The trailer opens with a lot of familiar power-ups and transforming kart styles, with vehicles transforming into jet skis, snowmobiles, and planes. There's a traditional grand prix mode, with a series-first 24 racers, but the big gimmick here is that everything ties together in a big, interconnected world that lets you "drive virtually everywhere."

Nintendo showed its trademark ability to delight with its console’s unveiling. But some of what it showed was a little head-scratching.

While Nintendo told us very little in the official reveal of the console in January, now we know when the Switch 2 is coming and how much it will cost at launch: June 5th and $449.99. We also have more hardware details and specs to pore over,

Nintendo will present new information about the Switch 2 in a livestream on April 2. Nintendo Direct will livestream at 8 a.m. on Nintendo’s Youtube and Twitch channels. This is Nintendo’s chance to show off their new console,

The Switch 2 is here — well, almost. Nintendo took the wraps off its new console during its latest Direct event, providing us with a closer look at the $449.99 console ahead of its release on June 5th.

More than a million people watched online as details of the long awaited successor to the hit console were announced.

The company said Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza would be part of the early game lineup, also sharing details on the console’s technical upgrades.