The Nintendo Switch 2 announcement trailer confirmed that the new console will have an extra button compared to its predecessor. Although most prior leaks depicted this button as being marked with the ...

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Last Thursday, Nintendo finally revealed the long-awaited successor to the Nintendo Switch — the Nintendo Switch 2 — following months of leaks and fervent rumors. As you can imagine, there’s been a ...

Prior to the Switch 2's official unveiling, one of the biggest unanswered questions about the console was what the heck the C button was for. Now we know it's for the console's new GameChat feature.

The Nintendo Switch didn’t make it easy to let you connect with friends and strangers over the internet. The Switch 2, on the other hand, is fully embracing connectivity. To that end, a stand-up ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 offers valuable and much-needed upgrades over the original Switch. It features a larger, higher-resolution screen with a 120 Hz refresh rate, bigger Joy-Con controllers that now ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally official, and with the announcement comes a first look at the system. As well as new Joy-Cons (which appear to also function as a mouse, thanks to optical sensors), ...

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