Cost, screen size, controllers and games

Nintendo revealed the details of the Switch 2, the next console game, in the video on Wednesday.

On June 5, Switch 2 will receive store shelves for $ 449.99. Nintendo launch game names, including “Mario Kart World” and “Street Fighter 6” together with new equipment.

New Device – Big and Fought -up version of the Nintendo switch that has Sold 150 million units Ever since it was released in 2017, making it the third best sale of the gaming console of all time. Gamers will be able to use Switch 2 as a manual console as well as connect to television. The device will be able to play the existing Switch game library as well as new and updated games that require new equipment.

Switch 2 resembles its predecessor with some differences, including a higher 7.9-inch screen with a resolution of 1080p, which can display the gameplay at 120 frames per second. Company controllers called Joy-Cons are now attached to the console screen with magnets and can work as a mouse when used on the table. It comes with 256 GB of internal memory.

One of the biggest changes is the new “C” button that causes the new Nintendo app for communication with friends called Game Chat. The equipment has an improved microphone and can support the time on the Internet. A separate accessory with the camera will also allow users to transmit the video about themselves.

Improved equipment will gain great worlds and more exciting experience. For example, 24 riders can compete in the world Mario Card at the same time, Nintendo said. Mario Kart World will cost $ 80, increase compared to $ 60, and this is what Nintendo is charged for playing on the switch. Switch 2 equipment also gained prices rising from the predecessor, which cost $ 300 when launching.

Nintendo’s launch consoles are iconic for the gaming industry.

They are hotly waiting for fans who want to know what games go, as well as game developers and publishers who want to schedule as they will develop for the profitable Nintendo platforms. Almost 1.4 billion games and applications for switching were sold throughout life, Nintendo said.

The new Nintendo game system comes in the period when consoles are less important for the gaming industry than if it used to.

Sony’s PlayStation 5, released in 2020, sold fewer units than its predecessor after the same accessibility years. Microsoft’s According to analysts, Xbox Series X/S-is the second generation of Xbox equipment with sales falls and the company’s management has de-shit their consoles In favor of promoting the message that gamers can play Xbox Games on phones, smart TVs, VR and other equipment.

Meanwhile companies like Nvidia. Amazon. Google And Microsoft is invested in “Cloud Streaming”, allowing users to rent powerful servers to run their cloud games. This allows gamers to play games in web browsers, unlike the consoles they own.

Enterprises prefer to broadcast cloud -based services because it turns the gimmatic sales of games into a repetitive revenue on a monthly basis, but almost all companies that have given Cloud Streaming A GO could not find a commercial craving. Google for example closed the stream of cloud streaming In 2023.

Nintendo continues to fight these trends.

Its Nintendo switch, using a Nvidia chip, was insufficient in design when it was first released in 2017, and still can’t play 4K resolution games – what Sony and Microsoft Consoles were able to do when released Switch. Switch 2 will be able to play games on 4K permit on TVs.

Instead of competing in the production plan of higher accuracy and more realistic graphics, which create large game files and require faster equipment, Nintendo has doubled on a colorful, multiplication chart and its exclusive characters and franchise. These include Mario, Zelda and Pokemon. These characters are increasingly beyond game scope and other media – “Super Mario Bros.” It was released in 2023, and in 2027 a legend about the film about Zelda is planned.

And while the Japanese company has experimental With mobile games, its consoles remain the only place where you can play new main titles. Nintendo regularly releases experience that requires additional physical parts to launch, such as Nintendo Labo cardboard structures, which has transformed the first virtual reality experience for children.

This year, Nintendo shares trading in Japan increased by almost 28% waiting for the Switching 2. The company reported 1.67 trillion yen ($ 11 billion) in its financial 2024, ended in May.

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