
Issue #426
April 6, 2025
This is the Nintendo Switch 2
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▶ Nintendo Direct — Switch 2 — I'm gonna guess that most of you have seen this, but if not here it is, all 102 minutes. I've also uploaded an edited version which brings the runtime down to just a half hour, cutting any filler. Nintendo of America // YouTube ▶ Breaking down the Switch 2 Direct — If you fancy watching through the reveal again, well here's me talking over it. Switch Weekly // YouTube 🗳️ The State of Switch Survey for 2025 — I'm back with the eigth annual State of Switch survey, come and have your say on the Switch, and the Switch 2. There's an eShop voucher up for grabs too. Switch Weekly Ask the Developer: Nintendo Switch 2 — A four-part discussion with Kawamoto, Dohta, and Sasaki — the three individuals who hosted the Switch 2 Direct, and who've all been working on the development of the new hardware. Lots of interesting tidbits here, including this from Dohta: "eShop on Switch 2 has been improved and runs smoothly even when displaying a large number of games". 🙌 Nintendo HANDS-ON Switch 2: More of the same is pretty brilliant when you're following up one of the best consoles of all time — "less that difficult second album and more like that triumphant extended edition victory lap". The GBA comparison feels apt here. Alex Donaldson // VG247 ▶ Switch 2's full reveal analysed: how powerful is Nintendo's new hardware and is DLSS being used? Richard Leadbetter // Digital Foundry (Eurogamer) Inside Nintendo's big Switch 2 blowout extravaganza Ethan Gach // Dead Game Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders delayed in US amid tariff uncertainty Demi Williams // TechRadar Switch 2's pricing quandary is an exercise in uncertainty Chris Brandrick // overkill Trump’s trade war swallowed the Switch 2 — but what happens next? Zoë Hannah // Polygon A few too many questions & unwelcome surprises are taking the shine off the Switch 2 reveal Gavin Lane // Nintendo Life The future of the videogame industry according to Nintendo's Switch 2 presentation Willem Hilhorst // Nintendo World Report ‘It wasn’t overly challenging’ – Three Switch 2 developers on making games for Nintendo’s new console — Some encourging words from the devs behind Civ VII, Hades II and Hogwarts Legacy. Stephen also spoke with Kit & Krysta about his hands-on experience. Stephen Totilo // Game File ▶ 'I was right about Nintendo Switch 2 backward compatibility' Modern Vintage Gamer // YouTube The end of Joy-Con stick drift? The Switch 2's controllers have Been redesigned from the ground up PJ O'Reilly // Nintendo Life Switch 2 is for everyone — How the Switch 2 story makes the upcoming hybrid one with the "broadest appeal". Ravi Hiranand // Ravi 64 The greatest videogame console of all time — "I think the Nintendo Switch, far and away is the greatest video game console ever made" Scanlines Journal ▶ Donkey Kong Bananza – Reveal Trailer analysis — A near hour long video pouring over every detail of the two and a half minute trailer. Derrick Bitner // Good Vibes Gaming (YouTube) Nintendo built the Switch 2 for the next societal shutdown — A somewhat apocalyptic take on Nintendo's new social features found in the Switch 2. Matt Patches // Polygon Tetris legend Henk Rogers’ new book is a Nintendo blockbuster — In amongst the noise of the Switch 2 reveal, it would have been easy to miss that Henk Rogers has penned a memoir. If you're unaware he's the one who secured the rights to the original Tetris. It's out now, I'm gonna grab a copy. Andy Robinson // VGC REVIEW Cros: Legend of the Gobbos — A remaster "executed with near perfection". There's also a video version of the review at the link if you'd rather watch. John Rairdin // Nintendo World Report These games were indie smash hits – but what happened next? Sarah Thwaites // The Guardian
All releases are digital, Europe & U.S. unless otherwise stated. ⭐️ = Ones to Watch · 📦 = Physical release · 🎮 = Demo available
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