A ton of Nintendo Switch first-party games are on a rare sale right now
Sign in to your Polygon.com account Switch first-party games rarely go on sale, which makes Nintendo's selection of Amazon Gaming Week sales a red-letter event. …
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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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Switch 2 price increase officially confirmed by Nintendo
… From May 25, the cost of all models of the original Nintendo Switch as well as Switch 2 will increase, as well as the price of Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions. The Japan-only model of Switch 2 will go up by ¥10,000 to ¥59,980. …
Star Fox for Switch 2 officially confirmed by Nintendo
… Nintendo would ultimately release that game for its Super NES Classic Edition mini console and through its SNES Nintendo Classics service for Nintendo Switch Online. …
Nintendo's big new reveal is good news for Zelda fans
… The only question that remains is what N64 classic Nintendo will revive for Switch 2 next. Nintendo, if you're reading, we'd be OK with an F-Zero remake of any kind. Nintendo's new Star Fox comes to Switch 2 on June 25. …
A newly discovered Switch 2 hack let’s you do even more with Nintendo’s console
… Will YouTube be coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 eventually? It should be a fairly safe bet because the app exists for the original Switch. …
Splatoon Raiders gets official update on Switch 2 release date
… Nintendo announced Splatoon Raiders last June in a low-key way, through its then-new Nintendo Today app. Related The Switch 2 is poised for a massive 2026, if Nintendo plays the right cards Nintendo is holding a lot of wildcards that have yet to be played on Switch 2
FFXIV lands on Switch 2 this summer, but there's a catch
… Playing FFXIV on Switch 2 will not require a Nintendo Switch Online subscription, and if you already pay a FFXIV subscription for other platforms, you'll get 50% off the Switch 2 sub price. …
30 years later, Nintendo can't stop being weird about Star Fox
… It's now available to play as part of the Nintendo Classics collection on Nintendo Switch Online. Something about this cancellation seems to have haunted Nintendo. …
Reggie Fils-Aimé reveals the surprising reason Nintendo stopped selling consoles on Amazon
… But it was based on a mutually beneficial approach that led to that type of strong business result." Despite initial skepticism surrounding the hybrid console, the Nintendo Switch has sold more than 155 million units as of December 2025, making it Nintendo's best-selling console of all time. …
5 years ago, this surprise Pokémon game foreshadowed Nintendo's Switch 2 philosophy
… Other than the visuals, the reboot changed very little from the original Pokémon Snap , which was an unexpected move for a Switch game. Nintendo gained a reputation for creative experimentation during the Switch era by taking its most popular franchises in unexpected directions. …