Bring it on! As if today’s Switch 2 Direct wasn’t enough of an info dump, Nintendo has also published a series of Ask the Developer interviews, so we can get even more details on the upcoming console. In Chapter 4 of the discussion with Kouichi Kawamoto, Takuhiro Dohta and Tetsuya Sasaki, the chat moves onto…
Putting the ‘meh’ in ‘homehscreen’. One of the biggest criticisms against the Nintendo Switch is its home screen. There’s nothing wrong with it, per se, but it does lack a certain pizazz that we had come to expect from Nintendo’s consoles. The House of Mario didn’t pull back the curtain on what creative design swings…
What could’ve been… Hopefully, you’ll have gotten used to the name ‘Nintendo Switch 2’ by now. Given how much we now know about Nintendo’s latest hardware, the firm’s approach to its name actually makes a lot of sense. According to an Ask the Developer interview with Kouichi Kawamoto, Takuhiro Dohta, and Tetsuya Sasaki, however, it…
Mario Kart! Elden Ring! Donkey Kong?! Well, we’ve gone from knowing next-to-no information to knowing a boatload of information in roughly one hour. Nintendo has fully lifted the lid on its upcoming hardware in the Switch 2 Direct and it was a packed one. Below, you will find the full April 2025 Nintendo Switch 2…
It’s so pretty. Nintendo has officially announced the Switch 2, bringing an end to literal years of rumours and speculation. Naturally, the games are the true star of the show, but the hardware itself is a slight to behold. Nintendo has unveiled the console, an accompanying Pro Controller, a camera, and more. Here, you can…
Pre-orders open 8th/9th April. Following on from the Direct showcase, Nintendo has announced that Switch 2 pre-orders will go live on the 8th April in the UK and Europe, and 9th April in the US and Canafa. According to one “large US retailer” (and anyone with an ounce of common sense), pre-orders are expected to…
Could it really be the “pinnacle of all controllers”? Now that we know the Switch 2 is coming so soon, all sorts of details are inevitably dropping about add-ons and other components, with one of the juiciest of these, of course, being the brand new iteration of the wonderful Switch Pro Controller. The brand new…
Along with several other big Switch games. Nintendo has confirmed that select Switch games will receive a free upgrade to improve playability and performance on the Switch 2. Some titles may also receive added functionality for GameShare. Chief amongst these is Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, a release that was widely criticised for its dire frame…
The worst of both worlds? We didn’t spot this in the Switch 2 Direct (although, frankly, there was so much packed in there we might have missed it), but Nintendo’s website has a small section and an FAQ live detailing a new purchase option for “some physical games” on Switch 2. They’re called Game-Key Cards,…
Your complete guide to Switch 2 – release date, price, hardware, games. The Switch 2 is the next console from Nintendo and is a direct successor to the original Nintendo Switch that launched all the way back in March 2017. The company has announced a Switch 2 release date — it will launch worldwide on…