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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.
… And, as nice as it would have been to have a new Splatoon title for the Switch 2’s launch, it’s fantastic to see Nintendo making moves that benefit the entire Switch family as a whole.
… Image: Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/NintendoSwitch2 NintendoSwitch2WelcomeTour SCRN 12.png?quality=90&strip=all There are some other smaller upgrades in the Switch 2, like a more sensitive version of what Nintendo charmingly calls … …
… Echoes followed 2023’s Tears of the Kingdom, a direct sequel to Breath of the Wild — both of which got upgraded Switch 2 versions alongside the launch of the new console last year. In November, Nintendo also launched the hack-and-slash title Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. …
… The game is called, simply, Star Fox, and it’s out very soon, launching on June 25th. …
… And while the Switch 2 has benefited from these comparatively smaller games so far, those tentpole releases will be particularly critical once the Switch 2 is an even more expensive proposition. …
… This makes it the ideal game to show off what the Switch 2 is capable of at launch. …
… Media: https://bsky.app/profile/andrewrweb.bsky.social/post/3lr4s6qbskc2l Updated games really look better There aren’t a lot of major Switch 2 exclusives at launch, but there are a lot of existing games that have been enhanced for the new hardware. …
… Figma similarly partnered with Work Louder to launch a macro pad with preconfigured shortcuts. Neither OpenAI nor Work Louder shares any more details about their upcoming collaboration, but with a launch just two weeks away, we won’t have to wait much longer to find out more.
… If you missed it, the final reveal of the Direct was a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Switch 2. We don’t know when, exactly, it’s launching, but Nintendo says it’ll be out this year. …
… They’re all set to launch on Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X / S. Contact Protocol, from Cold Zephyr Games, is a “starship job simulator” where you play as a security officer that has to vet approaching starships. It’s scheduled to launch in spring 2027. …