The Switch 2 One Year Later
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▶ The Switch 2’s first year — playing it safe — Nintendo showed some creative caution, likely holding back somewhat due to the environment they launched into. Hanafuda Report // YouTube Rumour: A Nintendo Direct might come our way as soon as next week Jim Norman // Nintendo Life Every Switch and Switch 2 game announced during Summer Game Fest Chris Brandrick // Hanafuda Report Final Fantasy VII Revelation launching day and date on Switch 2 Daniel Vuckovic // Vooks Capcom confirms Monster Hunter Wilds is in development for Switch 2 Peter Glagowski // Nintendo Wire Crazy Taxi: World Tour coming to Switch 2 next year — SEGA finally figured out that if you’re gonna make more Crazy Taxi you need that Offspring track as a minimum. Oliver Brandt // Vooks Two new Cuphead games are on the way Liam Doolan // Nintendo Life Rayman Legends Retold coming to Switch 2 on October 1st Daniel Vuckovic // Vooks Nintendo Switch 2 getting replaceable battery in EU — but it should be for everyone Tom Pritchard // Tom’s Guide ▶ Testing the Nintendo Music CarPlay update — A recent update for Nintendo Music added support for both CarPlay and Android Auto. I gave the iOS update a spin. We also got a much welcome web app, and the addition of the superb Mario Kart World OST. Good stuff. Hanafuda Report // YouTube PREVIEW Star Fox for Switch 2’s faithfulness to N64 hides some bold tonal shifts — “simultaneously exactly as you remember, but also subtly different in important ways“. Andy Robinson // VGC Super Mario Galaxy Movie passes $1B, first film of 2026 Anthony D’Alessandro // Deadline Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth — An “utterly fantastic game” and the port to Switch “rarely feels overly compromised“. Oliver Brandt // Vooks REVIEW eFootball Kick-Off! — Any Pro Evo fans should likely check this one out. “a compact package with a clear purpose, and it delivers on that purpose with confidence“. Here’s another review from Loot Level Chill. Adam Riley // Cubed3 REVIEW System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster – The best way to play Bioshock’s spiritual predecessor Ollie Reynolds // Nintendo Life Indie video game ‘Mina the Hollower’ sells 300,000 copies in three days Jason Schreier // Bloomberg Mina the Hollower dev says they’ve ‘talked a lot about Mina 2’ Rebekah Valentine // Kotaku ▶ Why didn’t Earthbound sell in the United States? — Some good spelunking here from John as usual. The Video Game History Foundation // YouTube The URL for Summer Games Fest, a common typo, redirects to the Transgender law Center — Turns out Keighley’s annual summer showcase doesn’t own the plural version of the domain. Nathan Grayson // Aftermath REVIEW Kabuto Park: A chill bug catching experience Richard Heaton // The Fandom Ledger One year later, the Switch 2 has won me over Alan Wen // Creative Bloq Looking back at the first year of the Nintendo Switch 2 Shaun Musgrave // Nintendo Insider Adam Wood ▶ Nintendo Switch 2 year one – The Digital Foundry verdict Digital Foundry // YouTube Elden Ring to tarnish Switch 2 August 28 Donald Theriault // Nintendo World Report Which gaming hardware companies may have funded armed conflict In 2025? Rebekah Valentine // Kotaku ▶ The future of Mac Switch emulation is here — Astris is a new Switch emulator for Mac. Andrew Tsai // YouTube Mario Kart World deserves its flowers, so let’s stop comparing it to MK8 Deluxe Alana Hagues // Nintendo Life Former Nintendo boss turns the chaotic 2000s handheld wars into a business thriller — Gametrap is a new novel from former Nintendo executive David Yarnton that’s loosely inspired by real-world infamous flop the Gizmondo. Andy Robinson // VGC
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