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The Nintendo Switch 2 launched globally on the 5th of June 2025 across Japan North America Europe Australia New Zealand Brazil Chile Colombia Peru South Africa Hong Kong Saudi Arabia and South Korea. Additional territories including Philippines Singapore Thailand Malaysia Taiwan United Arab Emirates and Argentina followed throughout summer and fall months.
The Switch 2 uses an LCD touchscreen displaying 1080p resolution at 279 pixels per inch supporting HDR and variable refresh rates up to 120Hz. The system features a Nvidia-developed Tegra T239 codename Drake with octa-core ARM Cortex-A78C CPU twelve SM Ampere GPU and one thousand five hundred thirty-six CUDA cores plus 128-bit LPDDR5X memory interface providing around 102 gigabytes per second docked bandwidth or sixty-eight gigabytes handheld.
The console launched at $399 in the United States and £449 in the UK including VAT. Price adjustments affecting original consoles and accessories took effect the 3rd of August 2025 following worldwide tariff onset.
First-party titles Metroid Prime 4 Beyond Pokémon Legends Z-A launch with Nintendo Switch 2 Edition versions graphical performance enhancements. Third-party support includes Square Enix Capcom Electronic Arts Take-Two Interactive CD Projekt Red Bandai Namco Sega Supergiant Games Warner Bros Activision Blizzard IO Interactive initial lineup forty-six games seventeen concurrent launch.
Nintendo reported the 10th of June 2025 four days post-release over three point five million units sold worldwide fastest selling console company history. The 30th of June 2025 end fiscal quarter 2026 sold over five point eight million units exceeding six million July end.