As part of its marketing campaign for the Nintendo Switch 2, company executives on Wednesday announced new details about its next video game console, promising a lineup of titles this year from its Mario Kart, Donkey Kong and Kirby franchises.

The Switch 2 will be released on June 5 for $450.

The new console will include a microphone to chat with other players, screen-sharing and the option to add a separate camera for streaming. The service, known as GameChat, will eventually require a subscription and include parental permission controls.

Along with a bigger screen measuring 7.9 inches long with higher resolution, the Switch 2 will have the ability to run games at 120 frames per second for smoother gameplay. It will have 256 gigabytes of internal storage and include mouse controls.

In its hourlong video announcement on Wednesday, Nintendo released details of several new games.

Mario Kart World will feature up to 24 players and allow drivers to explore off track in an open world. Donkey Kong Bananza will be the franchise’s first new 3-D game since the 1999 platformer Donkey Kong 64. Kirby Air Riders is a sequel to the cult hit from the GameCube era by Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of the Smash Bros. series.

Mario Kart World will be released on June 5, Donkey Kong Bananza on July 17 and Kirby Air Riders sometime this year.

Although games exclusive to one video game console are becoming less common, FromSoftware, the developers of Elden Ring and Dark Souls, announced a new game called The Duskbloods that is scheduled to release in 2026 only on the Switch 2.

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