
Issue #429
April 27, 2025
The State of Switch 2025 Survey Results
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⭐️ The State of Switch 2025 — The results from the eighth annual survey — over 1,500 of you took part. Chris Brandrick // Switch Weekly Switch 2 preorders are live and pure chaos — Kit & Krysta called things an “embarrasing mess”. Ethan Gach // Kotaku Nintendo Switch 2 will be the biggest console launch in history, analyst predicts Jordan Middler // VGC Nintendo fans fight back against Switch 2 eBay scalpers and bots by posting fake listings Tom Phillips // Eurogamer I got my Switch 2 preorder the old-fashioned way: lining up at GameStop Ash Parrish // The Verge Nintendo Switch 2’s gameless Game-Key cards are going to be very common — Something we’re all going to have to get use to it seems, no matter how reluctantly. Andrew Cunningham // Ars Technica Nintendo expands Switch Online’s GBA library with a classic Fire Emblem Gavin Lane // Nintendo Life Nintendo’s awkward marketing language, explained — I was somewhat curious about this, so appreciate Ian taking a look into it. Ian Walker // Polygon REVIEW Promise Mascot Agency — “I didn’t know I wanted it, and after I discovered it, I couldn’t easily express how grateful I was“. Christian Donlan // Eurogamer Learning to Lose — “We all want our kids to win, but it’s important to understand that it’s okay to lose, too“. I too am ok with Blue Shelling my son. Ravi Hiranand // Crossplay Nintendo doesn’t want achievements, except when it does Oli Welsh // Polygon The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask earned its place in gaming canon 25 years ago Robin Bea // Inverse Relieving stress in Twilight Princess Harry Fritsch // The Video Game Storyteller 30 years ago, Nintendo pioneered gaming subscriptions before Game Pass Trone Dowd // Inverse It’s OK if you didn’t preorder a Switch 2 Scott Stein // CNET
All releases are digital, Europe & U.S. unless otherwise stated. ⭐️ = Ones to Watch · 📦 = Physical release · 🎮 = Demo available
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