The Nintendo Switch logo is seen beside products for sale at the gaming section of a shop in Tokyo on January 16, 2025. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
Paris: Japanese video game giant Nintendo announced Wednesday that the new version of its Switch console would be launched on June 5.
The Kyoto-based company also revealed new features for the Switch 2 -- an update to the 2017 original model -- including a new chat button that allows players to speak with each other while playing.