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The Switch 2 One Year Later

Final Fantasy VIII Revelation

Every Switch and Switch 2 Game Announced During Summer Game Fest

Summer Game Fest, now in its seventh year, has just wrapped up. The hour long showcase highlighted a bunch of upcoming releases, big and small. Here's a look at all of the games mentioned in the show that I clocked as coming to either the Nintendo Switch or the Switch 2 — let's get to...

CupheadMighty Cuphead Adventure

Here are the Switch 2 games from the Access-Ability Showcase

In amongst the chaos of Summer Game Fest season (for lack of a better term) I wanted to shine a light on the ongoing efforts of Laura Kate Dale and her Access-Ability Showcase. There's a dizzying amount of presentations hosted during the next week or two, and this one is unique in that it dials...

AccessibilityColorbound

Nintendo Music gets Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support

Nintendo Music became a touch more useful today, thanks to a notable update that introduces native CarPlay and Android Auto support to the app. This means you can access the music player directly from your car's screen, doing away with the need to fumble about with your phone. Now, I don't know how many folks...

Nintendo MusicImpressions

Mina the Hollower

Thoughts on Yoshi’s Switch 2 debut

Mina the HollowerYoshi and the Mysterious Book

Belkin’s Charging Case Pro for Nintendo Switch 2

The battery life on Nintendo's Switch 2 is fine. Not great by any means, but not awful either. However, if you tend to play more in handheld mode over docked (like myself) then it can sometimes be a sticking point, especially if you find yourself waiting around somewhere with time to kill. Belkin's new Charging...

BelkinImpressions

You need to play Sektori on Switch 2

SektoriThe Legend of Zelda

An interview with the solo dev behind Sektori — a must-play shooter that’s now on Switch 2

Twin-stick shooter Sektori made its debut in November of last year, immediately catching my eye. I've been something of a sucker for all-things arcade shooter ever since Geometry Wars got its hooks into me during the Xbox 360 era. Sadly though, Sektori's late 2025 debut was on everything but Nintendo. I watched from the sidelines...

Geometry WarsKimmo Lahtinen

Ahead of price rises, Nintendo announce a custom Switch 2 bundle with one of three hit games

The Nintendo Switch 2 is seeing a price rise this September (in Japan the price is going up sooner at the end of May) — so, in an effort to juice hardware sales ahead of that increase, Nintendo today announced a smart 'choose your own' bundle. It's an offer that sees the console offered along...

Donkey Kong BananzaMario Kart World

Nintendo is rebranding its online store

Nintendo announced Monday that it will soon be renaming its online store, going from 'My Nintendo Store', to simply 'Nintendo Store'. At time of writing the change has been announced in several regions, including Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and several European nations. I imagine others will follow, and this will become the new store brand...

My Nintendo StoreNintendo Store

Switch 2 gets price hike, Tezuka retires, and a new Fox…

Star FoxTakashi Tezuka