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.In the month following the official Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, we’ve gotten a drip feed of new details surrounding the upcoming system. While far from a game changer, the Switch 2 is set to include a much-welcome battery preservation feature – similar to that seen on other mobile devices.

Nintendo’s official big blowout reveal for the Switch 2 did not quite go as the company had hoped, with the upcoming console sparking backlash for its across-the-board increase in pricing alongside new incentives for subscriptions; the reduction in focus on physical media and more. With regards to the final point, a new leak has revealed another issue with Nintendo Switch 2’s cartridges and why so many publishers are opting for game-key cards.

Just over two years on from its release, the controversial Pokémon Scarlet / Violet have already become the second-best selling entries in franchise history.

In the wake of Palworld’s explosive success last year, Nintendo wasted no time in suing the developers – Pocket Pair – due to the game’s Pokemon inspirations. With the proceedings still ongoing, the company has had to make further adjustments to Palworld – including an odd change to the gliding mechanic.

While paid patches and $80 games has caused quite a stir amongst gamers, Nintendo still expects a record-breaking launch for the Switch 2. Nintendo has reaffirmed its forecast for the launch next month, with the Switch 2 expected to sell through 15 million units. 

Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition for the Nintendo Switch 2 will feature a couple bonus additions, including new weapons; armour; starting classes and more.

Square Enix is planning ahead for the Nintendo Switch 2, with plans to bring the full Final Fantasy 7 Remake series to Nintendo's new system. 

After many years of service, The Louvre museum is finally retiring their Nintendo 3DS audio tour guide later this year in September.

Back at CES, many attendees were shocked to see one company showing off a Nintendo Switch 2 right there on the show floor. The company known as Genki, had boldly brought along a Switch 2 dummy unit to showcase its upcoming accessories for the unannounced console. Now, Nintendo is suing them. 

For a while, it seemed as though both digital and physical mediums could co-exist in the games industry. Unfortunately, through the evolution of technology, the de-evolution of the industry and what seems to be a concerted effort to make the overall experience worse, physical media is now in many ways objectively inferior to digital.

Nintendo’s recent big Switch firmware update has caused some systems to be bricked. Nintendo is currently working on a fix.

The OG Switch has gotten a surprise system firmware update, bringing more uniformity between the UI of the last-gen console and its upcoming Switch 2.

Despite publishers flocking to the upcoming Switch 2, Blizzard’s Diablo IV may not make it onto the system due to the “challenge” of live-service titles.

SEGA has announced that last year’s Sonic x Shadow Generations will come to Switch 2 as a day-one launch title this June.

Pocket Pair is shaping up its defence against Nintendo patent infringement lawsuit. The lawsuit targets Palworld, claiming patent infringement for monster-catching and aiming mechanics.

Though yet to be officially announced, the PEGI game rating board has listed Assassin’s Creed Shadows as coming to Nintendo Switch 2.

As the Nintendo Switch 2 uses an Nvidia GPU, we were all expecting the console to support features like DLSS and even G-Sync for Variable Refresh Rate. At first, Nintendo did state that the Switch 2's display was VRR capable, but mentions of the feature have since been scrubbed from …

Though Switch 2 pre-orders are currently paused in the USA and Canada, these regions could finally open up orders by next week, according to one insider.

Despite having the OG Wind Waker on Switch 2 via emulation, a proper port of the Wii U’s Wind Waker HD is still on the table, according to Nintendo.

Following the USA and Canada, Nintendo has now announced that they are halting pre-orders for Switch 2 in China, with no new date in sight.

Back when Microsoft announced the Xbox One, Don Matrick gave an infamous interview quote, telling those that couldn't afford the upgrade that they could still purchase an outdated Xbox 360. Now, Nintendo is taking a leaf out of that same playbook, telling those upset about the Switch 2 price that …

Ahead of the official pre-orders for Switch 2 going live, Nintendo has announced that alongside the USA, Canadians will not be able to pre-order the system.

Nintendo’s controversial Game-Key Card system for Switch 2 will be quite a bit more user-friendly than initially expected.

Supergiant's roguelike sequel, Hades 2, has been well received on PC so far, but the game has yet to release on consoles. The console version was finally revealed as part of the recent Nintendo Direct, but it appears the game will remain a Switch 2 console-exclusive for a while.  Supergiant …

We recently learned that Nintendo Switch 2 games would cost as much as £80 at launch, and some Nintendo Switch 1 titles with upgraded Switch 2 versions will have expensive £20 upgrade packs. It would seem that the majority of Switch 2 Edition games will be selling around the £65 …

The 2nd of April marked one of the most important dates the video games industry has seen in quite some time, owing to the big unveiling of the Nintendo Switch 2 – showing us everything from the hardware, games and even the system’s release date. Unfortunately, much of what has been revealed so far shows Nintendo is squandering the good will it built up during the Switch 1 generation. 

Despite their ubiquity across all other gaming systems/platforms, the Nintendo Switch 2 will still not feature any kind of achievement / trophy system:

While Nintendo has not fully detailed the hardware inside of the Switch 2, we are finally starting to get details on the chip powering the system. According to Digital Foundry, the Switch 2 utilises a custom Nvidia T329 processor, which means it uses graphics technology similar to what we can find in RTX 30 series GPUs.

Despite a generational leap in power, the Switch 2 will still only support maximum cartridge sizes of up to 64GB - sparking concerns for current-gen titles.

While the Nintendo Switch was an undeniable success, one of the handheld’s core issues was in its Joy-Cons. Suffering quite easily from Joy-Con drift, the Switch 1 was on the receiving end of a ton of lawsuits. Hopefully though, when it comes to Switch 2 this shouldn’t be a concern as Nintendo claims to have fixed the issue...