The company said Mario Kart World would be part of the new console’s initial game lineup, also sharing details on its technical upgrades.
As part of its marketing campaign for the Nintendo Switch 2, company executives on Wednesday announced new details about its next video game console, whose early lineup will include fresh entries in popular franchises like Donkey Kong and Mario Kart.
The Switch 2 will be released on June 5 but no price has been announced.
The new console will include a microphone to chat with other players, screen-sharing and the option to add a separate camera for streaming. The service, known as Game Chat, will eventually require a subscription and include parental permission controls.
Along with a bigger screen measuring 7.9 inches long with higher resolution, the Switch 2 will have the ability to run games at 120 frames per second for smoother gameplay. It will have 256 gigabytes of internal storage.
Mario Kart World, a new game in the racing series, will feature up to 24 players and allow drivers to explore off track in an open world. Donkey Kong Bananza will be the franchise’s first new 3-D game since the 1999 platformer Donkey Kong 64.
Mario Kart will be released on June 5 and Donkey Kong on July 17.
Nintendo also announced a new spinoff game that takes played in the universe of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom; the hack-and-slash game is called Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. Kirby Air Riders is an upcoming sequel to the cult hit from the GameCube era by Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of the Smash Bros. series.
FromSoftware, the developers of Elden Ring and Dark Souls, also announced a new game called The Duskbloods that is scheduled to release in 2026 only on the Switch 2.