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Nintendo Switch is a hybrid game console made by Nintendo, sold as the original 2017 Switch, the OLED revision, the Switch Lite, and the 2024 Switch 2 successor; the line uses Joy-Con controllers and the Nintendo eShop.
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As Nintendo makes Switch 2 more expensive, a rival console actually just slashed its price 40%
Sign in to your Polygon.com account Nintendo may be raising the price of the Switch 2 later this year, but at least one rival family console just got a little less…
Nintendo just released its weirdest game in years, and it's only on mobile
…It was just a bet-hedging exercise, and when the Switch took off like a rocket, proving the hedge unnecessary, Nintendo quietly and gratefully dropped it. It shuttered some games and released…
New Xenoblade game debuts in a massive Nintendo Direct surprise
…During the Direct, Nintendo also announced Nintendo Switch 2 editions of Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition , Xenoblade Chronicles 2 , and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 are all on the way. All three games are getting…
Nintendo loves Yoshi but hasn't made a good Yoshi game in 30 years
Sign in to your Polygon.com account Switchboard is Polygon's weekly newsletter for all things Nintendo, sent on Thursdays and published on the site on Saturdays. You can subscribe here . What…
1 year later, Nintendo Switch 2's biggest gimmick has failed to make an impact
…Though launch day gave players a few mouse-supporting games to toy around with, nothing felt too revelatory. Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour teased some strong minigame concepts, but it felt like…
Nintendo's bringing back a massive franchise after 10 years — here's what you need to know
…It's exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2; there's no version for the original Switch. It's available digitally from the Nintendo eShop , or there's a physical game card version…
Nintendo just dropped a free Yoshi game on Switch and mobile
…company's My Mario toy series, Nintendo revealed Hello, Yoshi, a free download for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. Hello, Yoshi is a simple touchscreen game where you can pull and stretch…
You can play Nintendo's last Switch game for free, and it's extremely fun
…It's also likely to be the swansong for the original Switch, as the last first-party Nintendo game to be released on the console. This is apt: The first game in…
30 years later, Nintendo can't stop being weird about Star Fox
…In one sense, Nintendo's reveal of Star Fox for the Switch 2 this week was a surprise. In another sense, it wasn't. The game is a remake, because of course…