The New Ten80p Color LCD Display of the Switch 2: What Is It Like to Buy Now, When You Can Get It Now, And How Much Does It Cost?
You will have to pay up if you want to buy a Switch 2 for yourself. Pre-orders in the US begin on April 9th. The switch 2 could cost even more if the new tariffs are any indication.
The new Joy-Cons look a lot like the old Joy-Cons but are about a half-inch longer and black, with color accents on the connection rails and under the analog sticks — blue on the left and a pinkish-red on the right. Nintendo says they will be more comfortable as well. There is a new “C” button on the Joy-Con that is used for a feature called Gamechat that lets you talk to friends using a microphone in the top of the Switch 2 and there is a screen as well.
The HD rumble feature, which is called Joy-Con rumble, has been updated so that it will allow for a more wide variety ofvibrations. He said that they will be stronger, and have quicker response times. According to Nintendo’s official specs, the controllers will last about 20 hours between charges and recharge in about 3.5 hours, same as the original Joy-Cons.
As for accessories, apart from the included wrist straps, Nintendo has also announced a $19.99 set of two wheels you can attach the Joy-Con 2s to for games like Mario Kart World. The console comes with a standard charging grip, but the company will also sell a $34.99 charging grip.
Look, I love black. My entire wardrobe is black. The Switch 2 is mostly black and looks off to me. The original Switch may have launched with a gray Joy-Con option, but the neon red and blue controllers that also launched on day one became iconic. There are only a few splashes of colors in the Switch 2.
It is not an organic light emitting device. Nintendo will most likely repeat its strategy of releasing a Switch 2 with a display technology. But even right now, there’s a lot to like about the Switch 2’s new 1080p screen.
It’s a blessing for the eyes of a Generation that grew up with Nintendo consoles, since it’s much larger. And I was pleasantly surprised that the company went with a 120Hz panel that supports variable refresh rate (VRR) and wider HDR color.
The Joy-Con 2: Where I Stand for 3D, Where I Wanna Be? How I Won’t Have to Bet on Donkey Kong
The new Joy-Con are bigger, look more comfortable, do indeed attach via magnets, and can even be used like a mouse. The real question is how the sticks will drift.
Just imagine: the joy of Zoom meetings, now integrated into your gameplay. The worst parts of gaming are voice chat and video streaming. I will not be using these features to scare my friends away by yelling at them.
I play a lot of my Switch games with a licensed PowerA replica GameCube controller. It uses AA batteries, but it also has a ZL button that lets me play most of the Switch games. While Nintendo’s official wireless GameCube controller for the Switch 2 brings rechargeable batteries, Nintendo opted to give it a little nub of a ZL button instead of a full button. The WaveBird replacement wasn’t what I was hoping for.
I’m sure I’ll play plenty of Mario Kart World, but I’m an antisocial sort at heart, so I spent most of this Direct waiting for Nintendo’s first-party, single-player killer app. I never would have bet on Donkey Kong Bananza leading the charge.
He may be as old as Mario, but this is only Donkey Kong’s second-ever 3D platformer, his first since 1999’s Donkey Kong 64, and his first solo game since Tropical Freeze in 2014. He is not a good candidate for a system seller. Then again, that’s probably what Mario Kart is for.
Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour and Gamechat: An Insight into Nintendo’s Pedestrian Puzzles and How Nintendo Acceded to It
The age of new consoles being bundled with a free game is behind us, but it’s confusing why Nintendo is charging for the Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour app. The app appears to include a few games, but it seems to be more of an interactive demo than a game.
Wii Sports made that console a huge hit for Nintendo and it also introduced people to the Wiimote and Nunchuck, which are motion-controlled gaming controllers. The Welcome Tour app feels like a similar idea, but with much less replay value.
The logo of Super Smash Bros was going to flash across my screen, but it was going to take a while. I almost jumped out of my seat when I saw the Kirby Air Riders trailer, which was almost like a promotional video for a new game.
It wasn’t, unfortunately, though SSB creator Masahiro Sakurai, who also directed the original Air Ride, is directing Riders. He might be up for another SSB, here.
It’s been more than two decades since Nintendo released F-Zero GX, my favorite anti-gravity racer of all time, and Switch 2 Direct revealed that it and several other GameCube games are coming to the new console as a Nintendo Switch Online feature. I can’t wait to play games from Nintendo’s most adorable console in higher resolution without having to use an emulators.
I decided to stick to digital game downloads for Nintendo’s original Wii U console because of its poor reception, and I was planning to get a physical copy of the Nintendo Switch 2.
But Nintendo’s reveal of its new virtual game cards last week has changed my mind. Nintendo needed a new upgrade for the Switch to be able to more easily move games between several versions of the Switch without the need for a constant internet connection.
Nintendo squeezed in some promising info about Switch 2 updates for older titles during today’s Direct. Arms, Super Mario Odyssey, and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker are some of the games getting updates, which is not large, but it seems as if Nintendo is trying to make it compatible with the Switch2’s Gamechat feature. In a statement Nintendo said that the updates may improve performance and that this is very significant for certain titles on the list.
