Watch those magnets. After tinkering with the Switch 2 for about a week now, the general consensus amongst NL staff is that the new magnetic Joy-Con are simply marvellous. On the original Switch, there was always a sense that the Joy-Con weren’t quite as secure as we would have liked, and this was simply exacerbated…
pLAN ahead. From the menu or settings screen, it might not appear that you can play Mario Kart World over LAN (Local Area Network). However, just like its predecessor, it’s absolutely possible to play MKW via LAN mode – it’s just hidden in the menu options. Here’s how to find it… Read the full article…
“It should have been an OLED screen from the get-go”. One aspect of the Nintendo Switch 2 that has generated a lot of interest is its display. While Nintendo released an OLED model of the original Switch, which massively improved over the launch model’s LCD screen, for Switch 2, it has opted to return to…
“Stay tuned!”. A few days back, the online repair community iFixit posted a brief teardown of the new Switch 2 Joy-Con and confirmed that the sticks are nearly identical to the Switch 1 in terms of how they’ve been built. Naturally, then, this has caused a bit of kerfuffle with fans; many of which are…
“Mario Kart World is beautiful”. Mario Kart World is proving to be a big hit with fans, thanks to its range of tracks, the open-world mode and its online features. It still has the accursed Blue Shell, of course, which you can thankfully dodge if you know what you’re doing. This weapon has been ruining…
It’s now the third best-selling Street Fighter. Capcom has announced that Street Fighter 6 has now sold over 5 million units since its initial release in 2023; a milestone helped considerably by the recent release on the Nintendo Switch 2. This makes it the third best-selling Street Fighter game of all time at the time…
In terms of “raw computing power”, that is. They say that comparison is the thief of Joy-Con — or something along those lines — but ever since Switch 2’s reveal, people have been clamouring to work out how Nintendo’s latest matches up against the other consoles on the market. Before launch, the tech experts over…
You have to download to play after all. Game-Key Card releases have been a huge talking point in the lead up to the launch of the Switch 2 – arguably blurring the lines between physical and digital media. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
“I just don’t improvise non-Mario phrases”. There’s been some recent confusion on social media and elsewhere online about what the former voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, is allowed to do when it comes to promoting the iconic Nintendo mascot at certain public events. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
“The fastest-selling Nintendo hardware ever”. Following the Switch 2’s launch last week, Nintendo has now officially confirmed its new hybrid hardware has sold “over 3.5 million units worldwide” in the first four days. The system debuted on 5th June 2025 and this figure happens to make it the “highest global sales level for any Nintendo…