During today’s big Nintendo Switch 2 Direct the company revealed a ton of new games, confirmed the consoel will launch in June, and showed off Mario Kart World, a new open world racing Switch 2 exclusive that will cost $80. Yes. you read that price correctly.
This information didn’t come via Nintendo’s big Direct earlier today, but instead was hidden on a website that went live after the video ended. I guess Nintendo didn’t want to reveal that they would be the first game publisher to break the $70 price barrier that has been established this console generation.
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