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Nintendo has revealed the Switch 2, the long awaited successor to one of the best-selling consoles in history, will be released on June 5.<\/p>\n

Fans have been impatiently waiting to find out more since January, when the Japanese gaming giant ended months of speculation by confirming basic information about the new device<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a Nintendo Direct online presentation, watched by more than a million people, it gave further details of the hardware, as well as confirming it would be accompanied by Mario Kart World, a new edition of Nintendo’s most famous game.<\/p>\n

It also announced a series of other new titles for the console, including Elden Ring and Street Fighter 6.<\/p>\n

The company said the new device would have better graphics and audio than its predecessor, and a chat button allowing players to speak to each other while playing.<\/p>\n

The price will vary in different markets but in the UK it will retail at \u00a3395, or \u00a3429 with Mario Kart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As well as huge interest in the device itself, fans have been keen to find out what games they will be able to play on it.<\/p>\n

Most eye-catching was Mario Kart World – in which the franchise appears to have been given a significant refresh.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The games made by third party developers – such as Elden Ring – are notable too because they are the kind of high-profile games that typically have not come to Nintendo consoles in recent years.<\/p>\n

They included:<\/p>\n