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

At a presentation Wednesday, the company revealed a more vibrant display on the Switch 2, a larger screen and several games that will launch with the console.

Central to its updated system is a new “C” button on its Joy-Con controller, which will launch a new “GameChat” feature — which requires a subscription to Nintendo’s Switch online service — that allows users to “communicate with friends and family while playing a game,” and let people share their game screen with other players. A built-in microphone will allow conversations with other gamers. — Associated Press