The Switch 2 is here, I love it. Mario Kart less so.
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REVIEW Nintendo Switch 2: Easy to pick up, almost impossible to put down — "an essential console with a very bright future". Ali Shutler // NME REVIEW Mario Kart World — "doesn't quite feel like the reinvention of Mario Kart people wanted or expected, but there are few games that bring me as much laughter and joy as this". Alana Hagues // Nintendo Life 11 things you probably didn’t know the Switch 2 can do Kyle Orland // Ars Technica The best Nintendo Switch 2 accessories (so far) Kevin Wammer // overkill I was ready to dismiss Switch 2 GameChat, but so far I love it — Nintendo, at long last, may well have "finally figured out the social internet". Alex Perry // Mashable Nintendo Switch 2 first impressions Matt Birchler // Birchtree 24 hours with the Switch 2 and I'm seriously hooked Jordan Minor // PC Mag REVIEW Fast Fusion — "the deepest and most mechanically interesting game in Shin’en’s Fast series, and one I’ll be going back to on a regular basis". John Rairdin // Nintendo World Report REVIEW Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour — "a calming, surprisingly engaging hardware exhibition with a handful of cool minigames". Eurogamer's review called it "at times Nintendo's Fantasia". Gavin Lane // Nintendo Life Why experts are bullish on the Switch 2's first five years — There's an expectation that the Switch 2 install base will reach over 100 million by 2030. Kat Bailey // Nintenkats INTERVIEW Sonic Team head talks CrossRoads, competing with Mario Kart World and leak culture Takashi Iizuka talks Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. Chris Scullion // VGC Answering your day one Switch 2 accessibility questions Laura Dale // Access-Ability REVIEW Wobbly Life — "isn't doing anything new with the physics-based party genre, but it offers tons of content". Ken Talbot // Nintendo Life How the Nintendo Switch quietly became the RPG console nobody expected Hayes Madsen // Inverse Pokémon Violet and Scarlet’s Switch 2 update is as good as it looks – Better late than never I guess. Kallie Plagge // The Verge Oscar Taylor-Kent // Games Radar Does Cow eat beef? We asked the Mario Kart World producer Logan Plant // IGN Breath of the Wild’s Switch 2 enhancements have me exploring Hyrule all over again Jay Peters // The Verge Switch 2 Civilization 7 impressions – Is the new console the best way to play? — Said to be "a night and day improvement" over the original Switch release. Laura Dale // MMORPG Nintendo Switch 2 comes with a 'below-average display and disappointing HDR support', new in-depth analysis reveals — Can't say I agree with this one, especially as I'm coming from the original 2017 model. Francesco De Meo // WCCF Tech Fortnite feels like a new game on the Switch 2 Charles Pulliam-Moore // The Verge New Nintendo Switch 2 units show potential signs of tampering — UK customers report receiving unsealed products from multiple retailers — I think 'tampering' in the headline here may cause some unjust panic, but yes, my box was also 'open' on one end. Jowi Morales // Tom's Hardware
All releases are digital, Europe & U.S. unless otherwise stated. ⭐️ = Ones to Watch · 📦 = Physical release · 🎮 = Demo available
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