NE: "If you still plan on holding onto your Nintendo Switch 1 products, you might be interested to know that its controllers will be fully compatible with Switch 2, including with its exclusive games."
Many Switch 2 launch titles will appear on Nintendo’s new game-key cards, which look like real cartridges but contain no software – how consumers will respond to them remains to be seen.
I'm not surprised given how much cheaper it will be for devs to go this route. The only bonus to this type of game vs last gen is the card can be sold or re-used on different hardware. The codes in boxes from Switch 1 titles were even worse because they were restricted to a single account.
that being said, I wish devs wouldn't do this. Seeing games like Indiana Jones coming on a disc and being a partial game is also pretty dumb. Wish devs wouldn't be so lazy, we never used to see these sorts of things in the good old days.
Nintendo Switch 2 upgrades portability with a bigger screen, 1080p handheld play, and Wi-Fi 6. Here's why it still matters in 2025.
As someone who travels for work I still care about portable systems.
I have found using remote play in a hotel room is an excellent experience in a major city as I've got my console hard wired to a gigabit connection at home however it's not perfect if power trips the console tends to go to the repair section and can't be booted remotely so it's a annoying call to family to power it on for me.
A hotel out of town or regionally though that can cause havok for remote play as I'm always on 5g using it hotel wifi is never good enough for a solid remote play session.
But leaving a stable location and getting onto a plane or train and there's little to no chance of a good experience with remote play thats where something like the switch 2 will really shine for me personally long haul flights are exhausting and one of my most hated things the switch has been invaluable for me and I'll absolutely be upgrading
Nintendo has always done it the best, handheld is in their genes. I do wish their dock could be like an egpu though and it make it much more powerful, it's a bit harder for me to play portable now for some odd reason, love just sitting on the couch with a big screen and controller. And ofc always great to have the portable option and for me it's best for smaller games.
IMO, 540P upscaled in portable mode to a 1080P screen using DLSS on the tensor cores will likely extend battery life using a lower TDP and provide much better anti-aliasing and similar clarity compared to native 1080P with med/low AA at a higher TDP. It’s just a better way to use a mobile chipset. That’s not a flaw or weakness, it’s a key benefit for the portable design of the platform.
As Nintendo gears up for the Switch 2, theories have emerged that Donkey Kong Bananza may be a tie-in to Super Mario Odyssey.
Ye i read this but wasnt sure, was waiting on more news.. if true then is AWESOME, as i own a lot of switch pro controllers.. this would mean i would not need to purchase more switch 2 pro controllers.. i dont jive with the joycons but you never know.. just too small for my hands.
But pro controllers are awesome, so if i can indeed play switch 2 games using switch 1 pro controllers then i am going to be even more happy.
Cant wait for my switch 2, now to only find a pre order still possible in uk.. so tired of these scalpers man.
The governments need to make it illegal or something, having them buy up all the stock to sell back at higher prices is just wrong, especially when people are already struggling.
Hopefully this invite thing works out but i am worried i wont get an invite so will have to wait.. if they made it illegal most would likely give us scalping allowing real consumers to buy.
Happy for that news considering I really like the current pro controller I do t think I'll use the C button or paddles.
I also have a few of the NSO controllers and use them frequently