Nintendo Switch 2 consoles spotted at US retailers ahead of launch

Nintendo Switch 2 consoles have been pictured for the first time arriving at US retailers, ahead of the official launch day of June 5.

In a now-deleted Reddit post (archived by X users), an employee of retailer Target pictured Nintendo Switch [5,292 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/nintendo/switch/”>Switch 2 console boxes inside of a locked cage, claiming their store received “around 40” consoles.

A second image shows the Switch 2 consoles outside of the nondescript boxes, confirming that they are indeed Nintendo [5,303 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/nintendo/”>Nintendo’s next console.

Nintendo Switch 2 [311 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/nintendo/nintendo-switch-2/”>Nintendo Switch 2 is due to launch in less than ten days on Thursday, June 5, alongside first-party titles Mario Kart World [55 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/super-mario-games/mario-kart-world/”>Mario Kart World, Switch 2 Welcome Tour, and Switch 2 Editions of current-gen games such as The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [240 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/the-legend-of-zelda-series/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-2/”>The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Third-party launch games include Split Fiction [23 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/split-fiction/”>Split Fiction, Cyberpunk 2077 [482 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/cyberpunk-2077/”>Cyberpunk 2077, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI [28 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/sid-meiers-civilization-vi/”>Civilization VII, Hogwarts Legacy [270 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/hogwarts-legacy/”>Hogwarts Legacy, Street Fighter 6 [125 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/street-fighter-6/”>Street Fighter 6, Yakuza games (series) [220 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/yakuza-games-series/”>Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut, Sonic X Shadows Generations, and more.

Donkey Kong: Bananza is due for release in July, with Drag X Drive also expected this Summer. Nintendo Switch 2 versions of Pokémon video games [932 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/pokemon/”>Pokémon Legends Z-A and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond [55 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/metroid-prime-4/”>Metroid Prime 4: Beyond are also due this year, with no confirmed release dates.

Earlier this month, Nintendo detailed the free Switch 2 updates coming to 12 of its existing Switch games at launch, including  Super Mario Odyssey [131 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/super-mario-games/super-mario-odyssey/”>Super Mario Odyssey,  Pokémon Scarlet and Violet [244 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/pokemon/pokemon-scarlet-and-violet/”>Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, and  The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom [37 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/the-legend-of-zelda-series/the-legend-of-zelda-echoes-of-wisdom/”>The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.

Some games will be getting resolution and frame rate boosts, while others will be getting GameShare support, a new feature which means that players with multiple Switch consoles (be that Switch or Switch 2) will be able to play multiplayer with only one copy of the game.

It’s also been confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2 will support text-to-speech as part of Game Chat.