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At US$449 in the United States, and A$699 in Australia, many were struck by the steep cost.
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The company’s new $450 console is set to come out on June 5, but it’s also being forced to navigate a chaotic circus around tariffs that could torpedo the rollout at any moment.
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Nintendo has just announced the details of the brand new Nintendo Switch 2 console in New York – and we were there to go hands on with everything.
Nintendo will release its Switch 2 games platform — successor to the Switch, its best-selling home console of all time — in Australia on June 5. It will cost $700, which is $230 more than the current price of the original Switch, but comparable to the price of Sony and Microsoft’s latest systems.
Mario Kart World will be released alongside the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5, 2025.
Big W has its Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order listings live now, selling games up to $10 cheaper than the recommended retail price.
I had the chance to play the Switch 2 extensively at a media preview in New York, and Nintendo’s approach to this question is clear. The upcoming system – which will launch in Australia on June 5 – has fundamentally the same premise as its predecessor. But it’s been tweaked from top to bottom to embrace more modern capabilities and new gimmicks.
Nintendo officially revealed in full its next console – the Nintendo Switch 2 – earlier this week, with an hour-long presentation that was densely packed with game announcements and details about the system's hardware.