It all starts with a brand new Mario Kart game. Tons of new tracks are shown. We get parkour karts that can wall jump like Mario himself. Mario Kart World. Exclusive to the Switch 2. There will be weather and climate conditions. You can drive anywhere you want in an open world. There are 24 characters, the most in any Mario Kart yet.
Free roam mode lets you explore the tracks to find new shortcuts. It will be a launch title. A Direct will air April 17 to show more.
Next is a feature for the Switch 2. The elusive C button. Voicechat feature similar to Discord. It's for chat. The Joy-Cons pick up your voice well, supposedly. You can share your gameplay to friends over it as well. It's almost exactly like Discord in appearance. You can switch the sizes of your friends screens or pick whichever one to feature as largest on your TV. There will be a Switch 2 camera for greenscreen-style video calls. You can capture your face as an avatar for Mario Party. GameChat.
Next is more GameShare. It will only work for select titles.
There will be a 7.9 inch screen. Tablet is 1080p. 120fps gameplay support. HDR as well.
The Joy-Cons are magnetic this time. The SL SR buttons are bigger, as are the analogue sticks. You can use the Joy-Cons as a mouse, too. 3D audio will be a feature for headphone users.
The stand is better, with the u shape design. There's two USB C ports now.
256GB standard storage.
Dock has 4K support. The dock will also cool the Switch 2.
Switch 1 games are compatible, both physical and digital.
Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is a tech demo game that shows off all the new features of the Switch 2. It lets you fully test out the new additions and discover the potential of the console. It's a paid digital game.
Game cards will be bright red. Better read speeds. You need MicroSD Express cards for the Switch 2, otherwise they won't work.
Switch 2 Pro Controller has back buttons and an audio jack.
It launches June 5.
