Overview

• Retailers are staging midnight launch events for June 5 with limited in-store stock and online restocks at select outlets due to pre-orders selling out.
• Nintendo has released a mandatory day-one firmware update that activates the eShop, network play, GameChat voice and screen-sharing functions and backward compatibility for original Switch titles.
• The console’s custom Nvidia chip delivers full-hardware ray tracing, dedicated AI processors for real-time gameplay enhancements and supports up to 4K at 60 Hz docked and 1080p at 120 Hz handheld on a 7.9-inch LCD.
• Launch-day software includes first-party staples like Mario Kart World, Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition and Street Fighter 6 along with enhanced Switch 2 editions of existing titles and free compatibility updates for older games.
• Nintendo forecasts 15 million Switch 2 console sales in its first year, even as supply constraints have sparked order cancellations and “Out of Stock” notices at major retailers.