Nintendo on Wednesday announced the Switch 2, the sequel to its wildly successful hybrid game console from over eight years ago. Now, the video game company must prove that it can follow one blockbuster hit with another,

Nintendo has revealed the Switch 2, the long awaited successor to one of the best-selling consoles in history, will be released on June 5.Fans have been impatiently waiting to find out more since January,

Much is riding on Nintendo pulling that off. Nintendo will launch the Switch 2 on June 5 for a starting price of $450 in the U.S., according to plans announced by the company Wednesday. The price is a sizable bump up from the $300 that the original Switch launched for in 2017.

Nintendo released a ton of details on the Switch 2 hardware as well as new games that you'll be able to play on the system when it arrives.

Nintendo will present new information about the Switch 2 in a livestream on April 2. Nintendo Direct will livestream at 8 a.m. on Nintendo’s Youtube and Twitch channels. This is Nintendo’s chance to show off their new console,

Nintendo says the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct will happen on Wednesday, April 2, at 6 a.m. PT (9 a.m. ET, 2 p.m. BST). Nintendo confirmed on Tuesday that the event will be an hour long. Join us tomorrow,