
Issue #436
June 15, 2025
The fastest-selling Nintendo machine ever
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Switch 2 sells record-breaking 3.5 million units in 4 days – The fastest-selling Nintendo machine ever. Oli Welsh // Polygon Nintendo's Switch 2 sets early sales records. Its future is less certain Jonathan Ore // CBC Splatoon Raiders is the series first spin-off game and it's coming exclusively to Switch 2 — I like Splatoon, but I ain't great at the competitive side, so more adjacent experiences sound good to me. Not only that, but the next move being Splatoon 4 doesn't particularly feel right at this moment. Wesley LeBlanc // Game Informer ▶ Joy-Con drift isn’t dead: Inside the Switch 2 — The inside of the new Joy-Con sure looks similar. 😬 Joy. iFixit // YouTube Why Switch 2 was largely absent at Summer Game Fest Donald Theriault // Nintendo World Report REVIEW Deltarune — "carries on the spirit of its predecessor by subverting expectations of the RPG genre in the wildest ways". Brendan Graeber // IGN REVIEW Yakuza 0: Director's Cut — "If you’re a Nintendo fan who’s been looking for your chance to get started with the Like A Dragon franchise, this is the moment you’ve been waiting for". Melanie Zawodniak // Nintendo World Report REVIEW No Man’s Sky Nintendo Switch 2 Edition — "a damn fine way to experience Hello Games’ intergalactic creation". Mikhail Madnani // Nintendo Insider Survival Kids demonstrates a brilliant new Switch 2 feature: GameShare — Sharing another copy of a Switch 2 game with someone playing on an original Switch is a rad feature. Patrick Klepek // Crossplay Switch 2 is the continuity candidate that might just win Oli Welsh // Polygon The Nintendo Switch 2’s real test isn’t the first month, it’s the first year Andrew King // The Gamer John Marston actor teases ‘exciting news’ for Red Dead fans as Switch 2 rumors swirl Jordan Middler // VGC Call of Duty team "committed" to bringing series to Nintendo, as Black Ops 7 release omits Switch 2 Victoria Phillips Kennedy // Eurogamer ▶ Cyberpunk 2077: It runs well but the Phantom Liberty struggles — This is the standout bit for me: "Switch 2 is capably trading blows with Series S here and even at times surpassing it". Takuto Edagawa from Koei Tecmo has said similar. Digital Foundry // YouTube When handhelds became hard to hold in your hands George Young // Vita Paradisa How ‘Hitman’ developer became one of the largest independent game companies — Eight years ago, IO Interactive was bleeding money. Now it’s one of the biggest privately owned video-game companies in the world.. Jason Schreier // Bloomberg Happy (and sad) tears defined my family’s first moments with Switch 2 Patrick Klepek // Crossplay Fight the FOMO: Odds are you don’t need a Nintendo Switch 2 right now Austin Manchester // Polygon
All releases are digital, Europe & U.S. unless otherwise stated. ⭐️ = Ones to Watch · 📦 = Physical release · 🎮 = Demo available
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