Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Recap: Price, Games, and Announcements

The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct reveal just happened, and we recapped everything announced at the show live.

The Nintendo Direct had some baffling omissions, like the Switch 2’s $450 price tag, but was a generally entertaining showcase that gave us an idea of what to expect from Nintendo’s new system throughout its first year on the market. That includes Mario Kart World at launch and a new Donkey Kong 3D platformer in July. Read on for expert analysis and insight into everything Nintendo showed… and didn’t show.

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The biggest announcements from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct:

• Nintendo Switch 2 launches June 5.
• Nintendo Switch 2 costs $450.
• Mario Kart World is a launch title.
• The Switch 2’s C Button lets players connect with GameChat.
• Switch 1 games will get Switch 2 Editions.
• Switch 2 is getting its own Pro Controller.
• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment was announced.
• FromSoftware is making a Switch 2 exclusive called The Duskbloods.
• Nintendo Switch Online is getting a GameCube classics library.
• Kirby Air Riders was revealed.
• Donkey Kong Bananza comes to Switch 2 in July.

Nintendo Switch 2 Direct live blog