Mario Kart World is a Switch 2 exclusive and launches alongside the Switch 2 on June 5. Nintendo will reveal more about the game in a dedicated Nintendo Direct on April 17.

Nintendo has unveiled the first official details about the Switch 2 console, its follow-up to the Switch. The Switch 2 will release on June 5, it was announced in a Nintendo Direct on Wednesday morning.

Nintendo released a ton of details on the Switch 2 hardware as well as new games that you'll be able to play on the system when it arrives.

It's been months since the announcement, but Nintendo is finally giving a closer look at the Switch 2. A Nintendo Direct stream starts April 2 at 9:00 a.m. ET that will reveal new details about the upcoming system.

Nintendo says the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct will happen on Wednesday, April 2, at 6 a.m. PT (9 a.m. ET, 2 p.m. BST). Nintendo confirmed on Tuesday that the event will be an hour long. Join us tomorrow,

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. In a Nintendo Direct online presentation,

During today's Nintendo Direct all about the Switch 2, the company shared how and when fans can finally get the new console into their hands.

Nintendo didn’t reveal any Switch 2 pricing information during the Nintendo Direct, but it posted a press release with all the details right after it ended. In addition to the new magnetic Joy-Cons, the Switch 2 will come bundled with Joy-Con 2 grips and straps,