In a much-anticipated online presentation Wednesday evening, Nintendo announced several key details of its upcoming Switch 2, the company¡¯s first major new games console in more than eight years, including a June 5 release date.
Nintendo is pricing the Switch 2 at $450 in the U.S. and ?49,980 in Japan. But in an unexpected curveball, the Japanese model will only support the Japanese language and won¡¯t play games from other regions, unlike the current Switch. Nintendo will sell a multiregion version for ?69,980 in Japan via its online store.
The move likely reflects the recent shift in exchange rates. The Switch sold for $299.99 and ?29,980 in Japan upon release in March 2017, meaning a direct dollar-yen conversion would have more than doubled the price in Nintendo¡¯s home market.
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