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Nintendo announces Switch 2 release date - and a new Mario Kart game


Nintendo has released details of the long awaited successor to the best-selling gaming console

Water graphics, character tweaks, big sprawling race tracks seen from a distance with varying weather and climates - Nintendo is firmly showing fans this console has more under the hood than its predecessor. The firm also said a new Donley Kong platforming adventure was in development, and announced Kirby Air Riders will be coming in 2025, a sequel to a fan favourite game released back in 2005. Nintendo's president Shuntaro Furukawa previously told investors the long wait for the new console was partly to ensure the company could manufacture enough machines to meet demand.

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