A month with Switch 2
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PREVIEW Donkey Kong Bananza has major Zelda vibes — and it totally works Jordan Minor // PC Mag PREVIEW I played Donkey Kong Bananza. It's the Switch 2's killer ape Scott Stein // CNET Donkey Kong Bananza developer finally confirmed by Nintendo, sparking questions over when Switch 2's 3D Mario will arrive — A part of me was holding out hope that Nintendo had a 3D Mario cooking, ready to surprise it on us before the holidays. No chance. Tom Phillips // IGN Nintendo and Amazon US deny report that Switch 2 products were pulled from sale over issues with third-party sellers — The long-running saga continues… Chris Scullion // VGC Nintendo is restricting the Switch 2's USB-C port — most third-party docks and accessories won't work thanks to proprietary protocols — Funnily enough, I've just got a third-party dock in the mail to test, so I'm curious to see if it works. I'll report back! Sean Hollister at The Verge has been testing things too. Kunal Khullar // Tom's Hardware INTERVIEW "Reviving Sega will be the greatest achievement in my career" — Sega president Shuji Utsumi talks about the risks of nostalgia and why he believes in consoles. Christopher Dring // The Game Business We confirmed Nintendo’s Switch 2 TV dock supports VRR — so why doesn’t it work with Switch 2? Sean Hollister // The Verge With bigger GameCube file sizes, should Nintendo let us download individual NSO games? Gavin Lane // Nintendo Life I’m playing Mario Kart World every day, so I guess it was a good launch game Josh Broadwell // Polygon REVIEW Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo would feel right at home on your GBA Jay Peters // The Verge REVIEW Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S Neal Ronaghan // Nintendo World Report REVIEW Tron: Catalyst Kirk Hiner // Pure Nintendo Pauline: A history of Nintendo's first leading lady Drew Mackie // Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games At least I get to be the Cow — For all the ills in the world, a silly game of Mario kart can often remind us "that joy and good, two things that feel scarce these days, can still be found, and are worth sticking around and fighting for". Moises Taveras // Endless Mode Switch 2 should bring back all of Mario's weird side quests Trone Dowd // Inverse How Lou’s Lagoon captures the magic of Nintendo to feel like a lost GameCube classic Alan Wen // Creative Bloq Killer7‘s influence continues to grow 20 years later Marc Normandin // Endless Mode Videogames are a waste of time Kieran McClung // overkill
All releases are digital, Europe & U.S. unless otherwise stated. ⭐️ = Ones to Watch · 📦 = Physical release · 🎮 = Demo available
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