pre-ordered a model, then well done, and if you haven’t snagged one yet, fear not. We’ve got literally tens of pages giving you all of the important info, so you can prepare and / or glower covetously at your screen. That includes Sam Rutherford’s detailed preview filling you in on all the details, …
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