Nintendo's biggest livestream in years is almost upon us, and we'll be live-blogging the Switch 2 announcement.

After Trump's tariffs, an immediate question now is what this might do to the pricing of the just-announced, already expensive Switch 2.

After an agonizing three-month wait, Nintendo finally revealed more details on the Switch 2 during a Direct presentation on the morning of April 2nd. While Nintendo told us very little in the official reveal of the console in January, now we know when the Switch 2 is coming and how much it will cost at launch: June 5th and $449.99.

Nintendo's best franchises pushed the Switch to its limits. Switch 2 editions will give these games a new chance in the sun, with better graphics and improved frame rates.

Nintendo has announced a June 5 launch date and a $449 price tag for its latest gaming console, the Switch 2, which will introduce interactive chat and screenshare functions to connect gamers.

Wednesday was the official reveal of the Switch 2. Nintendo revealed that its next console will come out on June 5 and have a starting price of $450. In its hour-long Nintendo Direct, a lot of games were shown and I can safely say I'm excited.