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Nintendo unveils Switch 2 ahead of June 5 launch


$449 buys easier multiplayer, mouse mode, and a chance to upgrade older titles.

Third-party publishers announced a number of ports for the Switch 2, including Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition, Hades II, Street Fighter VI, Split Fiction, EA Sports FC, Madden NFL, Hogwarts Legacy(with new Mouse Controls), Yakuza 0 Director's Cut, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4, and Hitman: World of Assassination. And Switch 2 owners who subscribe to the Expansion Pack will get access to a library of Nintendo GameCube games, including The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Soulcalibur II, and F-Zero GX at launch, with more to be added in the future. The trailer showed a redesigned, cuter version of the big ape climbing cliffs, digging through highly destructible ground, and bashing enemies into one another with massive punches, alongside classic 2D and mine cart sections.

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The Nintendo Switch 2 arrives on June 5 at $450