The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct revealed a lot about the new console, but there are plenty more details out there you might not have heard.

Nintendo's new Switch 2 doesn't hit shelves until June 5th, but we've already played with it. Should existing Switch gamers plan on upgrading?

Nintendo has announced a June 5 launch date for its latest gaming console, the Switch 2, which will introduce interactive chat and screenshare functions to connect gamers. Pre-orders in the U.S., however,

Nintendo has dished the deets on its hot new Switch 2 handheld gaming console, which goes on sale June 5. Well, most of them. Highlights include a new larger 7.9-inch screen, 256 GB storage and pop-off controllers with 'mouse' functionality.

The latter seems like the better option seeing that some Nintendo Switch 2 games will cost $80 or $90, depending on whether you like digital downloads or physical releases. Speaking of digital things, Switch 2 microSD cards are also more expensive because they’re fast, like SSDs. No, the old memory cards you already own won’t work.

The Switch 2 will be Nintendo's most potent console yet, the developer revealed during today's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, capable of 4k output while both in handheld mode and connected to your TV. "Reading and writing data is also faster," a narrator boasts during the Direct stream, with the help of a brand new Switch 2 dock.

Nintendo will launch the Switch 2 on June 5. The new game system will cost $450, a 50% increase over the launch price of the original Switch. Mario Kart World will be the system’s biggest game at launch. Nintendo has finally pulled back the curtain on its next video game system.

The Switch 2 has a larger screen (just over 20cm compared to the Switch's 15.7cm) and a sleek, all-black design contrasting with the colourful red and blue Joy-Cons the original Switch has. These removable controllers can also be attached to the console screen by magnets, and can also be used as a mouse in certain games.

The slide-rail system from the original Switch is gone, replaced by a much more intuitive method. And that’s just the start of the improvements. The Nintendo Switch 2 itself boasts a 7.9-inch display (a big leap from the original’s 6.