With developer conference season in the rearview mirror—Google gave us boatloads of AI, Android XR smart glasses, and a hell of a lot of Veo 3 slop, and Apple ushered in “Liquid Glass” for all of its “26” software—we can now turn our full attention back to checking out the shiny and comforting world of […]
Nintendo Switch 2 Review: The Ultimate Handheld and It’s Not Even Close
After the massive flop that was the Wii U, consumers had every reason to believe the original Switch, released in 2017, would be yet another Nintendo gimmick that would push people to buy a PlayStation or Xbox instead. But the original $300 Switch’s handheld/console design, with its detachable Joy-Con controllers, proved to be a major […]
Nintendo’s Revitalized GameCube Controller for Switch 2 Is Somehow Better Than the Original
Nostalgia should not be enough to give any tech a passing grade. But let me come clean. I wouldn’t have dropped $65 on the revitalized GameCube controller for Switch 2 if I hadn’t spent my preteen years beholden to Nintendo’s boxy console. With improved buttons, the new version is better than anything from 2001. After […]
Someone Stole 2,810 Nintendo Switch 2s and I Think I Know Who It Was
The Switch 2 is in pretty high demand. Like, so high that it’s leading to cartoonish heist levels of high. According to police in Arapahoe County, Colo., 2,810 Switch 2s were stolen out of a truck earlier this month. A truck driver reportedly discovered the missing consoles at a pre-inspection truck stop after noticing the […]
The Switch 2 Is My Favorite Way to Play Cyberpunk 2077, and It’s Not Just Mouse Controls
I’ve tested Cyberpunk 2077 on so many different systems, handhelds, and PCs, you would assume the word “choom” would send me into a state of cyberpsychosis. But I’m midway through yet another playthrough of the game on Switch 2, and I can already tell this will be the first system I use to finally complete […]
The Switch 2 Proves Nintendo Never Misses On Music
Nintendo is a lot of things to a lot of people for a lot of different reasons. Mario helps, and so do the host of other iconic first-party titles and the movies, toys, theme parks, and endless other IP offshoots they spawned. But beyond how Nintendo looks and plays and sells, it also has a […]
Can’t Connect Controllers to Your Switch 2? Here’s Why
The Switch 2’s Joy-Con 2 is full of extra functionality, from upgraded gyros to the slick mouse mode, but sometimes you just need a more traditional gamepad to play your games. The bigger issue users are experiencing this go-around is connecting all their old devices to the Nintendo’s new handheld. Players quickly learned last week […]
Did the Switch 2 Just Accidentally Make Waiting in Line Fun Again?
When I was growing up, it was Harry Potter. With each book release, the lines got successively longer until the point that it kind of became a thing. Waiting in a midnight line wasn’t just a means to an end; it was, for better and for worse, a part of the experience. That was partially […]
Target and Walmart Cancel Switch 2 Orders but Hope People Mob Stores on June 5
The Switch 2 is due in two days. If you were one of the few lucky enough to preorder Nintendo’s new handheld console over a month ago, and you haven’t been checking in on your order, you better do so now. Multiple Nintendo fans reported receiving cancellation notices from big box stores Target and Walmart. […]
Switch 2 Has Six Joyful Nintendo Touches to Help it Stand Out
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 […]