- Title: Nintendo Switch 2 on show ahead of June launch
- Date: 3rd April 2025
- Summary: GAZA CITY, GAZA (APRIL 3, 2025) (REUTERS) PEOPLE WALKING BETWEEN THE RUBBLE / SMOKE RISING IN THE BACKGROUND CART WITH PEOPLE AND BELONGINGS MOVING, PEOPLE WALKING BETWEEN THE RUBBLE PEOPLE GATHERING AROUND MEDIC CHECKING ON MAN LYING ON GROUND PEOPLE MOVING (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PALESTINIAN MOVING FROM SHEJAIA SUBURB OF GAZA CITY, UMM (MOTHER OF) AAED BARDAA, 62, SAYING: "
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- Keywords: Japan Nintendo Switch 2 Tokyo games games console gaming handheld joycon release
- Location: TOKYO, JAPAN
- City: TOKYO, JAPAN
- Country: Japan
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Video Games
- Reuters ID: LVA005380303042025RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Nintendo's Switch 2 gaming console will launch on June 5, the company announced, heralding its long-anticipated successor to its hit hybrid home-portable Switch on Wednesday (April 2).
The Switch 2 offers a bigger screen, mouse controls and a chat function available via a dedicated button on the controller.
The device will retail for $449.99 in the United States and 49,980 yen ($334) in Japan for a Japanese language system, or 69,980 yen for a multi-language version.
Switch 2's predecessor, the Nintendo Switch, has sold more than 150 million units, with hardware refreshes and hit games from franchises such as "Super Mario" and "The Legend of Zelda" extending its lifecycle.
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