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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Entertainment
Vicky Jessop

I wasn't expecting to be so impressed by Nintendo Switch 2 – but I am

Nintendo Switch 2 game screengrabs - (ES composite)

The Nintendo Switch 2 has officially launched – with the sort of hype you might see when Apple premiere a new iPhone.

Unboxing videos have suddenly flooded Instagram and TikTok feeds, as people share footage of themselves getting their hands of a Switch 2 for the first time; Twitch streamers are having a field day. I’ve spoken to people who have taken days off work to get stuck into the new console for the first time. Curry’s has called the rush for sales its "biggest gaming pre-order ever”, while fans were queueing up at shops for midnight to pick up their brand-new tech.

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