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9 Things You Might Not Know About The Switch 2
9.4.2025
On April 2, Nintendo revealed a lot about the Switch 2 via a big Direct. And in the days since that event we’ve learned more about the Switch 2 via statements from Nintendo, interviews, and more. For example, did you know that Nintendo confirmed Friend Codes are back, or that the Switch 2 carts...
Switch 2 Joy-Con Don't Have Drift-Resistant Hall Effect Sticks And Fans Are Worried
7.4.2025
Nintendo has confirmed that Switch 2's Joy-Cons will not use Hall Effect thumbsticks despite all the stick drift issues Switch owners have put up with since the console launched in 2017. Read more
Nintendo's Big Switch 2 Reveal, Pre-Orders Delayed Due To Trump's Tariffs, And More Of The Week's Big News
5.4.2025
Finally this week, Nintendo pulled back the curtain on the Switch 2 in a big way, giving us details about its screen, specs, and some of the games we can expect to see at launch and in the months that follow. A few days later, however, the company announced that preorders, previously set to go live...
Nintendo Claims It Has Fixed Stick Drift And The Crappy eShop On Switch 2
3.4.2025
Nintendo claims that it has built better, nicer controllers to help avoid stick drift on the Switch 2, and that it’s made the new console’s eShop snappier and easier to use. But the company’s answers haven’t fully convinced me that we shouldn’t be worried as we approach the Switch 2's launch...
People Are Finally Going Hands-On With Switch 2 And Here's What They're Saying: 'Safe But Substantial'
3.4.2025
After Nintendo held its big Switch 2 Direct showcase on April 2, press and content creators around the world had a chance to put the new console through its paces. Attendees were able to play multiple games, including Nintendo’s first-party offerings like Mario Kart World and Metroid Prime...
Don't Worry, Nintendo Says You Can Totally Use Switch 2 Mouse Controls On Your Pants
3.4.2025
Mouse controls are one of the Switch 2's big new features. Optical sensors allow the upgraded Joy-Con controllers to aim and navigate on the console as if you were playing on a PC. But the Switch 2 is also a portable console. Mostly people aren’t playing it at a desk. Don’t worry, Nintendo says...
The Internet Reacts To Switch 2 And Mario Kart Sticker Shock
2.4.2025
A Nintendo Switch 2 will set you back $450. Mario Kart World will be $90 for the physical version. There’s a tutorial for the new hardware and its features complete with demos and minigames called Switch 2 Welcome Tour. It will also cost money. Nintendo is preparing to launch its most anticipated...
Everything You Need To Know About The Switch 2
2.4.2025
It’s happening! It’s official! We now finally know nearly everything important about the Switch 2. In today’s Switch 2 Direct, Nintendo broke down details of what the console will offer, what specs it offers, and when it’ll be available to buy.Read more
Our Hopes And Predictions For The Switch 2 Nintendo Direct
31.3.2025
We’re less than 48 hours away from the Switch 2 deep-dive everyone’s been waiting months for, and the biggest questions around power, price, release timing, and launch lineup still remain. Will Nintendo play it safe as it seems to have done so far with the new hardware, or has it been patiently...
All The Game And Anime Announcements At Digimon Con 2025
20.3.2025
Bandai and Toei held a lengthy Digimon Con 2025 livestream this morning, March 20, to showcase upcoming projects in the long-running virtual pet and monster-taming franchise. As previously teased, we saw an upcoming mobile card game, but we also got new looks at the future of Digimon video games...
Pokémon TCG Pocket Is About To Have Some Competition
17.3.2025
Some rivalries you just can’t let go, even if one side has clearly outpaced the other. There’s Nintendo vs. Sega, Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake, and of course, Pokémon vs. Digimon. Bandai Namco’s monster tamer series hasn’t kept the vice grip on pop culture that Nintendo’s has, but Digimon has been...
Switch 2 Price Speculation, A First Look At The Next Battlefield, And More Of The Week's Top News
8.2.2025
Our next official look at the Switch 2 is still a few months off, but that hasn’t stopped folks from speculating about its price, or obsessing over the details we may have gleaned about the packaging its games will come in. Elsewhere, EA gave us a (very brief!) first look at the next Battlefield...
Nintendo Patent Confirms Switch 2 Joy-Con's Most Innovative Feature
6.2.2025
Fans have been speculating about PC gaming mouse-like functionality for the Switch 2 ever since optical sensors appeared in leaks last month. Nintendo then teased the feature in the new Switch’s reveal trailer shortly after. Now the potential game-changer has been all but officially announced...
Nintendo President Weighs In On Switch 2 Pricing As Some Experts Predict $400
5.2.2025
The Switch 2 currently faces three big questions following its January reveal: how powerful is it, what games will it have, and what will it cost? Nintendo was asked about that last one in its latest earnings call, and while the company’s president remained cagey, he also said Nintendo will...
Fans Think Nintendo Is About To Do The Most Absurd Thing Ever With Switch 2 Game Cases
3.2.2025
When Switch cases arrived back in 2017, they looked comically unnecessary. The SD cards the games were installed on were tiny while the plastic surrounding them was exponentially bigger. Most cases didn’t even come with anything else inside. I’ve enjoyed collecting them but they were a huge waste....
A Closer Look At One Of The Nintendo Switch 2's Newest Features, Teased Back In 2017
22.1.2025
The Switch 2 might not be a radical reinvention of what came before, but Nintendo’s new hardware does sport some unique quirks, distinguishing it from the original handheld hybrid that arrived back in 2017. One of these features is the bigger Joy-Con controllers which now connect to the screen...
Our Reactions To The Switch 2 Reveal And More Of The Week's Takes
19.1.2025
This week, we share some of our own thoughts on the reveal of the Switch 2, as well as look at reactions from across the internet. We also talk about a serious problem impacting the Pokémon TCG, consider the suggestion that GTA 6 should cost $80+, and go hands-on with the upcoming Like a Dragon:...
Is The Switch 2 Weird Enough?
16.1.2025
Earlier today, Nintendo revealed the Switch 2. In many ways its what everyone wanted and hoped for: A new version of the Switch that’s more powerful, sleeker, and supports all the old games. However, is this new console too...safe? Boring? This is what Kotaku’s staff debated shortly after...
The Internet Reacts To The Nintendo Switch 2
16.1.2025
If you missed it, Nintendo finally unveiled the Switch 2 this morning. It looks pretty much exactly like what the leaks said it would. It’s a bigger, presumably more powerful version of the beloved console/handheld hybrid that has magnetic Joy-Cons and can play your old Switch games, too. That...
Damn Nintendo, That Switch 2 Teaser Was Sexy
16.1.2025
We all now know Nintendo has officially revealed the Switch 2, proving a lot of the rumors about its screen size, new Joy-Cons, and features seem to be true, but I want to talk about is that damn sexy trailer Nintendo unleashed on us. It feels unlike most of the company’s past marketing. Read more