Nintendo didn’t reveal any Switch 2 pricing information during the Direct, but it posted a press release with all the details right after it ended. In addition to the new magnetic Joy-Cons, the Switch 2 will come bundled with Joy-Con 2 grips and straps, as well as the new dock.
There’s also a Mario Kart World bundle that will cost $499.99 when the console launches on June 5th.
The game, which comes from Undertale creator Toby Fox, will be available on the Switch 2 when it launches on June 5th. That not only includes chapters one and two, but also the brand new chapters three and four.
Nintendo has left us with a lot of unanswered questions so far, like whether the Joy-Cons will be magnetic or what that mysterious C-button does. Hopefully, Nintendo will reveal all that and more — and maybe even sprinkle in some surprises, too.
In a letter to the FCC, Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee call out Chairman Carr’s “actions to target and intidimate” media companies in violation of the First Amendment:
You have launched sham investigations into entities disfavored by President Trump, Elon Musk, and the Republican Party to censor journalists and news coverage. In the absence of actual agency authority and any real evidence of wrongdoing, your pursuit of these actions is clearly intended to punish and burden broadcasters and other media companies by inflicting incalculable reputational harm and excessive costs to defend themselves.
The Democrats are giving Carr until April 14th to respond to a series of questions about the FCC’s wave of investigations.
[democrats-energycommerce.house.gov]
One of Flightradar’s most-tracked flights today was BAW999, which listed the retired supersonic jet as flying from London to New York. This, of course, was just too good to be true.
District Court Judge Timothy Brooks found that Act 689, or the Social Media Safety Act, is unconstitutional, as it’s a “content-based restriction on speech.”
The tech industry trade group NetChoice originally challenged the law in 2023 and was granted a preliminary injunction, but now it’s blocked completely. NetChoice has sued to block similar laws in several states across the US, including Utah, Maryland, California, Mississippi, and others.
As reported by Politico, Governor Kathy Hochul and lawmakers are closing in on an agreement to prevent kids from using their phones throughout the school day. Hochul is working with lawmakers to finalize the specifics of the rule, which could make New York the fifth state to implement a phone ban.
[politico.com]
