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  • 0 / May 30th, 2025 / Reece Heather

    Switch 2 support added in Nintendo’s Parental Controls App’s Version 2.0 update


  • 0 / May 30th, 2025 / Peter Glagowski

    Target will have Switch 2 units in stores for launch day


  • 0 / May 30th, 2025 / Roberto Diaz

    Overview trailer – Super Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV


  • 0 / May 29th, 2025 / Peter Glagowski

    Nintendo UK reveals all pre-order bonuses for Pokémon Legends: Z-A


  • 0 / May 29th, 2025 / Peter Glagowski

    Switch 2 will allow users to upload screenshots to the Nintendo Switch App automatically


Recent Articles

  • Switch 2 support added in Nintendo’s Parental Controls App’s Version 2.0 update

    An update to Nintendo’s parental smartphone app has added support for the Switch 2, in preparation for the console’s launch next week. Nintendo announced Version 2.0 of the Nintendo Switch Parental Control App on its technical support profile on Twitter today.   スマートフォンアプリ『Nintendo みまもり Switch』のバージョン2.0.0の配信を開始しました。Nintendo Switch 2 をご利用予定の方はアプリの更新をお願いします。 https://t.co/8fAAnCYwrN —…

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    May 30th, 2025

  • Target will have Switch 2 units in stores for launch day

    Online pre-orders may have been sold out for months, but Target has revealed that it will have Nintendo Switch 2 units available in-store for launch day. As noted on the official Target website, shoppers who come to its stores on June 5th, 2026, around opening will be able to nab…

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    May 30th, 2025

  • Overview trailer – Super Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV

    As we found out in the Switch 2 Direct, Super Mario Party Jamboree is getting a paid upgrade later this year, exclusive to the new console! Titled Super Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (what a mouthful), the upgrade expands the base game and adds brand-new…

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    May 30th, 2025

April 8th, 2025 0

Nintendo officially delays pre-orders of the Switch 2 in Canada

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

Last week, Nintendo announced that it would be delaying the pre-order date for the Switch 2 in the United States “in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions.” While the company stressed the console would still be releasing on June 5th, 2025, the recent tariffs…

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April 8th, 2025 0

Nintendo confirms Switch 2 will not have general achievement system

Author: Roberto Diaz
Categories: News, Switch 2

In a move that has shocked nobody, Nintendo Switch 2 will not have a console-wide achievements system like the PlayStation or Xbox. Polygon was able to speak to VP of Player/Product Experience Bill Trinen and he confirmed that achievements would not be included on the upcoming console.  Switch 2 will…

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April 8th, 2025 0

Cyberpunk 2077 for Switch 2 will have the full game on a cart, CD Projekt Red confirms max size is 64 GB

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

With the upgraded components inside the Switch 2, the console is now capable of playing drastically more advanced games than its predecessor. One such is Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red’s followup to The Witcher 3 that was troublesome for even the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One when it released in…

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April 8th, 2025 0

Switch 2’s ‘game-key cards’ won’t be console or account locked

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

Following the Switch 2 Direct last week, Nintendo updated its official website to reveal a new type of cartridge it will be producing for certain Switch 2 titles. Dubbed the “game-key card,” it basically is a key to unlocking a downloadable version of the game, with the card acting as…

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April 7th, 2025 0

System transfers to Switch 2 won’t erase original Switch save data, except for Animal Crossing

Author: Daniel Dell-Cornejo
Categories: News, Switch, Switch 2

Nintendo has confirmed the way system transfers will work when moving from Nintendo Switch to Nintendo Switch 2: A copy of data, like saves, will remain on the source system — with the exception of Animal Crossing: New Horizons data. The company shared the information with Polygon during an interview…

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April 7th, 2025 0

Nintendo didn’t account for tariffs with the Switch 2 price, but it has sent extra stock to retailers

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

Nintendo was likely hoping that its Switch 2 Direct would steer discussion towards excitement for the next generation of Nintendo hardware, but the sad reality of the economic situation in the United States has thrown a lot of that into a blender. With President Trump’s global tariffs destabilizing the global…

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April 7th, 2025 0

Here’s why the Nintendo eShop won’t be getting background music back anytime soon

Author: Abbie Maxwell
Categories: News, Switch 2

One of the major turning points in the history of console gaming was the advent of built-in digital game stores. These built-in shopping services soon became beloved in their own right, with applications like the Wii Shop Channel living on in the minds of many thanks in part to its…

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April 7th, 2025 0

Nintendo believes that $80 for Mario Kart World is fair based on the ‘depth and breadth’ of its playability

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

One of the more shocking revelations from the Switch 2 Direct last week was that Mario Kart World would retail for $80 USD. In other regions, the pricing is higher or lower depending on local currency, but for the most part, this is the most expensive game Nintendo has ever…

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April 7th, 2025 0

Switch 2 will feature friend codes again, though they’re kind of optional

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: Switch 2, News

In an interview with Polygon over the weekend, Nintendo’s Bill Trinen confirmed that the Switch 2 will still be utilizing friend codes, though they are optional… sort of. As owners of the Switch will likely know, Nintendo still utilizes friend codes to a degree. They aren’t as archaic as on…

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April 7th, 2025 0

Sadly, the Switch 2 Joy-Con will not contain Hall Effect joysticks

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

In one of the most disappointing bits of news about the Nintendo Switch 2, it’s been confirmed that the console’s Joy-Con (which are dubbed Joy-Con 2) will not feature Hall Effect joysticks. Ever since the release of the original Switch, its controllers have been plagued with “stick drift,” a very…

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April 5th, 2025 0

Physical Switch 2 Enhanced Games will reportedly not have the upgrades on the cartridge

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

During the Switch 2 Direct earlier this week, Nintendo outlined what it is calling “Switch 2 Enhanced Games” for the new console. As the title suggests, these will be Switch 1 games that feature enhancements for the Switch 2 without being natively developed for the platform. Nintendo Wire currently has…

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April 4th, 2025 0

Street Fighter 6 for Switch 2 features new control options and modes (including amiibo functionality!)

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Amiibo News, Switch 2

During today’s Nintendo Treehouse Live stream, Capcom was on hand to showcase some gameplay of Street Fighter 6 running on the Switch 2. While the game is obviously not on par with the visuals for the PC, PlayStation 5, or Xbox Series X versions of the game, it does still…

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