Nintendo Switch 2 set for June 26 S’pore release; special experience event from June 20 to July 24 (UAT 2)

Local gamers will soon be able to get their hands on Nintendo’s Switch 2, which will be released for sale here on June 26.

Those raring to try the Switch 2 before its release will get to do so at a special event to mark its launch.

From June 20 to July 24, gamers can get a taste of the Mario Kart World game on Nintendo’s latest console at the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience Event at Jewel Changi Airport.

It will be the only place in Singapore where visitors will be able to play the new “Knockout Tour” mode in Mario Kart World before its official release here, said Nintendo.

The event runs from 10am to 10pm daily at Jewel Changi Airport’s Basement 1 atrium. It will be open for entry until 9.30pm.

The Switch 2 is Nintendo’s first new console in eight years. It will also be launched in the Philippines and Thailand on June 26.

Pre-orders in Singapore for the console, which retails at $719, began on June 9.

Nintendo sold a record 3.5 million-plus units of the Switch 2 in just four days after its June 5 global release.

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