As much as Nintendo’s games try to emphasize the “fun” first, the company’s consoles themselves similarly want to spark joy in odd, though surprisingly endearing, ways. Even before the Switch 2’s launch, Nintendo shared a few odd and cutesy features beyond the headlining mouse controls and GameChat that are meant to remind you you’re not […]
Switch 2 Specs Fully Leak, and Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Care
The Nintendo Switch 2 is twice the console as the original Switch, not just in size but in hardware specifications as well. We finally have a full idea of what’s going on under the hood of the $450 handheld set to launch on June 5. The long and short of it is that the Switch […]
A New GTA VI Trailer Is Here, but We Still Don’t Know if the Game Is Coming to Switch 2
Grand Theft Auto VI won’t arrive in 2025, but as a consolation prize, Rockstar Games dropped a video featuring a few snippets of gameplay for what’s still one of the most anticipated games set to arrive next year. That slice-of-life trailer cements just how little we know about Rockstar’s ultra-hyped open world. The big question […]
Nintendo Files Lawsuit Against Switch 2 Leaker Genki
While Nintendo tried to contain leaks of its Switch 2 before launch, rumormongers ruled the scene with a variety of mostly accurate descriptions and dummy units. Now Nintendo is suing the accessory maker that gave everyone some of the best early insights into its new handheld. As much as the lawsuit is an attempt to […]
The Best Gadgets of April 2025
April showers bring May flowers, but in the tech world, things are looking pretty dour. Trump tariffs have upset supply chains and left tech companies—both big and small—reeling. We’ve seen products like the Razer Blade 16 gaming laptop disappear from the company’s website, only to reappear later this month. Companies are also taking this opportunity […]
Nintendo Is Hobbling Its Cheaper Switch 2 Accessories
This week’s Nintendo Switch 2 preorder madness, both in the U.S. and abroad, offered more perspective on just how popular Nintendo’s new handheld console will be at launch on June 5. Already, it seems consumers are willing to bite their tongue and drop upwards of $450 on the successor to the original Switch. If you’re […]
Gamers Are Mobbing Switch 2 Preorders Worldwide
Absence only makes the heart grow fonder. If that idiom holds true, it means bad tidings for Americans looking to get their hands on the Switch 2. U.S. and Canada-based Nintendo fans will be some of the last in the world to have the opportunity to preorder the Nintendo Switch 2 at 12:00 a.m. ET […]
Nintendo Sets New Official Date for U.S. Switch 2 Preorders
The Switch 2 preorder train is back on its rails. Close to two weeks after pausing preorders, citing Trump’s ongoing tariff chaos, Nintendo set the new date for when you can take your place in line to April 24. If you were praying at your shrine to Shigeru Miyamoto that the Switch maker wouldn’t increase […]
Can I Face My Animal Crossing Villagers After Years Away?
With the release of the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 I’m having an existential crisis about facing my Animal Crossing friends. Yes, like most people who needed an escape during lockdown, I found comfort and community through playing New Horizons. I was able to hang out with my best friend who lives in Japan and so […]
Nintendo Understands the Power of Exclusive Video Games With Hades II on the Switch 2
Nintendo is making sure the Switch 2 games lineup isn’t just full of titles you want to play, but games you can only play on the $450 Switch 2. Hades II, the sequel to studio Supergiant Games’ extraordinarily popular Hades, is going to be a timed exclusive for the first Switch and Nintendo’s upcoming handheld. […]