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Don’t get me wrong, I am very excited to sit down with my Switch 2 when it arrives at my door later today. I’m sure the first thing I’ll do is install The Legend of Zelda: A ...
The Nintendo Switch 2 is the fastest-selling Nintendo hardware in the U.S. in the four days following its release, according to a statement obtained by IGN from Nintendo. It's outselling the OG ...
But both the Nintendo Switch and the Switch 2 are well-executed versions of ideas Nintendo has been working on since the failed Wii U — and maybe even earlier.
So long as there’s no drought of big game releases—like there were in the dark GameCube and Wii U days—Nintendo may just “1-Up” itself with the Switch 2. See Nintendo Switch 2 at Walmart ...
The Wii, DS, 3DS, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch each relied on some central gimmick that was new and novel. Nintendo made a name for itself creating not just games but entirely new ways to play.
It first came out on the Wii U, way back in 2014. To put it in perspective, that puts it both 11 years from 2025 and the release of Mario Kart: Double Dash. Yes, I get a perverse joy out of ...
The Switch 2 may be winding down support for 32-bit games from the Wii U era and earlier. Update: May 15, 2025 (2:06 PM ET): ... and it’s all thanks to the Nintendo Switch 2.
Even by Nintendo’s standards, this was a conservative campaign. But this caution hasn’t really paid off. Despite the Switch 2’s similarity to the Switch — or, perhaps, because of it ...
Even if Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour were the pack-in game it feels like it was meant to be, the execution of its charming concept is a muddled collection of quaint tech demos and boring ...
The Nintendo Switch 2 is here, and 10 of us are busy reviewing it! Here are our thoughts in-progress. ... Which, if you remember what happened to the Wii U, is undoubtedly a good thing.