The Switch 2 might be selling gangbusters to the public, but behind the scenes there's an emerging narrative about the apparent difficulty of developing for the console. Since its release, whispers ...

TL;DR: Nintendo's limited distribution of Switch 2 devkits is delaying game development, as many developers cannot access the hardware. This scarcity, driven by production costs and leak prevention, ...

On June 5, 2025, over eight years after Nintendo debuted its innovative hybrid handheld/home console, the publisher launched its successor – the Nintendo Switch 2. It's a far stronger start than for ...

The Switch 2 is centered on continuing Nintendo’s legacy rather than reinventing it. While it’s expensive, and has just one flashy new game in “Mario Kart World,” early indications show that the ...

2017 began relatively strongly thanks to the Nintendo Switch launching at the beginning of March. That’s nearly unheard of for a console, as most tend to release sometime during the fall or holiday ...

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Nintendo has reached a new milestone in selling the Switch 2 in Japan. Nintendo Has A Problem Selling The Switch 2 Of course, we don’t mean that nobody is buying the Switch 2 in Japan. It’s the ...

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Magnetic Joy-Cons and better graphics make the Nintendo Switch 2 feel like an evolution, but its familiar design and a lack of early exclusive games mean you're OK to wait. I started with CNET ...