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Evening Standard
Entertainment
Vicky Jessop and Rhanie Al-Alas

Nintendo Switch 2 console first look: I tried it before it went on sale — is it any good?

As the doors to the giant hall swung open, journalists thronged through, jostling against each other. Their goal? To get some hands-on time with the brand new Nintendo Switch 2. Announced with much fanfare, it’s Nintendo’s latest step in redesigning the future of gaming.

For a lucky few – including myself – came the chance to preview the console first hand, before its launch on June 5. Over the course of three hours, we put the Switch 2 through its paces. And the signs are positive.

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