Nintendo confirms Switch 2 will launch on June 5

Nintendo said the new console will also come with a range of new social features, centred around a new tool called GameChat

Nintendo's Switch 2, which will be available for purchase on June 5. Picture: Nintendo/PA Wire

Nintendo has confirmed that its highly anticipated new Switch 2 console will be released on June 5.

The new console, which was first confirmed to be in development in January, has a larger and higher quality screen, as well as new magnetic detachable controls.